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Wheat: acres harvested: Montana
The number of acres of wheat harvested, from USDA's yearly crop production summary.
Up to dateYearly. USDA usually publishes in January. Last published Sep 30, 2026. Next expected January 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
Montana, 2026
4,870,000 acres
Down 1.5% from 4,945,000 acres in 2025
United States, 2026
31,899,000 acres
Down 14.6% from 37,345,000 acres in 2025
MontanaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- Montana's acres harvested is 0.2 times the US average.
- Since 1873 it has risen 44,172.7%, from 11,000 acres to 4,870,000 acres.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,870,000 | 31,899,000 |
| 2025 | 4,945,000 | 37,345,000 |
| 2024 | 5,080,000 | 38,633,000 |
| 2023 | 4,985,000 | 37,077,000 |
| 2022 | 4,915,000 | 35,485,000 |
| 2021 | 4,530,000 | 37,145,000 |
| 2020 | 5,490,000 | 36,609,000 |
| 2019 | 5,135,000 | 37,394,000 |
| 2018 | 5,165,000 | 39,615,000 |
| 2017 | 4,665,000 | 37,555,000 |
| 2016 | 4,975,000 | 43,848,000 |
| 2015 | 5,365,000 | 47,318,000 |
| 2014 | 5,650,000 | 46,385,000 |
| 2013 | 5,165,000 | 45,332,000 |
| 2012 | 5,615,000 | 48,758,000 |
| 2011 | 4,975,000 | 45,687,000 |
| 2010 | 5,140,000 | 46,883,000 |
| 2009 | 5,255,000 | 49,841,000 |
| 2008 | 5,480,000 | 56,036,000 |
| 2007 | 5,065,000 | 50,999,000 |
| 2006 | 5,215,000 | 46,800,000 |
| 2005 | 5,235,000 | 50,104,000 |
| 2004 | 5,025,000 | 49,969,000 |
| 2003 | 5,200,000 | 53,063,000 |
| 2002 | 4,795,000 | 45,824,000 |
| 2001 | 4,215,000 | 48,473,000 |
| 2000 | 4,920,000 | 53,063,000 |
| 1999 | 5,320,000 | 53,773,000 |
| 1998 | 5,280,000 | 59,002,000 |
| 1997 | 5,840,000 | 62,840,000 |
| 1996 | 6,360,000 | 62,819,000 |
| 1995 | 5,435,000 | 60,955,000 |
| 1994 | 5,378,000 | 61,770,000 |
| 1993 | 5,264,000 | 62,712,000 |
| 1992 | 4,947,000 | 62,761,000 |
| 1991 | 4,479,000 | 57,803,000 |
| 1990 | 5,185,000 | 69,103,000 |
| 1989 | 5,235,000 | 62,189,000 |
| 1988 | 3,830,000 | 53,189,000 |
| 1987 | 4,690,000 | 55,945,000 |
| 1986 | 4,760,000 | 60,688,000 |
| 1985 | 3,960,000 | 64,704,000 |
| 1984 | 4,640,000 | 66,928,000 |
| 1983 | 4,455,000 | 61,390,000 |
| 1982 | 5,360,000 | 77,937,000 |
| 1981 | 5,820,000 | 80,642,000 |
| 1980 | 5,100,000 | 71,125,000 |
| 1979 | 5,125,000 | 62,454,000 |
| 1978 | 4,840,000 | 56,495,000 |
| 1977 | 5,060,000 | 66,686,000 |
| 1976 | 5,415,000 | 70,927,000 |
| 1975 | 4,975,000 | 69,499,000 |
| 1974 | 4,857,000 | 65,368,000 |
| 1973 | 4,052,000 | 54,148,000 |
| 1972 | 3,704,000 | 47,303,000 |
| 1971 | 4,314,000 | 47,685,000 |
| 1970 | 3,383,000 | 43,564,000 |
| 1969 | 3,750,000 | 47,146,000 |
| 1968 | 4,550,000 | 54,765,000 |
| 1967 | 4,734,000 | 58,353,000 |
| 1966 | 3,745,000 | 49,613,000 |
| 1965 | 4,140,000 | 49,560,000 |
| 1964 | 3,877,000 | 49,762,000 |
| 1963 | 3,937,000 | 45,506,000 |
| 1962 | 3,510,000 | 43,688,000 |
| 1961 | 3,679,000 | 51,571,000 |
| 1960 | 3,953,000 | 51,879,000 |
| 1959 | 3,966,000 | 51,716,000 |
| 1958 | 4,360,000 | 53,047,000 |
| 1957 | 4,235,000 | 43,754,000 |
| 1956 | 4,780,000 | 49,768,000 |
| 1955 | 4,628,000 | 47,290,000 |
| 1954 | 4,713,000 | 54,356,000 |
| 1953 | 5,969,000 | 67,840,000 |
| 1952 | 5,772,000 | 71,130,000 |
| 1951 | 5,910,000 | 61,873,000 |
| 1950 | 4,953,000 | 61,607,000 |
| 1949 | 5,316,000 | 75,910,000 |
| 1948 | 4,875,000 | 72,418,000 |
| 1947 | 4,427,000 | 74,519,000 |
| 1946 | 4,133,000 | 67,105,000 |
| 1945 | 3,777,000 | 65,167,000 |
| 1944 | 4,019,000 | 59,749,000 |
| 1943 | 3,626,000 | 51,355,000 |
| 1942 | 3,267,000 | 49,773,000 |
| 1941 | 3,703,000 | 55,935,000 |
| 1940 | 3,917,000 | 53,273,000 |
| 1939 | 3,401,000 | 52,669,000 |
| 1938 | 4,249,000 | 69,197,000 |
| 1937 | 2,624,000 | 64,169,000 |
| 1936 | 2,239,000 | 49,125,000 |
| 1935 | 3,434,000 | 51,305,000 |
| 1934 | 2,481,000 | 43,347,000 |
| 1933 | 3,512,000 | 49,424,000 |
| 1932 | 4,021,000 | 57,851,000 |
| 1931 | 2,182,000 | 57,704,000 |
| 1930 | 4,217,000 | 62,637,000 |
| 1929 | 4,419,000 | 63,392,000 |
| 1928 | 4,395,000 | 59,226,000 |
| 1927 | 4,020,000 | 59,628,000 |
| 1926 | 3,590,000 | 56,616,000 |
| 1925 | 3,249,000 | 52,443,000 |
| 1924 | 3,130,000 | 52,463,000 |
| 1923 | 3,274,000 | 56,920,000 |
| 1922 | 3,358,000 | 61,397,000 |
| 1921 | 3,435,000 | 64,566,000 |
| 1920 | 3,608,000 | 62,358,000 |
| 1919 | 1,698,000 | 73,700,000 |
| 1918 | 3,400,000 | 61,068,000 |
| 1917 | 2,785,000 | 46,787,000 |
| 1916 | 2,380,000 | 53,510,000 |
| 1915 | 2,375,000 | 60,303,000 |
| 1914 | 1,655,000 | 55,613,000 |
| 1913 | 1,300,000 | 52,012,000 |
| 1912 | 975,000 | 48,413,000 |
| 1911 | 660,000 | 49,894,000 |
| 1910 | 435,000 | 45,793,000 |
| 1909 | 258,000 | 44,262,000 |
| 1908 | 230,000 | 45,102,000 |
| 1907 | 205,000 | 44,139,000 |
| 1906 | 195,000 | 46,230,000 |
| 1905 | 165,000 | 46,306,000 |
| 1904 | 145,000 | 43,155,000 |
| 1903 | 128,000 | 48,456,000 |
| 1902 | 114,000 | 46,244,000 |
| 1901 | 107,000 | 50,847,000 |
| 1900 | 100,000 | 49,203,000 |
| 1899 | 92,000 | 52,342,000 |
| 1898 | 83,000 | 50,506,000 |
| 1897 | 75,000 | 43,413,000 |
| 1896 | 67,000 | 40,828,000 |
| 1895 | 60,000 | 38,998,000 |
| 1894 | 55,000 | 40,167,000 |
| 1893 | 48,000 | 40,790,000 |
| 1892 | 42,000 | 42,979,000 |
| 1891 | 38,000 | 41,090,000 |
| 1890 | 33,000 | 36,686,000 |
| 1889 | 26,000 | 36,098,000 |
| 1888 | 25,000 | 34,969,000 |
| 1887 | 20,000 | 36,873,000 |
| 1886 | 23,000 | 36,312,000 |
| 1885 | 27,000 | 35,095,000 |
| 1884 | 30,000 | 38,485,000 |
| 1883 | 25,000 | 35,587,000 |
| 1882 | 22,000 | 36,496,000 |
| 1881 | 16,000 | 36,795,000 |
| 1880 | 19,000 | 38,096,000 |
| 1879 | 18,000 | 35,347,000 |
| 1878 | 16,000 | 33,379,000 |
| 1877 | 15,000 | 27,963,000 |
| 1876 | 9,000 | 28,283,000 |
| 1875 | 11,000 | 28,382,000 |
| 1874 | 14,000 | 27,310,000 |
| 1873 | 11,000 | 24,866,000 |
| 1872 | No figure | 22,962,000 |
| 1871 | No figure | 22,230,000 |
| 1870 | No figure | 20,945,000 |
| 1869 | No figure | 21,194,000 |
| 1868 | No figure | 19,140,000 |
| 1867 | No figure | 16,738,000 |
| 1866 | No figure | 15,408,000 |
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Crop Production Survey. State and US estimates released Sep 30, 2026. Quick Stats item "WHEAT - ACRES HARVESTED". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
It is the total area of wheat that farmers harvested, in acres.