Oct 21, 2025 - News
Pennsylvania produces the most York apples
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How do you like them apples? If the answer is "local," then you're probably munching on these.
The big picture: Although York is the most produced apple in Pennsylvania, Gala and Red Delicious are the top apples nationally.
- And the third biggest apple in the U.S.: Honeycrisp, which has had a nearly fivefold output increase since 2011.
Zoom in: The Keystone State produces 2.7 million bushels of York apples a year.
- The next most popular Pennsylvania apples are Golden Delicious (2.1 million bushels) and Fuji (1.1 million bushels).
Fun fact: York apples, aka York Imperials, are a Pennsylvania original and were developed in York County in the 1820s.
- We produce the most of these odd-shaped apples in the nation!
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