State rankings
Sweet Potato Production by State
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).
6 of 51 states
Sweet Potato Production, 2018
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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
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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)?
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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.