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Which state leads in onions?

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Guess

Which states grow the most onions? Tap them most-to-least.

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I bet… Georgia — Vidalia onions are famous!

Answer

The real order is…
    Washington produces about 1.02× as much as #2 California — the closest race on this site!
    📚 Background The closest race on this site: Washington beats California by a hair for the onion crown. Sweet-onion fans, don't worry — Georgia's famous Vidalia onions make it the fresh-market runner-up. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    I bet… Georgia — Vidalia onions are famous!

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    Dry onions (cwt, by state, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)76,029,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Washington #1 20,590,500 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: Washington (20,590,500 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Texas (2,138,500 cwt (100 lb)).

    Note: measured in hundredweight (100 lb). 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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    Dry onions (cwt, by state, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 Washington 20,590,500 cwt (100 lb) 27.1%
    #2 California 20,176,000 cwt (100 lb) 26.5%
    #3 Oregon 14,924,500 cwt (100 lb) 19.6%
    #4 Idaho 8,856,000 cwt (100 lb) 11.6%
    #5 New Mexico 4,161,000 cwt (100 lb) 5.5%
    #6 Georgia 2,632,500 cwt (100 lb) 3.5%
    #7 New York 2,550,000 cwt (100 lb) 3.4%
    #8 Texas 2,138,500 cwt (100 lb) 2.8%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 76,029,000 cwt (100 lb) 100%

    Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)

    Sources

    Data as of: 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: ONIONS, DRY - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN CWT, 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 ONIONS, DRY / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.