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Arizona, Crop Production & Agriculture

Arizona produces 2 major field crops across 333K acres. The top crop is Hay with 677.3M bu.

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2

Major Crops

333K acres

Total Acreage

Hay

Top Crop

What the Arizona Data Shows

Arizona reports 695.6M bu of field-crop production across 2 tracked crops — a meaningful regional contributor to U.S. row-crop output.

Arizona ranks #27 of 35 tracked states for total field-crop production, contributing about 0.5% of combined output — real output, but smaller in scale than the Corn Belt and Great Plains anchors.

Hay alone accounts for roughly 97% of the state's tracked field-crop production by volume (677.3M bu) — effectively a single-crop economy by USDA's measurement.

Field-crop acreage in Arizona totals 333K acres in this dataset, a smaller share of working land than Corn Belt or Great Plains states.

Beyond the lead crop, Arizona also grows Barley; the second-largest, Barley, adds 18.3M bu — 3% of the state's tracked output.

Crop Production in Arizona

#CropProductionAcreage
1Hay677.3M bu315K acres
2Barley18.3M bu18K acres

Frequently Asked Questions

Arizona grows 2 major field crops: Hay, Barley.

Hay is Arizona's top crop with 677.3M bu produced across 315K acres.

Sources: USDA NASS

Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.

Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.