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Which state leads in corn? 🌽

1Guess
Which states produce the most corn? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Texas — everything's big there!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Iowa produces about 1.1× as much as #2 Illinois!
    📚 Background Welcome to the Corn Belt! Iowa and its neighbors sit on deep, rich prairie soil with warm, rainy summers — perfect for corn. Iowa grows more corn than most countries do. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    🔍 Explore more: 🌾『Two wheat belts: why the champ isn't “The Wheat State”』→
    I bet… Texas — everything's big there!
    3Compare
    Corn (bushels, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)14,891,756,000 bushels
    Iowa #1 2,626,950,000 bushels
    Most: Iowa (2,626,950,000 bushels); least of this top group: Missouri (613,050,000 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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    🏅 Iowa is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CORN, GRAIN - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CORN / GRAIN / PRODUCTION in BU, year 2024, and compare states.