Vegetables · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Where are tomatoes grown?
California grows the most tomatoes: 77% of the 323,808 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
Next come Florida (9%) and Indiana (3%).
- US total, 2022 Census
- 323,808 acresacres harvested
- Top state
- California77% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 25,997in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $2 billionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested). Tomatoes grown in the open (not in greenhouses), for fresh market and processing into sauce, paste and ketchup.
Which state grows the most tomatoes?
California grows the most tomatoes: 77% of the 323,808 acres harvested in the US in 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested).
Which counties grow the most tomatoes?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports tomatoes for 2,395 counties. NASS withholds 660 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno County, CA | 59,125 | 18% |
| Yolo County, CA | 34,642 | 11% |
| Merced County, CA | 34,369 | 11% |
| Kings County, CA | 26,994 | 8% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 25,956 | 8% |
| Collier County, FL | 15,465 | 5% |
| Colusa County, CA | 12,580 | 4% |
| Sutter County, CA | 12,143 | 4% |
| Solano County, CA | 11,567 | 4% |
| Kern County, CA | 9,792 | 3% |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 5,583 | 2% |
| Manatee County, FL | 4,374 | 1% |
| Monterey County, CA | 3,067 | under 1% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 2,626 | under 1% |
| Sacramento County, CA | 2,622 | under 1% |
How has US production of tomatoes changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2019 to 2025.
Tomatoes by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, California, Florida and Indiana, account for 88% of the acres of tomatoes harvested in the US.
2022 Census of Agriculture
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported tomatoes in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 25,997 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Fresno County, California has 18% of the acres of tomatoes harvested in the US, more than any other county.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2019 was 2023, at 27.3 billion pounds.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US tomatoes production in 2025 at $2 billion.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
Acres of tomatoes harvested in the US fell 24% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 423,989 acres to 323,808 acres.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
Tomatoes grown in the open (not in greenhouses), for fresh market and processing into sauce, paste and ketchup.
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: TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN - ACRES HARVESTED; TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.