United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1506 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2019 Summary April 2020 Contents Summary........................................................................ 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2018-2019........ 5 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2018-2019................. 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2018-2019................ 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2018-2019............................ 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2018.. 6 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2018........... 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2018.......... 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2018...................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2019.. 10 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2019........... 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2019.......... 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2019...................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................ 14 Information Contacts........................................................... 14 Summary Milk production increased 0.4 percent in 2019 to 218 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 23,391 pounds, was 241 pounds above 2018. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.34 million head, down 62,000 head from 2018. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2019 totaled $40.5 billion, 14.9 percent higher than 2018. Producer returns averaged $18.63 per hundredweight, 14.4 percent above 2018. Marketings totaled 217.4 billion pounds, 0.4 percent above 2018. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 1.02 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 0.3 percent more than 2018. Calves were fed 91 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2018-2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : :-----------------------------: percent of :----------------------------- Year : Milk cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : fat : Milk : Milkfat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- percent --- million pounds --- : 2018 .......: 9,398 23,150 901 3.89 217,568 8,465.7 2019 .......: 9,336 23,391 917 3.92 218,382 8,558.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2018-2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Year : Fed to : Milk, : : : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream, and : Total : Total 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : 2018 ...: 928 89 1,017 216,551 99 2019 ...: 932 88 1,020 217,362 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2018-2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : All milk : Returns : Cash : Milk : average returns : per pound : receipts : utilized : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : from : : : : marketings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : 2018 .....: 216,551 16.28 4.19 35,242,255 2019 .....: 217,362 18.63 4.75 40,498,398 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2018-2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream, and butter : Gross : Value of : by producers : producer : milk :-----------------------------: income 2/ :produced 1/ 3/ Year : Milk : Value 1/ : : : utilized : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : 2018 ..: 89 14,812 35,257,067 35,409,264 2019 ..: 88 16,674 40,515,072 40,689,968 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2018 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : : : : percent of : : :Milk cows 1/ :---------------------------: fat :--------------------------- State : : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ------ percent --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 5.0 14,600 566 3.88 73.0 2.8 Alaska .........: 0.3 9,333 367 3.93 2.8 0.1 Arizona ........: 208.0 23,909 875 3.66 4,973.0 182.0 Arkansas .......: 6.0 12,333 467 3.79 74.0 2.8 California .....: 1,734.0 23,301 909 3.90 40,404.0 1,575.8 Colorado .......: 176.0 25,892 968 3.74 4,557.0 170.4 Connecticut ....: 19.0 22,474 890 3.96 427.0 16.9 Delaware .......: 4.8 19,063 732 3.84 91.5 3.5 Florida ........: 120.0 19,833 730 3.68 2,380.0 87.6 Georgia ........: 83.0 21,277 774 3.64 1,766.0 64.3 : Hawaii .........: 2.0 16,950 585 3.45 33.9 1.2 Idaho ..........: 609.0 24,870 985 3.96 15,146.0 599.8 Illinois .......: 90.0 20,867 812 3.89 1,878.0 73.1 Indiana ........: 183.0 22,754 860 3.78 4,164.0 157.4 Iowa ...........: 220.0 23,955 944 3.94 5,270.0 207.6 Kansas .........: 159.0 23,321 900 3.86 3,708.0 143.1 Kentucky .......: 55.0 18,345 695 3.79 1,009.0 38.2 Louisiana ......: 11.0 13,818 558 4.04 152.0 6.1 Maine ..........: 30.0 20,600 797 3.87 618.0 23.9 Maryland .......: 45.0 20,556 785 3.82 925.0 35.3 : Massachusetts ..: 11.0 18,364 731 3.98 202.0 8.0 Michigan .......: 423.0 26,409 1,009 3.82 11,171.0 426.7 Minnesota ......: 453.0 21,784 867 3.98 9,868.0 392.7 Mississippi ....: 9.0 14,333 579 4.04 129.0 5.2 Missouri .......: 83.0 14,386 573 3.98 1,194.0 47.5 Montana ........: 12.0 22,833 868 3.80 274.0 10.4 Nebraska .......: 60.0 24,000 926 3.86 1,440.0 55.6 Nevada .........: 32.0 22,938 906 3.95 734.0 29.0 New Hampshire ..: 12.0 20,750 811 3.91 249.0 9.7 New Jersey .....: 6.0 18,333 697 3.80 110.0 4.2 : New Mexico .....: 330.0 25,106 929 3.70 8,285.0 306.5 New York .......: 623.0 23,888 922 3.86 14,882.0 574.4 North Carolina .: 44.0 21,295 803 3.77 937.0 35.3 North Dakota ...: 15.0 22,267 875 3.93 334.0 13.1 Ohio ...........: 259.0 21,359 831 3.89 5,532.0 215.2 Oklahoma .......: 40.0 18,125 692 3.82 725.0 27.7 Oregon .........: 123.0 20,577 835 4.06 2,531.0 102.8 Pennsylvania ...: 519.0 20,534 782 3.81 10,657.0 406.0 Rhode Island ...: 0.7 16,429 662 4.03 11.5 0.5 South Carolina .: 14.0 17,286 666 3.85 242.0 9.3 : South Dakota ...: 121.0 22,364 933 4.17 2,706.0 112.8 Tennessee ......: 37.0 17,135 649 3.79 634.0 24.0 Texas ..........: 537.0 23,948 984 4.11 12,860.0 528.5 Utah ...........: 100.0 23,220 899 3.87 2,322.0 89.9 Vermont ........: 127.0 21,126 824 3.90 2,683.0 104.6 Virginia .......: 83.0 19,699 745 3.78 1,635.0 61.8 Washington .....: 277.0 24,318 987 4.06 6,736.0 273.5 West Virginia ..: 7.0 15,857 606 3.82 111.0 4.2 Wisconsin ......: 1,274.0 24,002 934 3.89 30,579.0 1,189.5 Wyoming ........: 6.0 23,700 863 3.64 142.2 5.2 : United States ..: 9,398.0 23,150 901 3.89 217,568.0 8,465.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2018 [May not add due to rounding] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State :Fed to calves 1/:Milk, cream, : Total : Total 2/ :Fluid grade 3/ : : and butter : : : : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ million pounds ----------------- percent : Alabama .......: 0.7 0.3 1.0 72.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.3 100 Arizona .......: 14.0 1.0 15.0 4,958.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 72.0 100 California ....: 26.0 4.0 30.0 40,374.0 97 Colorado ......: 21.0 1.0 22.0 4,535.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 424.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 90.5 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,374.0 100 Georgia .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,758.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 33.7 100 Idaho .........: 31.0 1.0 32.0 15,114.0 100 Illinois ......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,866.0 98 Indiana .......: 23.0 4.0 27.0 4,137.0 100 Iowa ..........: 16.0 1.0 17.0 5,253.0 100 Kansas ........: 14.0 1.0 15.0 3,693.0 100 Kentucky ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 1,002.0 100 Louisiana .....: 2.0 1.0 3.0 149.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 614.0 100 Maryland ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 917.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 200.0 100 Michigan ......: 34.0 2.0 36.0 11,135.0 100 Minnesota .....: 95.0 4.0 99.0 9,769.0 99 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 127.0 100 Missouri ......: 17.0 4.0 21.0 1,173.0 97 Montana .......: 3.0 2.0 5.0 269.0 100 Nebraska ......: 6.5 0.5 7.0 1,433.0 100 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 728.0 100 New Hampshire .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 247.0 100 New Jersey ....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 108.0 100 : New Mexico ....: 60.0 3.0 63.0 8,222.0 100 New York ......: 55.0 2.0 57.0 14,825.0 100 North Carolina : 5.0 1.0 6.0 931.0 100 North Dakota ..: 3.5 0.5 4.0 330.0 98 Ohio ..........: 24.0 5.0 29.0 5,503.0 97 Oklahoma ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 718.0 100 Oregon ........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,510.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 58.0 12.0 70.0 10,587.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.1 - 0.1 11.4 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 239.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 7.0 1.0 8.0 2,698.0 100 Tennessee .....: 4.0 1.0 5.0 629.0 100 Texas .........: 27.0 1.0 28.0 12,832.0 100 Utah ..........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 2,308.0 100 Vermont .......: 14.0 2.0 16.0 2,667.0 100 Virginia ......: 8.0 2.0 10.0 1,625.0 100 Washington ....: 17.0 1.0 18.0 6,718.0 100 West Virginia .: 1.0 1.0 2.0 109.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 245.0 14.0 259.0 30,320.0 99 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 140.7 100 : United States .: 928.0 89.0 1,017.0 216,551.0 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2018 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : All milk : Returns : Cash State : Milk utilized : average returns : per pound : receipts : : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : from : : : : marketings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..........: 72.0 16.60 4.28 11,952 Alaska ...........: 2.3 22.00 5.60 506 Arizona ..........: 4,958.0 15.50 4.23 768,490 Arkansas .........: 72.0 17.00 4.49 12,240 California .......: 40,374.0 15.78 4.05 6,371,017 Colorado .........: 4,535.0 16.70 4.47 757,345 Connecticut ......: 424.0 17.10 4.32 72,504 Delaware .........: 90.5 16.10 4.19 14,571 Florida ..........: 2,374.0 19.90 5.41 472,426 Georgia ..........: 1,758.0 17.10 4.70 300,618 : Hawaii ...........: 33.7 28.00 8.12 9,436 Idaho ............: 15,114.0 15.70 3.96 2,372,898 Illinois .........: 1,866.0 16.50 4.24 307,890 Indiana ..........: 4,137.0 15.70 4.15 649,509 Iowa .............: 5,253.0 16.50 4.19 866,745 Kansas ...........: 3,693.0 15.30 3.96 565,029 Kentucky .........: 1,002.0 17.50 4.62 175,350 Louisiana ........: 149.0 17.20 4.26 25,628 Maine ............: 614.0 17.90 4.63 109,906 Maryland .........: 917.0 16.20 4.24 148,554 : Massachusetts ....: 200.0 17.40 4.37 34,800 Michigan .........: 11,135.0 14.90 3.90 1,659,115 Minnesota ........: 9,769.0 16.50 4.15 1,611,885 Mississippi ......: 127.0 17.10 4.23 21,717 Missouri .........: 1,173.0 16.90 4.25 198,237 Montana ..........: 269.0 16.00 4.21 43,040 Nebraska .........: 1,433.0 16.20 4.20 232,146 Nevada ...........: 728.0 16.40 4.15 119,392 New Hampshire ....: 247.0 17.00 4.35 41,990 New Jersey .......: 108.0 16.20 4.26 17,496 : New Mexico .......: 8,222.0 14.70 3.97 1,208,634 New York .........: 14,825.0 16.70 4.33 2,475,775 North Carolina ...: 931.0 17.30 4.59 161,063 North Dakota .....: 330.0 16.20 4.12 53,460 Ohio .............: 5,503.0 16.40 4.22 902,492 Oklahoma .........: 718.0 17.80 4.66 127,804 Oregon ...........: 2,510.0 18.70 4.61 469,370 Pennsylvania .....: 10,587.0 16.80 4.41 1,778,616 Rhode Island .....: 11.4 17.20 4.27 1,961 South Carolina ...: 239.0 17.40 4.52 41,586 : South Dakota .....: 2,698.0 17.30 4.15 466,754 Tennessee ........: 629.0 17.40 4.59 109,446 Texas ............: 12,832.0 16.90 4.11 2,168,608 Utah .............: 2,308.0 16.10 4.16 371,588 Vermont ..........: 2,667.0 17.10 4.38 456,057 Virginia .........: 1,625.0 17.50 4.63 284,375 Washington .......: 6,718.0 16.80 4.14 1,128,624 West Virginia ....: 109.0 16.40 4.29 17,876 Wisconsin ........: 30,320.0 16.50 4.24 5,002,800 Wyoming ..........: 140.7 16.30 4.48 22,934 : United States ....: 216,551.0 16.28 4.19 35,242,255 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2018 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, cream, : : : and butter by producers : Gross : Value of State :-----------------------------: producer : milk : : : income 2/ :produced 1/ 3/ :Milk utilized : Value 1/ : : : : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : Alabama .......: 0.3 50 12,002 12,118 Alaska ........: 0.3 66 572 616 Arizona .......: 1.0 155 768,645 770,815 Arkansas ......: 0.3 51 12,291 12,580 California ....: 4.0 631 6,371,648 6,375,751 Colorado ......: 1.0 167 757,512 761,019 Connecticut ...: 0.5 86 72,590 73,017 Delaware ......: 0.1 16 14,587 14,732 Florida .......: 1.0 199 472,625 473,620 Georgia .......: 1.0 171 300,789 301,986 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 28 9,464 9,492 Idaho .........: 1.0 157 2,373,055 2,377,922 Illinois ......: 2.0 330 308,220 309,870 Indiana .......: 4.0 628 650,137 653,748 Iowa ..........: 1.0 165 866,910 869,550 Kansas ........: 1.0 153 565,182 567,324 Kentucky ......: 1.0 175 175,525 176,575 Louisiana .....: 1.0 172 25,800 26,144 Maine .........: 1.0 179 110,085 110,622 Maryland ......: 1.0 162 148,716 149,850 : Massachusetts .: 0.5 87 34,887 35,148 Michigan ......: 2.0 298 1,659,413 1,664,479 Minnesota .....: 4.0 660 1,612,545 1,628,220 Mississippi ...: 1.0 171 21,888 22,059 Missouri ......: 4.0 676 198,913 201,786 Montana .......: 2.0 320 43,360 43,840 Nebraska ......: 0.5 81 232,227 233,280 Nevada ........: 1.0 164 119,556 120,376 New Hampshire .: 0.5 85 42,075 42,330 New Jersey ....: 0.5 81 17,577 17,820 : New Mexico ....: 3.0 441 1,209,075 1,217,895 New York ......: 2.0 334 2,476,109 2,485,294 North Carolina : 1.0 173 161,236 162,101 North Dakota ..: 0.5 81 53,541 54,108 Ohio ..........: 5.0 820 903,312 907,248 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 178 127,982 129,050 Oregon ........: 1.0 187 469,557 473,297 Pennsylvania ..: 12.0 2,016 1,780,632 1,790,376 Rhode Island ..: - - 1,961 1,978 South Carolina : 1.0 174 41,760 42,108 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 173 466,927 468,138 Tennessee .....: 1.0 174 109,620 110,316 Texas .........: 1.0 169 2,168,777 2,173,340 Utah ..........: 1.0 161 371,749 373,842 Vermont .......: 2.0 342 456,399 458,793 Virginia ......: 2.0 350 284,725 286,125 Washington ....: 1.0 168 1,128,792 1,131,648 West Virginia .: 1.0 164 18,040 18,204 Wisconsin .....: 14.0 2,310 5,005,110 5,045,535 Wyoming .......: 0.2 33 22,967 23,179 : United States .: 89.0 14,812 35,257,067 35,409,264 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2019 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : : : : percent of : : :Milk cows 1/ :---------------------------: fat :--------------------------- State : : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ------ percent --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 5.0 12,000 466 3.88 60.0 2.3 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 197.0 24,208 905 3.74 4,769.0 178.4 Arkansas .......: 5.0 13,400 505 3.77 67.0 2.5 California .....: 1,726.0 23,502 912 3.88 40,564.0 1,573.9 Colorado .......: 186.0 25,844 985 3.81 4,807.0 183.1 Connecticut ....: 19.0 22,526 892 3.96 428.0 16.9 Delaware .......: 4.1 17,976 706 3.93 73.7 2.9 Florida ........: 116.0 20,224 740 3.66 2,346.0 85.9 Georgia ........: 82.0 21,598 790 3.66 1,771.0 64.8 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 625.0 25,010 995 3.98 15,631.0 622.1 Illinois .......: 83.0 21,060 830 3.94 1,748.0 68.9 Indiana ........: 178.0 22,882 874 3.82 4,073.0 155.6 Iowa ...........: 218.0 24,271 966 3.98 5,291.0 210.6 Kansas .........: 163.0 23,429 925 3.95 3,819.0 150.9 Kentucky .......: 50.0 18,820 717 3.81 941.0 35.9 Louisiana ......: 10.0 13,500 525 3.89 135.0 5.3 Maine ..........: 29.0 21,414 837 3.91 621.0 24.3 Maryland .......: 43.0 19,535 758 3.88 840.0 32.6 : Massachusetts ..: 10.0 19,200 766 3.99 192.0 7.7 Michigan .......: 426.0 26,725 1,024 3.83 11,385.0 436.0 Minnesota ......: 448.0 22,167 898 4.05 9,931.0 402.2 Mississippi ....: 8.0 15,750 663 4.21 126.0 5.3 Missouri .......: 78.0 14,103 568 4.03 1,100.0 44.3 Montana ........: 12.0 21,583 824 3.82 259.0 9.9 Nebraska .......: 58.0 24,293 933 3.84 1,409.0 54.1 Nevada .........: 33.0 23,091 898 3.89 762.0 29.6 New Hampshire ..: 11.0 21,636 850 3.93 238.0 9.4 New Jersey .....: 5.0 20,000 766 3.83 100.0 3.8 : New Mexico .....: 326.0 25,113 947 3.77 8,187.0 308.6 New York .......: 627.0 24,118 938 3.89 15,122.0 588.2 North Carolina .: 42.0 21,476 816 3.80 902.0 34.3 North Dakota ...: 15.0 21,733 898 4.13 326.0 13.5 Ohio ...........: 251.0 21,614 847 3.92 5,425.0 212.7 Oklahoma .......: 41.0 17,829 704 3.95 731.0 28.9 Oregon .........: 124.0 20,903 853 4.08 2,592.0 105.8 Pennsylvania ...: 490.0 20,629 796 3.86 10,108.0 390.2 Rhode Island ...: 0.7 15,143 601 3.97 10.6 0.4 South Carolina .: 12.0 17,167 647 3.77 206.0 7.8 : South Dakota ...: 125.0 22,480 955 4.25 2,810.0 119.4 Tennessee ......: 32.0 17,219 656 3.81 551.0 21.0 Texas ..........: 565.0 24,513 1,022 4.17 13,850.0 577.5 Utah ...........: 98.0 23,082 907 3.93 2,262.0 88.9 Vermont ........: 126.0 21,405 845 3.95 2,697.0 106.5 Virginia .......: 75.0 19,867 753 3.79 1,490.0 56.5 Washington .....: 280.0 24,225 988 4.08 6,783.0 276.7 West Virginia ..: 6.0 15,000 576 3.84 90.0 3.5 Wisconsin ......: 1,267.0 24,152 942 3.90 30,601.0 1,193.4 Wyoming ........: 6.0 24,433 865 3.54 146.6 5.2 : Other States 3/ : 1.1 4,636 178 3.84 5.1 0.2 : United States ..: 9,336.0 23,391 917 3.92 218,382.0 8,558.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 3/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2019 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Milk used where produced :Milk marketed by producers :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : State :Fed to calves 1/: Milk, cream, : Total : Total 2/ :Fluid grade 3/ : : and butter : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : Alabama .........: 0.7 0.3 1.0 59.0 100 Alaska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona .........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 4,755.0 100 Arkansas ........: 1.7 0.3 2.0 65.0 100 California ......: 26.0 4.0 30.0 40,534.0 97 Colorado ........: 21.0 1.0 22.0 4,785.0 100 Connecticut .....: 2.5 0.5 3.0 425.0 100 Delaware ........: 0.9 0.1 1.0 72.7 100 Florida .........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 2,341.0 100 Georgia .........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,763.0 100 : Hawaii ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 33.0 1.0 34.0 15,597.0 100 Illinois ........: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,736.0 98 Indiana .........: 23.0 4.0 27.0 4,046.0 100 Iowa ............: 15.0 1.0 16.0 5,275.0 100 Kansas ..........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 3,805.0 100 Kentucky ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 935.0 100 Louisiana .......: 2.0 1.0 3.0 132.0 100 Maine ...........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 617.0 100 Maryland ........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 832.0 100 : Massachusetts ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 189.0 100 Michigan ........: 34.0 2.0 36.0 11,349.0 100 Minnesota .......: 95.0 4.0 99.0 9,832.0 99 Mississippi .....: 1.0 1.0 2.0 124.0 100 Missouri ........: 16.0 4.0 20.0 1,080.0 97 Montana .........: 3.0 2.0 5.0 254.0 100 Nebraska ........: 6.5 0.5 7.0 1,402.0 100 Nevada ..........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 756.0 100 New Hampshire ...: 1.5 0.5 2.0 236.0 100 New Jersey ......: 1.5 0.5 2.0 98.0 100 : New Mexico ......: 64.0 3.0 67.0 8,120.0 100 New York ........: 55.0 2.0 57.0 15,065.0 100 North Carolina ..: 5.0 1.0 6.0 896.0 100 North Dakota ....: 4.5 0.5 5.0 321.0 99 Ohio ............: 24.0 5.0 29.0 5,396.0 97 Oklahoma ........: 6.0 1.0 7.0 724.0 100 Oregon ..........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,571.0 100 Pennsylvania ....: 65.0 12.0 77.0 10,031.0 100 Rhode Island ....: 0.1 - 0.1 10.5 100 South Carolina ..: 2.0 1.0 3.0 203.0 100 : South Dakota ....: 7.0 1.0 8.0 2,802.0 100 Tennessee .......: 4.0 1.0 5.0 546.0 100 Texas ...........: 26.0 1.0 27.0 13,823.0 100 Utah ............: 13.0 1.0 14.0 2,248.0 100 Vermont .........: 14.0 2.0 16.0 2,681.0 100 Virginia ........: 8.0 2.0 10.0 1,480.0 100 Washington ......: 18.0 1.0 19.0 6,764.0 100 West Virginia ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 88.0 100 Wisconsin .......: 240.0 13.0 253.0 30,348.0 99 Wyoming .........: 1.3 0.2 1.5 145.1 100 : Other States 4/ .: 0.3 0.3 0.6 4.5 100 : United States ...: 932.0 88.0 1,020.0 217,362.0 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. 4/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2019 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Cash : : All milk : Returns : receipts State : Milk utilized : average returns : per pound : from : : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : marketings : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ........: 59.0 18.60 4.79 10,974 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 4,755.0 17.90 4.79 851,145 Arkansas .......: 65.0 18.50 4.91 12,025 California .....: 40,534.0 18.11 4.67 7,340,707 Colorado .......: 4,785.0 18.80 4.93 899,580 Connecticut ....: 425.0 19.20 4.85 81,600 Delaware .......: 72.7 18.30 4.66 13,304 Florida ........: 2,341.0 21.90 5.98 512,679 Georgia ........: 1,763.0 20.00 5.46 352,600 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 15,597.0 18.30 4.60 2,854,251 Illinois .......: 1,736.0 18.70 4.75 324,632 Indiana ........: 4,046.0 18.20 4.76 736,372 Iowa ...........: 5,275.0 19.40 4.87 1,023,350 Kansas .........: 3,805.0 17.50 4.43 665,875 Kentucky .......: 935.0 19.50 5.12 182,325 Louisiana ......: 132.0 19.10 4.91 25,212 Maine ..........: 617.0 19.90 5.09 122,783 Maryland .......: 832.0 18.40 4.74 153,088 : Massachusetts ..: 189.0 19.50 4.89 36,855 Michigan .......: 11,349.0 17.30 4.52 1,963,377 Minnesota ......: 9,832.0 19.30 4.77 1,897,576 Mississippi ....: 124.0 19.60 4.66 24,304 Missouri .......: 1,080.0 19.00 4.71 205,200 Montana ........: 254.0 18.30 4.79 46,482 Nebraska .......: 1,402.0 18.40 4.79 257,968 Nevada .........: 756.0 18.60 4.78 140,616 New Hampshire ..: 236.0 19.20 4.89 45,312 New Jersey .....: 98.0 18.30 4.78 17,934 : New Mexico .....: 8,120.0 17.00 4.51 1,380,400 New York .......: 15,065.0 18.90 4.86 2,847,285 North Carolina .: 896.0 19.30 5.08 172,928 North Dakota ...: 321.0 19.50 4.72 62,595 Ohio ...........: 5,396.0 18.70 4.77 1,009,052 Oklahoma .......: 724.0 20.20 5.11 146,248 Oregon .........: 2,571.0 21.30 5.22 547,623 Pennsylvania ...: 10,031.0 19.30 5.00 1,935,983 Rhode Island ...: 10.5 19.10 4.81 2,006 South Carolina .: 203.0 19.10 5.07 38,773 : South Dakota ...: 2,802.0 20.10 4.73 563,202 Tennessee ......: 546.0 19.40 5.09 105,924 Texas ..........: 13,823.0 19.10 4.58 2,640,193 Utah ...........: 2,248.0 18.50 4.71 415,880 Vermont ........: 2,681.0 19.20 4.86 514,752 Virginia .......: 1,480.0 19.60 5.17 290,080 Washington .....: 6,764.0 18.90 4.63 1,278,396 West Virginia ..: 88.0 18.40 4.79 16,192 Wisconsin ......: 30,348.0 18.80 4.82 5,705,424 Wyoming ........: 145.1 18.00 5.08 26,118 : Other States 2/ : 4.5 27.10 7.04 1,218 : United States ..: 217,362.0 18.63 4.75 40,498,398 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. 2/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2019 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, cream, : : : and butter by producers : Gross : Value of State :-----------------------------: producer : milk : : : income 2/ : produced 1/ 3/ :Milk utilized : Value 1/ : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------- 1,000 dollars ------------- : Alabama ........: 0.3 56 11,030 11,160 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 179 851,324 853,651 Arkansas .......: 0.3 56 12,081 12,395 California .....: 4.0 724 7,341,431 7,346,140 Colorado .......: 1.0 188 899,768 903,716 Connecticut ....: 0.5 96 81,696 82,176 Delaware .......: 0.1 18 13,322 13,487 Florida ........: 1.0 219 512,898 513,774 Georgia ........: 1.0 200 352,800 354,200 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 183 2,854,434 2,860,473 Illinois .......: 2.0 374 325,006 326,876 Indiana ........: 4.0 728 737,100 741,286 Iowa ...........: 1.0 194 1,023,544 1,026,454 Kansas .........: 1.0 175 666,050 668,325 Kentucky .......: 1.0 195 182,520 183,495 Louisiana ......: 1.0 191 25,403 25,785 Maine ..........: 1.0 199 122,982 123,579 Maryland .......: 1.0 184 153,272 154,560 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 98 36,953 37,440 Michigan .......: 2.0 346 1,963,723 1,969,605 Minnesota ......: 4.0 772 1,898,348 1,916,683 Mississippi ....: 1.0 196 24,500 24,696 Missouri .......: 4.0 760 205,960 209,000 Montana ........: 2.0 366 46,848 47,397 Nebraska .......: 0.5 92 258,060 259,256 Nevada .........: 1.0 186 140,802 141,732 New Hampshire ..: 0.5 96 45,408 45,696 New Jersey .....: 0.5 92 18,026 18,300 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 510 1,380,910 1,391,790 New York .......: 2.0 378 2,847,663 2,858,058 North Carolina .: 1.0 193 173,121 174,086 North Dakota ...: 0.5 98 62,693 63,570 Ohio ...........: 5.0 935 1,009,987 1,014,475 Oklahoma .......: 1.0 202 146,450 147,662 Oregon .........: 1.0 213 547,836 552,096 Pennsylvania ...: 12.0 2,316 1,938,299 1,950,844 Rhode Island ...: - - 2,006 2,025 South Carolina .: 1.0 191 38,964 39,346 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 201 563,403 564,810 Tennessee ......: 1.0 194 106,118 106,894 Texas ..........: 1.0 191 2,640,384 2,645,350 Utah ...........: 1.0 185 416,065 418,470 Vermont ........: 2.0 384 515,136 517,824 Virginia .......: 2.0 392 290,472 292,040 Washington .....: 1.0 189 1,278,585 1,281,987 West Virginia ..: 1.0 184 16,376 16,560 Wisconsin ......: 13.0 2,444 5,707,868 5,752,988 Wyoming ........: 0.2 36 26,154 26,388 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 75 1,293 1,368 : United States ..: 88.0 16,674 40,515,072 40,689,968 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. 4/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: These estimates are based on inventory and price estimates as published in NASS milk production and agricultural prices reports, as well as information obtained from federal market milk orders and other sources. Readers are referred to the Survey Procedures section in NASS' monthly Milk Production and monthly Agricultural Prices publications. Estimation Procedures: Estimation procedures for prices and milk production estimates are defined in the Estimation Procedures section of the reports referenced above. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve current estimates. 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