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Which state leads in sunflowers?

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

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I bet… Kansas — The Sunflower State. Done!

Answer

The real order is…
    North Dakota produces about 1.1× as much as #2 South Dakota!
    📚 Background Kansas is nicknamed “The Sunflower State” — but the sunflower farming champions are North Dakota and South Dakota, in a photo-finish race. Sunflowers love the sunny northern plains. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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    I bet… Kansas — The Sunflower State. Done!

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    Sunflowers (lb of seeds, by state, 2024)

    🇺🇸 United States (national)1,141,195,000 lb
    North Dakota #1 515,000,000 lb
    Most: North Dakota (515,000,000 lb); least of this top group: Kansas (9,850,000 lb).

    Note: measured in pounds of seeds. 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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    📋 See the ranking table (top 8)
    Sunflowers (lb of seeds, by state, 2024)
    Rank State Value Share of U.S. total
    #1 North Dakota 515,000,000 lb 45.1%
    #2 South Dakota 466,300,000 lb 40.9%
    #3 Minnesota 67,710,000 lb 5.9%
    #4 Nebraska 28,125,000 lb 2.5%
    #5 California 23,700,000 lb 2.1%
    #6 Colorado 17,760,000 lb 1.6%
    #7 Texas 12,750,000 lb 1.1%
    #8 Kansas 9,850,000 lb 0.9%
    🇺🇸 USA (total) 1,141,195,000 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: SUNFLOWER - 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 SUNFLOWER / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.