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Which state leads in raspberries?

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

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I bet… Washington — berry country!

Answer

The real order is…
    California produces about 1.4× as much as #2 Washington!
    📚 Background Berry country is the Pacific Northwest… yet California beats Washington for the raspberry crown, about 1.4× ahead. Washington's Whatcom County remains famous for its red raspberry fields. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    I bet… Washington — berry country!

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    Raspberries (lb, by state, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)173,140,000 lb
    California #1 98,900,000 lb
    Most: California (98,900,000 lb); least shown here: Oregon (3,640,000 lb).

    Note: measured in pounds (only 3 states publish). Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between counts. 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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    Raspberries (lb, by state, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 California 98,900,000 lb 57.1%
    #2 Washington 70,600,000 lb 40.8%
    #3 Oregon 3,640,000 lb 2.1%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 173,140,000 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: RASPBERRIES - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-13) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick RASPBERRIES / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.