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States harvesting the most pumpkin acres

Illinois leads the states with published values, at 18,777 pumpkin acres harvested.

The ranking uses the latest source table in MoverMath: 2022 Census of Agriculture. Harvested acreage describes production footprint. It does not distinguish processing pumpkins from pick-your-own farms.

The five leading states

1. 1.Illinois18,777
2. 2.Indiana7,017
3. 3.Texas6,353
4. 4.Pennsylvania5,770
5. 5.California4,934

What this measures

USDA NASS publishes the state Census of Agriculture total directly. Acreage and farm counts answer different questions, so neither substitutes for the other.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.