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US states by corn for grain production

Iowa had the highest corn for grain production of 44 states in 1959, at 789,035,000 bushels. Vermont had the lowest, at 63,000 bushels. The median was 17,488,000 bushels and the figure for the United States was 3,824,598,000 bushels. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest789,035,000Iowa
Lowest63,000Vermont
Median17,488,00044 states
United States3,824,598,000History

Map of states, 1959

Alabama: 46,982,000 bushelsArizona: 385,000 bushelsArkansas: 12,160,000 bushelsCalifornia: 11,857,000 bushelsColorado: 15,606,000 bushelsConnecticut: 198,000 bushelsDelaware: 7,650,000 bushelsFlorida: 8,502,000 bushelsGeorgia: 58,077,000 bushelsIdaho: 1,888,000 bushelsIllinois: 655,863,000 bushelsIndiana: 315,688,000 bushelsIowa: 789,035,000 bushelsKansas: 72,660,000 bushelsKentucky: 76,005,000 bushelsLouisiana: 12,183,000 bushelsMaryland: 22,508,000 bushelsMassachusetts: 189,000 bushelsMichigan: 98,268,000 bushelsMinnesota: 303,960,000 bushelsMississippi: 35,898,000 bushelsMissouri: 214,438,000 bushelsMontana: 192,000 bushelsNebraska: 318,063,000 bushelsNew Jersey: 7,770,000 bushelsNew Mexico: 660,000 bushelsNew York: 12,710,000 bushelsNorth Carolina: 76,356,000 bushelsNorth Dakota: 7,280,000 bushelsOhio: 219,625,000 bushelsOklahoma: 6,592,000 bushelsOregon: 1,965,000 bushelsPennsylvania: 57,120,000 bushelsSouth Carolina: 19,370,000 bushelsSouth Dakota: 62,200,000 bushelsTennessee: 55,068,000 bushelsTexas: 40,068,000 bushelsUtah: 328,000 bushelsVermont: 63,000 bushelsVirginia: 30,038,000 bushelsWashington: 5,063,000 bushelsWest Virginia: 5,439,000 bushelsWisconsin: 137,385,000 bushelsWyoming: 1,243,000 bushels
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bushels, 1959. 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, 1959

Iowa: 789,035,000 bushelsIowa789,035,000Illinois: 655,863,000 bushelsIllinois655,863,000Nebraska: 318,063,000 bushelsNebraska318,063,000Indiana: 315,688,000 bushelsIndiana315,688,000Minnesota: 303,960,000 bushelsMinnesota303,960,000Ohio: 219,625,000 bushelsOhio219,625,000Missouri: 214,438,000 bushelsMissouri214,438,000Wisconsin: 137,385,000 bushelsWisconsin137,385,000Michigan: 98,268,000 bushelsMichigan98,268,000North Carolina: 76,356,000 bushelsNorth Carolina76,356,000Kentucky: 76,005,000 bushelsKentucky76,005,000Kansas: 72,660,000 bushelsKansas72,660,000South Dakota: 62,200,000 bushelsSouth Dakota62,200,000Georgia: 58,077,000 bushelsGeorgia58,077,000Pennsylvania: 57,120,000 bushelsPennsylvania57,120,000Tennessee: 55,068,000 bushelsTennessee55,068,000Alabama: 46,982,000 bushelsAlabama46,982,000Texas: 40,068,000 bushelsTexas40,068,000Mississippi: 35,898,000 bushelsMississippi35,898,000Virginia: 30,038,000 bushelsVirginia30,038,000Maryland: 22,508,000 bushelsMaryland22,508,000South Carolina: 19,370,000 bushelsSouth Carolina19,370,000Colorado: 15,606,000 bushelsColorado15,606,000New York: 12,710,000 bushelsNew York12,710,000Louisiana: 12,183,000 bushelsLouisiana12,183,000Arkansas: 12,160,000 bushelsArkansas12,160,000California: 11,857,000 bushelsCalifornia11,857,000Florida: 8,502,000 bushelsFlorida8,502,000New Jersey: 7,770,000 bushelsNew Jersey7,770,000Delaware: 7,650,000 bushelsDelaware7,650,000North Dakota: 7,280,000 bushelsNorth Dakota7,280,000Oklahoma: 6,592,000 bushelsOklahoma6,592,000West Virginia: 5,439,000 bushelsWest Virginia5,439,000Washington: 5,063,000 bushelsWashington5,063,000Oregon: 1,965,000 bushelsOregon1,965,000Idaho: 1,888,000 bushelsIdaho1,888,000Wyoming: 1,243,000 bushelsWyoming1,243,000New Mexico: 660,000 bushelsNew Mexico660,000Arizona: 385,000 bushelsArizona385,000Utah: 328,000 bushelsUtah328,000Connecticut: 198,000 bushelsConnecticut198,000Montana: 192,000 bushelsMontana192,000Massachusetts: 189,000 bushelsMassachusetts189,000Vermont: 63,000 bushelsVermont63,000Iowa: 789,035,000 bushelsIowa789,035,000Illinois: 655,863,000 bushelsIllinois655,863,000Nebraska: 318,063,000 bushelsNebraska318,063,000Indiana: 315,688,000 bushelsIndiana315,688,000Minnesota: 303,960,000 bushelsMinnesota303,960,000Ohio: 219,625,000 bushelsOhio219,625,000Missouri: 214,438,000 bushelsMissouri214,438,000Wisconsin: 137,385,000 bushelsWisconsin137,385,000Michigan: 98,268,000 bushelsMichigan98,268,000North Carolina: 76,356,000 bushelsNorth Carolina76,356,000Kentucky: 76,005,000 bushelsKentucky76,005,000Kansas: 72,660,000 bushelsKansas72,660,000South Dakota: 62,200,000 bushelsSouth Dakota62,200,000Georgia: 58,077,000 bushelsGeorgia58,077,000Pennsylvania: 57,120,000 bushelsPennsylvania57,120,000Tennessee: 55,068,000 bushelsTennessee55,068,000Alabama: 46,982,000 bushelsAlabama46,982,000Texas: 40,068,000 bushelsTexas40,068,000Mississippi: 35,898,000 bushelsMississippi35,898,000Virginia: 30,038,000 bushelsVirginia30,038,000Maryland: 22,508,000 bushelsMaryland22,508,000South Carolina: 19,370,000 bushelsSouth Carolina19,370,000Colorado: 15,606,000 bushelsColorado15,606,000New York: 12,710,000 bushelsNew York12,710,000Louisiana: 12,183,000 bushelsLouisiana12,183,000Arkansas: 12,160,000 bushelsArkansas12,160,000California: 11,857,000 bushelsCalifornia11,857,000Florida: 8,502,000 bushelsFlorida8,502,000New Jersey: 7,770,000 bushelsNew Jersey7,770,000Delaware: 7,650,000 bushelsDelaware7,650,000North Dakota: 7,280,000 bushelsNorth Dakota7,280,000Oklahoma: 6,592,000 bushelsOklahoma6,592,000West Virginia: 5,439,000 bushelsWest Virginia5,439,000Washington: 5,063,000 bushelsWashington5,063,000Oregon: 1,965,000 bushelsOregon1,965,000Idaho: 1,888,000 bushelsIdaho1,888,000Wyoming: 1,243,000 bushelsWyoming1,243,000New Mexico: 660,000 bushelsNew Mexico660,000Arizona: 385,000 bushelsArizona385,000Utah: 328,000 bushelsUtah328,000Connecticut: 198,000 bushelsConnecticut198,000Montana: 192,000 bushelsMontana192,000Massachusetts: 189,000 bushelsMassachusetts189,000Vermont: 63,000 bushelsVermont63,000
bushels. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CORN, GRAIN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates1959
bushels		Change on 1958
1Iowa789,035,000+22.2%
2Illinois655,863,000+15.3%
3Nebraska318,063,000+15.2%
4Indiana315,688,000+16.8%
5Minnesota303,960,000+12.1%
6Ohio219,625,000+22.1%
7Missouri214,438,000+28.1%
8Wisconsin137,385,000+63%
9Michigan98,268,000+20.9%
10North Carolina76,356,000+4%
11Kentucky76,005,000+13.8%
12Kansas72,660,000+10.1%
13South Dakota62,200,000-32%
14Georgia58,077,000-8.2%
15Pennsylvania57,120,000-7.8%
16Tennessee55,068,000+8.6%
17Alabama46,982,000-15.5%
18Texas40,068,000-1.4%
19Mississippi35,898,000-7.5%
20Virginia30,038,000-10.6%
21Maryland22,508,000-5%
22South Carolina19,370,000-20.3%
23Colorado15,606,000-5.6%
24New York12,710,000+9%
25Louisiana12,183,000+0.9%
26Arkansas12,160,000-7%
27California11,857,000-3.8%
28Florida8,502,000+7.3%
29New Jersey7,770,000+6.1%
30Delaware7,650,000-2.1%
31North Dakota7,280,000-25.3%
32Oklahoma6,592,000-8.7%
33West Virginia5,439,000-7.6%
34Washington5,063,000+60.7%
35Oregon1,965,000+10.7%
36Idaho1,888,000+18.4%
37Wyoming1,243,000+62.5%
38New Mexico660,000-9.3%
39Arizona385,000-33.2%
40Utah328,000+98.8%
41Connecticut198,000-1.5%
42Montana192,000-5.9%
43Massachusetts189,000-1.6%
44Vermont63,000+3.3%

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About this ranking

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. 4 states with data in other periods have no value for 1959 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?

Iowa, with 789,035,000 bushels in 1959, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest corn for grain production?

Vermont, with 63,000 bushels in 1959.

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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. 4 states have no value for 1959 and are not ranked.

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