Which state leads in peppermint?
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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!
Answer
The real order is…
Idaho produces about 1.88× as much as #2 Washington!
📚 Background The 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) (opens in a new tab)
I bet… Michigan? Cool and minty up north!
Compare
Peppermint oil (lb, by state, 2024)
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.
Where things grow has a reason!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Idaho is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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📋 See the ranking table (top 3)
| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | 1,187,000 lb of oil | 50.3% |
| #2 | Washington | 632,000 lb of oil | 26.8% |
| #3 | Oregon | 539,000 lb of oil | 22.9% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 2,358,000 lb of oil | 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: MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL - 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.