Which state leads in cucumbers?
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Which states grow the most cucumbers? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… California again, right?
Answer
The real order is…
Michigan produces about 1.78× 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) (opens in a new tab)
🔍 Explore more: 🥒『The pickle pipeline: Michigan's crunchy secret』→ I bet… California again, right?
Compare
Cucumbers (cwt, by state, 2024)
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!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Michigan is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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📋 See the ranking table (top 7)
| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | 4,237,500 cwt (100 lb) | 37.7% |
| #2 | Florida | 2,380,000 cwt (100 lb) | 21.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | 1,160,000 cwt (100 lb) | 10.3% |
| #4 | California | 1,116,000 cwt (100 lb) | 9.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | 912,000 cwt (100 lb) | 8.1% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | 816,000 cwt (100 lb) | 7.3% |
| #7 | Texas | 625,000 cwt (100 lb) | 5.6% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 11,246,500 cwt (100 lb) | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)
Sources
Data as of: 2024
USDA NASS Quick Stats: CUCUMBERS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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.