Which county in Missouri makes the most maple syrup?

Cape Girardeau County, with 1,075 taps and 101 gallons of syrup across 4 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, about 35% of the state's taps. USDA withheld totals for 19 counties to protect individual farms, so the ranking covers published counties.

How many maple producers are there in Missouri?

The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 45 farms producing maple syrup in Missouri (37 in 2017), with 3,091 taps and 377 gallons of syrup. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don't sell are not included.

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Maple syrup in Missouri, county by county

Missouri had 45 maple operations running 3,091 taps in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by Cape Girardeau County. Pick a county for its typical season dates, 36 seasons of sap weather and this week's forecast.

Maple farms, 2022: 45; +22% since 2017
Taps, 2022: 3,091; -2% since 2017
Gallons of syrup: 377; 0.12 gal per tap
Counties with a page: 0; of 24 with maple farms

Reading the map

Where Missouri's sugaring happens

Cape Girardeau County alone holds 1,075 taps (35% of the state). Counties shaded lightest have the fewest taps; grey counties reported fewer than five maple farms and have no atlas page. Click any county for its season calendar.

USDA publishes no season dates for Missouri, so the county dates below are the unadjusted weather signal. In neighboring states with records, producers reported seasons running one to three weeks later than this rule, so treat these as early-side estimates.

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Missouri maple production and season dates by county

Farms, taps and gallons from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, with the change in taps since 2017. Season dates are each county's typical year from 36 seasons of daily temperatures.

Missouri maple syrup production by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture, with typical season dates
County	Farms	Taps	Gallons	Taps vs 2017	Sap usually runs
Cape Girardeau	4	1,075	101	-38%	fewer than 5 farms · no page
McDonald	3	300	63	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Boone	3	170	27	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Franklin	4	112	14	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Putnam	3	96	15	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Buchanan	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Caldwell	0	0	0	-100%	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Clark	0	0	0	-100%	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Iron	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Lafayette	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Marion	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Montgomery	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Ralls	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Ray	0	0	0	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Benton	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Bollinger	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Callaway	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Cooper	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Daviess	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Grundy	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Perry	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Pike	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Randolph	2	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Audrain	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Cass	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Jefferson	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Lincoln	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Livingston	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Maries	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Reynolds	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
St. Francois	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Warren	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Washington	1	withheld	withheld	—	fewer than 5 farms · no page
Missouri total	45	3,091	377	-2%

“Withheld” = USDA suppressed the figure to avoid disclosing individual operations. County totals need not sum to the state total for that reason.

About this page

Production figures are copied, unchanged, from Table 37 of the 2022 Census of Agriculture county volume for Missouri. Season dates come from our county maple atlas: 36 seasons of daily temperatures at each county seat scored with the freeze-thaw rule behind our live forecast, calibrated against 117 state-seasons of USDA-reported dates. How the atlas is built, and the downloadable dataset →

Sources · 3

1.2022 Census of Agriculture, County Level Data — Missouri, Table 37: Maple Syrup, 2022 and 2017 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
2.USDA NASS maple syrup reports — approximate average season opened and closed dates, 2011–2022 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (mirrored by the University of Vermont)
3.PRISM daily temperature grids (AN81d, 4 km), accessed 2026-10-05 · PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu

FAQ

Missouri maple questions

Which county in Missouri makes the most maple syrup?: Cape Girardeau County, with 1,075 taps and 101 gallons of syrup across 4 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, about 35% of the state's taps. USDA withheld totals for 19 counties to protect individual farms, so the ranking covers published counties.
How many maple producers are there in Missouri?: The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 45 farms producing maple syrup in Missouri (37 in 2017), with 3,091 taps and 377 gallons of syrup. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don't sell are not included.

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