What Are the Top 5 States in the U.S. for Organic Vegetable Production?
June 9, 2021 It’s no surprise California is an organic vegetable powerhouse. It boasts a full 60% all organic acres harvested in the U.S. But you may be surprised how other states stack up.
Using data from USDA’s recently released organic report, here are the states with the most organic farms, harvested acres, and sales. Interestingly, only two states make all three lists.
Top 5 States by Number of Organic Farms
The Top 5 hold 47% of all U.S. organic farms.
1. California (633)
2. Wisconsin (311)
3. Washington (208)
4. New York (196)
5. Pennsylvania (188)
Top 5 States in Acres Harvested Organic Vegetables
The Top 5 account for 79% of the total U.S. organic-harvested acres in vegetables.
1. California (135,114)
2. Washington (15,136)
3. Arizona (9,851)
4. Oregon (9,231)
5. Wisconsin (6,657)
Top 5 States in Organic Sales
The Top 5 accounts for 83% of all U.S. organic vegetable sales.
1. California ($1.4 billion)
2. Arizona ($129 million)
3. Oregon ($118 million)
4. Washington ($80 million)
5. Florida ($34 million)
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