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State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Which state grows the most lettuce?

California ranks No. 1 for lettuce, with 75% of the 367,432 acres harvested in the US in 2022.

No. 2 Arizona (18%), No. 3 Florida (3%), No. 4* Colorado (under 1%). Ranks marked * are among states with published figures; a state whose figure is withheld could rank higher. All 50 states that reported lettuce are listed below.

Lettuce by state, ranked

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

Lettuce by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
1California274,19875%976
2Arizona65,07218%120
3Florida11,7133%224
4*Colorado1,936under 1%246
5*Michigan1,520under 1%472
6*New Jersey1,184under 1%221
7*New York956under 1%608
8*Idaho681under 1%142
9*Texas649under 1%247
10*Washington637under 1%498
11*Oregon538under 1%414
12*Pennsylvania534under 1%527
13*New Mexico504under 1%136
14*Massachusetts491under 1%434
15*North Carolina240under 1%316
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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Lettuce by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 50
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
16*Maine130under 1%315
17*Kentucky125under 1%329
18*Connecticut112under 1%225
19*South Carolina97under 1%174
20*Minnesota94under 1%322
21*Alaska87under 1%99
22*Virginia86under 1%272
23*Maryland84under 1%168
24*Illinois82under 1%190
25*Tennessee76under 1%240
26*New Hampshire73under 1%149
27*Indiana69under 1%184
28*Mississippi57under 1%112
29*Missouri51under 1%211
30*West Virginia50under 1%160
31*Arkansas39under 1%123
32*Alabama36under 1%78
33*Montana35under 1%89
34*Iowa34under 1%161
35*Rhode Island30under 1%63
36*Louisiana26under 1%53
37*Kansas25under 1%130
38*Delaware23under 1%26
39*Utah21under 1%93
40*Oklahoma18under 1%72
41*Nebraska13under 1%68
41*South Dakota13under 1%46
43*North Dakota6under 1%28
43*Wyoming6under 1%13
–GeorgiaWithheld (counties ≥ 45)202
–HawaiiWithheld (counties ≥ 254)166
–NevadaWithheld (counties ≥ 2)22
–OhioWithheld (counties ≥ 74)330
–VermontWithheld (counties ≥ 160)228
–WisconsinWithheld (counties ≥ 141)465

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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.