This statistic shows the top U.S. states based on corn acreage in 2021. Iowa cultivated 12.9 million acres of corn that year, followed by Illinois, with 11 million acres planted. The United States was the largest producer of corn worldwide in 2020/2021, by almost 100 million metric tons.
Top U.S. states based on area planted with corn in 2021 (in 1,000 acres)*
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National Agricultural Statistics Service, & US Department of Agriculture. (January 12, 2022). Top U.S. states based on area planted with corn in 2021 (in 1,000 acres)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190905/top-10-us-states-with-corn-cultivated-area/
National Agricultural Statistics Service, und US Department of Agriculture. "Top U.S. states based on area planted with corn in 2021 (in 1,000 acres)*." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190905/top-10-us-states-with-corn-cultivated-area/
National Agricultural Statistics Service, US Department of Agriculture. (2022). Top U.S. states based on area planted with corn in 2021 (in 1,000 acres)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190905/top-10-us-states-with-corn-cultivated-area/
National Agricultural Statistics Service, and US Department of Agriculture. "Top U.S. States Based on Area Planted with Corn in 2021 (in 1,000 Acres)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190905/top-10-us-states-with-corn-cultivated-area/
National Agricultural Statistics Service & US Department of Agriculture, Top U.S. states based on area planted with corn in 2021 (in 1,000 acres)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190905/top-10-us-states-with-corn-cultivated-area/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
