Field crops · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where are sugar beets grown?
Minnesota grows the most sugar beets: 35% of the 35.1 million tons grown in the US in 2025.
Next come Idaho (21%) and North Dakota (20%).
- US total, 2025
- 35.1 million tonsNASS estimate
- Top state
- Minnesota35% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 3,257in 11 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $1.4 billionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production). Sugar beets are the source of a large share of US sugar; sugarcane is the other.
Which state grows the most sugar beets?
Minnesota grows the most sugar beets: 35% of the 35.1 million tons grown in the US in 2025. Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate.
All states ranked for sugar beets, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most sugar beets?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports sugar beets for 120 counties. NASS withholds 39 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Tons | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County, MN | 2,452,048 | 7% |
| Minidoka County, ID | 1,875,462 | 6% |
| Walsh County, ND | 1,599,876 | 5% |
| Huron County, MI | 1,496,287 | 5% |
| Cassia County, ID | 1,441,877 | 4% |
| Marshall County, MN | 1,341,709 | 4% |
| Pembina County, ND | 1,321,894 | 4% |
| Clay County, MN | 1,073,071 | 3% |
| Norman County, MN | 1,003,105 | 3% |
| Grand Forks County, ND | 926,090 | 3% |
| Renville County, MN | 894,561 | 3% |
| Traill County, ND | 867,900 | 3% |
| Kittson County, MN | 865,108 | 3% |
| Imperial County, CA | 842,351 | 3% |
| Sanilac County, MI | 840,819 | 3% |
How has US production of sugar beets changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2016 to 2025.
When are sugar beets harvested?
In 2024, the US harvest of sugar beets was 10% done by the week ending September 22, half done by October 20 and 90% done by November 3.
NASS Crop Progress, 2024, from weekly US crop progress reports. Timing varies by state and year.
Sugar beets by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Minnesota, Idaho and North Dakota, account for 76% of the sugar beets grown in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2025
How widespread
Farms in 11 states reported sugar beets in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 3,257 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Polk County, Minnesota has 7% of the sugar beets grown in the US, more than any other county.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
2016, the first year of NASS's comparable estimates, is still the biggest, at 36.9 million tons.
NASS annual estimates
Long-time leader
Minnesota has led NASS's state estimates for sugar beets every year since at least 2000.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US sugar beets production in 2025 at $1.4 billion.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
US production of sugar beets rose 11% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 29.7 million tons to 32.9 million tons.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
Sugar beets are the source of a large share of US sugar; sugarcane is the other.
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025 figures; in-season forecasts are not used). 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.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: SUGARBEETS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS; SUGARBEETS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.