Which states raise the most turkeys? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… Texas! Big state, big birds!
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The real order is…
Minnesota raises about 1.2× as many as #2 North Carolina!
📚 BackgroundAmerica's Thanksgiving bird capital is Minnesota — about 32 million turkeys a year. Cheap corn and soybean feed grown right next door helps. North Carolina and Arkansas are close behind.(USDA NASS Quick Stats)
I bet… Texas! Big state, big birds!
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Turkeys raised (birds, by state, 2024)
🇺🇸 United States (national)200,000,000 birds
Minnesota#132,000,000 birds
Most: Minnesota (32,000,000 birds); least of this top group: Pennsylvania (7,700,000 birds).
Note: measured in birds. 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.