Which state produces the most maple syrup?

Vermont, by a mile: 3,091,000 gallons in 2026, 52.6% of the US crop, from 8.2 million taps. New York was second with 884,000 gallons (15.0%) and Maine third with 641,000 (10.9%).

How much maple syrup does Vermont produce?

3,091,000 gallons in 2026 (USDA NASS), up from 3,009,000 in 2025. Vermont's share of US production has grown from 34.7% in 1992 to 52.6% in 2026, and it held 49.1% of US taps in 2025.

What are the top maple syrup producing states?

In 2026: Vermont (3,091,000 gallons), New York (884,000 gallons), Maine (641,000 gallons), Wisconsin (504,000 gallons). NASS surveys 13 states; the Census of Agriculture found farms with taps in 27 states in 2022.

How many maple taps are there in the US?

NASS counted 16,470,000 taps in the 13 surveyed states in 2026 (16,689,000 in 2025, up from 8,178,000 in 2007). The 2022 Census of Agriculture, which covers every state, counted 17,970,611 taps on 9,573 farms.

Does my state make maple syrup?

Probably more than you'd think. The 2022 Census of Agriculture found farms with maple taps in 27 states, up from 20 in 1997, including Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, where it listed none in 1997. Only 13 states are big enough for NASS's yearly survey.

USDA NASS · 2026 crop

Maple syrup production by state

The US made 5,877,000 gallons of maple syrup in 2026 from 16.47 million taps, and Vermont made 52.6% of it. Here’s who taps what, how the crop has grown since 1992, and where maple is quietly spreading.

US syrup, 2026: 5.88 million; gallons · +3.1% vs 2025
Taps: 16.47 million; 13 surveyed states
Per tap: 0.357; gallons of syrup
Vermont's share: 52.6%; 3,091,000 gallons

13 states, 2026

Which states make the most maple syrup

USDA NASS's 2026 crop estimates: gallons of syrup, taps and gallons per tap. State names link to our county atlas.

Vermont52.6%3,091,000 gal
New York15.0%884,000 gal
Maine10.9%641,000 gal
Wisconsin8.6%504,000 gal
Michigan3.5%203,000 gal
Pennsylvania3.3%193,000 gal
New Hampshire2.5%147,000 gal
Ohio1.6%96,000 gal
Massachusetts0.8%49,000 gal
Minnesota0.4%24,000 gal
Indiana0.4%22,000 gal
Connecticut0.2%12,000 gal
West Virginia0.2%11,000 gal

Maple syrup production, taps and yield by state, 2026, USDA NASS
State	Gallons	Share	Taps	Gal / tap	vs 2025
Vermont	3,091,000	52.6%	8,200,000	0.377	+3%
New York	884,000	15.0%	2,600,000	0.340	+7%
Maine	641,000	10.9%	1,750,000	0.366	+17%
Wisconsin	504,000	8.6%	1,150,000	0.438	−9%
Michigan	203,000	3.5%	620,000	0.327	+3%
Pennsylvania	193,000	3.3%	790,000	0.244	+1%
New Hampshire	147,000	2.5%	480,000	0.307	−3%
Ohio	96,000	1.6%	410,000	0.233	−4%
Massachusetts	49,000	0.8%	180,000	0.273	+9%
Minnesota	24,000	0.4%	77,000	0.315	−4%
Indiana	22,000	0.4%	80,000	0.278	−8%
Connecticut	12,000	0.2%	65,000	0.191	+33%
West Virginia	11,000	0.2%	68,000	0.158	−27%
United States	5,877,000	100%	16,470,000	0.357	+3%

The Green Mountain share

Vermont makes more than half of US syrup

Vermont’s share of US production rose from 34.7% in 1992 to 52.6% in 2026. In 2025 it held 49.1% of US taps (8.2 million), after growing its tap count by 196% since 2007.

Not every state grew. Wisconsin’s taps rose 100%, while Connecticut (−16%) and Massachusetts (−28%) tapped fewer trees in 2025 than in 2007.

Change in taps, 2007 to 2025

Vermont+196%
Wisconsin+100%
New York+88%
Pennsylvania+71%
Michigan+69%
New Hampshire+30%
Ohio+26%
Maine+19%
Connecticut−16%
Massachusetts−28%

USDA NASS taps, 2007 vs 2025, for states surveyed in both years. US total: +104%. Bars show growth; declines show as a number only.

US production, 1992–2026

The crop is 4.4 times what it was in the early 1990s

The seven states NASS has surveyed every year (Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin) made 1.512 million gallons in 1992 and 5.663 million in 2026. Averaged over five years, that’s 1.20 million gallons a year in 1992–96 against 5.28 million in 2021–25: 4.4 times as much.

US total, as published
Seven states surveyed every year

Coverage breaks. The published US total only adds up the states NASS surveyed that year: 1992: 11 states; 1993–2015: 10 states; 2016–2018: 13 states; 2019–2023: 7 states; 2024–2026: 13 states. In 2019–2023 NASS dropped Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia, which made 231,000 gallons in 2018 and 216,000 in 2024, so the 2019–2023 US totals are short by about that much (shaded). The seven-state line is the like-for-like trend.

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US maple syrup production, published total and seven always-surveyed states, 1992–2026
Year	US total (published)	States in total	Seven states
2026	5,877,000	13	5,663,000
2025	5,701,000	13	5,483,000
2024	5,860,000	13	5,644,000
2023	4,843,000	7	4,843,000
2022	5,988,000	7	5,988,000
2021	4,429,000	7	4,429,000
2020	5,403,000	7	5,403,000
2019	5,153,000	7	5,153,000
2018	4,828,000	13	4,597,000
2017	4,385,000	13	4,157,000
2016	4,184,000	13	3,980,000
2015	3,461,000	10	3,254,000
2014	3,247,000	10	3,040,000
2013	3,539,000	10	3,303,000
2012	2,276,000	10	2,129,000
2011	2,940,000	10	2,736,000
2010	2,010,000	10	1,907,000
2009	2,404,000	10	2,255,000
2008	1,912,000	10	1,728,000
2007	1,517,000	10	1,403,000
2006	1,678,000	10	1,556,000
2005	1,337,000	10	1,223,000
2004	1,557,000	10	1,418,000
2003	1,300,000	10	1,202,000
2002	1,475,000	10	1,342,000
2001	1,137,000	10	994,000
2000	1,307,000	10	1,225,000
1999	1,216,000	10	1,060,000
1998	1,194,000	10	1,055,000
1997	1,298,000	10	1,150,000
1996	1,567,000	10	1,418,000
1995	1,096,000	10	995,000
1994	1,324,000	10	1,183,000
1993	1,007,000	10	889,000
1992	1,641,000	11	1,512,000

Gallons of syrup per tap, 2001–2026

Each tap now makes 70% more syrup than in the early 2000s

US yield averaged 0.190 gallons per tap in 2001–05 and 0.324 in 2021–25. The record is 0.358 (2022); 2026 came in at 0.357. Wisconsin had the best 2025 yield: 0.463.

USDA NASS yield per tap, US total of the surveyed states. Change computed on the two five-year means.

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US maple syrup yield, gallons per tap
Year	Gal per tap	Taps
2026	0.357	16,470,000
2025	0.342	16,689,000
2024	0.342	17,121,000
2023	0.313	15,490,000
2022	0.358	16,740,000
2021	0.266	16,650,000
2020	0.332	16,260,000
2019	0.319	16,150,000
2018	0.304	15,868,000
2017	0.309	14,201,000
2016	0.324	12,912,000
2015	0.287	12,060,000
2014	0.280	11,581,000
2013	0.310	11,399,000
2012	0.204	11,144,000
2011	0.293	10,050,000
2010	0.213	9,458,000
2009	0.268	8,975,000
2008	0.230	8,325,000
2007	0.185	8,178,000
2006	0.208	7,260,000
2005	0.176	7,101,000
2004	0.216	6,956,000
2003	0.187	6,827,000
2002	0.208	6,753,000
2001	0.165	6,484,000

US taps, 2001–2026

Twice the taps since 2007

NASS counted 8.18 million taps in 2007 and 16.69 million in 2025 (+104%). More taps and more syrup per tap is how the crop grew.

Lighter bars (2001–2006) are taps as first published in the June Crop Production reports; they were never revised, so they don’t fully reconcile with the revised production and yield of those years.

Census of Agriculture, 1997 vs 2022

Maple has spread: 27 states with tapped farms

NASS's yearly survey covers 13 states. The Census of Agriculture, every five years, counts every farm with taps in every state: 9,573 farms and 17,970,611 taps in 2022, against 6,143 farms and 8,188,039 taps in 1997.

Fastest growth in farms with taps

Kentucky7 → 98 farms
Virginia5 → 54 farms
Iowa11 → 87 farms
New Jersey18 → 104 farms
West Virginia41 → 200 farms
Indiana85 → 313 farms

States with at least five farms with taps in 1997, ranked by growth.

New on the list since 1997

Arkansas (2), Illinois (69), North Carolina (10), North Dakota (6), Oregon (4), Tennessee (27), Washington (13): farms with taps in 2022, none listed in 1997. If you’re tapping outside the classic belt, see where else you can make syrup.

Farms with maple taps and number of taps by state, Census of Agriculture 1997 and 2022
State	Farms 1997	Farms 2022	Taps 1997	Taps 2022
Vermont	1,489	1,433	2,224,117	8,499,720
New York	1,336	1,479	1,881,618	2,903,758
Maine	330	489	932,375	1,946,642
Wisconsin	638	1,349	724,271	1,272,963
Pennsylvania	414	621	703,760	918,865
Michigan	326	941	379,462	640,649
New Hampshire	501	471	397,616	566,187
Ohio	370	912	327,889	468,579
Massachusetts	274	261	225,914	255,805
Indiana	85	313	97,787	107,234
Minnesota	109	364	159,049	97,822
Connecticut	160	190	54,034	87,320
West Virginia	41	200	37,311	71,699
Maryland	19	22	24,590	46,875
Iowa	11	87	5,202	23,903
Virginia	5	54	withheld	22,625
Kentucky	7	98	1,868	12,206
New Jersey	18	104	5,670	10,979
Illinois		69		7,756
Missouri	1	45	withheld	3,091
North Carolina		10		1,829
Tennessee		27		1,629
Rhode Island	8	9	1,321	1,200
Washington		13		966
North Dakota		6		37
Oregon		4		withheld
Arkansas		2		withheld
United States	6,143	9,573	8,188,039	17,970,611

USDA NASS Census of Agriculture via Quick Stats (“operations with taps” and “number of taps”). Blank = no farms listed that year; “withheld” = suppressed to protect individual farms. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don’t sell aren’t in it.

US and Canada, 1992–2025

Canada still makes about four of every five gallons

By volume, Canada made 79.9% of combined US and Canadian maple syrup in 2025, the US 20.1%. The US share has ranged from 12.9% (2000) to 29.1% (2018). Only these two countries make maple syrup at commercial scale, so this is, in effect, the world. Canada’s side of the story →

Canada
United States

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Derived here by unit conversion only: Canada = StatCan 32-10-0354-01 “maple products expressed as syrup” (imperial gallons × 4.54609 L); US = NASS production (US gallons × 3.785411784 L). Volume, not weight: syrup density is similar in both series but not identical. StatCan Canada totals include syrup-equivalent sugar, taffy and butter; NASS is syrup only. NASS US total covers only the surveyed states: 10 (1993-2015), 13 (2016-2018), 7 (2019-2023), 13 (2024-2026); the six part-time states made about 216,000-231,000 gal, so US shares for 2019-2023 are slightly understated. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s own statements: “more than 75%” (2025), “approximately 73%” (2024), “approximately 71%” (2023), “approximately 78%” (2022), “approximately 75%” (2021), “approximately 75%” (2020).

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US and Canadian maple syrup production in litres and shares, 1992–2025
Year	Canada, million L	US, million L	Canada share	US share
2025	85.8	21.6	79.9%	20.1%
2024	90.5	22.2	80.3%	19.7%
2023	47.4	18.3	72.1%	27.9%
2022	79.1	22.7	77.7%	22.3%
2021	51.4	16.8	75.4%	24.6%
2020	65.0	20.5	76.1%	23.9%
2019	60.0	19.5	75.5%	24.5%
2018	44.5	18.3	70.9%	29.1%
2017	56.9	16.6	77.4%	22.6%
2016	55.3	15.8	77.7%	22.3%
2015	40.5	13.1	75.6%	24.4%
2014	43.1	12.3	77.8%	22.2%
2013	45.7	13.4	77.3%	22.7%
2012	35.7	8.6	80.6%	19.4%
2011	38.9	11.1	77.7%	22.3%
2010	33.1	7.6	81.3%	18.7%
2009	41.3	9.1	81.9%	18.1%
2008	23.3	7.2	76.3%	23.7%
2007	24.5	5.7	81.0%	19.0%
2006	27.0	6.4	80.9%	19.1%
2005	28.1	5.1	84.7%	15.3%
2004	33.1	5.9	84.9%	15.1%
2003	32.0	4.9	86.7%	13.3%
2002	27.3	5.6	83.0%	17.0%
2001	24.4	4.3	85.0%	15.0%
2000	33.3	4.9	87.1%	12.9%
1999	25.2	4.6	84.6%	15.4%
1998	21.0	4.5	82.3%	17.7%
1997	21.5	4.9	81.4%	18.6%
1996	19.5	5.9	76.7%	23.3%
1995	15.3	4.1	78.7%	21.3%
1994	20.2	5.0	80.1%	19.9%
1993	12.1	3.8	76.1%	23.9%
1992	18.2	6.2	74.6%	25.4%

FAQ

Maple production questions

Which state produces the most maple syrup?: Vermont, by a mile: 3,091,000 gallons in 2026, 52.6% of the US crop, from 8.2 million taps. New York was second with 884,000 gallons (15.0%) and Maine third with 641,000 (10.9%).
How much maple syrup does Vermont produce?: 3,091,000 gallons in 2026 (USDA NASS), up from 3,009,000 in 2025. Vermont's share of US production has grown from 34.7% in 1992 to 52.6% in 2026, and it held 49.1% of US taps in 2025.
What are the top maple syrup producing states?: In 2026: Vermont (3,091,000 gallons), New York (884,000 gallons), Maine (641,000 gallons), Wisconsin (504,000 gallons). NASS surveys 13 states; the Census of Agriculture found farms with taps in 27 states in 2022.
How many maple taps are there in the US?: NASS counted 16,470,000 taps in the 13 surveyed states in 2026 (16,689,000 in 2025, up from 8,178,000 in 2007). The 2022 Census of Agriculture, which covers every state, counted 17,970,611 taps on 9,573 farms.
Does my state make maple syrup?: Probably more than you'd think. The 2022 Census of Agriculture found farms with maple taps in 27 states, up from 20 in 1997, including Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, where it listed none in 1997. Only 13 states are big enough for NASS's yearly survey.

Go deeper

What it sells for

Sources · 4

1.Quick Stats: maple syrup survey data (program SURVEY) · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
2.Crop Production, June reports: maple syrup tables, 2002–2008 editions · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service via ESMIS
3.Census of Agriculture maple syrup data, 1997–2022 (via Quick Stats, program CENSUS) · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
4.Table 32-10-0354-01: Production and value of maple products · Statistics Canada

Every figure on this page is read from the official tables in our research pack (built 2026-10-07). NASS revises its estimates, sometimes by a lot, and we always use the current Quick Stats value, so a few numbers differ from the first-published reports. Nothing is interpolated.

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