Field crops · NASS annual estimates, 2026

Where is wheat grown?

Name: Wheat by US state and county
Creator: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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North Dakota grows the most wheat: 17% of the 1.5 billion bushels grown in the US in 2026.

Next come Kansas (13%) and Montana (12%).

US total, 2026: 1.5 billion bushelsNASS estimate
Top state: North Dakota17% of total
Farms reporting, 2022: 97,014in 48 states
Harvest, 2026: Jun 7 to Aug 910% to 90% harvested

Production of wheat (bushels) by state, 2026, NASS annual estimate

Under 1.3M1.3M to 5.3M5.3M to 16M16M to 42M42M to 110M110M+

Not estimated

North Dakota

265 million bushels

17% of the US total. No. 1 of 36 states reporting.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2026. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (production). All wheat: winter, spring and durum.

Which state grows the most wheat?

North Dakota grows the most wheat: 17% of the 1.5 billion bushels grown in the US in 2026. Ranked by NASS's 2026 estimate.

1North Dakota265 million bushels17%
2Kansas201 million bushels13%
3Montana181 million bushels12%
4Washington165 million bushels11%
5Idaho89.2 million bushels6%
6Minnesota63 million bushels4%
7Illinois56.5 million bushels4%
8Oklahoma56 million bushels4%
9Oregon54.7 million bushels4%
10South Dakota52.1 million bushels3%

All states ranked for wheat, with year-by-year leaders →

Which counties grow the most wheat?

From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports wheat for 2,344 counties. NASS withholds 438 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.

Top counties for wheat, production, 2022 Census of Agriculture
County	Bushels	Share of US
Whitman County, WA	41,547,342	2%
Polk County, MN	20,189,206	1%
Lincoln County, WA	19,802,183	1%
Cavalier County, ND	17,967,370	1%
Walla Walla County, WA	17,432,098	1%
Umatilla County, OR	16,897,246	under 1%
Ward County, ND	16,632,897	under 1%
Chouteau County, MT	15,628,948	under 1%
Bingham County, ID	14,704,674	under 1%
Bottineau County, ND	14,618,120	under 1%
Adams County, WA	14,554,739	under 1%
Hill County, MT	13,673,770	under 1%
Marshall County, MN	13,634,836	under 1%
Pembina County, ND	12,822,907	under 1%
Williams County, ND	12,433,241	under 1%

How has US production of wheat changed?

NASS annual estimates, 2024 to 2026.

US production of wheat, bushels. Latest: 1.5 billion (2026).

When is wheat harvested?

In 2026, the US harvest of winter wheat was 10% done by the week ending June 7, half done by July 5 and 90% done by August 9.

NASS Crop Progress, 2026, from weekly US crop progress reports. Timing varies by state and year.

Wheat by the numbers

Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.

How concentrated
The top three states, North Dakota, Kansas and Montana, account for 42% of the wheat grown in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2026
How widespread
Farms in 48 states reported wheat in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 97,014 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Whitman County, Washington has 2% of the wheat grown in the US, more than any other county.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Census to Census
US production of wheat fell 27% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 2.3 billion bushels to 1.7 billion bushels.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022

About this data

All wheat: winter, spring and durum.

State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2026 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: WHEAT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU; WHEAT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.