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Which state leads in sweet cherries? 🍒

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

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Michigan — the Cherry Capital, easy!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Washington produces about 2× as much as #2 California!
    📚 Background Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital — but that's tart pie cherries. The sweet cherries you snack on mostly come from Washington, ripening in its dry sunny valleys. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    🔍 Explore more: 🍒『Two cherry kingdoms: snack cherries vs pie cherries』→
    I bet… Michigan — the Cherry Capital, easy!
    3Compare
    Sweet cherries (tons, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)366,500 tons
    Washington #1 202,000 tons
    Most: Washington (202,000 tons); least of this top group: Michigan (19,600 tons).

    Note: measured in tons (tart pie cherries are counted separately). 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
    🏅 Today's discovery
    🏅 Washington is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CHERRIES, SWEET - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CHERRIES, SWEET / PRODUCTION in TONS, year 2024, and compare states.