Arizona Food & Agriculture Statistics
A grounded, citable snapshot of farms, production, and food access in Arizona.
Last updated November 3, 2026. Each figure names its reporting year and links to its original public source.
Numbers that give the landscape more context.
Foodways are shaped by land, labor, water, markets, memory, and access. These public figures do not tell the whole story of Arizona food, but they offer a reliable starting point for journalists, educators, cultural partners, and community organizations.
farms were counted in Arizona
The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 16,710 farms in Arizona. The census defines a farm as an operation that produced and sold, or normally would have sold, at least $1,000 of agricultural products during the year.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Arizona state report ↗acres were in Arizona farms
Arizona farms reported 25,525,087 acres of land in farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. This measure describes land connected to farm operations, not a single crop or a single growing season.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Arizona state report ↗in agricultural products were sold
Arizona farms reported $5,255,176,000 in market value of agricultural products sold in 2022. The figure is a census total for products sold, rather than a measure of net farm income.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Arizona state report ↗acres of head lettuce were harvested
Arizona harvested 26,800 acres of head lettuce in 2024, producing 10,720,000 hundredweight. Seasonal crop measures change year to year, which is why this page names the reporting year beside the statistic.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2024 Arizona State Agriculture Overview ↗acres of romaine lettuce were harvested
Arizona harvested 26,000 acres of romaine lettuce in 2024, producing 8,710,000 hundredweight. The same USDA overview reports 10,500 harvested acres of leaf lettuce that year.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2024 Arizona State Agriculture Overview ↗Arizonans faced food insecurity in 2022
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported that more than 963,000 Arizonans, including 293,000 children, faced food insecurity in 2022. This figure belongs beside production data because access is part of the larger food-system picture.
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, March 2025 ↗Use the year with the number.
These sources measure different parts of the food system and publish on different schedules. Census figures describe 2022. The crop figures come from the 2024 state overview. The food-access figure describes 2022 conditions, reported by the state health department in 2025. The figures are presented together for context, not as if they were collected in one survey.
Public records, linked directly.
- USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, Arizona
- USDA 2024 Arizona State Agriculture Overview
- Arizona Department of Health Services food-insecurity update
- Arizona State Health Assessment, 2024, including its discussion of household food insecurity and SNAP access from 2018 to 2020.
A stable reference for Arizona food conversations.
Tarra Lazos Creative. “Arizona Food & Agriculture Statistics.” Updated November 3, 2026. https://tarralazoscreative.com/arizona-food-agriculture-statistics.
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