State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Which state grows the most olives?
California ranks No. 1 for olives, with 84% of the 49,635 bearing acres of olives in the US in 2022.
No. 2* Texas (2%), No. 3* Hawaii (under 1%), No. 4* Louisiana (under 1%). Ranks marked * are among states with published figures; a state whose figure is withheld could rank higher. Florida's state figure is withheld, but its counties alone add up to at least 32 acres. Georgia's state figure is withheld, but its counties alone add up to at least 50 acres. Oregon's state figure is withheld, but its counties alone add up to at least 22 acres. Arizona's state figure is withheld, but its counties alone add up to at least 54 acres. All 11 states that reported olives are listed below.
Olives by state, ranked
Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres), which covers every state.
| State | 2022, acres | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1California | 41,828 | 84% | 1,613 |
| 2*Texas | 841 | 2% | 67 |
| 3*Hawaii | 26 | under 1% | 3 |
| 4*Louisiana | 1 | under 1% | 5 |
| –Arizona | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 54) | 11 | |
| –Florida | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 32) | 55 | |
| –Georgia | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 50) | 25 | |
| –Illinois | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –Mississippi | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –New Jersey | Withheld to protect individual farms | 2 | |
| –Oregon | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 22) | 20 |
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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.