More than 67 percent of all households eat pickles. Americans consume more than 9 pounds of pickles per person annually. There are hundreds of kinds of pickles to try.
Dill pickles are the most popular type of pickle, followed by sweet.
Approximately 100,000 to 125,000 acres are devoted to growing pickling cucumbers in the United States. They are grown in more than 30 states, with the biggest producers being California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. More than 15,000 acres are used to grow pickling peppers. While this may seem small in comparison, the acreage increases each year. For pickling cucumbers, there is usually a spring and fall harvest depending on the geographic location.