From California’s fruit and vegetable farms to the Midwest’s vast corn and soybean fields, agriculture looks very different across the United States.
Using the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), this graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, ranks every state by its agricultural production value in 2024.
America’s Largest Agricultural Economies
The table below shows each state’s agricultural production value in 2024.
Together, the top 10 states account for well over half of America’s agricultural production value. Geography, climate, water availability, and decades of specialization have helped create distinct regional farming economies across the country.
California Remains America’s Agricultural Giant
California generated $67.4 billion in agricultural production value in 2024, nearly twice as much as any other state.
Its combination of specialty crops, fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy, and favorable growing conditions allows it to produce more agricultural value than any other U.S. state despite accounting for only a small share of the nation’s farmland.
Texas, another large state by both population and land area, ranks third nationa
