Submitted by Taps Coogan on the 20th of April 2019 to The Sounding Line.

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The following chart, from the cost estimation website HowMuch.net, shows the top agricultural product from every state.

As HowMuch notes:

“The United States is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products, and is also one of the top food-producing countries due to its large expanse of land and relatively low population density. According to the 2012 census of agriculture, the U.S. has 2.1 million farms, covering 915 million acres. Even though every state is involved in the agriculture industry, the vast majority of farms are found in the Midwest/Great Plains area, due to this region’s flat, arable land.”

The map reveals some regional trends in US agriculture, of course with exceptions: dairy in the North-East, poultry in the South, grains etc… in the the Mid-West, cattle in the West, and fruits and nuts in California, Florida, and Washington.

The data for each state is as follows:

Rank	State	Largest Agriculture Type (by $)	Annual Output
#1	California	Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	$17,638,972,000
#2	Iowa	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$17,146,679,000
#3	Illinois	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$13,589,230,000
#4	Texas	Cattle and calves	$13,013,127,000
#5	Minnesota	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$12,304,415,000
#6	Nebraska	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$10,698,861,000
#7	Kansas	Cattle and calves	$10,153,087,000
#8	North Dakota	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$8,813,348,000
#9	Indiana	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$7,217,854,000
#10	Ohio	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$5,834,600,000
#11	South Dakota	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$5,809,792,000
#12	Wisconsin	Milk from cows	$4,952,039,000
#13	North Carolina	Poultry and eggs	$4,837,026,000
#14	Georgia	Poultry and eggs	$4,773,837,000
#15	Colorado	Cattle and calves	$4,321,308,000
#16	Arkansas	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$4,214,355,000
#17	Missouri	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$3,922,873,000
#18	Alabama	Poultry and eggs	$3,624,852,000
#19	Michigan	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$3,613,250,000
#20	Oklahoma	Cattle and calves	$3,402,919,000
#21	Washington	Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	$2,931,370,000
#22	Mississippi	Poultry and eggs	$2,744,048,000
#23	New York	Milk from cows	$2,417,398,000
#24	Idaho	Milk from cows	$2,333,364,000
#25	Pennsylvania	Milk from cows	$1,966,892,000
#26	Florida	Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	$1,847,805,000
#27	Louisiana	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$1,832,208,000
#28	Montana	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$1,787,162,000
#29	Kentucky	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$1,656,983,000
#30	South Carolina	Poultry and eggs	$1,476,817,000
#31	Tennessee	Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	$1,301,303,000
#32	New Mexico	Milk from cows	$1,251,065,000
#33	Virginia	Poultry and eggs	$1,161,564,000
#34	Wyoming	Cattle and calves	$1,101,195,000
#35	Maryland	Poultry and eggs	$922,999,000
#36	Oregon	Cattle and calves	$894,485,000
#37	Delaware	Poultry and eggs	$811,301,000
#38	Arizona	Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	$764,062,000
#39	Vermont	Milk from cows	$504,884,000
#40	New Jersey	Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	$405,247,000

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