The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing Principal Crops.
Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, chickpeas, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet.
Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted.
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data:
| State | Area Planted (1,000 acres) | Percentage of State |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 24,250 | 67.84% |
| Illinois | 22,855 | 64.32% |
| North Dakota | 24,078 | 54.52% |
| Indiana | 11,885 | 51.83% |
| Kansas | 25,024 | 47.82% |
| Nebraska | 19,473 | 39.61% |
| Minnesota | 19,457 | 38.18% |
| Ohio | 9,850 | 37.67% |
| South Dakota | 17,222 | 35.50% |
| Delaware | 438 | 35.11% |
| Missouri | 14,657 | 33.32% |
| Maryland | 1,526 | 24.56% |
| Oklahoma | 10,724 | 24.43% |
| Kentucky | 6,147 | 24.32% |
| Wisconsin | 7,875 | 22.72% |
| Arkansas | 7,211 | 21.65% |
| Tennessee | 5,000 | 18.95% |
| Michigan | 6,270 | 17.33% |
| United States 2/ | 319,601 | 16.90% |
| North Carolina | 4,397 | 14.13% |
| Mississippi | 4,209 | 14.02% |
| Texas | 22,136 | 13.24% |
| Pennsylvania | 3,395 | 11.86% |
| Louisiana | 3,214 | 11.62% |
| Montana | 9,708 | 10.42% |
| Virginia | 2,583 | 10.22% |
| Washington | 3,854 | 9.06% |
| New York | 2,730 | 9.05% |
| Colorado | 5,949 | 8.97% |
| Georgia | 3,296 | 8.95% |
| Idaho | 4,057 | 7.67% |
| South Carolina | 1,423 | 7.40% |
| Alabama | 2,120 | 6.54% |
| New Jersey | 305 | 6.48% |
| Vermont | 254 | 4.31% |
| West Virginia | 654 | 4.25% |
| Florida | 1,088 | 3.17% |
| Oregon | 1,852 | 3.01% |
| Connecticut | 77 | 2.48% |
| California | 2,407 | 2.41% |
| Wyoming | 1,416 | 2.28% |
| Utah | 856 | 1.63% |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 1.36% |
| Maine | 242 | 1.23% |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 1.21% |
| New Mexico | 854 | 1.10% |
| New Hampshire | 54 | 0.94% |
| Arizona | 597 | 0.82% |
| Nevada | 393 | 0.56% |
Iowa has a whopping 67.84% of it’s land area devoted to growing crops, whereas Kansas actually has the greatest number of acres at 25,024,000.
Nevada is the state with the smallest share devoted to crops, whereas as Rhode Island due to its small size has the least total area.
Also see other crops:
Any state really surprise you?
Matt says
Why are Iowa and Ohio the same color even though Iowa is twice what Ohio is? And why doesn’t it list each state’s primary crop?