This area line chart shows the total pounds of sweet potatoes produced, in billions, annually by North Carolina, California, Mississippi, and other states from 2000 to 2019. North Carolina has contributed more sweet potatoes annually than any other state for every year of data.
Numerical values presented on the image:
| North Carolina production comprises an increasing share of national production | |||||||
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| Year | United States | North Carolina | California | Mississippi | All Other States | Rank | Percent of National Production |
| 2000 | 13,780,000 | 5,550,000 | 2,625,000 | 1,476,000 | 4,129,000 | 1 | 40% |
| 2001 | 14,515,000 | 5,580,000 | 2,300,000 | 2,400,000 | 4,235,000 | 1 | 38% |
| 2002 | 12,799,000 | 4,810,000 | 2,912,000 | 1,968,000 | 3,109,000 | 1 | 38% |
| 2003 | 15,891,000 | 5,880,000 | 3,210,000 | 2,380,000 | 4,421,000 | 1 | 37% |
| 2004 | 16,112,000 | 6,880,000 | 3,220,000 | 2,601,000 | 3,411,000 | 1 | 43% |
| 2005 | 15,730,000 | 5,950,000 | 3,335,000 | 3,114,000 | 3,331,000 | 1 | 38% |
| 2006 | 16,401,000 | 7,020,000 | 3,874,000 | 2,480,000 | 3,027,000 | 1 | 43% |
| 2007 | 18,070,000 | 6,665,000 | 4,256,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,649,000 | 1 | 37% |
| 2008 | 18,443,000 | 8,740,000 | 4,366,000 | 3,354,000 | 1,983,000 | 1 | 47% |
| 2009 | 19,469,000 | 9,200,000 | 5,916,000 | 1,265,000 | 3,088,000 | 1 | 47% |
| 2010 | 23,845,000 | 9,720,000 | 6,390,000 | 3,600,000 | 4,135,000 | 1 | 41% |
| 2011 | 26,964,000 | 12,800,000 | 5,824,000 | 4,163,000 | 4,177,000 | 1 | 47% |
| 2012 | 26,482,000 | 12,400,000 | 6,174,000 | 3,520,000 | 4,388,000 | 1 | 47% |
| 2013 | 24,785,000 | 10,600,000 | 6,840,000 | 3,510,000 | 3,835,000 | 1 | 43% |
| 2014 | 29,584,000 | 15,840,000 | 5,225,000 | 3,763,000 | 4,756,000 | 1 | 54% |
| 2015 | 31,016,000 | 16,340,000 | 6,290,000 | 3,770,000 | 4,616,000 | 1 | 53% |
| 2016 | 31,546,000 | 17,100,000 | 6,200,000 | 4,930,000 | 3,316,000 | 1 | 54% |
| 2017 | 35,646,000 | 19,690,000 | 6,510,000 | 4,930,000 | 4,516,000 | 1 | 55% |
| 2018 | 27,378,000 | 10,990,000 | 7,770,000 | 4,550,000 | 4,068,000 | 1 | 40% |
| 2019 | 31,972,500 | 19,540,000 | 8,170,000 | 4,262,500 | 0 | 1 | 61% |
| Change | 4,594,500 | 8,550,000 | 400,000 | -287,500 | -4,068,000 |
This line graph shows the total pounds of sweet potatoes produced annually from 2000 to 2019.
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