What We’re Showing
This graphic breaks down the most harvested crops in the U.S., by acres reaped in 2023. Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Key Takeaways
- By acreage, corn, soybean and hay are the most grown crops in America.
- Their fields together account for 75% of all harvested cropland in the country, an area bigger than Texas.
- Corn crops could (almost) cover Montana by themselves, soybean could blanket New Mexico, and hay could spread over Kansas.
- Importantly all three crops are a key ingredient of animal feed; though corn is also used for biofuels and manufacturing high fructose corn syrup.
