US Soybean Production by State: Ranking the Top 11

We review the top rankings of soybean production by state.  An overview of US crop production statistics is also available.

In 2022 Illinois produced 677.2 million bushels of soybeans, slightly greater than 2021’s total of 672.6 million. Illinois is the number one state producer of soybeans in the United States.

Where are soybeans grown in the United States?

The top four producing soybean growing states are Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Indiana.  These four states cumulatively grown 49% of the nations soybeans.  The graphic below shows the regions where soybean production is most concentrated. 

What is the primary cause of year-to-year variations in soybean production?

The primary cause of year-to-year variation in soybean production from state-to-state is year-to-year variations in:

1. The number of acres planted by producers to grow soybeans, and
2. The weather conditions that occur during the soybean growing season.

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Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2023

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2023 was:

Production Rankings: 2023
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	648.9
2	IA	573.0
3	MN	349.4
4	IN	334.3
5	OH	274.3
6	NE	266.8
7	MO	265.0
8	SD	223.1
9	ND	218.7
10	AR	159.3
11	MS	119.3

State Soybean Production – 2023

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2022

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2022 was:

Production Rankings: 2022
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	677.2
2	IA	586.8
3	MN	369.5
4	IN	335.2
5	OH	281.9
6	NE	276.9
7	MO	274.8
8	ND	198.4
9	SD	192.7
10	AR	163.3
11	KS	129.8

State Soybean Production – 2022

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2021

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2021 was:

Production Rankings: 2021
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	683.1
2	IA	631.9
3	MN	356.3
4	NE	350.9
5	IN	338.4
6	OH	278.2
7	MO	276.4
8	SD	215.6
9	KS	192.0
10	ND	181.6
11	AR	156.0

State Soybean Production – 2021

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2020

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2020 was:

Production Rankings: 2020
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	615.0
2	IA	506.0
3	MN	369.0
4	IN	338.1
5	NE	299.3
6	MO	296.3
7	OH	270.6
8	SD	226.3
9	KS	194.8
10	ND	193.8
11	AR	144.2

State Soybean Production – 2020

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2019

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2019 was:

Production Rankings: 2019
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	532.4
2	IA	501.6
3	MN	297.9
4	NE	283.1
5	IN	273.4
6	MO	230.5
7	OH	209.2
8	KS	186.3
9	ND	170.1
10	SD	146.2
11	AR	127.9

State Soybean Production – 2019

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2018

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2018 was:

Production Rankings: 2018
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	666.8
2	IA	550.5
3	MN	374.9
4	IN	342.7
5	NE	324.2
6	OH	281.1
7	MO	257.2
8	SD	251.1
9	ND	239.4
10	KS	201.7
11	AR	162.1

State Soybean Production – 2018

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2017

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2017 was:

Production Rankings: 2017
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	611.9
2	IA	566.6
3	MN	384.3
4	NE	326.0
5	IN	320.8
6	MO	292.5
7	OH	252.0
8	ND	243.2
9	SD	241.2
10	KS	191.6
11	AR	178.5

State Soybean Production – 2017

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2016

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2016 was:

Production Rankings: 2016
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	593.0
2	IA	566.4
3	MN	389.5
4	IN	323.7
5	NE	314.1
6	MO	271.5
7	OH	263.8
8	SD	255.9
9	ND	248.6
10	KS	192.5
11	AR	145.2

State Soybean Production – 2016

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2015

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2015 was:

Production Rankings: 2015
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	553.7
2	IL	544.3
3	MN	377.5
4	NE	305.7
5	IN	275.0
6	OH	237.0
7	SD	235.5
8	ND	185.9
9	MO	181.0
10	AR	155.3
11	KS	148.6

State Soybean Production – 2015

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2014

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2014 was:

Production Rankings: 2014
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	547.1
2	IA	498.3
3	IN	301.9
4	MN	301.7
5	NE	287.8
6	MO	259.9
7	OH	246.2
8	SD	229.9
9	ND	202.5
10	AR	158.4
11	KS	140.6

State Soybean Production – 2014

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2013

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2013 was:

Production Rankings: 2013
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	474.0
2	IA	420.9
3	MN	278.0
4	IN	267.3
5	NE	255.2
6	OH	222.3
7	MO	202.0
8	SD	185.5
9	ND	141.2
10	AR	140.9
11	KS	131.0

State Soybean Production – 2013

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2012

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2012 was:

Production Rankings: 2012
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	419.0
2	IL	384.0
3	MN	304.5
4	IN	225.3
5	NE	207.1
6	OH	206.6
7	ND	163.2
8	MO	158.1
9	SD	144.0
10	AR	137.0
11	KS	87.9

State Soybean Production – 2012

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2011

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2011 was:

Production Rankings: 2011
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	475.3
2	IL	423.2
3	MN	274.6
4	NE	261.4
5	IN	240.7
6	OH	217.9
7	MO	190.2
8	SD	150.6
9	AR	126.3
10	ND	114.8
11	KS	103.4

State Soybean Production – 2011

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2010

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2010 was:

Production Rankings: 2010
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	496.2
2	IL	466.1
3	MN	329.0
4	NE	267.8
5	IN	258.5
6	OH	220.3
7	MO	210.4
8	SD	157.3
9	KS	140.2
10	ND	138.4
11	AR	110.2

State Soybean Production – 2010

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2009

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2009 was:

Production Rankings: 2009
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	486.0
2	IL	430.1
3	MN	284.8
4	IN	266.6
5	NE	259.4
6	MO	230.6
7	OH	222.0
8	SD	176.0
9	KS	162.4
10	AR	122.6
11	ND	116.1

State Soybean Production – 2009

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2008

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2008 was:

Production Rankings: 2008
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	449.7
2	IL	428.6
3	MN	264.9
4	IN	244.3
5	NE	226.0
6	MO	191.1
7	OH	161.3
8	SD	138.0
9	AR	123.5
10	KS	120.2
11	ND	105.3

State Soybean Production – 2008

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2007

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2007 was:

Production Rankings: 2007
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	448.8
2	IL	360.2
3	MN	267.3
4	IN	220.3
5	OH	199.3
6	NE	196.3
7	MO	175.1
8	SD	136.1
9	ND	108.6
10	AR	101.5
11	KS	86.1

State Soybean Production – 2007

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2006

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2006 was:

Production Rankings: 2006
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	510.0
2	IL	482.4
3	MN	322.6
4	IN	284.0
5	NE	250.5
6	OH	217.1
7	MO	194.2
8	SD	130.9
9	ND	121.9
10	AR	107.4
11	KS	98.6

State Soybean Production – 2006

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2005

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2005 was:

Production Rankings: 2005
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	525.0
2	IL	439.4
3	MN	309.4
4	IN	263.6
5	NE	235.3
6	OH	201.6
7	MO	181.7
8	SD	134.8
9	ND	105.8
10	KS	105.4
11	AR	102.0

State Soybean Production – 2005

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2004

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2004 was:

Production Rankings: 2004
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	497.4
2	IL	495.0
3	IN	284.3
4	MN	232.7
5	MO	223.2
6	NE	218.5
7	OH	207.7
8	SD	140.1
9	AR	122.8
10	KS	111.1
11	ND	82.1

State Soybean Production – 2004

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2003

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2003 was:

Production Rankings: 2003
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IL	379.6
2	IA	342.9
3	MN	238.4
4	IN	204.1
5	NE	182.2
6	OH	164.8
7	MO	146.0
8	SD	115.5
9	AR	111.3
10	ND	88.4
11	KS	57.0

State Soybean Production – 2003

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2002

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2002 was:

Production Rankings: 2002
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	499.2
2	IL	453.6
3	MN	308.9
4	IN	239.5
5	NE	176.3
6	MO	170.0
7	OH	151.0
8	SD	126.8
9	AR	96.5
10	ND	86.8
11	MI	78.5

State Soybean Production – 2002

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2001

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2001 was:

Production Rankings: 2001
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	480.5
2	IL	477.9
3	IN	273.9
4	MN	266.4
5	NE	222.9
6	OH	187.8
7	MO	186.2
8	SD	143.0
9	AR	91.2
10	KS	87.4
11	ND	70.7

State Soybean Production – 2001

Soybean Production by State: Top 11 of 2000

The top 11 soybeans-producing states (and their total production) of 2000 was:

Production Rankings: 2000
Rank	State	Production (M bu)
1	IA	464.6
2	IL	459.8
3	MN	293.1
4	IN	252.1
5	OH	186.5
6	MO	175.0
7	NE	173.8
8	SD	152.9
9	AR	80.3
10	MI	73.1
11	WI	60.0

State Soybean Production – 2000

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