This statistic shows the leading U.S. states in production of regular hard ice cream from 2011 to 2023. In 2023, California produced around 75.9 thousand gallons of ice cream, while the other U.S. states all together produced around 701 thousand gallons.
Ice cream production in California and other U.S. states from 2011 to 2023 (in gallons)*
Characteristic
California
Other U.S. states**
2011
142,136
657,722
2012
131,321
670,544
2013
127,508
663,854
2014
129,002
638,845
2015
126,095
649,117
2016
118,087
668,760
2017
105,820
656,842
2018
66,328
429,382
2019
63,960
436,701
2020
71,192
508,617
2021
54,902
463,997
2022
57,519
477,366
2023
75,926
544,879
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* Regular hard ice cream.
**States not shown when fewer than three plants reported or individual plant operations could not be disclosed.
Figures prior to 2021 have been taken from previous reports
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (April 29, 2024). Ice cream production in California and other U.S. states from 2011 to 2023 (in gallons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256278/top-us-states-in-ice-cream-production/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Ice cream production in California and other U.S. states from 2011 to 2023 (in gallons)*." Chart. April 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256278/top-us-states-in-ice-cream-production/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2024). Ice cream production in California and other U.S. states from 2011 to 2023 (in gallons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256278/top-us-states-in-ice-cream-production/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Ice Cream Production in California and Other U.S. States from 2011 to 2023 (in Gallons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256278/top-us-states-in-ice-cream-production/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Ice cream production in California and other U.S. states from 2011 to 2023 (in gallons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256278/top-us-states-in-ice-cream-production/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Ice cream production in California and other U.S. states from 2011 to 2023 (in gallons)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, April 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256278/top-us-states-in-ice-cream-production/
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