All 50-State Rankings
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States 10119
- Which state has the most people? 👥 California 39,431,263 people (July 1, 2024 (Census estimates))
- Which state is the biggest? 🗺️ Alaska 571,242 sq mi (land) (2024 Gazetteer)
- Which state has the most water? 💧 Alaska 94,483 sq mi (water) (2024 Gazetteer)
- Which state is the most crowded? 🏙️ New Jersey 1,291.8 people per sq mi (2024 (population) / 2024 Gazetteer (land))
- Which state is growing fastest? 📈 Texas 562,941 people added (July 2023 → July 2024)
- Which state has the most babies? 👶 California 400,601 babies born (year to July 2024)
- Where are the moving trucks going? 🚚 Texas 85,267 people (net moves in) (year to July 2024)
- Which state is fullest of people born right there? 🏠 Louisiana 77 % (2024 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Which state is the 'oldest'? 🎂 Maine 44.9 years (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Where is the longest ride to work? 🚗 New York 32.8 minutes (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Which state has the biggest share of kids? 🧒 Utah 27.3 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Biggest share of people 65 and over? 👵 Maine 22.9 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Where are the biggest households? 🏠 Utah 2.88 people (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Where do the most people speak another language at home? 🗣️ California 45.3 % (2024 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Which state has the most homes built in a factory? 🏡 New Mexico 15.5 % (2020–2024 (ACS 5-year estimates))
- Which state has the BIGGEST farms? 📏 Wyoming 2,729 acres per farm (2022)
- Which state has the woodiest farmland? 🌳 New Hampshire 59.8 % (2022)
- Which state has the biggest share of farms with woods? 🌲 West Virginia 73.6 % (2022)
- Which state has the most workers at places people visit? 🎟️ Nevada 20.1 % (2024 (ACS 1-year estimates))
Weather & Nature4
- Which state gets the most rain? 🌧️ Louisiana 71.7 inches (2024)
- Which state is the hottest? 🌡️ Florida 72.9 °F (2024)
- Which of the 48 states needs the most heating? 🧣 North Dakota 8,187 heating degree days (2024)
- Which state gets the most tornadoes? 🌪️ Texas 111.7 tornadoes a year (2016–2025 average)
Energy10
- Which state makes the most wind power? 💨 Texas 124.3 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most hydro power? 💧 Washington 60.7 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most solar power? ☀️ California 48.4 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most nuclear power? ⚛️ Illinois 99.2 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most power from the Earth's heat? ♨️ California 10.52 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most coal power? 🪨 Texas 65.5 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most natural-gas power? 🔥 Texas 293.2 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state makes the most electricity by burning oil? 🛢️ Hawaii 7.1 billion kWh (2024)
- Which state heats the most homes with oil? ⛽ Maine 50.3 % (2024 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Which state heats the most homes by burning wood? 🪵 Vermont 12.5 % (2020–2024 (ACS 5-year estimates))
Transportation10
- Which state has the most miles of road? 🛣️ Texas 322,113 miles (2023)
- Which state has the most bridges? 🌉 Texas 56,951 bridges (2025)
- Where are there the most vehicles per driver? 🚙 Montana 2.68 vehicles per driver (2023)
- Which state walks to work the most? 🚶 Alaska 7.2 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Which state has the most people biking to work? 🚴 Oregon 1.3 % (2020–2024 (ACS 5-year estimates))
- Which state rides the bus or train most? 🚇 New York 23.5 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Who shares a ride to work? 🚕 Hawaii 15.8 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Who works from home? 💻 Colorado 19.9 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Where do homes have no car? 🚲 New York 29.7 % (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
- Which state’s commuters most often get to work in under 10 minutes? ⏱️ Wyoming 31.9 % (2020–2024 (ACS 5-year estimates))
School & Learning4
- Which state has the most public school students? 🧑🎓 California 5,930,473 students (Fall 2022)
- Which state has the most public school teachers? 🍎 Texas 373,332 teachers (Fall 2022)
- Which state has the most public schools? 🏫 California 10,325 schools (2022-23)
- Which state has the most school districts? 🗂️ California 2,099 districts (2024-25)
Fun Places11
- Which state has the most amusement park businesses? 🎢 Texas 84 park businesses (2022)
- Which state has the most bowling centers? 🎳 New York 215 bowling centers (2022)
- Which state has the most candy stores? 🍬 California 575 candy stores (2022)
- Which state has the most museums? 🖼️ California 509 museums (2022)
- Which state has the most historical sites? 🏛️ Massachusetts 93 historic places (2022)
- Which state has the most ski areas? ⛷️ Colorado 34 ski businesses (2022)
- Which state has the most marinas? ⛵ Florida 520 marinas (2022)
- Which state has the most sightseeing boat businesses? 🚤 Florida 631 boat businesses (2022)
- Which state has the most campgrounds? 🏕️ Texas 460 campgrounds (2022)
- Which state has the most zoos and botanical gardens? 🦁 California 89 zoos & gardens (2022)
- Which state has the most sleep-away camps? 🛶 California 220 camps (2022)
Made in the USA1
- Which state’s toy factories ship the most (in dollars)? 🧸 Ohio 489.5 million dollars (2022)
Fruits & Berries18
- Which state leads in apples? 🍎 Washington 7,440,000,000 pounds (2024)
- Which state leads in oranges? 🍊 California 1,816,000 tons (2024)
- Which state leads in peaches? 🍑 California 517,000 tons (2024)
- Which state leads in grapes? 🍇 California 4,865,000 tons (2024)
- Which state leads in sweet cherries? 🍒 Washington 202,000 tons (2024)
- Which state leads in pears? 🍐 Washington 218,000 tons (2024)
- Which state leads in blueberries? 🫐 Washington 207,000,000 pounds (2024)
- Which state leads in cranberries? 🫐 Wisconsin 5,350,000 barrels (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in raspberries? 🍓 California 98,900,000 lb (2024)
- Which state leads in grapefruit? 🍈 California 156,000 tons (utilized) (2024)
- Which state grows the most watermelons? 🍉 Florida 9,124,500 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state grows the most rhubarb? 🍰 Oregon 571 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most olives? 🫒 California 41,828 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most dates? 🌴 California 11,985 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most figs? 🌸 California 6,632 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most elderberries? 🧃 Missouri 343 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most pawpaws? 🥭 Ohio 146 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most aronia berries? 🟣 Iowa 1,041 acres (2022)
Vegetables & Mushrooms17
- Which state leads in potatoes? 🥔 Idaho 135,235,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in sweet potatoes? 🍠 North Carolina 12,975,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in pumpkins? 🎃 Illinois 4,536,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in onions? 🧅 Washington 20,590,500 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in cucumbers? 🥒 Michigan 4,237,500 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in bell peppers? 🫑 California 3,895,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in cabbage? 🥬 California 5,365,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in sweet corn? 🌽 Washington 12,607,500 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in green beans? 🫛 Wisconsin 4,284,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state grows the most mushrooms? 🍄 Pennsylvania 593,145,895 pounds (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
- Which state grows the most tomatoes under cover? 🍅 Ohio 532,092 cwt (100 lb) (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
- Which state cuts the most asparagus? 🌱 Michigan 9,895 acres (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state grows the most chile peppers? 🌶️ New Mexico 8,484 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most lima beans? 🪴 Delaware 5,872 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most collard greens? 🥗 South Carolina 2,568 acres (2022)
- Which state harvests the most acres of gourds? 🏺 Indiana 304 acres (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state harvests the most acres of squash? 🧺 Florida 10,212 acres (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
Animals & Dairy22
- Which state leads in cattle? 🐂 Texas 12,100,000 head (2025 (Jan 1))
- Which state leads in milk? 🥛 California 40,288,000,000 pounds (2024)
- Which state leads in cheese? 🧀 Wisconsin 3,585,590,000 pounds (2024)
- Which state leads in hogs? 🐷 Iowa 24,300,000 head (2024 (Dec 1))
- Which state leads in broiler chickens? 🐔 Georgia 1,364,900,000 birds (2024)
- Which state leads in eggs? 🥚 Iowa 13,436,600,000 eggs (2024 marketing year)
- Which state leads in turkeys? 🦃 Minnesota 32,000,000 birds (2024)
- Which state leads in sheep? 🐑 Texas 670,000 head (2025 (Jan 1))
- Which state leads in wool? 🧶 California 2,100,000 lb (2025)
- Which state leads in goats? 🐐 Texas 720,000 head (2025 (Jan 1))
- Which state has the most horses? 🐎 Texas 273,554 horses & ponies (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most bison? 🦬 South Dakota 33,995 bison (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most ducks? 🦆 Indiana 1,719,865 ducks (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most llamas? 🦙 Texas 4,757 llamas (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most alpacas? 🧣 Oregon 10,650 alpacas (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most donkeys? 🫏 Texas 59,630 mules, burros & donkeys (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most rabbits on farms? 🐰 Texas 33,711 rabbits (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state raises the most pheasants? 🪶 Michigan 486,820 birds (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most emus? 🦤 North Carolina 5,218 birds (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state's farms keep the most quail? 🪺 Alabama 2,426,028 birds (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Where do America's bees spend New Year's? 🐝 California 940,000 colonies (hives) (Jan 1, 2024)
- Which state leads in honey? 🍯 North Dakota 36,260,000 lb (2024 marketing year)
Fish & Water Farms7
- Which state sells the most farm-raised trout? 🐟 Idaho 22,200,000 lb (2025)
- Which state sells the most farm-raised catfish? 🐠 Mississippi 194,300,000 lb (2025)
- Which state sells the most farm-raised oysters? 🦪 Washington 118,331,000 dollars (2023 (Census of Aquaculture))
- Which state's farms sell the most fish for fish tanks? 🐡 Florida 57,791,000 dollars (2023 (Census of Aquaculture))
- Which state's fish farms sell the most bait? 🎣 Arkansas 27,402,000 dollars (2023 (Census of Aquaculture))
- Which state's farms sell the most crawfish, shrimp and crabs? 🦞 Louisiana 122,461,000 dollars (2023 (Census of Aquaculture))
- Which state sells the most hard clams? 🐚 Virginia 51,832,000 dollars (2023)
Grains & Field Crops25
- Which state leads in corn? 🌽 Iowa 2,626,950,000 bushels (2024)
- Which state leads in wheat? 🌾 North Dakota 368,285,000 bushels (2024)
- Which state leads in rice? 🍚 Arkansas 109,262,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in barley? 🥣 Idaho 55,590,000 bushels (2024)
- Which state leads in oats? 🐴 North Dakota 13,426,000 bushels (2024)
- Which state leads in hay? 🚜 Texas 11,960,000 tons (2024)
- Which state grows the most hay on ONE acre? ☘️ Arizona 7.4 tons per acre (2025)
- Which state leads in cow-food corn? 🐄 Wisconsin 14,600,000 tons (2024)
- Which state grows the most sorghum? 🌾 Kansas 182,000,000 bushels (2024)
- Which state grows the most rye? 🌾 North Dakota 2,784,000 bu (2024)
- Which state grows the most millet? 🐦 Colorado 9,913,000 bu (2024)
- Which state harvests the most buckwheat? 🥞 North Dakota 20,542 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most soybeans? 🫘 Illinois 639,375,000 bushels (2025)
- Which state grows the most dry beans? 🫘 North Dakota 13,207,000 hundred-pound bags (cwt) (2024)
- Which state grows the most dry peas? 🫛 Montana 8,294,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state grows the most lentils? 🫛 Montana 6,210,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state grows the most chickpeas? 🧆 Montana 2,050,000 cwt (100 lb) (2024)
- Which state leads in peanuts? 🥜 Georgia 3,249,400,000 pounds (2024)
- Which state leads in sunflowers? 🌻 North Dakota 515,000,000 lb (2024)
- Which state grows the most canola? 🌼 North Dakota 3,952,500,000 pounds (2024)
- Which state grows the most safflower? 🌺 California 77,000,000 lb (2024)
- Which state grows the most sugar beets? 🍬 Minnesota 11,821,000 tons harvested (2024)
- Which state leads in cotton? ☁️ Texas 4,081,000 bales (480 lb) (2024)
- Which state grows the most popcorn? 🍿 Indiana 400,110,354 pounds (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state grows the most Great Northern beans? 🍲 Nebraska 843,000 cwt (2025)
Trees, Nuts & Specialty17
- Which state leads in maple syrup? 🍁 Vermont 3,108,000 gallons (2024)
- Which state leads in Christmas trees? 🎄 Oregon 4,823,877 trees cut (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state leads in pecans? 🥧 Georgia 102,000,000 lb (in shell) (2024)
- Which state has the most acres of pecan trees grown from a nut? 🐿️ Oklahoma 82,287 acres (2022)
- Which state has the most hazelnut trees? 🌰 Oregon 69,213 acres (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state has the most chestnut trees? 🌳 Michigan 856 acres (2022)
- Which state grows the most coffee? ☕ Hawaii 8,303 acres (2022)
- Which state leads in peppermint? 🌿 Idaho 1,187,000 lb of oil (2024)
- Which state grows the most ginseng? 🌿 Wisconsin 784 acres (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
- Which state grows the most lawn? 🌱 Texas 43,764 acres (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
- Which state has the biggest nursery & greenhouse share? 🌷 Rhode Island 55.3 % of farm sales (2022)
- Which state makes the most sorghum syrup? 🥄 Kentucky 15,071 gallons (2022)
- Which state grows the most Kentucky bluegrass seed? ⛳ Washington 28,425,764 pounds (2022)
- Which state sells the most dogwoods, in dollars? 🌸 Tennessee 10,586,804 dollars (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
- Which state sells the most pansies (and violas) in pots? 🌼 Maryland 5,185,960 pots (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
- Which state sells the most garden mums in pots? 🏵️ New Jersey 9,355,381 pots (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
- Which state sells the most white spruce Christmas trees, in dollars? 🎄 Connecticut 417,580 dollars (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
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