State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Which state grows the most kale?
California ranks No. 1 for kale, with 48% of the 18,121 acres harvested in the US in 2022.
No. 2 South Carolina (9%), No. 3 Georgia (6%), No. 4 Texas (6%). All 50 states that reported kale are listed below.
Kale by state, ranked
Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (acres harvested), which covers every state.
| State | 2022, acres | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1California | 8,641 | 48% | 601 |
| 2South Carolina | 1,660 | 9% | 161 |
| 3Georgia | 1,028 | 6% | 147 |
| 4Texas | 1,002 | 6% | 168 |
| 5New Jersey | 989 | 5% | 173 |
| 6Arizona | 476 | 3% | 52 |
| 7North Carolina | 469 | 3% | 247 |
| 8New York | 465 | 3% | 456 |
| 9Pennsylvania | 400 | 2% | 311 |
| 10Florida | 392 | 2% | 177 |
| 11Maryland | 265 | 1% | 162 |
| 12Ohio | 226 | 1% | 253 |
| 13Colorado | 190 | 1% | 161 |
| 14Oregon | 184 | 1% | 263 |
| 15Virginia | 177 | under 1% | 238 |
Units: acres. “–” means no farms reported it.
Show all 50 states
| State | 2022, acres | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16Washington | 173 | under 1% | 386 |
| 17Idaho | 158 | under 1% | 54 |
| 17Massachusetts | 158 | under 1% | 379 |
| 19Tennessee | 155 | under 1% | 170 |
| 20Wisconsin | 140 | under 1% | 364 |
| 21Hawaii | 110 | under 1% | 140 |
| 22Michigan | 108 | under 1% | 316 |
| 23Vermont | 63 | under 1% | 154 |
| 24Minnesota | 52 | under 1% | 242 |
| 25Kentucky | 46 | under 1% | 186 |
| 26Maine | 44 | under 1% | 229 |
| 27Illinois | 36 | under 1% | 131 |
| 28Indiana | 32 | under 1% | 136 |
| 29Connecticut | 30 | under 1% | 169 |
| 29New Hampshire | 30 | under 1% | 106 |
| 31Arkansas | 28 | under 1% | 60 |
| 32Alabama | 24 | under 1% | 65 |
| 33West Virginia | 23 | under 1% | 77 |
| 34Iowa | 20 | under 1% | 106 |
| 34New Mexico | 20 | under 1% | 117 |
| 36Mississippi | 16 | under 1% | 40 |
| 37Missouri | 15 | under 1% | 84 |
| 38Alaska | 10 | under 1% | 62 |
| 38Delaware | 10 | under 1% | 22 |
| 38Kansas | 10 | under 1% | 85 |
| 41Oklahoma | 9 | under 1% | 43 |
| 42Louisiana | 8 | under 1% | 36 |
| 43Montana | 7 | under 1% | 43 |
| 44Nebraska | 6 | under 1% | 37 |
| 44Rhode Island | 6 | under 1% | 42 |
| 44Utah | 6 | under 1% | 33 |
| 47South Dakota | 3 | under 1% | 26 |
| 48Nevada | 2 | under 1% | 16 |
| 48North Dakota | 2 | under 1% | 11 |
| 50Wyoming | 1 | under 1% | 6 |
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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.