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Which state leads in cotton? ☁️

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

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Georgia — the old cotton South!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Texas produces about 2.1× as much as #2 Georgia!
    📚 Background Texas grows more cotton than any other state — the High Plains around Lubbock hold some of the biggest cotton fields on Earth, watered partly by the giant Ogallala aquifer underground. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
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    I bet… Georgia — the old cotton South!
    3Compare
    Cotton (480-lb bales, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)14,410,000 bales (480 lb)
    Texas #1 4,081,000 bales (480 lb)
    Most: Texas (4,081,000 bales (480 lb)); least of this top group: Tennessee (548,000 bales (480 lb)).

    Note: measured in 480-lb bales. 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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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: COTTON - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN 480 LB BALES, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick COTTON / PRODUCTION in 480 LB BALES, year 2024, and compare states.