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The ABCs of
Sweetpotatoes in the USA

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1997 Census of Agriculture

Volume 1: National, State, and County Tables
(released March 1999)

USA Sweetpotato Data

(Acrobat Reader (free) is necessary to access Census data links below)

Ranked below are the primary sweetpotato growing states which account for 99% of US sweetpotato production. Also ranked are the four main sweetpotato producing regions where 20 counties account for 78% of US total production. Click on the map for more details.

1997 Census main sp states and regions

National
(Census page reference)

number of farms

%

acres
harvested

%


harvested
(note 1)

%
United States (p. 16) 1,770 100 77,384 100 20,763,007 100
11 top producing states

1,436

 81

76,264

 99

20,518,604

 99
20 top producing counties

564

 32

60,294

 78

16,570,433

 80

Region 2: North Carolina accounts for 38% of the sweetpotato acreage harvested in the US, with its top six counties accounting for 30% of the US harvest. The map and chart show the top counties' national rankings.

US ranking,
State name

Census file size (page reference)

number of farms

acres
harvested


harvested

1) North Carolina

3.2 MB
(p. 351)

 512 29,058 8,221,798

main NC sweetpotato counties

Main Counties:

 1) Nash 28 7,157 2,106,735
3) Johnston 88 6,166 1,933,011
6) Wilson 26 3,473 1,011,092
7) Sampson 25 3,460 1,007,435
17) Wayne 15 1,407 274,979
18) Columbus 44 1,341 373,208
Subtotal:

226

23,004

6,706,460
% of total North Carolina figures:

44%

79%

82%

Region 1: Four-state sweetpotato belt along the Gulf of Mexico
The four states below harvested 46% of the USA sweetpotato acreage. This region's main sweetpotato counties, accounting for 39% of the US harvest, are shown with their national rankings.

US ranking,
State name

Census file size (page reference)

number of farms

acres
harvested


harvested

2) Louisiana

2.0 MB
(p. 239)

 138 18,483 4,922,573

Main Counties:

 5) West Carroll 36 5,204 1,439,567
8) Morehouse 8 3,175 765,650
9) Avoyelles 36 2,875 857,685
10) Evangeline 13 2,018 409,360
13) St. Landry 15 1,786 396,130

3) Mississippi

2.5 MB
(p. 290)

 68 8,835 1,875,843

Main Counties:

 2) Calhoun 29 6,428 1,327,030
14) Chickasaw 17 1,734 424,410

5) Texas

7.8 MB
(p. 888)

 92 4,913 1,276,120

Main Counties:

 12) Van Zandt 26 1,808 533,160
16) Wood 16 1,441 335,704
19) Rains 9 943 288,576

6) Alabama

2.1 MB
(p. 241)

 112 3,489 771,952
Main Counties: 11) Baldwin

16

1,862

389,570
20) Cullman

35

813

221,576

Region 3: main Ca. sweetpotato countyCalifornia accounts for 9% of the sweetpotato acreage harvested in the US. Merced County accounts for 82% of California's sweetpotato harvest, and is the USA's fourth ranking sweetpotato county.

US ranking,
State name

Census file size (page reference)

number of farms

acres
harvested


harvested
4) California

2.3 MB
(p. 224)

100

7,010

2,403,527

Main County:

 4) Merced 72 5,743 2,051,755

Region 4: main Fl. sweetpotato county mapFlorida accounts for 2% of the sweetpotato acreage harvested in the US. Dade County accounts for 93% of Florida's sweetpotato harvest, and is the USA's 15th ranking sweetpotato county.

US ranking,
State name

Census file size (page reference)

number of farms

acres
harvested


harvested
7) Florida

2.2 MB
(p. 240)

36

1,575

444,383
Main County: 15) Dade

10

1,460

423,800

The four states below account for 21% of US sweetpotato farms, harvesting 4% of the US sweetpotato acreage.

US ranking,
State name

Census file size (page reference)

number of farms

acres
harvested


harvested
8) New Jersey

0.8 MB
(p. 85)

76

877

179,958
Main County:

Atlantic

20

319

71,235
9) South Carolina

1.5 MB
(p. 164)

112

753

144,399
Main County:

Horry

24

346

82,355
10) Georgia

4.6 MB
(p. 526)

87

665

163,180
Main County:

Bibb

3

16

3,500
11) Virginia

3.1 MB
(p. 349)

103

606

114,871
Main County:

Accomack

13

401

90,221

note 1: 1 bushel of sweetpotatoes equals 55 pounds.
(1997 Census of Agriculture, United States Summary and State Data, Vol. 1, Geographic Area Series, Part 51, USDA, March 1999, Appendix F-1)

Copyright by Barry Duell, 1999. Updated June 25, 2000.

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