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Which state leads in cabbage?

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Guess

Which states grow the most cabbage? Tap them most-to-least.

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I bet… Wisconsin — sauerkraut country!

Answer

The real order is…
    California produces about 1.8× as much as #2 New York!
    📚 Background California leads cabbage, with New York — coleslaw and deli country — as the strong #2. Cabbage likes cool weather, so northern states stay in this race. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    I bet… Wisconsin — sauerkraut country!

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    Cabbage (cwt, by state, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)20,564,500 cwt (100 lb)
    California #1 5,365,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: California (5,365,000 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Texas (861,000 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!

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    📋 See the ranking table (top 8)
    Cabbage (cwt, by state, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 California 5,365,000 cwt (100 lb) 26.1%
    #2 New York 2,976,000 cwt (100 lb) 14.5%
    #3 Florida 2,573,000 cwt (100 lb) 12.5%
    #4 Wisconsin 2,451,000 cwt (100 lb) 11.9%
    #5 Arizona 2,016,500 cwt (100 lb) 9.8%
    #6 Michigan 1,976,000 cwt (100 lb) 9.6%
    #7 Georgia 1,596,000 cwt (100 lb) 7.8%
    #8 Texas 861,000 cwt (100 lb) 4.2%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 20,564,500 cwt (100 lb) 100%

    Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Figures are published for 9 states; this table shows the top 8.

    Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)

    Sources

    Data as of: 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CABBAGE - 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 CABBAGE / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.