Which state leads in sweet potatoes?
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Which states grow the most sweet potatoes? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→3 in order
I bet… Louisiana — sweet potato pie country!
Answer
The real order is…
North Carolina produces about 2.44× as much as #2 California!
📚 Background North Carolina grows about half of America's sweet potatoes — its sandy soil and long warm season are perfect. Fun fact: what stores call “yams” in the U.S. are almost always sweet potatoes! (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
🔍 Explore more: 🥦『One plant, six vegetables』→ I bet… Louisiana — sweet potato pie country!
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Sweet potatoes (cwt, by state, 2024)
Most: North Carolina (12,975,000 cwt (100 lb)); least of this top group: Mississippi (3,780,000 cwt (100 lb)).
Note: measured in hundredweight (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!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 North Carolina 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 | North Carolina | 12,975,000 cwt (100 lb) | 52.3% |
| #2 | California | 5,310,000 cwt (100 lb) | 21.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | 3,780,000 cwt (100 lb) | 15.2% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 24,802,000 cwt (100 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: SWEET POTATOES - 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 SWEET POTATOES / PRODUCTION in CWT, year 2024, and compare states.