Where apples are grown: the leading US counties
2022 Census of Agriculture · Bearing and non-bearing acres. Counties with a published figure: 1,389
The 2022 census counted 411,262 acres of apples on US farms; Grant County, Washington, had the most of any county with a published figure.
The ten leading counties hold 56.1% of the national total. Washington is the leading state, with 3.0 times the figure of New York.
The national figure is up 7.7% on the 2017 census.
The 25 leading counties
Ranked among the 1,389 counties with a published figure. Another 719 counties grow or keep some but have their figure withheld to protect individual farms, so they are not ranked.
| # | County | State | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant County | Washington | 61,627 | 15.0% |
| 2 | Yakima County | Washington | 53,703 | 13.1% |
| 3 | Wayne County | New York | 27,761 | 6.8% |
| 4 | Okanogan County | Washington | 18,133 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Adams County | Pennsylvania | 15,966 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Kent County | Michigan | 14,153 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Walla Walla County | Washington | 11,431 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Franklin County | Washington | 9,936 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Douglas County | Washington | 9,666 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Chelan County | Washington | 8,360 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Ulster County | New York | 7,990 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Benton County | Washington | 6,992 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Orleans County | New York | 6,953 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Adams County | Washington | 5,608 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Henderson County | North Carolina | 5,103 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Oceana County | Michigan | 4,469 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Frederick County | Virginia | 4,170 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Ottawa County | Michigan | 3,774 | 0.92% |
| 19 | Niagara County | New York | 3,298 | 0.80% |
| 20 | Berrien County | Michigan | 3,019 | 0.73% |
| 21 | Clinton County | New York | 2,999 | 0.73% |
| 22 | Columbia County | New York | 2,798 | 0.68% |
| 23 | Santa Cruz County | California | 2,688 | 0.65% |
| 24 | Newaygo County | Michigan | 2,554 | 0.62% |
| 25 | Muskegon County | Michigan | 2,181 | 0.53% |
Leading states
| State | Acres | Share of US | Since 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 188,973 | 45.9% | +5.0% |
| New York | 62,521 | 15.2% | +23.9% |
| Michigan | 44,985 | 10.9% | +16.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 25,457 | 6.2% | +13.1% |
| Virginia | 11,149 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| California | 10,975 | 2.7% | −19.5% |
| North Carolina | 6,962 | 1.7% | +15.6% |
| Wisconsin | 5,783 | 1.4% | +23.8% |
| Oregon | 5,202 | 1.3% | −10.2% |
| Ohio | 5,034 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| Massachusetts | 3,786 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| West Virginia | 3,249 | 0.8% | −26.3% |
| Minnesota | 3,219 | 0.8% | −10.6% |
| Vermont | 2,648 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| Maine | 2,514 | 0.6% | −5.8% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.