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State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Which state grows the most carrots?

California ranks No. 1 for carrots, with 61% of the 99,634 acres harvested in the US in 2022.

No. 2 Washington (10%), No. 3 Idaho (4%), No. 4 Wisconsin (3%). All 50 states that reported carrots are listed below.

Carrots by state, ranked

Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested), which covers every state.

Carrots by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
1California61,00861%707
2Washington10,18010%442
3Idaho3,6684%235
4Wisconsin3,3493%447
5Colorado3,3313%269
6Oregon3,0543%309
7Michigan2,4512%361
8*New York2,1872%455
9*Florida2,0482%154
10*Ohio1,2351%245
11*Minnesota1,1941%336
12*Georgia1,0601%123
13*Texas883under 1%214
14*New Jersey313under 1%108
15*Massachusetts250under 1%318
Units: acres. “–” means no farms reported it. ≥ means the state total is withheld and the figure is the sum of its counties with published figures, so the true total is at least that. * Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher.
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Carrots by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 50
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
16*Pennsylvania136under 1%302
17*Vermont112under 1%201
18*New Mexico84under 1%158
19*North Carolina49under 1%189
20*Alaska47under 1%109
21*New Hampshire45under 1%125
22*Hawaii42under 1%93
23*Virginia37under 1%153
24*Kentucky35under 1%144
25*Illinois34under 1%126
25*Tennessee34under 1%153
27*Montana33under 1%96
28*Arkansas31under 1%56
29*Connecticut30under 1%138
30*Utah28under 1%125
31*Iowa27under 1%146
32*Indiana26under 1%112
32*West Virginia26under 1%77
34*South Carolina25under 1%92
35*Maryland24under 1%87
36*Louisiana21under 1%68
37*Missouri19under 1%104
38*South Dakota18under 1%56
39*Oklahoma17under 1%48
40*Kansas14under 1%84
40*Rhode Island14under 1%56
42*Mississippi12under 1%46
43*North Dakota9under 1%42
44*Nebraska7under 1%58
45*Delaware5under 1%8
46*Wyoming4under 1%21
–AlabamaWithheld (counties ≥ 6)40
–ArizonaWithheld (counties ≥ 9)57
–MaineWithheld (counties ≥ 19)332
–NevadaWithheld (counties ≥ 4)29

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About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2022 Census of Agriculture. Withheld figures are suppressed by NASS to protect individual farms. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.