Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where is squash grown?
Florida grows the most squash: 16% of the 63,684 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Michigan (12%) and California (10%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 63,684 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- Florida16% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 18,834in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $229 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 squash?
Florida grows the most squash: 16% of the 63,684 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
Which counties grow the most squash?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports squash for 2,157 counties. NASS withholds 791 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 2,771 | 4% |
| Berrien County, MI | 1,934 | 3% |
| Hendry County, FL | 1,714 | 3% |
| Colquitt County, GA | 1,710 | 3% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 1,191 | 2% |
| Palm Beach County, FL | 1,189 | 2% |
| Oceana County, MI | 1,185 | 2% |
| Monroe County, NY | 1,122 | 2% |
| Ottawa County, MI | 1,109 | 2% |
| Salem County, NJ | 1,021 | 2% |
| Sampson County, NC | 916 | 1% |
| Yakima County, WA | 914 | 1% |
| Gloucester County, NJ | 888 | 1% |
| Marion County, OR | 865 | 1% |
| Hampshire County, MA | 794 | 1% |
How has US production of squash changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2019 to 2025.
Squash by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Florida, Michigan and California, account for 37% of the acres of squash harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported squash in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 18,834 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Miami-Dade County, Florida has 4% of the acres of squash harvested in the US, more than any other county.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
2019, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 733 million pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US squash production in 2025 at $229 million.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of squash harvested in the US fell 11% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 71,290 acres to 63,684 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: SQUASH - ACRES HARVESTED; SQUASH - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.