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US states by wheat production in bushels

Kansas had the highest wheat production in bushels of 42 states in 2012, at 382,200,000 bushels. West Virginia had the lowest, at 260,000 bushels. The median was 19,942,500 bushels and the figure for the United States was 2,252,307,000 bushels. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest382,200,000Kansas
Lowest260,000West Virginia
Median19,942,50042 states
United States2,252,307,000History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 10,915,000 bushelsArizona: 10,360,000 bushelsArkansas: 24,475,000 bushelsCalifornia: 38,645,000 bushelsColorado: 69,268,000 bushelsDelaware: 5,624,000 bushelsFlorida: 630,000 bushelsGeorgia: 11,500,000 bushelsIdaho: 97,246,000 bushelsIllinois: 40,960,000 bushelsIndiana: 19,095,000 bushelsIowa: 650,000 bushelsKansas: 382,200,000 bushelsKentucky: 27,720,000 bushelsLouisiana: 13,475,000 bushelsMaryland: 14,280,000 bushelsMichigan: 40,660,000 bushelsMinnesota: 76,430,000 bushelsMississippi: 18,240,000 bushelsMissouri: 39,440,000 bushelsMontana: 195,590,000 bushelsNebraska: 53,300,000 bushelsNevada: 1,167,000 bushelsNew Jersey: 1,288,000 bushelsNew Mexico: 2,835,000 bushelsNew York: 5,355,000 bushelsNorth Carolina: 42,180,000 bushelsNorth Dakota: 340,100,000 bushelsOhio: 30,600,000 bushelsOklahoma: 154,800,000 bushelsOregon: 57,576,000 bushelsPennsylvania: 8,775,000 bushelsSouth Carolina: 11,660,000 bushelsSouth Dakota: 102,025,000 bushelsTennessee: 20,790,000 bushelsTexas: 95,700,000 bushelsUtah: 5,643,000 bushelsVirginia: 15,360,000 bushelsWashington: 144,125,000 bushelsWest Virginia: 260,000 bushelsWisconsin: 18,375,000 bushelsWyoming: 2,990,000 bushels
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bushels, 2012. 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, 2012

Kansas: 382,200,000 bushelsKansas382,200,000North Dakota: 340,100,000 bushelsNorth Dakota340,100,000Montana: 195,590,000 bushelsMontana195,590,000Oklahoma: 154,800,000 bushelsOklahoma154,800,000Washington: 144,125,000 bushelsWashington144,125,000South Dakota: 102,025,000 bushelsSouth Dakota102,025,000Idaho: 97,246,000 bushelsIdaho97,246,000Texas: 95,700,000 bushelsTexas95,700,000Minnesota: 76,430,000 bushelsMinnesota76,430,000Colorado: 69,268,000 bushelsColorado69,268,000Oregon: 57,576,000 bushelsOregon57,576,000Nebraska: 53,300,000 bushelsNebraska53,300,000North Carolina: 42,180,000 bushelsNorth Carolina42,180,000Illinois: 40,960,000 bushelsIllinois40,960,000Michigan: 40,660,000 bushelsMichigan40,660,000Missouri: 39,440,000 bushelsMissouri39,440,000California: 38,645,000 bushelsCalifornia38,645,000Ohio: 30,600,000 bushelsOhio30,600,000Kentucky: 27,720,000 bushelsKentucky27,720,000Arkansas: 24,475,000 bushelsArkansas24,475,000Tennessee: 20,790,000 bushelsTennessee20,790,000Indiana: 19,095,000 bushelsIndiana19,095,000Wisconsin: 18,375,000 bushelsWisconsin18,375,000Mississippi: 18,240,000 bushelsMississippi18,240,000Virginia: 15,360,000 bushelsVirginia15,360,000Maryland: 14,280,000 bushelsMaryland14,280,000Louisiana: 13,475,000 bushelsLouisiana13,475,000South Carolina: 11,660,000 bushelsSouth Carolina11,660,000Georgia: 11,500,000 bushelsGeorgia11,500,000Alabama: 10,915,000 bushelsAlabama10,915,000Arizona: 10,360,000 bushelsArizona10,360,000Pennsylvania: 8,775,000 bushelsPennsylvania8,775,000Utah: 5,643,000 bushelsUtah5,643,000Delaware: 5,624,000 bushelsDelaware5,624,000New York: 5,355,000 bushelsNew York5,355,000Wyoming: 2,990,000 bushelsWyoming2,990,000New Mexico: 2,835,000 bushelsNew Mexico2,835,000New Jersey: 1,288,000 bushelsNew Jersey1,288,000Nevada: 1,167,000 bushelsNevada1,167,000Iowa: 650,000 bushelsIowa650,000Florida: 630,000 bushelsFlorida630,000West Virginia: 260,000 bushelsWest Virginia260,000Kansas: 382,200,000 bushelsKansas382,200,000North Dakota: 340,100,000 bushelsNorth Dakota340,100,000Montana: 195,590,000 bushelsMontana195,590,000Oklahoma: 154,800,000 bushelsOklahoma154,800,000Washington: 144,125,000 bushelsWashington144,125,000South Dakota: 102,025,000 bushelsSouth Dakota102,025,000Idaho: 97,246,000 bushelsIdaho97,246,000Texas: 95,700,000 bushelsTexas95,700,000Minnesota: 76,430,000 bushelsMinnesota76,430,000Colorado: 69,268,000 bushelsColorado69,268,000Oregon: 57,576,000 bushelsOregon57,576,000Nebraska: 53,300,000 bushelsNebraska53,300,000North Carolina: 42,180,000 bushelsNorth Carolina42,180,000Illinois: 40,960,000 bushelsIllinois40,960,000Michigan: 40,660,000 bushelsMichigan40,660,000Missouri: 39,440,000 bushelsMissouri39,440,000California: 38,645,000 bushelsCalifornia38,645,000Ohio: 30,600,000 bushelsOhio30,600,000Kentucky: 27,720,000 bushelsKentucky27,720,000Arkansas: 24,475,000 bushelsArkansas24,475,000Tennessee: 20,790,000 bushelsTennessee20,790,000Indiana: 19,095,000 bushelsIndiana19,095,000Wisconsin: 18,375,000 bushelsWisconsin18,375,000Mississippi: 18,240,000 bushelsMississippi18,240,000Virginia: 15,360,000 bushelsVirginia15,360,000Maryland: 14,280,000 bushelsMaryland14,280,000Louisiana: 13,475,000 bushelsLouisiana13,475,000South Carolina: 11,660,000 bushelsSouth Carolina11,660,000Georgia: 11,500,000 bushelsGeorgia11,500,000Alabama: 10,915,000 bushelsAlabama10,915,000Arizona: 10,360,000 bushelsArizona10,360,000Pennsylvania: 8,775,000 bushelsPennsylvania8,775,000Utah: 5,643,000 bushelsUtah5,643,000Delaware: 5,624,000 bushelsDelaware5,624,000New York: 5,355,000 bushelsNew York5,355,000Wyoming: 2,990,000 bushelsWyoming2,990,000New Mexico: 2,835,000 bushelsNew Mexico2,835,000New Jersey: 1,288,000 bushelsNew Jersey1,288,000Nevada: 1,167,000 bushelsNevada1,167,000Iowa: 650,000 bushelsIowa650,000Florida: 630,000 bushelsFlorida630,000West Virginia: 260,000 bushelsWest Virginia260,000
bushels. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, WHEAT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2012
bushels		Change on 2011
1Kansas382,200,000+37.4%
2North Dakota340,100,000+70.2%
3Montana195,590,000+11.8%
4Oklahoma154,800,000+110.3%
5Washington144,125,000-12.9%
6South Dakota102,025,000-1.8%
7Idaho97,246,000-17.3%
8Texas95,700,000+101.5%
9Minnesota76,430,000+8.9%
10Colorado69,268,000-11%
11Oregon57,576,000-23.6%
12Nebraska53,300,000-20%
13North Carolina42,180,000+5.1%
14Illinois40,960,000-12.8%
15Michigan40,660,000-19.7%
16Missouri39,440,000+14.3%
17California38,645,000-20.4%
18Ohio30,600,000-36.8%
19Kentucky27,720,000-10%
20Arkansas24,475,000-18.8%
21Tennessee20,790,000+0.2%
22Indiana19,095,000-24%
23Wisconsin18,375,000-15.6%
24Mississippi18,240,000-8.1%
25Virginia15,360,000-9.9%
26Maryland14,280,000+18.4%
27Louisiana13,475,000-10.9%
28South Carolina11,660,000+8%
29Georgia11,500,000+2.7%
30Alabama10,915,000-21.3%
31Arizona10,360,000+35.9%
32Pennsylvania8,775,000+1.2%
33Utah5,643,000-20.7%
34Delaware5,624,000+8.7%
35New York5,355,000+4.7%
36Wyoming2,990,000-32.4%
37New Mexico2,835,000+50%
38New Jersey1,288,000-15.2%
39Nevada1,167,000-11.8%
40Iowa650,000-9.7%
41Florida630,000+71.2%
42West Virginia260,000-26.6%

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.

How to cite

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?

Kansas, with 382,200,000 bushels in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest wheat production in bushels?

West Virginia, with 260,000 bushels in 2012.

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