State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Which state grows the most dates?
California ranks No. 1 for dates, with 76% of the 15,755 bearing acres of dates in the US in 2022.
No. 2 Arizona (24%), No. 3 New Mexico (under 1%), No. 4* Florida (under 1%). Ranks marked * are among states with published figures; a state whose figure is withheld could rank higher. All 8 states that reported dates are listed below.
Dates by state, ranked
Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres), which covers every state.
| State | 2022, acres | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1California | 11,985 | 76% | 154 |
| 2Arizona | 3,761 | 24% | 43 |
| 3New Mexico | 4 | under 1% | 10 |
| 4*Florida | 1 | under 1% | 4 |
| 4*Hawaii | 1 | under 1% | 5 |
| –Nevada | Withheld to protect individual farms | 3 | |
| –New York | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –Texas | Withheld to protect individual farms | 6 |
Units: acres. “–” means no farms reported it. * Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher.
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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.