Fruit · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are tart cherries grown?
Michigan grows the most tart cherries: 75% of the 35,870 bearing acres of tart cherries in the US in 2022.
Next come Utah (8%) and Wisconsin (5%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 35,870 acresbearing acres
- Top state
- Michigan75% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 2,552in 49 states
- Counties reporting
- 643503 withheld
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
Which state grows the most tart cherries?
Michigan grows the most tart cherries: 75% of the 35,870 bearing acres of tart cherries in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres).
All states ranked for tart cherries, with year-by-year leaders →
Which counties grow the most tart cherries?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports tart cherries for 643 counties. NASS withholds 503 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Bearing acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Leelanau County, MI | 7,375 | 21% |
| Oceana County, MI | 6,886 | 19% |
| Antrim County, MI | 3,744 | 10% |
| Utah County, UT | 2,994 | 8% |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | 2,837 | 8% |
| Door County, WI | 1,705 | 5% |
| Berrien County, MI | 1,347 | 4% |
| Mason County, MI | 1,248 | 3% |
| Benzie County, MI | 1,141 | 3% |
| Wayne County, NY | 837 | 2% |
| Van Buren County, MI | 677 | 2% |
| Manistee County, MI | 647 | 2% |
| Charlevoix County, MI | 411 | 1% |
| Niagara County, NY | 255 | under 1% |
| Adams County, PA | 238 | under 1% |
Tart cherries by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Michigan, Utah and Wisconsin, account for 89% of the bearing acres of tart cherries in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 49 states reported tart cherries in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 2,552 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Leelanau County, Michigan has 21% of the bearing acres of tart cherries in the US, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
Bearing acres of tart cherries in the US fell 7% between the 2002 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 38,419 acres to 35,870 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 2002 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.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: CHERRIES, TART - ACRES BEARING; CHERRIES, TART - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.