State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Which state grows the most dry beans?
North Dakota ranks No. 1 for dry beans, with 39% of the 2.7 billion pounds grown in the US in 2022.
No. 2 Minnesota (20%), No. 3 Michigan (18%), No. 4 Nebraska (9%). All 32 states that reported dry beans are listed below.
Dry beans by state, ranked
Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (production), which covers every state.
| State | 2022, pounds | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1North Dakota | 1.1 billion | 39% | 979 |
| 2Minnesota | 528 million | 20% | 573 |
| 3Michigan | 498 million | 18% | 812 |
| 4Nebraska | 249 million | 9% | 378 |
| 5Idaho | 86.9 million | 3% | 227 |
| 6Washington | 71.4 million | 3% | 122 |
| 7Colorado | 60.6 million | 2% | 155 |
| 8Wyoming | 31 million | 1% | 103 |
| 9New York | 18.7 million | under 1% | 106 |
| 10Wisconsin | 17.5 million | under 1% | 16 |
| 11Arizona | 15.2 million | under 1% | 33 |
| 12New Mexico | 11.1 million | under 1% | 33 |
| 13Oregon | 10.4 million | under 1% | 30 |
| 14California | 8.8 million | under 1% | 61 |
| 15Montana | 7.3 million | under 1% | 26 |
Units: pounds (converted from hundredweight or 100-pound barrels). “–” 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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| State | 2022, pounds | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16Kansas | 6.7 million | under 1% | 13 |
| 17South Dakota | 4.3 million | under 1% | 6 |
| 18Iowa | 3.7 million | under 1% | 3 |
| 19*Oklahoma | 3.3 million | under 1% | 8 |
| 20*Pennsylvania | 915,600 | under 1% | 9 |
| 21*Illinois | 878,800 | under 1% | 5 |
| 22*Louisiana | 69,300 | under 1% | 3 |
| 23*Massachusetts | 53,400 | under 1% | 13 |
| 24*Virginia | 22,600 | under 1% | 5 |
| 25*Vermont | 7,500 | under 1% | 3 |
| 26*Utah | 7,000 | under 1% | 6 |
| –Florida | Withheld to protect individual farms | 2 | |
| –Hawaii | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –Maine | Withheld to protect individual farms | 4 | |
| –Maryland | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –Nevada | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –Texas | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 22,600) | 45 |
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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.