Which state leads in turkeys?
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Which states raise the most turkeys? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… Texas! Big state, big birds!
Answer
The real order is…
Minnesota raises about 1.19× as many as #2 North Carolina!
📚 Background America'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) (opens in a new tab)
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Turkeys raised (birds, by state, 2024)
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.
Where things grow has a reason!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Minnesota is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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📋 See the ranking table (top 8)
| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | 32,000,000 birds | 16% |
| #2 | North Carolina | 27,000,000 birds | 13.5% |
| #3 | Arkansas | 25,000,000 birds | 12.5% |
| #4 | Indiana | 20,000,000 birds | 10% |
| #5 | Missouri | 15,500,000 birds | 7.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | 15,300,000 birds | 7.7% |
| #7 | Iowa | 10,900,000 birds | 5.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | 7,700,000 birds | 3.9% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 200,000,000 birds | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 13 states; this table shows the top 8.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024)
Sources
Data as of: 2024
USDA NASS Quick Stats: TURKEYS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD, 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 States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.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 TURKEYS / PRODUCTION in HEAD, year 2024, and compare states.