Top 10 & Top 5

According to data in the Cannabiz Media License Database, the 10 states with the highest number of hemp cultivator licenses as of September 1, 2019 are:
Tennessee: 2,913
Oregon: 2,534
Kentucky: 972
Colorado: 759
New York: 422
North Carolina: 396
Pennsylvania: 328
Vermont: 311
California: 291
Montana: 258

The 2018 U.S. Hemp Crop Report from Vote Hemp found that 23 states grew (or started to grow) a total of 78,175 acres of hemp in 2018. Among those states, the five leaders were:
Montana: 22,000 acres
Colorado: 21,578 acres
Oregon: 7,808 acres
Kentucky: 6,700 acres
Tennessee: 3,338 acres
Source: https://cannabiz.media/state-of-the-hemp-industry-in-2019/

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