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State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Which state grows the most spearmint?

Washington ranks No. 1 for spearmint, with 70% of the 1.8 million pounds grown in the US in 2022.

No. 2 Oregon (12%), No. 3 Indiana (6%), No. 4 Idaho (5%). All 18 states that reported spearmint are listed below.

Spearmint by state, ranked

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

Spearmint by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2022, poundsShareFarms, 2022
1Washington1.3 million70%53
2Oregon206,12012%15
3Indiana114,1606%7
4Idaho94,5705%21
5*Utah16,980under 1%3
6*New Mexico210under 1%3
7*Pennsylvania150under 1%3
–CaliforniaWithheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 33)6
–IllinoisWithheld to protect individual farms1
–MarylandWithheld to protect individual farms2
–MassachusettsWithheld to protect individual farms2
–MichiganWithheld to protect individual farms4
–MontanaWithheld to protect individual farms1
–New JerseyWithheld to protect individual farms1
–New YorkWithheld to protect individual farms1
Units: pounds. “–” 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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Spearmint by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 18
State2022, poundsShareFarms, 2022
–North DakotaWithheld to protect individual farms1
–South DakotaWithheld to protect individual farms1
–WisconsinWithheld to protect individual farms1

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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.