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Alfalfa hay: acres harvested: California
The number of acres of alfalfa hay harvested, from USDA's yearly crop production summary.
Up to dateYearly. USDA usually publishes in January. Last published Oct 9, 2026. Next expected January 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
California, 2026
440,000 acres
Down 4.3% from 460,000 acres in 2025
United States, 2026
14,685,000 acres
Up 0.1% from 14,676,000 acres in 2025
CaliforniaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- California's acres harvested is less than 0.1 times the US average.
- Since 1919 it has fallen 38.8%, from 719,000 acres to 440,000 acres.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | California | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 440,000 | 14,685,000 |
| 2025 | 460,000 | 14,676,000 |
| 2024 | 480,000 | 14,612,000 |
| 2023 | 480,000 | 15,604,000 |
| 2022 | 480,000 | 15,153,000 |
| 2021 | 500,000 | 15,431,000 |
| 2020 | 475,000 | 16,300,000 |
| 2019 | 580,000 | 16,943,000 |
| 2018 | 620,000 | 16,608,000 |
| 2017 | 700,000 | 17,007,000 |
| 2016 | 720,000 | 17,029,000 |
| 2015 | 790,000 | 17,810,000 |
| 2014 | 825,000 | 18,406,000 |
| 2013 | 830,000 | 17,699,000 |
| 2012 | 900,000 | 16,795,000 |
| 2011 | 880,000 | 19,044,000 |
| 2010 | 930,000 | 19,968,000 |
| 2009 | 1,000,000 | 21,247,000 |
| 2008 | 1,030,000 | 21,060,000 |
| 2007 | 990,000 | 21,126,000 |
| 2006 | 1,100,000 | 21,138,000 |
| 2005 | 1,040,000 | 22,359,000 |
| 2004 | 1,050,000 | 21,697,000 |
| 2003 | 1,090,000 | 23,527,000 |
| 2002 | 1,160,000 | 22,923,000 |
| 2001 | 1,010,000 | 23,952,000 |
| 2000 | 1,020,000 | 23,463,000 |
| 1999 | 1,050,000 | 24,066,000 |
| 1998 | 1,050,000 | 23,592,000 |
| 1997 | 950,000 | 23,551,000 |
| 1996 | 940,000 | 24,206,000 |
| 1995 | 940,000 | 24,404,000 |
| 1994 | 950,000 | 24,138,000 |
| 1993 | 920,000 | 24,673,000 |
| 1992 | 960,000 | 24,070,000 |
| 1991 | 1,050,000 | 25,414,000 |
| 1990 | 1,060,000 | 25,346,000 |
| 1989 | 1,020,000 | 25,796,000 |
| 1988 | 1,100,000 | 26,751,000 |
| 1987 | 1,080,000 | 25,435,000 |
| 1986 | 1,080,000 | 26,911,000 |
| 1985 | 1,030,000 | 25,647,000 |
| 1984 | 1,020,000 | 26,818,000 |
| 1983 | 950,000 | 25,729,000 |
| 1982 | 960,000 | 26,188,000 |
| 1981 | 1,050,000 | 26,243,000 |
| 1980 | 1,030,000 | 26,174,000 |
| 1979 | 1,050,000 | 27,550,000 |
| 1978 | 1,090,000 | 27,864,000 |
| 1977 | 1,140,000 | 27,150,000 |
| 1976 | 1,100,000 | 26,674,000 |
| 1975 | 1,120,000 | 27,288,000 |
| 1974 | 1,150,000 | 26,877,000 |
| 1973 | 1,190,000 | 27,826,000 |
| 1972 | 1,198,000 | 27,187,000 |
| 1971 | 1,210,000 | 27,599,000 |
| 1970 | 1,152,000 | 27,276,000 |
| 1969 | 1,129,000 | 26,634,000 |
| 1968 | 1,152,000 | 26,964,000 |
| 1967 | 1,164,000 | 27,997,000 |
| 1966 | 1,141,000 | 28,950,000 |
| 1965 | 1,176,000 | 29,705,000 |
| 1964 | 1,176,000 | 29,384,000 |
| 1963 | 1,131,000 | 28,490,000 |
| 1962 | 1,120,000 | 28,257,000 |
| 1961 | 1,204,000 | 28,265,000 |
| 1960 | 1,192,000 | 27,580,000 |
| 1959 | 1,146,000 | 27,383,000 |
| 1958 | 1,135,000 | 28,941,000 |
| 1957 | 1,170,000 | 29,826,000 |
| 1956 | 1,206,000 | 29,103,000 |
| 1955 | 1,182,000 | 28,320,000 |
| 1954 | 1,094,000 | 26,576,000 |
| 1953 | 1,062,000 | 23,337,000 |
| 1952 | 1,002,000 | 21,569,000 |
| 1951 | 963,000 | 21,094,000 |
| 1950 | 1,058,000 | 19,901,000 |
| 1949 | 962,000 | 18,423,000 |
| 1948 | 925,000 | 14,669,000 |
| 1947 | 1,005,000 | 14,555,000 |
| 1946 | 1,005,000 | 14,187,000 |
| 1945 | 1,026,000 | 15,095,000 |
| 1944 | 977,000 | 15,254,000 |
| 1943 | 896,000 | 15,518,000 |
| 1942 | 845,000 | 16,199,000 |
| 1941 | 797,000 | 15,195,000 |
| 1940 | 848,000 | 14,023,000 |
| 1939 | 808,000 | 13,257,000 |
| 1938 | 770,000 | 13,366,000 |
| 1937 | 748,000 | 13,533,000 |
| 1936 | 733,000 | 14,062,000 |
| 1935 | 705,000 | 13,548,000 |
| 1934 | 727,000 | 11,691,000 |
| 1933 | 790,000 | 12,713,000 |
| 1932 | 814,000 | 12,607,000 |
| 1931 | 848,000 | 11,740,000 |
| 1930 | 874,000 | 11,609,000 |
| 1929 | 795,000 | 11,529,000 |
| 1928 | 829,000 | 11,123,000 |
| 1927 | 813,000 | 11,277,000 |
| 1926 | 813,000 | 10,721,000 |
| 1925 | 805,000 | 10,388,000 |
| 1924 | 766,000 | 10,352,000 |
| 1923 | 801,000 | 9,764,000 |
| 1922 | 770,000 | 9,275,000 |
| 1921 | 755,000 | 9,165,000 |
| 1920 | 733,000 | 9,015,000 |
| 1919 | 719,000 | 8,647,000 |
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Crop Production Survey. State and US estimates released Oct 9, 2026. Quick Stats item "HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED". Retrieved Oct 23, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-23.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
It is the total area of alfalfa hay that farmers harvested, in acres.