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US states by wheat production in bushels

Kansas had the highest wheat production in bushels of 42 states in 2016, at 467,400,000 bushels. West Virginia had the lowest, at 244,000 bushels. The median was 16,971,000 bushels and the figure for the United States was 2,308,663,000 bushels. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest467,400,000Kansas
Lowest244,000West Virginia
Median16,971,00042 states
United States2,308,663,000History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 11,900,000 bushelsArizona: 10,073,000 bushelsArkansas: 6,210,000 bushelsCalifornia: 17,302,000 bushelsColorado: 106,000,000 bushelsDelaware: 4,355,000 bushelsFlorida: 450,000 bushelsGeorgia: 5,060,000 bushelsIdaho: 102,795,000 bushelsIllinois: 34,780,000 bushelsIndiana: 22,680,000 bushelsIowa: 1,071,000 bushelsKansas: 467,400,000 bushelsKentucky: 32,000,000 bushelsLouisiana: 900,000 bushelsMaryland: 16,640,000 bushelsMichigan: 50,730,000 bushelsMinnesota: 74,828,000 bushelsMississippi: 2,400,000 bushelsMissouri: 39,900,000 bushelsMontana: 210,875,000 bushelsNebraska: 70,740,000 bushelsNevada: 651,000 bushelsNew Jersey: 1,344,000 bushelsNew Mexico: 4,620,000 bushelsNew York: 8,510,000 bushelsNorth Carolina: 14,555,000 bushelsNorth Dakota: 332,978,000 bushelsOhio: 44,800,000 bushelsOklahoma: 136,500,000 bushelsOregon: 39,937,000 bushelsPennsylvania: 10,200,000 bushelsSouth Carolina: 2,150,000 bushelsSouth Dakota: 111,281,000 bushelsTennessee: 24,455,000 bushelsTexas: 89,600,000 bushelsUtah: 7,184,000 bushelsVirginia: 9,275,000 bushelsWashington: 157,290,000 bushelsWest Virginia: 244,000 bushelsWisconsin: 19,750,000 bushelsWyoming: 4,250,000 bushels
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bushels, 2016. 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, 2016

Kansas: 467,400,000 bushelsKansas467,400,000North Dakota: 332,978,000 bushelsNorth Dakota332,978,000Montana: 210,875,000 bushelsMontana210,875,000Washington: 157,290,000 bushelsWashington157,290,000Oklahoma: 136,500,000 bushelsOklahoma136,500,000South Dakota: 111,281,000 bushelsSouth Dakota111,281,000Colorado: 106,000,000 bushelsColorado106,000,000Idaho: 102,795,000 bushelsIdaho102,795,000Texas: 89,600,000 bushelsTexas89,600,000Minnesota: 74,828,000 bushelsMinnesota74,828,000Nebraska: 70,740,000 bushelsNebraska70,740,000Michigan: 50,730,000 bushelsMichigan50,730,000Ohio: 44,800,000 bushelsOhio44,800,000Oregon: 39,937,000 bushelsOregon39,937,000Missouri: 39,900,000 bushelsMissouri39,900,000Illinois: 34,780,000 bushelsIllinois34,780,000Kentucky: 32,000,000 bushelsKentucky32,000,000Tennessee: 24,455,000 bushelsTennessee24,455,000Indiana: 22,680,000 bushelsIndiana22,680,000Wisconsin: 19,750,000 bushelsWisconsin19,750,000California: 17,302,000 bushelsCalifornia17,302,000Maryland: 16,640,000 bushelsMaryland16,640,000North Carolina: 14,555,000 bushelsNorth Carolina14,555,000Alabama: 11,900,000 bushelsAlabama11,900,000Pennsylvania: 10,200,000 bushelsPennsylvania10,200,000Arizona: 10,073,000 bushelsArizona10,073,000Virginia: 9,275,000 bushelsVirginia9,275,000New York: 8,510,000 bushelsNew York8,510,000Utah: 7,184,000 bushelsUtah7,184,000Arkansas: 6,210,000 bushelsArkansas6,210,000Georgia: 5,060,000 bushelsGeorgia5,060,000New Mexico: 4,620,000 bushelsNew Mexico4,620,000Delaware: 4,355,000 bushelsDelaware4,355,000Wyoming: 4,250,000 bushelsWyoming4,250,000Mississippi: 2,400,000 bushelsMississippi2,400,000South Carolina: 2,150,000 bushelsSouth Carolina2,150,000New Jersey: 1,344,000 bushelsNew Jersey1,344,000Iowa: 1,071,000 bushelsIowa1,071,000Louisiana: 900,000 bushelsLouisiana900,000Nevada: 651,000 bushelsNevada651,000Florida: 450,000 bushelsFlorida450,000West Virginia: 244,000 bushelsWest Virginia244,000Kansas: 467,400,000 bushelsKansas467,400,000North Dakota: 332,978,000 bushelsNorth Dakota332,978,000Montana: 210,875,000 bushelsMontana210,875,000Washington: 157,290,000 bushelsWashington157,290,000Oklahoma: 136,500,000 bushelsOklahoma136,500,000South Dakota: 111,281,000 bushelsSouth Dakota111,281,000Colorado: 106,000,000 bushelsColorado106,000,000Idaho: 102,795,000 bushelsIdaho102,795,000Texas: 89,600,000 bushelsTexas89,600,000Minnesota: 74,828,000 bushelsMinnesota74,828,000Nebraska: 70,740,000 bushelsNebraska70,740,000Michigan: 50,730,000 bushelsMichigan50,730,000Ohio: 44,800,000 bushelsOhio44,800,000Oregon: 39,937,000 bushelsOregon39,937,000Missouri: 39,900,000 bushelsMissouri39,900,000Illinois: 34,780,000 bushelsIllinois34,780,000Kentucky: 32,000,000 bushelsKentucky32,000,000Tennessee: 24,455,000 bushelsTennessee24,455,000Indiana: 22,680,000 bushelsIndiana22,680,000Wisconsin: 19,750,000 bushelsWisconsin19,750,000California: 17,302,000 bushelsCalifornia17,302,000Maryland: 16,640,000 bushelsMaryland16,640,000North Carolina: 14,555,000 bushelsNorth Carolina14,555,000Alabama: 11,900,000 bushelsAlabama11,900,000Pennsylvania: 10,200,000 bushelsPennsylvania10,200,000Arizona: 10,073,000 bushelsArizona10,073,000Virginia: 9,275,000 bushelsVirginia9,275,000New York: 8,510,000 bushelsNew York8,510,000Utah: 7,184,000 bushelsUtah7,184,000Arkansas: 6,210,000 bushelsArkansas6,210,000Georgia: 5,060,000 bushelsGeorgia5,060,000New Mexico: 4,620,000 bushelsNew Mexico4,620,000Delaware: 4,355,000 bushelsDelaware4,355,000Wyoming: 4,250,000 bushelsWyoming4,250,000Mississippi: 2,400,000 bushelsMississippi2,400,000South Carolina: 2,150,000 bushelsSouth Carolina2,150,000New Jersey: 1,344,000 bushelsNew Jersey1,344,000Iowa: 1,071,000 bushelsIowa1,071,000Louisiana: 900,000 bushelsLouisiana900,000Nevada: 651,000 bushelsNevada651,000Florida: 450,000 bushelsFlorida450,000West Virginia: 244,000 bushelsWest Virginia244,000
bushels. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, WHEAT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
bushels		Change on 2015
1Kansas467,400,000+45.2%
2North Dakota332,978,000-10%
3Montana210,875,000+11.9%
4Washington157,290,000+40.6%
5Oklahoma136,500,000+38.2%
6South Dakota111,281,000+7.6%
7Colorado106,000,000+30.1%
8Idaho102,795,000+15%
9Texas89,600,000-15.9%
10Minnesota74,828,000-15.3%
11Nebraska70,740,000+53.8%
12Michigan50,730,000+31.9%
13Ohio44,800,000+39.3%
14Oregon39,937,000+1.9%
15Missouri39,900,000+23.4%
16Illinois34,780,000+2.9%
17Kentucky32,000,000-0.4%
18Tennessee24,455,000-9%
19Indiana22,680,000+28.3%
20Wisconsin19,750,000+27.1%
21California17,302,000-7%
22Maryland16,640,000-3.7%
23North Carolina14,555,000-51.8%
24Alabama11,900,000-20.5%
25Pennsylvania10,200,000-10.3%
26Arizona10,073,000-34.4%
27Virginia9,275,000-33.1%
28New York8,510,000+22.8%
29Utah7,184,000+15.7%
30Arkansas6,210,000-53.8%
31Georgia5,060,000-18.8%
32New Mexico4,620,000-2.7%
33Delaware4,355,000+3.1%
34Wyoming4,250,000+2.2%
35Mississippi2,400,000-58.3%
36South Carolina2,150,000-70.8%
37New Jersey1,344,000+34.4%
38Iowa1,071,000+37.3%
39Louisiana900,000-74.9%
40Nevada651,000+0.2%
41Florida450,000-30.2%
42West Virginia244,000+1.7%

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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?

Kansas, with 467,400,000 bushels in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest wheat production in bushels?

West Virginia, with 244,000 bushels in 2016.

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