State rankings · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Which state grows the most walnuts?
California grows the most walnuts: at least 81% of the 365,950 bearing acres of walnuts in the US in 2022. Its state total is withheld to protect individual farms; its counties with published figures alone add up to that share.
Among states with published figures, Oregon (under 1%) and Ohio (under 1%) come next. All 41 states that reported walnuts are listed below.
Walnuts by state, ranked
Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (bearing acres), which covers every state.
| State | 2022, acres | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1California | ≥ 299,513 | ≥ 81% | 4,270 |
| 2*Oregon | 1,241 | under 1% | 196 |
| 3*Ohio | 414 | under 1% | 97 |
| 4*Kentucky | 349 | under 1% | 134 |
| 5*Missouri | 194 | under 1% | 81 |
| 6*Washington | 172 | under 1% | 185 |
| 7*Tennessee | 142 | under 1% | 50 |
| 8*Iowa | 85 | under 1% | 44 |
| 9*Pennsylvania | 70 | under 1% | 51 |
| 10*Indiana | 62 | under 1% | 40 |
| 11*West Virginia | 44 | under 1% | 37 |
| 12*Illinois | 40 | under 1% | 48 |
| 13*Minnesota | 26 | under 1% | 8 |
| 14*Kansas | 25 | under 1% | 27 |
| 14*Oklahoma | 25 | under 1% | 20 |
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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| State | 2022, acres | Share | Farms, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14*Texas | 25 | under 1% | 20 |
| 17*Michigan | 20 | under 1% | 45 |
| 18*Virginia | 19 | under 1% | 31 |
| 18*Wisconsin | 19 | under 1% | 10 |
| 20*Florida | 18 | under 1% | 17 |
| 21*Idaho | 16 | under 1% | 19 |
| 22*South Carolina | 15 | under 1% | 23 |
| 23*Georgia | 13 | under 1% | 19 |
| 24*New York | 10 | under 1% | 32 |
| 25*North Carolina | 5 | under 1% | 18 |
| 26*Maryland | 4 | under 1% | 14 |
| 26*New Mexico | 4 | under 1% | 5 |
| 28*Nebraska | 3 | under 1% | 13 |
| 29*Alabama | 2 | under 1% | 12 |
| 29*Vermont | 2 | under 1% | 7 |
| 31*Maine | 1 | under 1% | 11 |
| 31*Mississippi | 1 | under 1% | 3 |
| –Arizona | Withheld to protect individual farms | 8 | |
| –Arkansas | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 2) | 18 | |
| –Colorado | Under 0.5 acres | 3 | |
| –Connecticut | Withheld to protect individual farms | 8 | |
| –Massachusetts | Withheld to protect individual farms | 2 | |
| –Montana | Withheld to protect individual farms | 4 | |
| –Nevada | Withheld to protect individual farms | 1 | |
| –New Jersey | Withheld to protect individual farms (counties ≥ 26) | 36 | |
| –Utah | Withheld to protect individual farms | 15 |
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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.