Which state leads in honey?
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Which states make the most honey? Tap them most-to-least.
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I bet… California — flowers everywhere!
Answer
The real order is…
North Dakota produces about 2.72× as much as #2 California!
📚 Background Surprise — the honey king is North Dakota! In summer its endless fields of clover, alfalfa and canola bloom like a giant buffet for bees, and beekeepers even truck their hives north just for it. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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Honey (lb, by state, 2024 marketing year)
Most: North Dakota (36,260,000 lb); least of this top group: Florida (4,092,000 lb).
Note: measured in pounds. 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
🏅 North Dakota 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 | North Dakota | 36,260,000 lb | 27% |
| #2 | California | 13,330,000 lb | 9.9% |
| #3 | South Dakota | 13,250,000 lb | 9.9% |
| #4 | Montana | 10,082,000 lb | 7.5% |
| #5 | Minnesota | 6,858,000 lb | 5.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | 5,002,000 lb | 3.7% |
| #7 | Texas | 4,094,000 lb | 3% |
| #8 | Florida | 4,092,000 lb | 3% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 134,393,000 lb | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 20 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: HONEY - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 HONEY / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.