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Which state leads in barley? 🥣

1Guess
Which states grow the most barley? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… North Dakota — it wins everything up north!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Idaho produces about 1.5× as much as #2 Montana!
    📚 Background Idaho isn’t just Famous Potatoes — it’s America’s barley king too. Cool mountain-valley nights and irrigated fields suit barley, much of it grown for malt. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… North Dakota — it wins everything up north!
    3Compare
    Barley (bushels, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)144,442,000 bushels
    Idaho #1 55,590,000 bushels
    Most: Idaho (55,590,000 bushels); least of this top group: Maryland (1,558,000 bushels).

    Note: measured in bushels. Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between years. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Where things grow has a reason!
    4Recap
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    🏅 Idaho is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: BARLEY - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick BARLEY / PRODUCTION in BU, year 2024, and compare states.