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Iowa
2.5B
Illinois
2.3B
Nebraska
1.7B
Minnesota
1.5B
Indiana
1.1B
South Dakota
854.2M
Ohio
673.2M
Kansas
612.9M
Missouri
561.5M
Wisconsin
552.6M
North Dakota
543.4M
Michigan
346.1M
Kentucky
280.5M
Texas
256.2M
Tennessee
154M
Arkansas
151.9M
Mississippi
139.4M
North Carolina
132.3M
Colorado
123.8M
Louisiana
119M
Pennsylvania
106.8M
New York
95.4M
Georgia
76.6M
Maryland
72.6M
Virginia
58.9M
South Carolina
52.5M
Alabama
52.5M
Oklahoma
50.7M
Delaware
32.5M
Idaho
23.3M
Washington
18M
Oregon
11.8M
New Jersey
10.9M
Florida
9.8M
Montana
8.8M
Wyoming
8.7M
Arizona
7.8M
New Mexico
7.3M
California
7.1M
Utah
5M
West Virginia
4.6M

Corn Production by State 2024

Corn Production by State 2024

Corn, or maize, is a cereal grain originally cultivated by indigenous people in Mexico 10,000 years ago. The plant has a leafy stalk that produces pollen inflorescences and ears that produce kernels or seeds. Corn is widely cultivated around the world, with its total production surpassing that of wheat or rice. There are six types of corn: dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn. Dent, flint, and flour corn varieties are used to make animal feed, cornmeal, corn oil, and alcoholic beverages such as bourbon whiskey. Sweet corn, which is rich in sugar, is usually grown for human consumption. Additionally, corn is used for biofuel and ethanol production.

Today, the United States is the largest corn producer globally, with approximately 96 million acres of land reserved for corn production. While most states plant and produce corn, it is grown mostly in the Heartland region, including Iowa, Illinois, eastern South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, northern Missouri, and western Kentucky. In 2020, four states produced over 1 billion bushels of corn: Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Nineteen states produced over 100 million bushels of corn.

Corn production plays a major role in the U.S. economy, as the grain can be used for food, seed, and industrial purposes. The United States also exports about 38% of the world's total corn exports to other countries. In 2018, the United States exported approximately $12.9 billion of corn. The ten states that produce the most corn in the United States are Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota, Ohio, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Iowa is the largest producer of corn in the United States. While officially nicknamed "The Hawkeye State," Iowa is also known as "The Corn State" due to 90% of its land devoted to agriculture. Iowa produced 2,296,200,000 bushels of corn in 2020, about 16.19% of the total U.S. production. Illinois follows Iowa with 2,131,200,000 bushels of corn, about 15.03% of the total U.S. production. Nebraska and Minnesota produced 1,790,090,000 and 1,441,920,000 respectively. Together, the four top corn-producing states produced over 54% of the country's total corn. Below is a table with each state's corn production and percentage of the U.S. total corn production.

Corn Production by State 2024

Notes:
- In states whose organic corn production is marked with a W, value has been withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations

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State
Corn Production 2023 (BU)
% US Corn Production 2020
Grain Corn 2021 (bushels)
Grain Corn 2022 (bushels)
Organic Corn Production 2019 (bushels)
Organic Corn Production 2021 (bushels)
Iowa2.5B16.19%2.5B2.5B5M9.9M
Illinois2.3B15.03%2.2B2.3B2M4.3M
Nebraska1.7B12.62%1.9B1.5B4.8M4.7M
Minnesota1.5B10.17%1.4B1.5B3.7M3.8M
Indiana1.1B6.92%1B974.7M1.2M1.3M
South Dakota854.2M5.14%734.3M661.3M338.9K694.7K
Ohio673.2M3.95%644.6M594.7M1.2M2.1M
Kansas612.9M5.4%750.6M510.6M1.1M1.1M
Missouri561.5M3.95%545.4M502.3M914.2K897.9K
Wisconsin552.6M3.64%540M545.4M2.9M3.4M
North Dakota543.4M1.74%381.1M349.8M219.3K105.8K
Michigan346.1M2.16%346.3M336M2.8M3.9M
Kentucky280.5M1.79%276.5M210.6M250.4K118.3K
Texas256.2M1.63%236.8M152.9M2.5M2.9M
Tennessee154M0.99%161.5M103.3M131K174.9K
Arkansas151.9M0.78%152.7M120.2MNaNNaN
Mississippi139.4M0.62%126.7M93.2MNaN
North Carolina132.3M0.76%134.8M98.9M167.5K259.8K
Colorado123.8M0.87%148.3M118.6M864.4K916.6K
Louisiana119M0.62%103.4M74M51.6KNaN
Pennsylvania106.8M0.97%167.3M117.6M1.1M1.3M
New York95.4M0.56%96.9M80.5M1.7M2.5M
Georgia76.6M0.49%81M67.4M45.5K47.3K
Maryland72.6M0.47%74.4M62.7M215.1K213.1K
Virginia58.9M0.36%57.6M56.8M242.4K275.1K
South Carolina52.5M0.35%52.8M36.6MNaN18K
Alabama52.5M0.35%55.4M34.2M
Oklahoma50.7M0.3%44.3M24.4MNaN181.5K
Delaware32.5M0.2%31.6M28.4M17.3K10.4K
Idaho23.3M0.18%25.2M23.8M286.6K507.6K
Washington18M0.13%21.1M16.5M471.5K614.7K
Oregon11.8M0.11%13.2M10.7MNaN1.4M
New Jersey10.9M0.09%11.7M7.7MNaN23K
Florida9.8M0.06%11.6M9.2MNaN900
Montana8.8M0.05%6M7.7M41.3K
Wyoming8.7M0.05%10.4M8.6MNaN
Arizona7.8M0.04%3.3M8.8M
New Mexico7.3M0.05%7.2M5.4M197.3K337.1K
California7.1M0.08%9.4M3.5M573.4K116.8K
Utah5M0.03%3.4M2.6M28K
West Virginia4.6M0.04%5.5M5.9MNaN13.7K
United States15.3B0%
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Corn Production by State 2024

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