The most valuable agricultural products in each state of the United States Alabama Arizona Arizona Arkansas CaliforniaColorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Mmasandra Massachusetts Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi Missouri, Montana Nebraska Nevada New York New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Utah Fomont, Texas Utah Wyoming, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington, Tel Virginia

Many Americans may be familiar with the U.S. Population and Housing Census, which is a national statistic that helps update legislative regions and designate federal funding. But there are other equally important censuses.

The U.S. government also conducted a census of agricultural products produced in all 50 states. Surveys are filled out by farmers and ranchers who are expected to earn at least $1,000 a year on the crops or livestock they produce. This agricultural census provides at a glance an overview of the total value of the produce sold (the sum of all the produce sold), the highest agricultural product sold (the total amount of crops sold, aquaculture and animals grouped by type) and the most valuable crops (the total yield of each crop, not necessarily sold).

We display the list in alphabetical order and list the country rankings for each entry. We used data from the 2017 State Agriculture Profile Report, commodity values since 2012, and crop values in survey data updated as of January 3, 2019.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > Alabama</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $5.6 billion (25th among all states)

- Largest produce sold: poultry and eggs ($3.6 billion), grains, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($435.5 million), cattle and calves ($429.3 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: cotton ($265.9 million), hay and semi-hay ($208.6 million), corn ($157.0 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > Alaska</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $58.9 million (50th among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: aquaculture (USD 29.8 million), nurseries, greenhouses, flowers and turf (USD 13 million), cattle and calves (USD 1.1 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($9 million), potatoes ($2.7 million), barley ($1.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > Arizona</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $3.7 billion (32nd out of all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($764.1 million), milk ($763 million), cattle and calves ($700.3 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: lettuce ($566.8 million), hay and semi-hay ($423.2 million), spinach ($119.4 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > Arkansas</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $9.8 billion (ranked 14th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($4.2 billion), poultry and eggs ($4 billion), cattle and calves ($766.5 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($1.7 billion), rice ($950.4 million), corn ($381.1 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="23" > California</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $42.6 billion (ranked first among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: fruits, nuts and berries ($17.6 billion), milk ($6.9 billion), vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($6.3 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: grapes ($5.8 billion), almonds ($5.6 billion), strawberries ($3.1 billion)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="27" > Colorado</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $7.8 billion (20th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cattle and calves ($4.3 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.5 billion), milk ($559.4 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($701.1 million), corn ($622.8 million), wheat ($328.5 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="31" > Connecticut</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $550.6 million (ranked 46th among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: nurseries, greenhouses, flowers and turf ($252.9 million), milk ($69.8 million), poultry meat and eggs ($48.9 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: apples ($19.9 million), hay ($15.7 million), maple syrup ($1.2 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" > Delaware</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $1.3 billion (ranked 39th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($811.3 million), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($345.3 million), vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($61 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($127.7 million), soybeans ($74.1 million), wheat ($22.9 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > Florida</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $7.7 billion (21st among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: fruits, nuts and berries ($1.8 billion), nurseries, greenhouses, floral and turf ($1.7 billion), vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($1.3 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: oranges ($1 billion), strawberries ($336.9 million), tomatoes ($262 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="43" > Georgia</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $9.3 billion (ranked 15th among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($4.8 billion), cotton and cottonseed ($1 billion), other crops and hay ($1 billion)

- Most valuable crops produced: cotton ($794.9 million), peanuts ($780.5 million), pecans ($256.8 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="47" > Hawaii</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $661.3 million (ranked 45th among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($152.9 million), fruits, nuts and berries ($151.8 million), nurseries, greenhouses, floral cultivation and turf ($79.9 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: macadamia nuts ($53.9 million), coffee ($43.8 million), papayas ($9.4 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" > Idaho</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $7.8 billion (ranked 19th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: dairy cows ($2.3 billion), cattle and calves ($1.8 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.4 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: potatoes ($975 million), hay and semi-hay ($787.7 million), wheat ($415.7 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="55" > Illinois</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $17.2 billion (seventh among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($13.6 billion), pigs and pork ($1.5 billion), cattle and calves ($984.5 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($7.4 billion), soybeans ($5.9 billion), hay and semi-hay ($219.8 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="59" > Indiana</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $11.2 billion (ranked 10th among all states)

- The largest agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($7.2 billion), pigs and pork ($1.3 billion), poultry and eggs ($1.2 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($3.2 billion), soybeans ($3.1 billion), hay and semi-hay ($259.5 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > Iowa</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $30.8 billion (second among all states)

- Largest produce sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($17.1 billion), pigs and pork ($6.8 billion), cattle and calves ($4.5 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($8.5 billion), soybeans ($5.2 billion), hay and semi-hay ($393.1 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="67" > Kansas</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $18.5 billion (sixth among all states)

- Main produce for sale: cattle and calves ($10.2 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($6.5 billion), hogs and pork ($697 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($2.2 billion), soybeans ($1.7 billion), wheat ($1.3 billion)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="71" > Kentucky</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $5.1 billion (27th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.7 billion), poultry and eggs ($1.1 billion), cattle and calves ($1 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($992.2 million), corn ($770.9 million), hay ($615.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="75" > Louisiana</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $3.8 billion (30th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.8 billion), other crops and hay ($635.3 million), poultry and eggs ($574.2 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($654.8 million), corn ($333.6 million), rice ($312.7 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="79" > Maine</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $763.1 million (44th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($207.3 million), milk ($126.6 million), fruits, nuts, and berries ($114.7 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: potatoes ($155.0 million), hay ($38.5 million), maple syrup ($23.9 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="83" > Maryland</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $2.3 billion (36th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($923 million), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($716.3 million), nurseries, greenhouses, floral and turf ($204.8 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($281.7 million), soybeans ($232.3 million), hay ($78.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="87" > Massachusetts</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $492.2 million (47th among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: nurseries, greenhouses, flowers and turf ($144.2 million), fruits, nuts and berries ($125.6 million), vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($81.2 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: cranberries ($59.7 million), hay and semi-hay ($24.4 million), apples ($14.6 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="91" > Michigan</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $8.7 billion (ranked 18th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($3.6 billion), milk ($1.5 billion), nurseries, greenhouses, floral and turf ($727.8 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($1 billion), soybeans ($897.2 million), hay and semi-hay ($441.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="95" > Minnesota</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $21.3 billion (fifth among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($12.3 billion), pigs and pork ($2.8 billion), milk ($1.6 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($4.5 billion), soybeans ($3.5 billion), hay and semi-hay ($444 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="99" > Mississippi</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $6.4 billion (24th among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($2.7 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($2.3 billion), cotton and cottonseed ($367.8 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($1.1 billion), cotton ($465 million), corn ($344.9 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="103" > Missouri</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $9.2 billion (ranked 16th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($3.9 billion), cattle and calves ($2 billion), poultry and eggs ($1.4 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($2.7 billion), corn ($1.8 billion), hay and semi-hay ($577.8 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="107" > Montana</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $4.2 billion (29th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.8 billion), cattle and calves ($1.8 billion), other crops and hay ($403.3 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($686.9 million), wheat ($674.2 million), barley ($125.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="111" > Nebraska</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $23.1 billion (fourth among all states)

- The largest agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($10.7 billion), cattle and calves ($10.1 billion), hogs and pork ($1.1 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($5.6 billion), soybeans ($3 billion), hay and semi-hay ($531.1 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="115" > Nevada</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $764.1 million (43rd out of all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: other crops and hay ($280.6 million), cattle and calves ($241.6 million), milk ($125.6 million)

- Most valuable crops produced: hay ($195.4 million), wheat ($4.9 million), corn (not applicable)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="119" > New Hampshire</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $190.9 million (48th among all states)

- Main produce for sale: dairy cows ($54.8 million), nurseries, greenhouses, floral and turf ($49.9 million), poultry and eggs ($13.5 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($9.5 million), maple syrup ($6.7 million), corn (n/a)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="123" > New Jersey</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $1 billion (ranked 40th among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: nurseries, greenhouses, flowers and turf ($405.2 million), vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($191.7 million), fruits, nuts and berries ($145.4 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: blueberries ($83.8 million), peaches ($44 million), corn ($43.8 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="127" > New Mexico</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $2.6 billion (35th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: milk ($1.3 billion), cattle and calves ($630.8 million), other crops and hay ($206.1 million)

- Most valuable crops produced: hickory ($220.8 million), hay and semi-hay ($200.2 million), chili pepper ($44.6 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="131" > New York</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $5.4 billion (26th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: dairy cows ($2.4 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($855.9 million), cattle and calves ($449.5 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay and semi-hay ($919.3 million), apples ($343.1 million), corn ($300.6 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="135" > North Carolina</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $12.6 billion (ranked 8th among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($4.8 billion), pigs and pork ($2.9 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.8 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: tobacco ($723.6 million), soybeans ($638.8 million), corn ($501 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="139" > North Dakota</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $11 billion (11th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($8.8 billion), cattle and calves ($1.1 billion), other crops and hay ($592.4 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($2.1 billion), wheat ($1.4 billion), corn ($1.3 billion)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="143" > Ohio</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $10.1 billion (13th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($5.8 billion), poultry meat and eggs ($946.6 million), milk ($938.3 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($2.4 billion), corn ($2 billion), hay and semi-hay ($421 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="147" > Oklahoma</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $7.1 billion (23rd out of all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cattle and calves ($3.4 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.3 billion), poultry and eggs ($961.3 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($498.4 million), wheat ($379.6 million), cotton ($362.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="151" > Oregon</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $4.9 billion (28th among all states)

- Main agricultural products for sale: cattle and calves ($894.5 million), other crops and hay ($803.7 million), nurseries, greenhouses, floral and turf ($756 million))

- The most valuable crops produced: hay and semi-hay ($585.2 million), wheat ($238.7 million), pear ($176.6 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="155" > Pennsylvania</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $7.4 billion (22nd out of all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: milk ($2 billion), poultry meat and eggs ($1.4 billion), cereals, oil, dried beans and dried peas ($1.2 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay and semi-hay ($899.4 million), corn ($562.9 million), soybeans ($259.7 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="159" > Rhode Island</h1>

- Total value of produce sold: $59.7 million (ranked 49th among all states)

- Main produce for sale: nurseries, greenhouses, flowers and turf ($32.8 million), vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes ($9.3 million), fruits, nuts and berries ($4.1 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($1.8 million), corn (not applicable)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="163" > South Carolina</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $3 billion (34th among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($1.5 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($499.6 million), cotton and cottonseed ($213.8 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($187.9 million), cotton ($151.2 million), soybeans ($137.8 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="167" > South Dakota</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $10.2 billion (12th among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($5.8 billion), cattle and calves ($3 billion), hogs and pigs ($446.8 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($2.2 billion), soybeans ($2.1 billion), hay and semi-hay ($503 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="171" > Tennessee</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $3.6 billion (33rd among all states)

- Main produce for sale: cereals, oilseed seeds, dried beans and dried peas ($1.3 billion), cattle and calves ($735.5 million), poultry and eggs ($552.0 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: soybeans ($805.1 million), hay ($457.6 million), corn ($431.0 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="175" > Texas</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $25.4 billion (third among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cattle and calves ($13 billion), grains, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($3 billion), poultry and eggs ($2.6 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: cotton ($3 billion), hay and semi-hay ($1.2 billion), corn ($1.2 billion)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="179" > Utah</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $1.8 billion (37th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cattle and calves ($364.2 million), cows' milk ($326.4 million), other crops and hay ($297.2 million)

- Most valuable crops produced: hay and semi-hay ($332.3 million), wheat ($29 million), corn ($12.8 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="183" > Vermont</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $776.1 million (42nd out of all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: dairy cows ($504.9 million), other crops and hay ($88.3 million), cattle and calves ($61.9 million)

- Most valuable crops produced: hay and semi-hay ($152 million), maple syrup ($53.5 million), apples ($18.5 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="187" > Virginia</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $3.8 billion (ranked 31st among all states)

- Largest agricultural products sold: poultry and eggs ($1.2 billion), cattle and calves ($708 million), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($633.7 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay and semi-hay ($347.0 million), soybeans ($241.4 million), corn ($180.9 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="191" > Washington</h1> State

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $9.1 billion (ranked 17th among all states)

- Main produce sold: fruits, nuts and berries ($2.9 billion), cereals, oils, dried beans and dried peas ($1.5 billion), milk ($1.1 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: apples ($2.4 billion), potatoes ($686.6 million), wheat ($680.3 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="195" > West Virginia</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $806.8 million (41st among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: poultry meat and eggs ($401.4 million), cattle and calves ($217.4 million), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($37.4 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($122.2 million), corn ($19.1 million), apples ($18.2 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="199" > Wisconsin</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $11.7 billion (9th among all states)

- Main produce sold: milk ($5 billion), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($3.4 billion), cattle and calves ($1.4 billion)

- The most valuable crops produced: corn ($1.7 billion), soybeans ($940.4 million), hay and semi-hay ($816.2 million)

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="203" > Wyoming</h1>

- Total value of agricultural products sold: $1.7 billion (ranked 38th among all states)

- Main agricultural products sold: cattle and calves ($1.1 billion), other crops and hay ($257.6 million), cereals, oilseeds, dried beans and dried peas ($169.8 million)

- The most valuable crops produced: hay ($330.1 million), corn ($31.7 million), barley ($30.2 million)