Sunflower Production by State

The US produces 7.0B bu of sunflower across 20 states and 5.9M acres. North Dakota leads with 16.0% of production.

7.0B bu

Total Production

5.9M acres

Total Acreage

Producing States

Top Sunflower Producing States

#	State	Production	Acreage	% of US Total
1	North Dakota	1.1B bu	485K acres	16.0%
2	North Dakota	1.1B bu	485K acres	15.4%
3	North Dakota	965.3M bu	485K acres	13.8%
4	South Dakota	817.2M bu	435K acres	11.7%
5	South Dakota	788.9M bu	435K acres	11.3%
6	South Dakota	726.0M bu	435K acres	10.4%
7	North Dakota	242.8M bu	485K acres	3.5%
8	North Dakota	192.1M bu	485K acres	2.7%
9	North Dakota	155.5M bu	485K acres	2.2%
10	South Dakota	140.5M bu	435K acres	2.0%
11	Minnesota	137.6M bu	50K acres	2.0%
12	Minnesota	132.0M bu	50K acres	1.9%
13	Minnesota	110.4M bu	50K acres	1.6%
14	South Dakota	91.2M bu	435K acres	1.3%
15	Texas	58.5M bu	41K acres	0.8%
16	Texas	54.5M bu	41K acres	0.8%
17	Texas	51.3M bu	41K acres	0.7%
18	North Dakota	50.7M bu	485K acres	0.7%
19	Nebraska	44.2M bu	30K acres	0.6%
20	Kansas	37.2M bu	26K acres	0.5%

North Dakota is the top sunflower producer, accounting for 16.0% of US production with 1.1B bu.

The US produces 7.0B bu of sunflower across 5.9M acres in 20 states.

Production data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service surveys.