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Crop Review
SnapshotUpdated April 2026

Most Widely Grown Crops

Crops grown across the most US states

Soybeans is the most widely grown US crop, cultivated across 17 states on 78.2 million acres.

#NameMetric
1Soybeans
17 states — 78.2M acres — 49.2B units
17
2Hay
14 states — 28.7M acres — 12.9B units
14
3Cotton
13 states — 7.7M acres — 4.2B units
13
4Corn
11 states — 3.3M acres — 58.1B units
11
5Barley
11 states — 2.4M acres — 1.3B units
11
6Oats
11 states — 0.6M acres — 0.2B units
11
7Wheat
10 states — 18.6M acres — 8.7B units
10
8Rice
6 states — 0.2M acres — 3.8B units
6
9Sunflower
6 states — 1.1M acres — 2.2B units
6
10Sorghum
6 states — 0.4M acres — 1.6B units
6

Soybeans is the most widely grown US crop, cultivated across 17 states on 78.2 million acres.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (April 2026)

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