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Which state leads in cranberries? 🫐

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

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Massachusetts — Thanksgiving sauce country!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Wisconsin produces about 2.4× as much as #2 Massachusetts!
    📚 Background Think cranberries = Cape Cod? Wisconsin grows about 6 out of 10 of America's cranberries, in flooded sandy beds called marshes. Massachusetts is #2. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… Massachusetts — Thanksgiving sauce country!
    3Compare
    Cranberries (barrels, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)8,742,000 barrels (100 lb)
    Wisconsin #1 5,350,000 barrels (100 lb)
    Most: Wisconsin (5,350,000 barrels (100 lb)); least of this top group: New Jersey (547,000 barrels (100 lb)).

    Note: measured in barrels (100 lb each). 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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    🏅 Wisconsin is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CRANBERRIES - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BARRELS, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CRANBERRIES / PRODUCTION in BARRELS, year 2024, and compare states.