Which state has the highest Sweet Potato Production?

North Carolina has the highest Sweet Potato Production in 2018, at 11M CWT, followed by California (7.8M CWT) and Mississippi (4.6M CWT).

Which state has the lowest Sweet Potato Production?

Florida has the lowest Sweet Potato Production in 2018, at 812K CWT.

What is the median Sweet Potato Production across US states?

The median is 3.4M CWT across the 6 US states with data in 2018.

Where does this sweet potato production by state data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sweet Potato - USDA/NASS QuickStats Ad-Hoc Query Tool.

State rankings

Sweet Potato Production by State

Name: Sweet Potato Production by State
Creator: Rankodex

North Carolina has the highest Sweet Potato Production in 2018 (11M CWT), followed by California (7.8M CWT) and Mississippi (4.6M CWT). Florida has the lowest (812K CWT).

Agriculture48 states · 4 metricsUpdated Sep 1, 2026Original page

1 source

Sweet Potato - USDA/NASS QuickStats Ad-Hoc Query Tool

Showing

Year

6 of 51 states

Compare this metric Add to combined ranking Open full map

Sweet Potato Production, 2018

Darker means higher. Click a place to highlight it.

Loading map…

All 6 ranked

Highest first.

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

3.4M CWT

Middle half 1.3M CWT – 7M CWT

Average

4.6M CWT

6 states

Highest

11M CWT

North Carolina

Lowest

812K CWT

Florida

Over time · 1868–2025

The top 5 in 2018, against the median.

Median of all states
North Carolina
California
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas

Data

Click a column to sort, a row to highlight that place on the charts.

6 states · # = rank by Sweet Potato Production

#
1	North Carolina	11M CWT	$261.56M
2	California	7.8M CWT	$183.37M
3	Mississippi	4.6M CWT	$81.9M
4	Louisiana	2.2M CWT	$44M
5	Arkansas	1.1M CWT	$24.5M
6	Florida	812K CWT	$38.9M

What correlates with Sweet Potato Production (2018)?

Not enough places to compare

Correlations need at least 10 states with data; this metric covers 6.

Quick answers

Which state has the highest Sweet Potato Production?: North Carolina has the highest Sweet Potato Production in 2018, at 11M CWT, followed by California (7.8M CWT) and Mississippi (4.6M CWT).
Which state has the lowest Sweet Potato Production?: Florida has the lowest Sweet Potato Production in 2018, at 812K CWT.
What is the median Sweet Potato Production across US states?: The median is 3.4M CWT across the 6 US states with data in 2018.
Where does this sweet potato production by state data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sweet Potato - USDA/NASS QuickStats Ad-Hoc Query Tool.