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US states by soybean production in bushels

Illinois had the highest soybean production in bushels of 29 states in 2021, at 683,150,000 bushels. Texas had the lowest, at 3,800,000 bushels. The median was 103,040,000 bushels and the figure for the United States was 4,464,492,000 bushels. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest683,150,000Illinois
Lowest3,800,000Texas
Median103,040,00029 states
United States4,464,492,000History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 14,030,000 bushelsArkansas: 156,000,000 bushelsDelaware: 7,803,000 bushelsGeorgia: 6,210,000 bushelsIllinois: 683,150,000 bushelsIndiana: 338,400,000 bushelsIowa: 631,890,000 bushelsKansas: 192,000,000 bushelsKentucky: 103,040,000 bushelsLouisiana: 55,120,000 bushelsMaryland: 25,705,000 bushelsMichigan: 109,140,000 bushelsMinnesota: 356,260,000 bushelsMississippi: 117,180,000 bushelsMissouri: 276,360,000 bushelsNebraska: 350,910,000 bushelsNew Jersey: 4,554,000 bushelsNew York: 16,960,000 bushelsNorth Carolina: 65,200,000 bushelsNorth Dakota: 181,560,000 bushelsOhio: 278,160,000 bushelsOklahoma: 12,305,000 bushelsPennsylvania: 31,535,000 bushelsSouth Carolina: 14,630,000 bushelsSouth Dakota: 215,600,000 bushelsTennessee: 76,000,000 bushelsTexas: 3,800,000 bushelsVirginia: 27,140,000 bushelsWisconsin: 113,850,000 bushels
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bushels, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

Illinois: 683,150,000 bushelsIllinois683,150,000Iowa: 631,890,000 bushelsIowa631,890,000Minnesota: 356,260,000 bushelsMinnesota356,260,000Nebraska: 350,910,000 bushelsNebraska350,910,000Indiana: 338,400,000 bushelsIndiana338,400,000Ohio: 278,160,000 bushelsOhio278,160,000Missouri: 276,360,000 bushelsMissouri276,360,000South Dakota: 215,600,000 bushelsSouth Dakota215,600,000Kansas: 192,000,000 bushelsKansas192,000,000North Dakota: 181,560,000 bushelsNorth Dakota181,560,000Arkansas: 156,000,000 bushelsArkansas156,000,000Mississippi: 117,180,000 bushelsMississippi117,180,000Wisconsin: 113,850,000 bushelsWisconsin113,850,000Michigan: 109,140,000 bushelsMichigan109,140,000Kentucky: 103,040,000 bushelsKentucky103,040,000Tennessee: 76,000,000 bushelsTennessee76,000,000North Carolina: 65,200,000 bushelsNorth Carolina65,200,000Louisiana: 55,120,000 bushelsLouisiana55,120,000Pennsylvania: 31,535,000 bushelsPennsylvania31,535,000Virginia: 27,140,000 bushelsVirginia27,140,000Maryland: 25,705,000 bushelsMaryland25,705,000New York: 16,960,000 bushelsNew York16,960,000South Carolina: 14,630,000 bushelsSouth Carolina14,630,000Alabama: 14,030,000 bushelsAlabama14,030,000Oklahoma: 12,305,000 bushelsOklahoma12,305,000Delaware: 7,803,000 bushelsDelaware7,803,000Georgia: 6,210,000 bushelsGeorgia6,210,000New Jersey: 4,554,000 bushelsNew Jersey4,554,000Texas: 3,800,000 bushelsTexas3,800,000Illinois: 683,150,000 bushelsIllinois683,150,000Iowa: 631,890,000 bushelsIowa631,890,000Minnesota: 356,260,000 bushelsMinnesota356,260,000Nebraska: 350,910,000 bushelsNebraska350,910,000Indiana: 338,400,000 bushelsIndiana338,400,000Ohio: 278,160,000 bushelsOhio278,160,000Missouri: 276,360,000 bushelsMissouri276,360,000South Dakota: 215,600,000 bushelsSouth Dakota215,600,000Kansas: 192,000,000 bushelsKansas192,000,000North Dakota: 181,560,000 bushelsNorth Dakota181,560,000Arkansas: 156,000,000 bushelsArkansas156,000,000Mississippi: 117,180,000 bushelsMississippi117,180,000Wisconsin: 113,850,000 bushelsWisconsin113,850,000Michigan: 109,140,000 bushelsMichigan109,140,000Kentucky: 103,040,000 bushelsKentucky103,040,000Tennessee: 76,000,000 bushelsTennessee76,000,000North Carolina: 65,200,000 bushelsNorth Carolina65,200,000Louisiana: 55,120,000 bushelsLouisiana55,120,000Pennsylvania: 31,535,000 bushelsPennsylvania31,535,000Virginia: 27,140,000 bushelsVirginia27,140,000Maryland: 25,705,000 bushelsMaryland25,705,000New York: 16,960,000 bushelsNew York16,960,000South Carolina: 14,630,000 bushelsSouth Carolina14,630,000Alabama: 14,030,000 bushelsAlabama14,030,000Oklahoma: 12,305,000 bushelsOklahoma12,305,000Delaware: 7,803,000 bushelsDelaware7,803,000Georgia: 6,210,000 bushelsGeorgia6,210,000New Jersey: 4,554,000 bushelsNew Jersey4,554,000Texas: 3,800,000 bushelsTexas3,800,000
bushels. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
bushels		Change on 2020
1Illinois683,150,000+11.1%
2Iowa631,890,000+24.9%
3Minnesota356,260,000-3.5%
4Nebraska350,910,000+17.3%
5Indiana338,400,000+0.1%
6Ohio278,160,000+2.8%
7Missouri276,360,000-6.7%
8South Dakota215,600,000-4.7%
9Kansas192,000,000-1.4%
10North Dakota181,560,000-6.3%
11Arkansas156,000,000+8.2%
12Mississippi117,180,000+5.3%
13Wisconsin113,850,000+10%
14Michigan109,140,000+3.8%
15Kentucky103,040,000+1.8%
16Tennessee76,000,000-6.2%
17North Carolina65,200,000+9.3%
18Louisiana55,120,000+2%
19Pennsylvania31,535,000+8.8%
20Virginia27,140,000+15.4%
21Maryland25,705,000+17.6%
22New York16,960,000+6.6%
23South Carolina14,630,000+41.7%
24Alabama14,030,000+24.4%
25Oklahoma12,305,000-24%
26Delaware7,803,000+7.6%
27Georgia6,210,000+59.4%
28New Jersey4,554,000+6.5%
29Texas3,800,000+1.6%

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About this ranking

Soybeans harvested for beans in the crop year, in bushels of 60 pounds, as estimated by USDA NASS from its farm surveys.

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 soybean_production (FAOSTAT).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 2 states with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, SOYBEANS - 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 soybean production in bushels?

Illinois, with 683,150,000 bushels in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest soybean production in bushels?

Texas, with 3,800,000 bushels in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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, SOYBEANS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18. 2 states have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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