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State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Which state grows the most garlic?

California ranks No. 1 for garlic, with 80% of the 34,445 acres harvested in the US in 2022.

No. 2 Oregon (7%), No. 3 Washington (4%), No. 4* New York (1%). Ranks marked * are among states with published figures; a state whose figure is withheld could rank higher. All 50 states that reported garlic are listed below.

Garlic by state, ranked

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

Garlic by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
1California27,67180%561
2Oregon2,3387%397
3Washington1,3214%417
4*New York4691%910
5*Arizona251under 1%53
6*Pennsylvania148under 1%456
7*Massachusetts139under 1%374
8*Michigan125under 1%447
9*Vermont116under 1%280
10*Ohio110under 1%434
11*New Jersey97under 1%184
12*Colorado86under 1%227
13*Maine84under 1%378
14*Minnesota81under 1%316
15*Indiana71under 1%147
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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Garlic by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 50
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
16*North Carolina70under 1%205
17*Connecticut57under 1%236
18*Virginia53under 1%195
19*Idaho52under 1%132
20*Illinois50under 1%168
21*New Mexico39under 1%163
22*Mississippi38under 1%55
22*Texas38under 1%100
24*Missouri37under 1%134
25*Kentucky36under 1%157
25*Montana36under 1%112
27*West Virginia35under 1%84
28*Iowa33under 1%146
29*New Hampshire32under 1%133
30*Georgia30under 1%98
31*Maryland26under 1%104
32*Alabama20under 1%95
33*Florida15under 1%57
33*Rhode Island15under 1%56
33*South Carolina15under 1%87
36*Kansas13under 1%74
37*Utah12under 1%58
38*Louisiana9under 1%23
39*Arkansas7under 1%40
39*South Dakota7under 1%34
41*Oklahoma6under 1%44
42*Alaska5under 1%38
42*North Dakota5under 1%25
44*Nebraska4under 1%29
45*Delaware3under 1%12
45*Wyoming3under 1%16
47*Hawaii2under 1%10
–NevadaWithheld (counties ≥ 8)34
–TennesseeWithheld (counties ≥ 19)160
–WisconsinWithheld (counties ≥ 139)536

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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.