Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is spinach grown?
California grows the most spinach: 69% of the 79,394 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Arizona (14%) and Washington (5%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 79,394 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California69% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 5,889in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $435 millionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
Which state grows the most spinach?
California grows the most spinach: 69% of the 79,394 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
Which counties grow the most spinach?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports spinach for 1,245 counties. NASS withholds 623 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Acres harvested | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Monterey County, CA | 31,769 | 40% |
| Imperial County, CA | 13,689 | 17% |
| Yuma County, AZ | 10,371 | 13% |
| San Benito County, CA | 2,713 | 3% |
| Skagit County, WA | 2,528 | 3% |
| Riverside County, CA | 1,944 | 2% |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 1,775 | 2% |
| Zavala County, TX | 1,150 | 1% |
| Salem County, NJ | 978 | 1% |
| Ventura County, CA | 655 | under 1% |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 613 | under 1% |
| Marion County, OR | 387 | under 1% |
| Maricopa County, AZ | 384 | under 1% |
| Uvalde County, TX | 306 | under 1% |
| Hidalgo County, TX | 291 | under 1% |
Spinach by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Arizona and Washington, account for 88% of the acres of spinach harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported spinach in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 5,889 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Monterey County, California has 40% of the acres of spinach harvested in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US spinach production in 2025 at $435 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of spinach harvested in the US rose 90% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 41,861 acres to 79,394 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
State and national figures come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. County figures and the county map come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only source that covers every county. NASS withholds some figures, marked "withheld", to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. NASS reports this crop in hundredweight (100 pounds) or 100-pound barrels; we show pounds.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: SPINACH - ACRES HARVESTED; SPINACH - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.