Which state grows the most tomatoes under cover?
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Which states grow the most tomatoes under cover — inside greenhouses and tunnels instead of open fields? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… Florida! Tomatoes want sunshine, right? ☀️
Answer
The real order is…
Ohio grows about 1.6× as much as #2 California!
📚 Background Field tomatoes follow the sun, but tomatoes grown under cover — in greenhouses and tunnels — bring their own warmth and light, so a cold, cloudy state can grow them all winter. Ohio grows the most, ahead of sunny California. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
🔍 Explore more: 🍅『The tomatoes that never see a field』→ I bet… Florida! Tomatoes want sunshine, right? ☀️
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Tomatoes grown under cover (100-lb units, 2024)
Most: Ohio (532,092 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Pennsylvania (47,228 cwt (100 lb)).
Note: measured in cwt (100 lb), greenhouses and tunnels only — tomatoes grown out in open fields are not counted here. 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.
Ohio out-grows sunny California — indoors!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Ohio is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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📋 See the ranking table (top 8)
| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | 532,092 cwt (100 lb) | 20.1% |
| #2 | California | 333,225 cwt (100 lb) | 12.6% |
| #3 | Texas | 256,948 cwt (100 lb) | 9.7% |
| #4 | New York | 124,195 cwt (100 lb) | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | 117,637 cwt (100 lb) | 4.5% |
| #6 | Colorado | 104,351 cwt (100 lb) | 4% |
| #7 | Missouri | 48,050 cwt (100 lb) | 1.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | 47,228 cwt (100 lb) | 1.8% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 2,641,546 cwt (100 lb) | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 45 states; this table shows the top 8.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties))
Sources
Data as of: 2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties)
USDA NASS Quick Stats: TOMATOES, UNDER PROTECTION - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-20) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
↳ In Quick Stats, pick TOMATOES / PRODUCTION in CWT with production practice UNDER PROTECTION, year 2024 (Census of Horticultural Specialties), and compare states.