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Rice Production by State

The US produces 4.7B bu of rice across 20 states and 516K acres. Arkansas leads with 35.5% of production.

4.7B bu

Total Production

516K acres

Total Acreage

20

Producing States

Top Rice Producing States

#StateProductionAcreage% of US Total
1Arkansas1.7B bu1K acres35.5%
2California977.3M bu18K acres20.7%
3Louisiana537.5M bu78K acres11.4%
4Missouri254.2M bu7K acres5.4%
5Texas193.8M bu24K acres4.1%
6Mississippi143.4M bu118K acres3.0%
7Arkansas106.9M bu1K acres2.3%
8Arkansas106.5M bu1K acres2.3%
9Arkansas106.5M bu1K acres2.3%
10Arkansas106.5M bu1K acres2.3%
11Arkansas97.5M bu1K acres2.1%
12Arkansas92.3M bu1K acres2.0%
13California45.5M bu18K acres1.0%
14California45.5M bu18K acres1.0%
15California45.2M bu18K acres1.0%
16California43.8M bu18K acres0.9%
17California42.5M bu18K acres0.9%
18California40.5M bu18K acres0.9%
19Louisiana31.4M bu78K acres0.7%
20Louisiana31.3M bu78K acres0.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Arkansas is the top rice producer, accounting for 35.5% of US production with 1.7B bu.

The US produces 4.7B bu of rice across 516K acres in 20 states.

Sources: USDA NASS

Production data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service surveys.