U.S. crop production concentrated in the Corn Belt and specialty crop regions, especially California

U.S. crop production is geographically concentrated in a few high-value production areas, particularly California’s Central Valley and the Corn Belt. The five States with the highest value of crop sales in 2022 were California, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska. With its large horticultural sector, California's overall crop value of nearly $43 billion was driven by fruits, nuts, vegetables, and other high-value specialty crops. Much of the Midwest, especially Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska, derive most crop value from grains and oilseeds, particularly corn and soybeans. Likewise, row crop production is also favored along the Mississippi Delta. Other pockets of high-value specialty crop sales appear in Washington and Florida.