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US states by corn for grain production

Illinois had the highest corn for grain production of 45 states in 1956, at 576,436,000 bushels. Vermont had the lowest, at 50,000 bushels. The median was 17,442,000 bushels and the figure for the United States was 3,075,336,000 bushels. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest576,436,000Illinois
Lowest50,000Vermont
Median17,442,00045 states
United States3,075,336,000History

Map of states, 1956

Alabama: 47,736,000 bushelsArizona: 1,050,000 bushelsArkansas: 17,442,000 bushelsCalifornia: 12,456,000 bushelsColorado: 8,568,000 bushelsConnecticut: 228,000 bushelsDelaware: 8,928,000 bushelsFlorida: 6,993,000 bushelsGeorgia: 51,144,000 bushelsIdaho: 1,065,000 bushelsIllinois: 576,436,000 bushelsIndiana: 284,704,000 bushelsIowa: 503,596,000 bushelsKansas: 22,525,000 bushelsKentucky: 81,972,000 bushelsLouisiana: 13,910,000 bushelsMaryland: 25,680,000 bushelsMassachusetts: 159,000 bushelsMichigan: 84,099,000 bushelsMinnesota: 294,548,000 bushelsMississippi: 36,625,000 bushelsMissouri: 179,952,000 bushelsMontana: 159,000 bushelsNebraska: 94,870,000 bushelsNevada: 50,000 bushelsNew Jersey: 9,380,000 bushelsNew Mexico: 540,000 bushelsNew York: 12,590,000 bushelsNorth Carolina: 75,194,000 bushelsNorth Dakota: 12,322,000 bushelsOhio: 200,820,000 bushelsOklahoma: 4,641,000 bushelsOregon: 1,105,000 bushelsPennsylvania: 54,824,000 bushelsSouth Carolina: 18,102,000 bushelsSouth Dakota: 93,751,000 bushelsTennessee: 50,560,000 bushelsTexas: 26,284,000 bushelsUtah: 162,000 bushelsVermont: 50,000 bushelsVirginia: 34,656,000 bushelsWashington: 1,406,000 bushelsWest Virginia: 6,800,000 bushelsWisconsin: 116,552,000 bushelsWyoming: 702,000 bushels
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bushels, 1956. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CORN, GRAIN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 1956

Illinois: 576,436,000 bushelsIllinois576,436,000Iowa: 503,596,000 bushelsIowa503,596,000Minnesota: 294,548,000 bushelsMinnesota294,548,000Indiana: 284,704,000 bushelsIndiana284,704,000Ohio: 200,820,000 bushelsOhio200,820,000Missouri: 179,952,000 bushelsMissouri179,952,000Wisconsin: 116,552,000 bushelsWisconsin116,552,000Nebraska: 94,870,000 bushelsNebraska94,870,000South Dakota: 93,751,000 bushelsSouth Dakota93,751,000Michigan: 84,099,000 bushelsMichigan84,099,000Kentucky: 81,972,000 bushelsKentucky81,972,000North Carolina: 75,194,000 bushelsNorth Carolina75,194,000Pennsylvania: 54,824,000 bushelsPennsylvania54,824,000Georgia: 51,144,000 bushelsGeorgia51,144,000Tennessee: 50,560,000 bushelsTennessee50,560,000Alabama: 47,736,000 bushelsAlabama47,736,000Mississippi: 36,625,000 bushelsMississippi36,625,000Virginia: 34,656,000 bushelsVirginia34,656,000Texas: 26,284,000 bushelsTexas26,284,000Maryland: 25,680,000 bushelsMaryland25,680,000Kansas: 22,525,000 bushelsKansas22,525,000South Carolina: 18,102,000 bushelsSouth Carolina18,102,000Arkansas: 17,442,000 bushelsArkansas17,442,000Louisiana: 13,910,000 bushelsLouisiana13,910,000New York: 12,590,000 bushelsNew York12,590,000California: 12,456,000 bushelsCalifornia12,456,000North Dakota: 12,322,000 bushelsNorth Dakota12,322,000New Jersey: 9,380,000 bushelsNew Jersey9,380,000Delaware: 8,928,000 bushelsDelaware8,928,000Colorado: 8,568,000 bushelsColorado8,568,000Florida: 6,993,000 bushelsFlorida6,993,000West Virginia: 6,800,000 bushelsWest Virginia6,800,000Oklahoma: 4,641,000 bushelsOklahoma4,641,000Washington: 1,406,000 bushelsWashington1,406,000Oregon: 1,105,000 bushelsOregon1,105,000Idaho: 1,065,000 bushelsIdaho1,065,000Arizona: 1,050,000 bushelsArizona1,050,000Wyoming: 702,000 bushelsWyoming702,000New Mexico: 540,000 bushelsNew Mexico540,000Connecticut: 228,000 bushelsConnecticut228,000Utah: 162,000 bushelsUtah162,000Massachusetts: 159,000 bushelsMassachusetts159,000Montana: 159,000 bushelsMontana159,000Nevada: 50,000 bushelsNevada50,000Vermont: 50,000 bushelsVermont50,000Illinois: 576,436,000 bushelsIllinois576,436,000Iowa: 503,596,000 bushelsIowa503,596,000Minnesota: 294,548,000 bushelsMinnesota294,548,000Indiana: 284,704,000 bushelsIndiana284,704,000Ohio: 200,820,000 bushelsOhio200,820,000Missouri: 179,952,000 bushelsMissouri179,952,000Wisconsin: 116,552,000 bushelsWisconsin116,552,000Nebraska: 94,870,000 bushelsNebraska94,870,000South Dakota: 93,751,000 bushelsSouth Dakota93,751,000Michigan: 84,099,000 bushelsMichigan84,099,000Kentucky: 81,972,000 bushelsKentucky81,972,000North Carolina: 75,194,000 bushelsNorth Carolina75,194,000Pennsylvania: 54,824,000 bushelsPennsylvania54,824,000Georgia: 51,144,000 bushelsGeorgia51,144,000Tennessee: 50,560,000 bushelsTennessee50,560,000Alabama: 47,736,000 bushelsAlabama47,736,000Mississippi: 36,625,000 bushelsMississippi36,625,000Virginia: 34,656,000 bushelsVirginia34,656,000Texas: 26,284,000 bushelsTexas26,284,000Maryland: 25,680,000 bushelsMaryland25,680,000Kansas: 22,525,000 bushelsKansas22,525,000South Carolina: 18,102,000 bushelsSouth Carolina18,102,000Arkansas: 17,442,000 bushelsArkansas17,442,000Louisiana: 13,910,000 bushelsLouisiana13,910,000New York: 12,590,000 bushelsNew York12,590,000California: 12,456,000 bushelsCalifornia12,456,000North Dakota: 12,322,000 bushelsNorth Dakota12,322,000New Jersey: 9,380,000 bushelsNew Jersey9,380,000Delaware: 8,928,000 bushelsDelaware8,928,000Colorado: 8,568,000 bushelsColorado8,568,000Florida: 6,993,000 bushelsFlorida6,993,000West Virginia: 6,800,000 bushelsWest Virginia6,800,000Oklahoma: 4,641,000 bushelsOklahoma4,641,000Washington: 1,406,000 bushelsWashington1,406,000Oregon: 1,105,000 bushelsOregon1,105,000Idaho: 1,065,000 bushelsIdaho1,065,000Arizona: 1,050,000 bushelsArizona1,050,000Wyoming: 702,000 bushelsWyoming702,000New Mexico: 540,000 bushelsNew Mexico540,000Connecticut: 228,000 bushelsConnecticut228,000Utah: 162,000 bushelsUtah162,000Massachusetts: 159,000 bushelsMassachusetts159,000Montana: 159,000 bushelsMontana159,000Nevada: 50,000 bushelsNevada50,000Vermont: 50,000 bushelsVermont50,000
bushels. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CORN, GRAIN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates1956
bushels		Change on 1955
1Illinois576,436,000+15.9%
2Iowa503,596,000+0.9%
3Minnesota294,548,000+16.4%
4Indiana284,704,000+6%
5Ohio200,820,000-4.3%
6Missouri179,952,000+18.9%
7Wisconsin116,552,000+37.3%
8Nebraska94,870,000-0.7%
9South Dakota93,751,000+31.4%
10Michigan84,099,000+9.2%
11Kentucky81,972,000+6.6%
12North Carolina75,194,000+12.1%
13Pennsylvania54,824,000+19.3%
14Georgia51,144,000-3%
15Tennessee50,560,000-9.5%
16Alabama47,736,000-18.9%
17Mississippi36,625,000-20.1%
18Virginia34,656,000+22.6%
19Texas26,284,000-43%
20Maryland25,680,000+36.4%
21Kansas22,525,000-9.7%
22South Carolina18,102,000-34%
23Arkansas17,442,000-7.7%
24Louisiana13,910,000-15.7%
25New York12,590,000+9.2%
26California12,456,000+2.6%
27North Dakota12,322,000-2.4%
28New Jersey9,380,000+151.9%
29Delaware8,928,000+53.1%
30Colorado8,568,000+13%
31Florida6,993,000-0.9%
32West Virginia6,800,000+14%
33Oklahoma4,641,000-35.1%
34Washington1,406,000-2.4%
35Oregon1,105,000-15%
36Idaho1,065,000+14.5%
37Arizona1,050,000+5%
38Wyoming702,000+30%
39New Mexico540,000-28.2%
40Connecticut228,000+21.3%
41Utah162,000+25.6%
42Massachusetts159,000+1.9%
42Montana159,000-29.3%
44Nevada50,000n/a
44Vermont50,000-9.1%

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Corn harvested for grain in the crop year, in bushels (56 pounds of shelled corn at 15.5 percent moisture), as estimated by USDA NASS from its farm surveys. Corn cut for silage is not included.

In-season monthly forecasts for the current crop are not included: a year appears once NASS publishes its annual estimate (the Small Grains Summary at the end of September for wheat, the Crop Production Annual Summary in January for corn and soybeans). USDA NASS survey estimates for the nation and the states; the District of Columbia is not covered, and states that NASS groups as "other states" to avoid disclosing single operations have no value for that year. NASS revises recent years when it publishes later reports, and values it withholds are left out. For country totals in tonnes comparable across countries, see maize_production (FAOSTAT).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 3 states with data in other periods have no value for 1956 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, CORN, GRAIN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Which state has the highest corn for grain production?

Illinois, with 576,436,000 bushels in 1956, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Vermont, with 50,000 bushels in 1956.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats, CORN, GRAIN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18. 3 states have no value for 1956 and are not ranked.

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