Which states make the most peppermint oil? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→3 in order
I bet… Michigan? Cool and minty up north!
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The real order is…
Idaho produces about 1.9× as much as #2 Washington!
📚 BackgroundThe mint in your toothpaste and gum starts as a farm crop: fields of peppermint, steam-distilled into oil. Idaho — already the potato and barley champ — leads here too, with Washington and Oregon behind.(USDA NASS Quick Stats)
I bet… Michigan? Cool and minty up north!
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Peppermint oil (lb, by state, 2024)
🇺🇸 United States (national)2,358,000 lb of oil
Idaho#11,187,000 lb of oil
Most: Idaho (1,187,000 lb of oil); least of this top group: Oregon (539,000 lb of oil).
Note: measured in pounds of distilled oil (only 3 states publish). 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.