Commercial apple estimates by state and year

What this dataset measures

Tests the common claim that Washington grows most of America's apples using NASS, the official U.S. source for crop estimates, over a long enough period (26 years) to show year-to-year swings and the effect of NASS's 2018 reduction to seven estimated states.

Geography

Washington, United States

Unit of observation

State-year

Update cadence

Annual, after the NASS Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts summary (May)

Curator

FactHub Research Team

Curated data tables

Commercial apple estimates by state and year

NASS commercial apple estimates for each published state, the NASS "Other states" aggregate where present, and the United States, 2000-2025. One row per state per year.

Unit of observation: State-year (crop year)

state-year-production.csv text/csv · 118.6 KB (121,496 bytes)

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The first 100 of 628 rows

year	state_code	state	bearing_acres acres	total_production_mlb million pounds	utilized_production_mlb million pounds	fresh_market_mlb million pounds	utilized_value_kusd thousand U.S. dollars	source_id	source_locator
2000	AR	Arkansas	900	7.2	3.4	—	856	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	AZ	Arizona	3900	95	94.5	—	6971	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	CA	California	31000	570	510	—	83430	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	CO	Colorado	2700	30	27	—	3765	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	CT	Connecticut	2400	20.5	20	—	6040	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	GA	Georgia	1200	14	13	—	2443	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	IA	Iowa	1650	7.5	7.5	—	2411	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	ID	Idaho	5400	140	140	—	15040	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	IL	Illinois	5000	42	36	—	10326	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	IN	Indiana	4000	45	43.8	—	10734	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	KS	Kansas	450	3	1.3	—	349	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	KY	Kentucky	1100	6.5	5.6	—	1396	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	MA	Massachusetts	5000	50	43	—	13755	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	MD	Maryland	2400	33.7	33	—	4509	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	ME	Maine	4000	39	35	—	7622	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	MI	Michigan	48500	800	795	—	74065	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	MN	Minnesota	2900	22	17.4	—	7523	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	MO	Missouri	3800	38	34	—	5736	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	NC	North Carolina	9000	190	145	—	18225	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	NH	New Hampshire	2800	34	32.5	—	7655	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	NJ	New Jersey	3000	50	46	—	6183	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	NM	New Mexico	1500	8	8	—	2032	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	NY	New York	40000	995	935	—	109075	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	OH	Ohio	7500	103	96	—	21746	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	OR	Oregon	8700	167	162	—	19346	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	PA	Pennsylvania	23000	475	475	—	54337	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	RI	Rhode Island	300	2.3	2.2	—	790	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	SC	South Carolina	1700	20	16	—	2064	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	TN	Tennessee	1100	9.5	8.5	—	2076	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	UT	Utah	2800	49	43	—	5060	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	VA	Virginia	15000	320	314	—	32228	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	VT	Vermont	3500	41.5	38.5	—	8665	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	WA	Washington	170000	6000	6000	—	750200	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	WI	Wisconsin	6500	71	58	—	16245	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	WV	West Virginia	7000	85	83	—	7883	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2000	US	United States	429700	10583.7	10322.2	—	1320781	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	AR	Arkansas	900	5.5	4.3	—	1076	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	AZ	Arizona	2000	5.4	5.3	—	350	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	CA	California	29000	520	490	—	77110	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	CO	Colorado	2200	23	23	—	4784	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	CT	Connecticut	2300	20.5	20	—	6445	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	GA	Georgia	1200	9	8.9	—	2051	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	IA	Iowa	1600	8.8	7.7	—	2562	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	ID	Idaho	5400	80	79	—	11115	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	IL	Illinois	5000	43.6	40.6	—	9613	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	IN	Indiana	4000	53	46	—	8521	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	KS	Kansas	400	4	3	—	850	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	KY	Kentucky	950	8.3	7	—	2030	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	MA	Massachusetts	4700	39	34	—	11013	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	MD	Maryland	2400	40.8	40.7	—	6292	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	ME	Maine	3500	47	40	—	11605	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	MI	Michigan	44500	930	900	—	84330	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	MN	Minnesota	2900	24	15.5	—	7363	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	MO	Missouri	3800	41	41	—	7017	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	NC	North Carolina	8000	112	107	—	15931	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	NH	New Hampshire	2700	30	28.5	—	7133	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	NJ	New Jersey	2800	55	50	—	8117	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	NM	New Mexico	1500	6	6	—	1908	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	NY	New York	41000	1000	940	—	111860	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	OH	Ohio	7400	86	84	—	19831	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	OR	Oregon	8700	142	141	—	17085	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	PA	Pennsylvania	23000	480	480	—	46080	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	RI	Rhode Island	300	1.8	1.4	—	536	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	SC	South Carolina	1600	6	2	—	373	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	TN	Tennessee	1000	9	6.5	—	1527	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	UT	Utah	2800	30	24	—	4136	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	VA	Virginia	15000	310	306	—	32541	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	VT	Vermont	3000	41	38	—	9150	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	WA	Washington	168000	5050	5050	—	900250	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	WI	Wisconsin	6500	62	49	—	14368	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	WV	West Virginia	6500	105	95	—	8120	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2001	US	United States	416550	9428.7	9214.4	—	1453073	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	AR	Arkansas	900	4.5	3.4	—	946	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	AZ	Arizona	2000	26.2	26	—	4506	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	CA	California	26000	470	460	—	93840	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	CO	Colorado	1800	21	20	—	3686	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	CT	Connecticut	2300	12	11.5	—	4740	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	GA	Georgia	1200	10	9.9	—	1779	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	IA	Iowa	1600	8.5	5.2	—	1783	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	ID	Idaho	5400	80	79	—	15332	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	IL	Illinois	5000	43	35.3	—	12678	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	IN	Indiana	4000	40	36	—	9528	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	KS	Kansas	400	3.7	2.8	—	881	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	KY	Kentucky	750	5.6	4	—	1272	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	MA	Massachusetts	4700	33	28	—	10821	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	MD	Maryland	2400	32	31.9	—	4549	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	ME	Maine	3500	48.5	44	—	15900	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	MI	Michigan	41000	500	495	—	61223	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	MN	Minnesota	2800	25	17.7	—	9008	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	MO	Missouri	3900	38	36	—	6396	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	NC	North Carolina	7000	160	155	—	22205	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	NH	New Hampshire	2600	26.5	24.5	—	6993	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	NJ	New Jersey	2600	35	32	—	5640	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	NM	New Mexico	1500	2	1.8	—	587	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	NY	New York	41000	680	630	—	101980	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	OH	Ohio	7500	70	70	—	18750	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	OR	Oregon	8700	202	187	—	28433	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	PA	Pennsylvania	20000	370	369	—	37150	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	RI	Rhode Island	300	2.6	2.1	—	849	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002
2002	SC	South Carolina	1500	9	7	—	921	nass-noncitrus-2002-summary	Apples, Commercial: Bearing Acreage and Yield; Total and Utilized Production; Price and Value by State, 2000-2002

10 field definitions

Field	Type	Meaning	Units	Value type
year	integer	Crop year.	—	observed
state_code	string	Two-letter postal code; US for the national total; OT for the NASS "Other states" aggregate of withheld states.	—	observed
state	string	State name.	—	observed
bearing_acres	number	Bearing acreage of commercial orchards. Blank when NASS withheld or did not publish it.	acres	observed
total_production_mlb	number	Total production, including unharvested fruit and fruit harvested but not sold.	million pounds	observed
utilized_production_mlb	number	Utilized production (fresh market plus processing).	million pounds	observed
fresh_market_mlb	number	Utilized production sold for fresh market. Only 2007-2025 (Quick Stats).	million pounds	observed
utilized_value_kusd	number	Value of utilized production, nominal dollars.	thousand U.S. dollars	observed
source_id	string	Id of the dataset source this row was taken from.	—	observed
source_locator	string	Table or query within that source.	—	observed

Supporting files

Source snapshots, manifests, quality reports, documentation, and other materials used to produce or review this release.

• README.md Documentation · text/markdown · 2.8 KB (2,898 bytes)

  What the dataset contains, sources by year, method, definitions and how to reproduce it.

• quality-report.md Quality report · text/markdown · 1.3 KB (1,302 bytes)

  Internal consistency checks, cross-checks between NASS files, and coverage changes.

• source-manifest.json Source manifest · application/json · 2.9 KB (2,935 bytes)

  Every raw input with its URL, Quick Stats query, byte length and SHA-256 at download.

• fetch_sources.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 4 KB (4,108 bytes)

  Downloads the raw NASS and ERS files (Quick Stats web export and ESMIS reports).

• analyze.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 16.9 KB (17,284 bytes)

  Parses the raw files and computes every share and comparison.

• build_release.js Transformation manifest · text/javascript · 37.6 KB (38,498 bytes)

  Writes the CSV tables, documentation and this dataset payload.

• dataset-metadata.json Data dictionary · application/json · 46.1 KB (47,233 bytes)

  Machine-readable sources, table and field definitions, saved analyses with their structured results, and replications for this release.

Sources

1. USDA NASS Quick Stats: apples, survey program, state and national, annual (query source_desc=SURVEY&sector_desc=CROPS&group_desc=FRUIT & TREE NUTS&commodity_desc=APPLES&statisticcat_desc=PRODUCTION&statisticcat_desc=AREA BEARING&agg_level_desc=STATE&agg_level_desc=NATIONAL&freq_desc=ANNUAL&reference_period_desc=YEAR) Primary data, 2007-2025 estimates and 2026 forecast

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

2. USDA NASS Quick Stats: apples, Census of Agriculture, state and national (query source_desc=CENSUS&sector_desc=CROPS&group_desc=FRUIT & TREE NUTS&commodity_desc=APPLES&agg_level_desc=STATE&agg_level_desc=NATIONAL&freq_desc=ANNUAL&reference_period_desc=YEAR) Primary data, all-farm apple acreage 2002-2022

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

3. USDA NASS, Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2002 Summary (Fr Nt 3-1 (03)), July 8, 2003 Primary data, 2000-2002 estimates

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

   Archived copy captured October 9, 2026

4. USDA NASS, Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2005 Summary, July 6, 2006 Primary data, 2003-2004 estimates

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

   Archived copy captured October 9, 2026

5. USDA NASS, Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2007 Summary (revised), July 8, 2008 Primary data, 2005-2006 estimates; cross-check for 2007

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

   Archived copy captured October 9, 2026

6. USDA NASS, Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2025 Summary, May 2026 Cross-check for 2023-2025 and definition of commercial orchards

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

   Archived copy captured September 26, 2026

7. USDA ERS, Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook: September 2026 (FTS-386), September 24, 2026 External comparison: Washington share of fresh-market apples; 2026 forecast context

   Retrieved October 9, 2026. Public domain (U.S. government work). Unrestricted; U.S. federal government data are not subject to copyright.

   Archived copy captured October 9, 2026

Limitations and reproducibility

Fully reproducible: fetch_sources.js downloads every raw file from NASS Quick Stats (web export) and USDA ESMIS; analyze.js and build_release.js rebuild every table and saved analysis with Node.js 20 and no packages. Quick Stats returns current values, so later NASS revisions can change 2007-2025 figures slightly.

• Since 2018 NASS estimates apples in only seven states (CA, MI, NY, OR, PA, VA, WA) and its published U.S. total is their sum, so shares from 2018 are of a seven-state total. A sensitivity analysis estimates the effect at about 3 to 4 percentage points.
• NASS estimates cover commercial orchards with 100 or more bearing trees; the Census of Agriculture table covers all farms.
• Values for 2000-2006 come from the NASS annual summaries as revised in July 2003, 2006 and 2008; NASS may have revised them later, but Quick Stats does not carry state survey estimates before 2007.
• Value of production is nominal and depends on NASS price estimates, which mix fresh and processing prices.
• Shares describe Washington's production relative to other states; they say nothing about consumption or exports.
• The Wayback Machine could not capture the two Quick Stats CSV exports (repeated HTTP 520/523 errors on 2026-10-09). Their SHA-256 digests are recorded on the sources and in source-manifest.json, and fetch_sources.js re-creates the same exports; a re-download on 2026-10-09 returned identical bytes.