While pumpkin production is widely dispersed throughout the United States, with crop conditions varying greatly by region. 40 percent of pumpkin acres are in five States: Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Texas, and California. To top things off, Illinois harvests twice as many pumpkin acres as any of the other top states.
10 States That Grow The Most Pumpkins
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Indiana
- Michigan
- California
- Texas
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Virginia
Fun Facts
- 80% of pumpkins are picked in October.
- 62 percent of pumpkin acres were grown in only ten States.
- Illinois is the nation’s largest producer of pumpkins.
- The average pumpkin cost is $2.60, but a big carving pumpkin will set you back more.
- 44% of Americans plan to care a Jack-O-Lantern.
- Jack-o’-lanterns were made out of turnips or potatoes, until Irish immigrants arrived in America and discovered pumpkins were better for carving.
- The heaviest pumpkin weighed 1,810 lb 8 oz and was grown in Minnesota.
- The largest pumpkin pie ever made was 20 feet in diameter and weighed 3,699 pounds. Hope they had plenty of forks!
- Antarctica is the only continent pumpkins don’t grow
- Pumpkin-flavored yearly sales total over $414 million- from coffee, beers, baked goods, Oreos and more.Pennsylvania and California.
- Morton, Illinois, is the self-proclaimed “pumpkin capital”, producing 85% of the world’s canned pumpkin.
- More than 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkin are produced in the U.S. on over 15,214 farms.
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