the numbers
source: usda economic research service ↗
the other four, added up
california, indiana, michigan and pennsylvania produced about 517 million pounds between them. illinois produced about 16 million pounds more.
533 − 517 = 16 million pounds. that is about 3.1% more, using usda’s rounded figures.
data & sources
source notes & data table
usda’s summary identifies these as the five leading producing states in 2025. the annual survey covers leading pumpkin-producing states; this chart is not a census of every state. values are rounded million-pound estimates, including fresh and processing pumpkins. they measure weight, not the number of pumpkins. equal-size pictograms use one pumpkin per 50 million pounds; partial icons are clipped horizontally to represent the remainder.
| state | production (million pounds) |
|---|---|
| illinois | 533 |
| california | 162 |
| indiana | 135 |
| michigan | 115 |
| pennsylvania | 105 |
source: usda economic research service ↗ (opens in a new tab)
updated september 29, 2026