California Citrus Acreage - Publication

2022 California
Citrus Acreage Report
California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Agricultural Statistics Service
Cooperating with the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office
Pacific Regional Office · P.O. Box 1258 · Sacramento, CA 95812 · (916) 738-6600 · (855) 270-2722 Fax · www.nass.usda.gov/ca

Released: August 3, 2022

RESULTS

PROCEDURES

The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of
California citrus growers as funding is available. The purpose
of this survey is to provide bi-annual citrus acreage, which
includes information on new plantings and removals. It is the
continuation of a long series of industry-funded Citrus Acreage
surveys.

The major source of the citrus detailed acreage data was a
questionnaire mailed to all citrus growers currently in NASS’
database. The mailing was sent in January 2022. The
questionnaire contained previously reported crop, variety, and
acreage information preprinted. Producers were asked to
update the information with new plantings, removals, and any
other corrections. New growers were mailed a blank
questionnaire. Growers were given about eight weeks to
respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken.
Data collection ended in July 2022.

Users are cautioned that this report consists of two parts:
➢
➢

Table 1 shows estimated statewide bearing acreage for the
2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
Tables 2, 3, and 4 show detailed acreage data by type,
variety, and year planted -- as voluntarily reported by citrus
growers and maintained in NASS’ database.

With perfect information, the estimated statewide bearing
acreage and the detailed acreage data would be the same.
Generally, this will not be the case for the following reasons:
➢
➢

A voluntary survey of approximately 5,400 citrus growers is
unlikely to ever attain 100 percent completeness.
It is difficult for USDA/NASS to detect growers who are
planting citrus for the first time.

To arrive at the estimated statewide bearing acreage, the NASS
citrus acreage database was compared with pesticide
application data maintained by County Agricultural
Commissioners and the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The USDA, NASS Pacific Regional Office sincerely appreciates
the many orchard operators, owners, and management firms
that provided their acreage information. Funding for the survey
was provided by the California Citrus industry.

TABLE 1 - ESTIMATED STATEWIDE BEARING ACREAGE 1
Type
Grapefruit 2
Lemons
Oranges, Navel
Oranges, Valencia
Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
1
2

2018-19
9,000
49,000
118,000
29,000
64,000

2019-20
8,700
50,000
117,000
28,000
66,000

2020-21
8,700
50,000
116,000
26,000
67,000

Reported data with an allowance for incompleteness.
Includes Pummelos and Hybrids.

TABLE 2 - DETAILED CALIFORNIA CITRUS ACREAGE, 2020 and 2022
Acres standing in 2020
Acres standing in 2022
Type
Bearing
Non-bearing
Total
Bearing
Non-bearing
Grapefruit 1
7,842
356
8,198
7,968
626
Lemons
42,928
5,730
48,657
46,692
4,900
Limes
492
24
517
512
48
Oranges, Navel
112,589
2,895
115,485
110,507
3,079
Oranges, Valencia
26,924
412
27,336
25,528
697
Pummelos and Hybrids
1,029
111
1,139
1,032
199
Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
59,422
4,386
63,809
63,280
3,867
1

Excludes Pummelos and Hybrids.

Total
8,595
51,592
561
113,586
26,225
1,230
67,148

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Type and County

2014 and
earlier

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Acres standing in 2022
NonBearing
Total
bearing

Acres
Grapefruit 2
Fresno
Imperial
Kern
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

405
661
554
3,580
344
902
1,176
84
31
7,736

0
0
22
2
0
14
9
0
0
47

0
0
0
0
0
0
63
2
0
65

0
0
6
12
0
2
82
13
0
116

47
0
51
1
0
0
130
4
0
233

37
0
0
0
0
34
102
9
0
182

0
0
18
0
0
15
46
0
0
80

5
0
10
0
0
0
88
0
0
103

0
0
0
27
0
7
0
0
0
34

405
661
583
3,594
344
918
1,330
104
31
7,968

88
0
80
27
0
56
366
9
0
626

493
661
662
3,621
344
974
1,696
113
31
8,595

Lemons
Fresno
Imperial
Kern
Monterey
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

1,472
3,397
3,107
960
367
4,521
221
2,143
1,573
1,494
6,518
15,747
99
41,618

27
77
47
0
4
112
160
36
60
9
378
194
0
1,103

178
141
98
0
6
138
160
8
24
17
658
173
0
1,601

229
264
165
25
0
188
0
6
5
18
813
656
0
2,370

170
137
102
4
2
115
0
21
40
0
624
578
0
1,793

259
97
122
0
2
93
0
33
0
18
586
401
0
1,610

99
22
40
0
0
148
0
3
13
5
189
76
0
595

37
72
78
0
0
3
0
9
0
0
182
100
0
480

16
0
0
0
0
80
0
11
35
7
45
198
29
421

1,906
3,880
3,416
985
377
4,958
541
2,194
1,661
1,538
8,367
16,771
100
46,692

582
328
342
4
4
438
0
77
88
30
1,625
1,353
29
4,900

2,488
4,208
3,758
989
381
5,396
542
2,271
1,749
1,568
9,993
18,124
129
51,592

Limes
Imperial
Riverside
San Diego
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

101
79
207
79
465

0
0
3
2
4

33
0
0
0
33

0
7
3
6
15

0
0
0
2
2

0
0
28
5
33

0
0
1
0
1

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
6
0
6

134
86
212
81
512

0
0
35
13
48

134
86
247
95
561

Oranges, Navel
Butte
Fresno
Glenn
Kern
Kings
Madera
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
Tulare
Ventura
Yolo
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

110
17,951
169
22,670
170
1,475
1,185
1,120
361
59,127
541
80
168
105,127

0
239
0
318
0
0
2
1
0
1,198
10
0
1
1,768

0
298
0
306
10
8
0
0
0
1,077
0
0
1
1,699

0
249
0
49
0
0
1
1
3
901
4
0
0
1,206

0
67
0
67
0
0
0
0
0
572
0
0
2
707

0
162
0
40
0
0
5
0
0
558
0
0
0
765

0
201
0
203
0
0
0
0
0
307
0
0
0
711

0
31
0
107
0
0
1
0
0
257
0
0
0
395

0
143
0
352
0
0
3
0
1
684
19
2
4
1,208

110
18,803
169
23,409
180
1,482
1,188
1,121
364
62,875
556
80
172
110,507

0
537
0
702
0
0
9
0
1
1,805
19
2
4
3,079

110
19,340
169
24,110
180
1,482
1,196
1,122
365
64,679
575
82
176
113,586

Oranges, Valencia
Fresno
Imperial
Kern
Madera
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

1,949
117
3,666
753
74
627
716
3,010
130
11,304
3,041
50
25,437

6
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
11

0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
10
7
0
20

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
34
4
0
41

0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
20

38
0
46
0
0
0
0
4
0
91
14
0
192

20
0
12
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
2
44

10
0
10
0
0
0
23
0
0
17
9
0
69

40
0
148
0
0
26
0
23
0
120
34
0
391

1,955
117
3,666
753
76
629
716
3,016
130
11,368
3,052
50
25,528

108
0
216
0
0
27
23
27
0
238
57
2
697

2,063
117
3,881
753
76
656
739
3,043
130
11,606
3,109
52
26,225

64
71
739
107
980

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
15
0
15

0
0
37
0
37

36
0
15
0
51

3
1
32
0
36

11
0
32
0
43

5
0
64
0
68

0
0
0
0
0

64
71
790
107
1,032

55
1
143
0
199

119
72
933
107
1,230

Pummelos & Hybrids
Fresno
Riverside
Tulare
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL
See footnotes at the end of Table 3.

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TABLE 3 Continued - CITRUS ACREAGE BY TYPE, COUNTY AND YEAR PLANTED, 2022 1
Type and County

2014 and
earlier

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Acres standing in 2022
NonBearing
Total
bearing

Acres
Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
Butte
Fresno
Glenn
Imperial
Kern
Madera
Placer
Riverside
San Diego
Stanislaus
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL
1

2

89
7,475
72
689
14,274
3,430
174
1,540
465
197
17,391
945
259
47,001

0
690
0
20
1,161
40
1
11
2
26
2,551
45
1
4,549

0
721
0
0
1,305
64
1
57
1
0
1,378
83
9
3,616

0
569
0
142
980
74
0
13
4
0
1,042
2
18
2,845

0
394
7
13
311
379
0
0
36
0
1,560
22
3
2,724

2
234
0
0
1,240
30
0
0
25
0
1,001
14
0
2,546

0
379
0
0
1,433
0
0
0
2
0
482
1
0
2,298

0
78
0
0
761
0
0
0
0
0
510
0
1
1,350

0
31
0
0
28
0
0
33
0
0
126
2
0
220

91
10,083
79
864
19,271
4,018
176
1,621
533
223
24,923
1,111
289
63,280

0
488
0
0
2,222
0
0
34
2
0
1,118
3
1
3,867

91
10,571
79
864
21,493
4,018
176
1,655
535
223
26,041
1,114
290
67,148

Shaded/bold area indicates non-bearing years. 'All Other Counties' include counties with less than 50 acres. Totals may not add between county and variety tables
due to rounding.
Excludes Pummelos and Hybrids.

TABLE 4 - CITRUS ACREAGE BY TYPE, VARIETY AND YEAR PLANTED, 2022 1
Type and Variety

2014 and
earlier

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Acres standing in 2022
NonTotal
bearing

Bearing

Acres
Grapefruit
Rio Red
Ruby
Ruby Red
Star Ruby
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL

1,154
756
1,215
2,420
2,193
7,736

14
1
0
26
6
47

0
0
0
26
39
65

9
0
3
79
24
116

19
8
0
111
95
233

33
22
0
101
27
182

17
15
4
39
4
80

0
0
0
103
0
103

0
0
0
0
34
34

1,177
757
1,218
2,556
2,262
7,968

68
44
4
350
160
626

1,246
801
1,222
2,906
2,422
8,595

Oranges, Navel
Blood
Cara Cara
Late Varieties 2
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL

714
6,347
18,707
79,361
105,127

103
736
111
819
1,768

62
536
88
1,014
1,699

35
603
44
526
1,206

40
284
37
346
707

27
476
57
205
765

8
333
52
319
711

2
146
35
212
395

0
21
20
1,168
1,208

954
8,506
18,986
82,063
110,507

37
976
164
1,901
3,079

992
9,482
19,152
83,963
113,586

544
80
235
121
980

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
15
15

8
0
0
29
37

36
1
0
15
51

19
3
0
14
36

19
0
5
20
43

60
0
0
8
68

0
0
0
0
0

552
80
235
165
1,032

134
4
5
57
199

686
84
240
221
1,230

41,764
8,394
799
1,963
5,151
340
141
1,233
371
250
1,869
83
10,727
9,076
9,762
5,103
4,864
240
134
0
113
21
47,001

4,501
437
14
280
143
0
0
388
0
6
68
0
1,910
8
1,686
48
48
0
0
0
0
0
4,549

3,601
472
18
150
279
25
0
156
27
0
55
0
1,705
0
1,187
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
3,616

2,747
459
17
99
321
22
0
51
13
3
26
0
1,699
0
496
90
88
2
8
0
0
8
2,845

2,697
59
0
9
50
0
0
25
0
2
55
28
1,741
371
417
19
9
10
8
0
0
8
2,724

2,397
147
0
0
147
0
0
19
0
3
43
0
1,090
9
1,090
0
0
0
149
149
0
0
2,546

2,204
244
0
0
244
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
324
95
1,540
0
0
0
94
64
0
30
2,298

1,350
167
0
30
40
97
0
0
0
0
0
0
419
72
694
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,350

220
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
60
16
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220

57,707
9,966
847
2,501
6,091
386
141
1,873
412
263
2,115
111
18,872
9,463
14,634
5,274
5,023
252
299
149
113
37
63,280

3,774
411
0
30
284
97
0
1
0
1
0
0
803
182
2,376
0
0
0
94
64
0
30
3,867

61,481
10,377
847
2,531
6,375
483
141
1,873
412
265
2,115
111
19,674
9,645
17,009
5,274
5,023
252
393
213
113
67
67,148

Pummelos & Hybrids
Chandler
Melogold
Oro Blanco
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL
Mandarin & Mandarin Hybrids
Mandarins/Tangerines
Clementines
Algerian/Clementine
Caffin/Clementine
Clemenules (Nules)
Fina Sodea/Clementine
Oro Grande/Clementine
Gold Nugget
Fairchild
Pixie
Satsuma
Shasta Gold
Tango
W.Murcott Afourer
All Other Varieties
Tangelos
Minneola
All Other Varieties
Tangors/Temples
Giulietta
Royal Mandarin
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL
1

Shaded/bold area indicates non-bearing years. 'All Other Counties' include counties with less than 50 acres. Totals may not add between county and variety tables
due to rounding.
2
Includes Autumn Gold, Barnfield, Chislett, Lane Late, and Powell varieties.

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