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US states by wheat production in bushels, 2018

North Dakota had the highest wheat production in bushels of 42 states in 2018, at 363,483,000 bushels. West Virginia had the lowest, at 138,000 bushels. The median was 13,400,000 bushels and the figure for the United States was 1,885,361,000 bushels. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest363,483,000North Dakota
Lowest138,000West Virginia
Median13,400,00042 states
United States1,885,361,000History

Map of states, 2018

Alabama: 7,920,000 bushelsArizona: 7,898,000 bushelsArkansas: 5,225,000 bushelsCalifornia: 12,190,000 bushelsColorado: 70,504,000 bushelsDelaware: 3,195,000 bushelsFlorida: 360,000 bushelsGeorgia: 3,780,000 bushelsIdaho: 104,410,000 bushelsIllinois: 36,960,000 bushelsIndiana: 18,460,000 bushelsIowa: 348,000 bushelsKansas: 277,400,000 bushelsKentucky: 19,800,000 bushelsLouisiana: 650,000 bushelsMaryland: 12,600,000 bushelsMichigan: 35,720,000 bushelsMinnesota: 92,930,000 bushelsMississippi: 1,470,000 bushelsMissouri: 30,680,000 bushelsMontana: 197,630,000 bushelsNebraska: 49,490,000 bushelsNevada: 900,000 bushelsNew Jersey: 930,000 bushelsNew Mexico: 1,575,000 bushelsNew York: 6,555,000 bushelsNorth Carolina: 21,090,000 bushelsNorth Dakota: 363,483,000 bushelsOhio: 33,750,000 bushelsOklahoma: 70,000,000 bushelsOregon: 51,590,000 bushelsPennsylvania: 9,425,000 bushelsSouth Carolina: 3,510,000 bushelsSouth Dakota: 72,294,000 bushelsTennessee: 18,525,000 bushelsTexas: 56,000,000 bushelsUtah: 5,356,000 bushelsVirginia: 9,300,000 bushelsWashington: 153,210,000 bushelsWest Virginia: 138,000 bushelsWisconsin: 14,200,000 bushelsWyoming: 3,910,000 bushels
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bushels, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, WHEAT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2018

North Dakota: 363,483,000 bushelsNorth Dakota363,483,000Kansas: 277,400,000 bushelsKansas277,400,000Montana: 197,630,000 bushelsMontana197,630,000Washington: 153,210,000 bushelsWashington153,210,000Idaho: 104,410,000 bushelsIdaho104,410,000Minnesota: 92,930,000 bushelsMinnesota92,930,000South Dakota: 72,294,000 bushelsSouth Dakota72,294,000Colorado: 70,504,000 bushelsColorado70,504,000Oklahoma: 70,000,000 bushelsOklahoma70,000,000Texas: 56,000,000 bushelsTexas56,000,000Oregon: 51,590,000 bushelsOregon51,590,000Nebraska: 49,490,000 bushelsNebraska49,490,000Illinois: 36,960,000 bushelsIllinois36,960,000Michigan: 35,720,000 bushelsMichigan35,720,000Ohio: 33,750,000 bushelsOhio33,750,000Missouri: 30,680,000 bushelsMissouri30,680,000North Carolina: 21,090,000 bushelsNorth Carolina21,090,000Kentucky: 19,800,000 bushelsKentucky19,800,000Tennessee: 18,525,000 bushelsTennessee18,525,000Indiana: 18,460,000 bushelsIndiana18,460,000Wisconsin: 14,200,000 bushelsWisconsin14,200,000Maryland: 12,600,000 bushelsMaryland12,600,000California: 12,190,000 bushelsCalifornia12,190,000Pennsylvania: 9,425,000 bushelsPennsylvania9,425,000Virginia: 9,300,000 bushelsVirginia9,300,000Alabama: 7,920,000 bushelsAlabama7,920,000Arizona: 7,898,000 bushelsArizona7,898,000New York: 6,555,000 bushelsNew York6,555,000Utah: 5,356,000 bushelsUtah5,356,000Arkansas: 5,225,000 bushelsArkansas5,225,000Wyoming: 3,910,000 bushelsWyoming3,910,000Georgia: 3,780,000 bushelsGeorgia3,780,000South Carolina: 3,510,000 bushelsSouth Carolina3,510,000Delaware: 3,195,000 bushelsDelaware3,195,000New Mexico: 1,575,000 bushelsNew Mexico1,575,000Mississippi: 1,470,000 bushelsMississippi1,470,000New Jersey: 930,000 bushelsNew Jersey930,000Nevada: 900,000 bushelsNevada900,000Louisiana: 650,000 bushelsLouisiana650,000Florida: 360,000 bushelsFlorida360,000Iowa: 348,000 bushelsIowa348,000West Virginia: 138,000 bushelsWest Virginia138,000North Dakota: 363,483,000 bushelsNorth Dakota363,483,000Kansas: 277,400,000 bushelsKansas277,400,000Montana: 197,630,000 bushelsMontana197,630,000Washington: 153,210,000 bushelsWashington153,210,000Idaho: 104,410,000 bushelsIdaho104,410,000Minnesota: 92,930,000 bushelsMinnesota92,930,000South Dakota: 72,294,000 bushelsSouth Dakota72,294,000Colorado: 70,504,000 bushelsColorado70,504,000Oklahoma: 70,000,000 bushelsOklahoma70,000,000Texas: 56,000,000 bushelsTexas56,000,000Oregon: 51,590,000 bushelsOregon51,590,000Nebraska: 49,490,000 bushelsNebraska49,490,000Illinois: 36,960,000 bushelsIllinois36,960,000Michigan: 35,720,000 bushelsMichigan35,720,000Ohio: 33,750,000 bushelsOhio33,750,000Missouri: 30,680,000 bushelsMissouri30,680,000North Carolina: 21,090,000 bushelsNorth Carolina21,090,000Kentucky: 19,800,000 bushelsKentucky19,800,000Tennessee: 18,525,000 bushelsTennessee18,525,000Indiana: 18,460,000 bushelsIndiana18,460,000Wisconsin: 14,200,000 bushelsWisconsin14,200,000Maryland: 12,600,000 bushelsMaryland12,600,000California: 12,190,000 bushelsCalifornia12,190,000Pennsylvania: 9,425,000 bushelsPennsylvania9,425,000Virginia: 9,300,000 bushelsVirginia9,300,000Alabama: 7,920,000 bushelsAlabama7,920,000Arizona: 7,898,000 bushelsArizona7,898,000New York: 6,555,000 bushelsNew York6,555,000Utah: 5,356,000 bushelsUtah5,356,000Arkansas: 5,225,000 bushelsArkansas5,225,000Wyoming: 3,910,000 bushelsWyoming3,910,000Georgia: 3,780,000 bushelsGeorgia3,780,000South Carolina: 3,510,000 bushelsSouth Carolina3,510,000Delaware: 3,195,000 bushelsDelaware3,195,000New Mexico: 1,575,000 bushelsNew Mexico1,575,000Mississippi: 1,470,000 bushelsMississippi1,470,000New Jersey: 930,000 bushelsNew Jersey930,000Nevada: 900,000 bushelsNevada900,000Louisiana: 650,000 bushelsLouisiana650,000Florida: 360,000 bushelsFlorida360,000Iowa: 348,000 bushelsIowa348,000West Virginia: 138,000 bushelsWest Virginia138,000
bushels. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, WHEAT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2018
bushels		Change on 2017
1North Dakota363,483,000+53.3%
2Kansas277,400,000-16.8%
3Montana197,630,000+55.1%
4Washington153,210,000+7.5%
5Idaho104,410,000+15.1%
6Minnesota92,930,000+22.4%
7South Dakota72,294,000+73.5%
8Colorado70,504,000-19.5%
9Oklahoma70,000,000-29%
10Texas56,000,000-17.8%
11Oregon51,590,000+7.3%
12Nebraska49,490,000+5.5%
13Illinois36,960,000+3.5%
14Michigan35,720,000+6.4%
15Ohio33,750,000-0.9%
16Missouri30,680,000-16.4%
17North Carolina21,090,000+2.3%
18Kentucky19,800,000-17.1%
19Tennessee18,525,000-3.8%
20Indiana18,460,000+3.9%
21Wisconsin14,200,000+22.8%
22Maryland12,600,000-4.1%
23California12,190,000-1.7%
24Pennsylvania9,425,000-12.7%
25Virginia9,300,000-2.8%
26Alabama7,920,000+2.9%
27Arizona7,898,000-25.4%
28New York6,555,000-21.7%
29Utah5,356,000-14.2%
30Arkansas5,225,000-19.6%
31Wyoming3,910,000+33%
32Georgia3,780,000+14.9%
33South Carolina3,510,000-4.5%
34Delaware3,195,000-27.1%
35New Mexico1,575,000-61.1%
36Mississippi1,470,000+1.4%
37New Jersey930,000-14.5%
38Nevada900,000-39.2%
39Louisiana650,000+8.7%
40Florida360,000-2.7%
41Iowa348,000-36%
42West Virginia138,000-50%

Other periods

About this ranking

Wheat of all classes (winter, durum and other spring wheat) harvested 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 wheat_production (FAOSTAT).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, WHEAT - 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 wheat production in bushels?

North Dakota, with 363,483,000 bushels in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest wheat production in bushels?

West Virginia, with 138,000 bushels in 2018.

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