Which state leads in bell peppers?
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Which states grow the most bell peppers? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… New Mexico — the pepper capital!
Answer
The real order is…
California produces about 1.2× as much as #2 Florida!
📚 Background California wins bell peppers overall — but in the fresh-market column of the same survey, winter-harvesting Florida comes out ahead. Two sunshine states, two pepper seasons. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
🔍 Explore more: 🌶️『Red or green is the same plant』→ I bet… New Mexico — the pepper capital!
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Bell peppers (cwt, by state, 2024)
Most: California (3,895,000 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: North Carolina (351,500 cwt (100 lb)).
Note: measured in hundredweight (100 lb). 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!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 California is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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📋 See the ranking table (top 6)
| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | 3,895,000 cwt (100 lb) | 40.9% |
| #2 | Florida | 3,240,000 cwt (100 lb) | 34% |
| #3 | Georgia | 899,000 cwt (100 lb) | 9.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | 671,000 cwt (100 lb) | 7% |
| #5 | Michigan | 464,000 cwt (100 lb) | 4.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | 351,500 cwt (100 lb) | 3.7% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 9,520,500 cwt (100 lb) | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)
Sources
Data as of: 2024
USDA NASS Quick Stats: PEPPERS, BELL - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
↳ In Quick Stats, pick PEPPERS, BELL / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.