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Which state leads in green beans?

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Guess

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

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Idaho? Beans and potatoes, right?

Answer

The real order is…
    Wisconsin produces about 2.55× as much as #2 Florida!
    📚 Background Wisconsin strikes again — cheese, cranberries, cow-food corn… and now green beans, with about 2.5× runner-up Florida. Much of the crop goes straight into cans and freezer bags. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    I bet… Idaho? Beans and potatoes, right?

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    Snap beans (cwt, by state, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)10,656,400 cwt (100 lb)
    Wisconsin #1 4,284,000 cwt (100 lb)
    Most: Wisconsin (4,284,000 cwt (100 lb)); least shown here: Pennsylvania (378,200 cwt (100 lb)).

    Note: measured in hundredweight (100 lb). 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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    Snap beans (cwt, by state, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 Wisconsin 4,284,000 cwt (100 lb) 40.2%
    #2 Florida 1,679,600 cwt (100 lb) 15.8%
    #3 New York 1,195,200 cwt (100 lb) 11.2%
    #4 Oregon 876,000 cwt (100 lb) 8.2%
    #5 Michigan 777,000 cwt (100 lb) 7.3%
    #6 California 655,500 cwt (100 lb) 6.2%
    #7 Illinois 518,400 cwt (100 lb) 4.9%
    #8 Pennsylvania 378,200 cwt (100 lb) 3.5%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 10,656,400 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 9 states; this table shows the top 8.

    Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)

    Sources

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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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