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Which state leads in grapefruit? 🍈

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

Tapping assigns 1→3 in order

I bet… Florida — grapefruit central forever!
2Answer
The real order is…
    California produces about 1.6× as much as #2 Texas!
    📚 Background A stunning flip: Florida was the world's grapefruit capital for decades — now it's third in its own country, behind California and Texas. The citrus-greening disease that hit its oranges hit grapefruit even harder. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… Florida — grapefruit central forever!
    3Compare
    Grapefruit, utilized (tons, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)328,000 tons (utilized)
    California #1 156,000 tons (utilized)
    Most: California (156,000 tons (utilized)); least shown here: Florida (76,000 tons (utilized)).

    Note: measured in tons (only 3 states publish). Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between counts. 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
    🏅 Today's discovery
    🏅 California is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN TONS, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED / PRODUCTION in TONS, year 2024, and compare states.