News|Articles|September 6, 2024

The state with the highest pumpkin acreage

Fun fact! Illinois grows the most pumpkins in the country with 17,600 acres. Click to read more!

Illinois grows the most pumpkins in the country with 17,600 acres. This is more than double the acreage of other top pumpkin-producing states. Of these acres, 80% of the state’s production is devoted to pie filling and other processing uses.

Source: Pumpkins: Background & Statistics. USDA Economic Research Service. https://www.ers.usda.gov/newsroom/trending-topics/pumpkins-background-statistics/ (accessed 24-09-05).

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