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State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Which state grows the most spinach?

California ranks No. 1 for spinach, with 69% of the 79,394 acres harvested in the US in 2022.

No. 2 Arizona (14%), No. 3 Washington (5%), No. 4 Texas (4%). All 50 states that reported spinach are listed below.

Spinach by state, ranked

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

Spinach by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
1California55,13569%462
2Arizona10,76014%70
3Washington3,6945%244
4Texas2,8444%187
5*New Jersey1,3202%147
6*Florida9501%115
7*Oregon564under 1%215
8*Maryland383under 1%100
9*New York300under 1%303
10*Michigan236under 1%268
11*Massachusetts140under 1%238
12*Pennsylvania106under 1%283
13*Wisconsin67under 1%309
14*Virginia63under 1%165
15*Ohio51under 1%160
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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Spinach by state: 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 50
State2022, acresShareFarms, 2022
16*Maine40under 1%230
17*Vermont33under 1%133
18*Minnesota31under 1%155
19*Mississippi29under 1%36
20*Indiana25under 1%99
21*Colorado24under 1%138
22*New Hampshire22under 1%81
22*North Carolina22under 1%119
24*Kentucky21under 1%135
25*Connecticut17under 1%114
25*Kansas17under 1%101
27*Montana15under 1%44
28*Arkansas14under 1%81
29*Iowa13under 1%100
29*New Mexico13under 1%93
31*Oklahoma11under 1%38
32*Delaware10under 1%9
32*Hawaii10under 1%53
34*Missouri9under 1%78
35*Louisiana7under 1%34
35*Utah7under 1%59
37*Idaho6under 1%46
37*Rhode Island6under 1%38
39*West Virginia5under 1%44
40*Alaska4under 1%36
40*Nebraska4under 1%36
40*South Dakota4under 1%33
43*North Dakota1under 1%9
43*Wyoming1under 1%5
–AlabamaWithheld (counties ≥ 5)46
–GeorgiaWithheld (counties ≥ 15)74
–IllinoisWithheld (counties ≥ 12)124
–NevadaWithheld (counties ≥ 1)21
–South CarolinaWithheld (counties ≥ 13)65
–TennesseeWithheld (counties ≥ 11)116

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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.