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Which state grows the most dry peas?

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Which states grow the most dry (field) peas — the peas dried for split pea soup? Tap them most-to-least.

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I bet… a warm garden state — peas are veggies, right? 🥗

Answer

The real order is…
    Montana grows about 1.15× as much as #2 North Dakota!
    📚 Background The peas in split pea soup aren't garden peas — they're dry (field) peas, left to dry on the plant like tiny beans. They're a pulse, and like lentils they grow best in the cool, dry north. Montana grows the most, just edging out North Dakota. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    I bet… a warm garden state — peas are veggies, right? 🥗

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    Dry peas grown (100-lb bags, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)17,029,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Montana #1 8,294,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: Montana (8,294,000 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Idaho (213,000 cwt (100 lb)).

    Note: measured in hundred-pound bags (cwt). Only states that publish a value are shown. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Soup peas from the cold north!

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    Dry peas grown (100-lb bags, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 Montana 8,294,000 cwt (100 lb) 48.7%
    #2 North Dakota 7,217,000 cwt (100 lb) 42.4%
    #3 Washington 907,000 cwt (100 lb) 5.3%
    #4 Nebraska 398,000 cwt (100 lb) 2.3%
    #5 Idaho 213,000 cwt (100 lb) 1.3%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 17,029,000 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: PEAS, DRY EDIBLE - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-18) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick PEAS, DRY EDIBLE / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.