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Which state leads in pumpkins?

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Which states produce the most pumpkins? Tap them most-to-least.

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I bet… Somewhere spooky… Texas?

Answer

The real order is…
    Illinois produces about 2.84× as much as #2 Indiana!
    📚 Background Illinois — by a mile! Most of America's canned pumpkin (hello, Thanksgiving pie) is packed around Morton, Illinois, nicknamed the Pumpkin Capital of the World. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
    🔍 Explore more: 🎃『Why Illinois? The pumpkin-can secret』→
    I bet… Somewhere spooky… Texas?

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    Pumpkins (cwt (100 lb), by state, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)14,104,500 cwt (100 lb)
    Illinois #1 4,536,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: Illinois (4,536,000 cwt (100 lb)); least of this top group: Virginia (540,500 cwt (100 lb)).

    Note: measured in cwt (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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    Pumpkins (cwt (100 lb), by state, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 Illinois 4,536,000 cwt (100 lb) 32.2%
    #2 Indiana 1,597,500 cwt (100 lb) 11.3%
    #3 Pennsylvania 1,088,000 cwt (100 lb) 7.7%
    #4 California 1,057,500 cwt (100 lb) 7.5%
    #5 Michigan 1,045,500 cwt (100 lb) 7.4%
    #6 Ohio 675,000 cwt (100 lb) 4.8%
    #7 Washington 570,000 cwt (100 lb) 4%
    #8 Virginia 540,500 cwt (100 lb) 3.8%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 14,104,500 cwt (100 lb) 100%

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

    Figures are published for 11 states; this table shows the top 8.

    Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)

    Sources

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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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