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Which state leads in cucumbers? 🥒

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

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… California again, right?
2Answer
The real order is…
    Michigan produces about 1.8× as much as #2 Florida!
    📚 Background Michigan is America's cucumber king — and a huge share of its cukes are the small pickling kind. Your hamburger pickles very possibly started in a Michigan field! (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    🔍 Explore more: 🥒『The pickle pipeline: Michigan's crunchy secret』→
    I bet… California again, right?
    3Compare
    Cucumbers (cwt, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)11,246,500 cwt (100 lb)
    Michigan #1 4,237,500 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: Michigan (4,237,500 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Texas (625,000 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!
    4Recap
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    🏅 Michigan is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CUCUMBERS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CUCUMBERS / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.