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Corn for grain: acres harvested: West Virginia
The number of acres of corn for grain 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
West Virginia, 2026
30,000 acres
Down 3.2% from 31,000 acres in 2025
United States, 2026
88,506,000 acres
Down 2.7% from 90,948,000 acres in 2025
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What the numbers say
- West Virginia's acres harvested is less than 0.1 times the US average.
- Since 1866 it has fallen 90.0%, from 300,000 acres to 30,000 acres.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30,000 | 88,506,000 |
| 2025 | 31,000 | 90,948,000 |
| 2024 | 24,000 | 83,046,000 |
| 2023 | 30,000 | 86,506,000 |
| 2022 | 30,000 | 78,705,000 |
| 2021 | 33,000 | 84,988,000 |
| 2020 | 33,000 | 82,168,000 |
| 2019 | 38,000 | 80,991,000 |
| 2018 | 33,000 | 81,169,000 |
| 2017 | 33,000 | 82,733,000 |
| 2016 | 35,000 | 86,748,000 |
| 2015 | 35,000 | 80,753,000 |
| 2014 | 36,000 | 83,146,000 |
| 2013 | 36,000 | 87,461,000 |
| 2012 | 35,000 | 87,365,000 |
| 2011 | 31,000 | 83,879,000 |
| 2010 | 29,000 | 81,446,000 |
| 2009 | 30,000 | 79,490,000 |
| 2008 | 26,000 | 78,570,000 |
| 2007 | 27,000 | 86,520,000 |
| 2006 | 26,000 | 70,638,000 |
| 2005 | 28,000 | 75,117,000 |
| 2004 | 29,000 | 73,631,000 |
| 2003 | 27,000 | 70,944,000 |
| 2002 | 30,000 | 69,330,000 |
| 2001 | 26,000 | 68,768,000 |
| 2000 | 35,000 | 72,440,000 |
| 1999 | 20,000 | 70,487,000 |
| 1998 | 34,000 | 72,589,000 |
| 1997 | 36,000 | 72,671,000 |
| 1996 | 40,000 | 72,644,000 |
| 1995 | 40,000 | 65,210,000 |
| 1994 | 35,000 | 72,514,000 |
| 1993 | 43,000 | 62,933,000 |
| 1992 | 50,000 | 72,077,000 |
| 1991 | 38,000 | 68,822,000 |
| 1990 | 50,000 | 66,952,000 |
| 1989 | 46,000 | 64,783,000 |
| 1988 | 40,000 | 58,250,000 |
| 1987 | 50,000 | 59,505,000 |
| 1986 | 60,000 | 68,907,000 |
| 1985 | 73,000 | 75,209,000 |
| 1984 | 81,000 | 71,897,000 |
| 1983 | 60,000 | 51,479,000 |
| 1982 | 80,000 | 72,719,000 |
| 1981 | 84,000 | 74,524,000 |
| 1980 | 64,000 | 72,961,000 |
| 1979 | 59,000 | 72,400,000 |
| 1978 | 58,000 | 71,930,000 |
| 1977 | 54,000 | 71,614,000 |
| 1976 | 61,000 | 71,506,000 |
| 1975 | 65,000 | 67,625,000 |
| 1974 | 66,000 | 65,405,000 |
| 1973 | 63,000 | 62,143,000 |
| 1972 | 53,000 | 57,513,000 |
| 1971 | 59,000 | 64,123,000 |
| 1970 | 53,000 | 57,358,000 |
| 1969 | 49,000 | 54,574,000 |
| 1968 | 47,000 | 55,980,000 |
| 1967 | 56,000 | 60,694,000 |
| 1966 | 47,000 | 57,002,000 |
| 1965 | 58,000 | 55,392,000 |
| 1964 | 57,000 | 55,369,000 |
| 1963 | 64,000 | 59,227,000 |
| 1962 | 71,000 | 55,726,000 |
| 1961 | 80,000 | 57,634,000 |
| 1960 | 98,000 | 71,422,000 |
| 1959 | 111,000 | 72,091,000 |
| 1958 | 109,000 | 63,549,000 |
| 1957 | 101,000 | 63,065,000 |
| 1956 | 136,000 | 64,877,000 |
| 1955 | 153,000 | 68,462,000 |
| 1954 | 180,000 | 68,668,000 |
| 1953 | 173,000 | 70,738,000 |
| 1952 | 187,000 | 71,353,000 |
| 1951 | 196,000 | 71,191,000 |
| 1950 | 221,000 | 72,398,000 |
| 1949 | 236,000 | 77,106,000 |
| 1948 | 269,000 | 76,840,000 |
| 1947 | 278,000 | 73,802,000 |
| 1946 | 284,000 | 78,410,000 |
| 1945 | 287,000 | 77,928,000 |
| 1944 | 330,000 | 85,002,000 |
| 1943 | 347,000 | 81,906,000 |
| 1942 | 351,000 | 79,213,000 |
| 1941 | 360,000 | 77,404,000 |
| 1940 | 399,000 | 76,443,000 |
| 1939 | 423,000 | 78,307,000 |
| 1938 | 412,000 | 82,788,000 |
| 1937 | 453,000 | 81,222,000 |
| 1936 | 447,000 | 67,833,000 |
| 1935 | 525,000 | 82,551,000 |
| 1934 | 490,000 | 61,245,000 |
| 1933 | 512,000 | 92,130,000 |
| 1932 | 455,000 | 97,213,000 |
| 1931 | 466,000 | 91,131,000 |
| 1930 | 368,000 | 85,525,000 |
| 1929 | 409,000 | 83,194,000 |
| 1928 | 421,000 | 85,832,000 |
| 1927 | 408,000 | 83,915,000 |
| 1926 | 448,000 | 83,275,000 |
| 1925 | 469,000 | 86,825,000 |
| 1924 | 413,000 | 84,119,000 |
| 1923 | 467,000 | 87,493,000 |
| 1922 | 493,000 | 84,858,000 |
| 1921 | 514,000 | 91,939,000 |
| 1920 | 541,000 | 90,149,000 |
| 1919 | 568,000 | 87,487,000 |
| 1918 | 630,000 | 102,195,000 |
| 1917 | 635,000 | 110,893,000 |
| 1916 | 585,000 | 100,561,000 |
| 1915 | 640,000 | 100,623,000 |
| 1914 | 590,000 | 97,796,000 |
| 1913 | 620,000 | 100,206,000 |
| 1912 | 640,000 | 101,451,000 |
| 1911 | 650,000 | 101,393,000 |
| 1910 | 675,000 | 102,267,000 |
| 1909 | 685,000 | 100,200,000 |
| 1908 | 635,000 | 95,285,000 |
| 1907 | 640,000 | 96,094,000 |
| 1906 | 675,000 | 95,624,000 |
| 1905 | 680,000 | 95,746,000 |
| 1904 | 690,000 | 95,228,000 |
| 1903 | 690,000 | 93,555,000 |
| 1902 | 730,000 | 97,177,000 |
| 1901 | 720,000 | 94,422,000 |
| 1900 | 735,000 | 94,852,000 |
| 1899 | 725,000 | 94,591,000 |
| 1898 | 720,000 | 87,784,000 |
| 1897 | 710,000 | 89,965,000 |
| 1896 | 735,000 | 89,074,000 |
| 1895 | 700,000 | 90,479,000 |
| 1894 | 680,000 | 80,069,000 |
| 1893 | 650,000 | 79,832,000 |
| 1892 | 625,000 | 76,914,000 |
| 1891 | 610,000 | 78,855,000 |
| 1890 | 600,000 | 74,785,000 |
| 1889 | 600,000 | 77,656,000 |
| 1888 | 605,000 | 77,474,000 |
| 1887 | 585,000 | 73,296,000 |
| 1886 | 600,000 | 73,911,000 |
| 1885 | 610,000 | 71,854,000 |
| 1884 | 550,000 | 68,834,000 |
| 1883 | 555,000 | 68,168,000 |
| 1882 | 565,000 | 66,157,000 |
| 1881 | 555,000 | 63,026,000 |
| 1880 | 570,000 | 62,545,000 |
| 1879 | 566,000 | 62,229,000 |
| 1878 | 570,000 | 59,659,000 |
| 1877 | 570,000 | 58,799,000 |
| 1876 | 555,000 | 55,277,000 |
| 1875 | 525,000 | 52,446,000 |
| 1874 | 460,000 | 47,640,000 |
| 1873 | 465,000 | 44,084,000 |
| 1872 | 460,000 | 43,584,000 |
| 1871 | 445,000 | 42,002,000 |
| 1870 | 415,000 | 38,388,000 |
| 1869 | 378,000 | 35,833,000 |
| 1868 | 350,000 | 35,116,000 |
| 1867 | 330,000 | 32,116,000 |
| 1866 | 300,000 | 30,017,000 |
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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 "CORN, GRAIN - 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 corn for grain that farmers harvested, in acres.