State rankings
Sunflower Production by State
South Dakota has the highest Sunflower Production in 2022 (653.1M Lbs), followed by North Dakota (591.6M Lbs) and Colorado (26.5M Lbs). New Jersey has the lowest (150 Lbs).
39 of 51 states
Sunflower Production, 2022
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
112.8K Lbs
Middle half 3.8K Lbs – 4.4M Lbs
Average
35.1M Lbs
39 states
Highest
653.1M Lbs
South Dakota
Lowest
150 Lbs
New Jersey
Over time · 1947–2025
The top 5 in 2022, against the median.
- Median of all states
- South Dakota
- North Dakota
- Colorado
- Texas
- Nebraska
Data
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39 states · # = rank by Sunflower Production
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Dakota | 653.1M Lbs | $280M |
| 2 |  North Dakota | 591.6M Lbs | $376.51M |
| 3 |  Colorado | 26.5M Lbs | $8.18M |
| 4 |  Texas | 25.7M Lbs | $16.14M |
| 5 |  Nebraska | 17.5M Lbs | $11.79M |
| 6 |  California | 15.2M Lbs | $10.52M |
| 7 |  Minnesota | 12.6M Lbs | $47.87M |
| 8 |  Montana | 6.2M Lbs | — |
| 9 |  Kansas | 5.6M Lbs | $12.09M |
| 10 |  Oklahoma | 5.2M Lbs | — |
| 11 |  Wyoming | 3.6M Lbs | — |
| 12 |  Wisconsin | 1.1M Lbs | — |
| 13 |  Michigan | 974.5K Lbs | — |
| 14 |  Oregon | 514.3K Lbs | — |
| 15 |  Idaho | 512.6K Lbs | — |
| 16 |  Washington | 473.4K Lbs | — |
| 17 |  New Mexico | 299.1K Lbs | — |
| 18 |  Virginia | 157.5K Lbs | — |
| 19 |  Georgia | 137K Lbs | — |
| 20 |  Illinois | 112.8K Lbs | — |
| 21 |  Hawaii | 111.5K Lbs | — |
| 22 |  Alabama | 27K Lbs | — |
| 23 |  North Carolina | 19.5K Lbs | — |
| 24 |  Indiana | 18K Lbs | — |
| 25 |  Pennsylvania | 12.1K Lbs | — |
| 26 |  New York | 9,400 Lbs | — |
| 27 |  Maryland | 6,140 Lbs | — |
| 28 |  Kentucky | 4,350 Lbs | — |
| 29 |  West Virginia | 4,020 Lbs | — |
| 30 |  Connecticut | 3,600 Lbs | — |
| 31 |  South Carolina | 3,000 Lbs | — |
| 32 |  Missouri | 2,757 Lbs | — |
| 33 |  Utah | 2,200 Lbs | — |
| 34 |  Massachusetts | 2,067 Lbs | — |
| 35 |  Mississippi | 1,800 Lbs | — |
| 36 |  Ohio | 1,000 Lbs | — |
| 37 |  Tennessee | 825 Lbs | — |
| 38 |  Vermont | 200 Lbs | — |
| 39 |  New Jersey | 150 Lbs | — |
What correlates with Sunflower Production (2022)?
Pearson r against 2,110 other state metrics sharing at least 24 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
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Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Sunflower Production?
- South Dakota has the highest Sunflower Production in 2022, at 653.1M Lbs, followed by North Dakota (591.6M Lbs) and Colorado (26.5M Lbs).
- Which state has the lowest Sunflower Production?
- New Jersey has the lowest Sunflower Production in 2022, at 150 Lbs.
- What is the median Sunflower Production across US states?
- The median is 112.8K Lbs across the 39 US states with data in 2022.
- Where does this sunflower production by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sunflower - USDA/NASS QuickStats Ad-Hoc Query Tool.