Which state leads in eggs?
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Which states lay the most eggs? Tap them most-to-least.
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I bet… California — most people, most breakfasts!
Answer
The real order is…
Iowa produces about 1.09× as much as #2 Ohio!
📚 Background Iowa wins eggs too — corn champion and egg champion! Its hens lay over 13 billion eggs a year, and Ohio is right on its heels. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
I bet… California — most people, most breakfasts!
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Eggs (count, by state, 2024 marketing year)
Most: Iowa (13,436,600,000 eggs); least of this top group: North Carolina (4,336,500,000 eggs).
Note: measured in eggs. 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.
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🏅 Iowa is the USA's #1!
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| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | 13,436,600,000 eggs | 12.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | 12,354,200,000 eggs | 11.3% |
| #3 | Indiana | 10,741,500,000 eggs | 9.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | 8,216,800,000 eggs | 7.5% |
| #5 | Texas | 6,091,000,000 eggs | 5.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | 5,223,500,000 eggs | 4.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | 4,813,300,000 eggs | 4.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | 4,336,500,000 eggs | 4% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 109,129,400,000 eggs | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 34 states; this table shows the top 8.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024 marketing year)
Sources
Data as of: 2024 marketing year
USDA NASS Quick Stats: EGGS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN EGGS, 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 EGGS / PRODUCTION in EGGS, marketing year 2024, and compare states.