Which state leads in oats?
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Answer
The real order is…
North Dakota produces about 1.09× as much as #2 Minnesota!
📚 Background A photo finish! North Dakota barely edges out Minnesota for the oats crown. Oats like cool northern summers — the same reason they grow well in Canada next door. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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Oats (bushels, by state, 2024)
Most: North Dakota (13,426,000 bushels); least of this top group: New York (2,600,000 bushels).
Note: measured in bushels. 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!
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🏅 North Dakota is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Dakota | 13,426,000 bushels | 19.6% |
| #2 | Minnesota | 12,320,000 bushels | 18% |
| #3 | South Dakota | 7,744,000 bushels | 11.3% |
| #4 | Iowa | 5,986,000 bushels | 8.8% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | 4,422,000 bushels | 6.5% |
| #6 | Texas | 3,128,000 bushels | 4.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | 3,009,000 bushels | 4.4% |
| #8 | New York | 2,600,000 bushels | 3.8% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 68,335,000 bushels | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 19 states; this table shows the top 8.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)
Sources
Data as of: 2024
USDA NASS Quick Stats: OATS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN BU, 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 OATS / PRODUCTION in BU, year 2024, and compare states.