Maple syrup in West Virginia, county by county
- Maple farms, 2022
- 200
- +106% since 2017
- Taps, 2022
- 71,699
- -5% since 2017
- Gallons of syrup
- 13,485
- 0.19 gal per tap
- Counties with a page
- 16
- of 39 with maple farms
Reading the map
Where West Virginia's sugaring happens
Preston County alone holds 14,655 taps (20% 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's reported West Virginia season ran from about Feb 4 to Mar 12 in a median year (3 years of records). Our weather signal for the same counties, weighted by farms, gives Jan 28 to Mar 1; county dates below are scaled so the state matches USDA, keeping only the within-state differences.
Every county
West Virginia maple production and season dates by county
| County | Farms | Taps | Gallons | Taps vs 2017 | Sap usually runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 10 | 14,655 | 2,637 | +3% | Feb 8 – Mar 17 |
| Grant | 19 | 5,658 | 1,025 | +110% | Jan 29 – Mar 8 |
| Lincoln | 9 | 3,675 | 276 | — | Jan 27 – Mar 4 |
| Summers | 5 | 3,400 | 916 | — | Feb 1 – Mar 8 |
| Mineral | 3 | 3,103 | 497 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Pocahontas | 10 | 2,418 | 888 | -7% | Feb 18 – Mar 27 |
| Upshur | 12 | 1,289 | 246 | -44% | Feb 5 – Mar 13 |
| Monroe | 15 | 942 | 133 | — | Feb 1 – Mar 9 |
| Barbour | 7 | 726 | 79 | — | Feb 7 – Mar 15 |
| Wayne | 4 | 720 | 212 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Fayette | 6 | 300 | 24 | — | Jan 30 – Mar 5 |
| Kanawha | 3 | 284 | 34 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Berkeley | 5 | 210 | 17 | — | Feb 5 – Mar 14 |
| Ritchie | 8 | 208 | 44 | -84% | Feb 6 – Mar 14 |
| Doddridge | 5 | 169 | 17 | +59% | Feb 6 – Mar 15 |
| Wood | 9 | 159 | 66 | -56% | Feb 1 – Mar 10 |
| Cabell | 5 | 116 | 13 | — | Jan 26 – Mar 2 |
| Marion | 7 | 97 | 22 | — | Feb 5 – Mar 12 |
| Greenbrier | 4 | 72 | 12 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Pleasants | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Wetzel | 3 | 24 | 3 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Monongalia | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Putnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Roane | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Randolph | 8 | withheld | withheld | — | Feb 12 – Mar 22 |
| Braxton | 4 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Pendleton | 4 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Lewis | 3 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Mason | 3 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Calhoun | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Gilmer | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Hampshire | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Harrison | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Jackson | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Marshall | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Mercer | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Taylor | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Tyler | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Wirt | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Hardy | 1 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Nicholas | 1 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| West Virginia total | 200 | 71,699 | 13,485 | -5% | USDA median Feb 4 – Mar 12 |
“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 West Virginia. 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 — West Virginia, 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
West Virginia maple questions
- Which county in West Virginia makes the most maple syrup?
- Preston County, with 14,655 taps and 2,637 gallons of syrup across 10 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, about 20% of the state's taps. USDA withheld totals for 17 counties to protect individual farms, so the ranking covers published counties.
- How many maple producers are there in West Virginia?
- The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 200 farms producing maple syrup in West Virginia (97 in 2017), with 71,699 taps and 13,485 gallons of syrup. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don't sell are not included.
- Where does the sap run first in West Virginia?
- By our weather record, Cabell County (Huntington) typically starts around January 26, while Pocahontas County (Marlinton) starts around February 18, a spread of about 23 days across the state.
Other states
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