United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1506 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2023 Summary April 2024 Contents Summary........................................................................ 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2022-2023........ 5 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2022-2023................. 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2022-2023................ 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2022-2023............................ 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2022.. 6 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2022........... 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2022.......... 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2022...................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2023.. 10 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2023........... 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2023.......... 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2023...................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................ 14 Information Contacts........................................................... 14 Summary Milk production decreased slightly in 2023 to 226 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 24,117 pounds, was 30 pounds above 2022. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.39 million head, down 14,000 head from 2022. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2023 totaled $45.9 billion, down 19.8 percent from 2022. Producer returns averaged $20.38 per hundredweight, 19.7 percent below 2022. Marketings totaled 225 billion pounds, down slightly from 2022. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 989 million pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 0.5 percent less than 2022. Calves were fed 92 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2022-2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 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 --- : 2022 .......: 9,400 24,087 983 4.08 226,416 9,247.3 2023 .......: 9,386 24,117 1,001 4.15 226,364 9,381.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2022-2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2022 ...: 914 80 994 225,422 99 2023 ...: 908 81 989 225,374 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: 2022-2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2022 .....: 225,422 25.39 6.22 57,240,746 2023 .....: 225,374 20.38 4.91 45,927,932 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2022-2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ----------- : 2022 ..: 80 20,707 57,261,453 57,493,569 2023 ..: 81 17,028 45,944,960 46,130,319 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2022 [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 ........: 3.0 10,667 414 3.88 32.0 1.2 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 197.0 24,223 923 3.81 4,772.0 181.8 Arkansas .......: 4.0 11,250 439 3.90 45.0 1.8 California .....: 1,719.0 24,316 990 4.07 41,800.0 1,701.3 Colorado .......: 205.0 25,922 1,006 3.88 5,314.0 206.2 Connecticut ....: 18.0 23,889 970 4.06 430.0 17.5 Delaware .......: 2.7 17,815 723 4.06 48.1 2.0 Florida ........: 96.0 20,073 743 3.70 1,927.0 71.3 Georgia ........: 92.0 22,043 835 3.79 2,028.0 76.9 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 656.0 25,348 1,060 4.18 16,628.0 695.1 Illinois .......: 80.0 21,425 874 4.08 1,714.0 69.9 Indiana ........: 185.0 23,627 947 4.01 4,371.0 175.3 Iowa ...........: 234.0 24,658 1,031 4.18 5,770.0 241.2 Kansas .........: 173.0 23,942 996 4.16 4,142.0 172.3 Kentucky .......: 45.0 20,578 809 3.93 926.0 36.4 Louisiana ......: 9.0 12,444 477 3.83 112.0 4.3 Maine ..........: 26.0 21,308 857 4.02 554.0 22.3 Maryland .......: 41.0 20,537 830 4.04 842.0 34.0 : Massachusetts ..: 9.0 20,889 854 4.09 188.0 7.7 Michigan .......: 429.0 27,359 1,086 3.97 11,737.0 466.0 Minnesota ......: 453.0 23,117 994 4.30 10,472.0 450.3 Mississippi ....: 7.0 12,857 492 3.83 90.0 3.4 Missouri .......: 67.0 14,045 576 4.10 941.0 38.6 Montana ........: 10.0 22,300 861 3.86 223.0 8.6 Nebraska .......: 57.0 24,842 1,011 4.07 1,416.0 57.6 Nevada .........: 33.0 24,061 958 3.98 794.0 31.6 New Hampshire ..: 10.0 21,900 887 4.05 219.0 8.9 New Jersey .....: 4.0 22,000 869 3.95 88.0 3.5 : New Mexico .....: 288.0 24,809 968 3.90 7,145.0 278.7 New York .......: 624.0 25,074 1,010 4.03 15,646.0 630.5 North Carolina .: 39.0 23,385 910 3.89 912.0 35.5 North Dakota ...: 14.0 22,786 991 4.35 319.0 13.9 Ohio ...........: 250.0 22,104 884 4.00 5,526.0 221.0 Oklahoma .......: 40.0 17,900 734 4.10 716.0 29.4 Oregon .........: 126.0 20,913 897 4.29 2,635.0 113.0 Pennsylvania ...: 468.0 21,259 852 4.01 9,949.0 399.0 Rhode Island ...: 0.5 20,000 854 4.27 10.0 0.4 South Carolina .: 9.0 17,889 755 4.22 161.0 6.8 : South Dakota ...: 180.0 23,117 1,045 4.52 4,161.0 188.1 Tennessee ......: 27.0 18,259 716 3.92 493.0 19.3 Texas ..........: 646.0 25,590 1,093 4.27 16,531.0 705.9 Utah ...........: 93.0 23,333 933 4.00 2,170.0 86.8 Vermont ........: 118.0 21,644 881 4.07 2,554.0 103.9 Virginia .......: 70.0 20,343 804 3.95 1,424.0 56.2 Washington .....: 259.0 24,089 1,012 4.20 6,239.0 262.0 West Virginia ..: 5.0 15,000 599 3.99 75.0 3.0 Wisconsin ......: 1,272.0 25,064 1,020 4.07 31,882.0 1,297.6 Wyoming ........: 9.3 25,763 974 3.78 239.6 9.1 : Other States 3/ : 0.9 5,556 213 3.83 5.0 0.2 : United States ..: 9,400.0 24,087 983 4.08 226,416.0 9,247.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2022 [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 31.0 100 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 10.0 1.0 11.0 4,761.0 100 Arkansas .......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 43.0 100 California .....: 26.0 4.0 30.0 41,770.0 97 Colorado .......: 22.0 1.0 23.0 5,291.0 100 Connecticut ....: 3.5 0.5 4.0 426.0 100 Delaware .......: 0.8 0.1 0.9 47.2 100 Florida ........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 1,922.0 100 Georgia ........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 2,020.0 100 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 33.0 1.0 34.0 16,594.0 100 Illinois .......: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,703.0 98 Indiana ........: 26.0 4.0 30.0 4,341.0 100 Iowa ...........: 17.0 1.0 18.0 5,752.0 100 Kansas .........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,129.0 100 Kentucky .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 920.0 100 Louisiana ......: 2.0 1.0 3.0 109.0 100 Maine ..........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 550.0 100 Maryland .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 834.0 100 : Massachusetts ..: 2.5 0.5 3.0 185.0 100 Michigan .......: 34.0 2.0 36.0 11,701.0 100 Minnesota ......: 96.0 3.0 99.0 10,373.0 100 Mississippi ....: 1.0 1.0 2.0 88.0 100 Missouri .......: 16.0 3.0 19.0 922.0 97 Montana ........: 2.0 1.0 3.0 220.0 100 Nebraska .......: 5.5 0.5 6.0 1,410.0 100 Nevada .........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 788.0 100 New Hampshire ..: 1.5 0.5 2.0 217.0 100 New Jersey .....: 2.5 0.5 3.0 85.0 100 : New Mexico .....: 42.0 3.0 45.0 7,100.0 100 New York .......: 60.0 3.0 63.0 15,583.0 100 North Carolina .: 5.0 1.0 6.0 906.0 100 North Dakota ...: 4.5 0.5 5.0 314.0 99 Ohio ...........: 25.0 5.0 30.0 5,496.0 97 Oklahoma .......: 4.0 1.0 5.0 711.0 100 Oregon .........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,614.0 100 Pennsylvania ...: 65.0 9.0 74.0 9,875.0 100 Rhode Island ...: 0.1 - 0.1 9.9 100 South Carolina .: 2.0 1.0 3.0 158.0 100 : South Dakota ...: 7.0 1.0 8.0 4,153.0 100 Tennessee ......: 4.0 1.0 5.0 488.0 100 Texas ..........: 24.0 1.0 25.0 16,506.0 100 Utah ...........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 2,157.0 100 Vermont ........: 15.0 2.0 17.0 2,537.0 100 Virginia .......: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,413.0 100 Washington .....: 18.0 1.0 19.0 6,220.0 100 West Virginia ..: 1.0 1.0 2.0 73.0 100 Wisconsin ......: 239.0 10.0 249.0 31,633.0 99 Wyoming ........: 1.3 0.1 1.4 238.2 100 : Other States 4/ : 0.2 0.3 0.5 4.5 100 : United States ..: 914.0 80.0 994.0 225,422.0 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: 2022 [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 ..........: 31.0 27.50 7.09 8,525 Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: 4,761.0 25.20 6.61 1,199,772 Arkansas .........: 43.0 26.90 6.90 11,567 California .......: 41,770.0 24.90 6.12 10,400,730 Colorado .........: 5,291.0 25.60 6.60 1,354,496 Connecticut ......: 426.0 26.90 6.63 114,594 Delaware .........: 47.2 25.20 6.21 11,894 Florida ..........: 1,922.0 29.10 7.86 559,302 Georgia ..........: 2,020.0 28.60 7.55 577,720 : Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ............: 16,594.0 25.80 6.17 4,281,252 Illinois .........: 1,703.0 25.40 6.23 432,562 Indiana ..........: 4,341.0 25.60 6.38 1,111,296 Iowa .............: 5,752.0 24.50 5.86 1,409,240 Kansas ...........: 4,129.0 24.30 5.84 1,003,347 Kentucky .........: 920.0 26.40 6.72 242,880 Louisiana ........: 109.0 27.20 7.10 29,648 Maine ............: 550.0 24.70 6.14 135,850 Maryland .........: 834.0 25.60 6.34 213,504 : Massachusetts ....: 185.0 26.90 6.58 49,765 Michigan .........: 11,701.0 24.60 6.20 2,878,446 Minnesota ........: 10,373.0 25.10 5.84 2,603,623 Mississippi ......: 88.0 27.50 7.18 24,200 Missouri .........: 922.0 26.30 6.41 242,486 Montana ..........: 220.0 25.30 6.55 55,660 Nebraska .........: 1,410.0 25.30 6.22 356,730 Nevada ...........: 788.0 25.30 6.36 199,364 New Hampshire ....: 217.0 26.70 6.59 57,939 New Jersey .......: 85.0 25.30 6.41 21,505 : New Mexico .......: 7,100.0 23.50 6.03 1,668,500 New York .........: 15,583.0 26.20 6.50 4,082,746 North Carolina ...: 906.0 26.40 6.79 239,184 North Dakota .....: 314.0 25.60 5.89 80,384 Ohio .............: 5,496.0 25.40 6.35 1,395,984 Oklahoma .........: 711.0 28.20 6.88 200,502 Oregon ...........: 2,614.0 27.50 6.41 718,850 Pennsylvania .....: 9,875.0 26.50 6.61 2,616,875 Rhode Island .....: 9.9 27.60 6.46 2,732 South Carolina ...: 158.0 28.60 6.78 45,188 : South Dakota .....: 4,153.0 26.20 5.80 1,088,086 Tennessee ........: 488.0 26.50 6.76 129,320 Texas ............: 16,506.0 25.60 6.00 4,225,536 Utah .............: 2,157.0 25.60 6.40 552,192 Vermont ..........: 2,537.0 26.60 6.54 674,842 Virginia .........: 1,413.0 28.00 7.09 395,640 Washington .......: 6,220.0 26.90 6.40 1,673,180 West Virginia ....: 73.0 25.10 6.29 18,323 Wisconsin ........: 31,633.0 24.60 6.04 7,781,718 Wyoming ..........: 238.2 25.70 6.80 61,217 : Other States 2/ ..: 4.5 41.10 10.73 1,850 : United States ....: 225,422.0 25.39 6.22 57,240,746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: 2022 [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 83 8,608 8,800 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 252 1,200,024 1,202,544 Arkansas .......: 0.3 81 11,648 12,105 California .....: 4.0 996 10,401,726 10,408,200 Colorado .......: 1.0 256 1,354,752 1,360,384 Connecticut ....: 0.5 135 114,729 115,670 Delaware .......: 0.1 25 11,919 12,121 Florida ........: 1.0 291 559,593 560,757 Georgia ........: 1.0 286 578,006 580,008 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 258 4,281,510 4,290,024 Illinois .......: 2.0 508 433,070 435,356 Indiana ........: 4.0 1,024 1,112,320 1,118,976 Iowa ...........: 1.0 245 1,409,485 1,413,650 Kansas .........: 1.0 243 1,003,590 1,006,506 Kentucky .......: 1.0 264 243,144 244,464 Louisiana ......: 1.0 272 29,920 30,464 Maine ..........: 1.0 247 136,097 136,838 Maryland .......: 1.0 256 213,760 215,552 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 135 49,900 50,572 Michigan .......: 2.0 492 2,878,938 2,887,302 Minnesota ......: 3.0 753 2,604,376 2,628,472 Mississippi ....: 1.0 275 24,475 24,750 Missouri .......: 3.0 789 243,275 247,483 Montana ........: 1.0 253 55,913 56,419 Nebraska .......: 0.5 127 356,857 358,248 Nevada .........: 1.0 253 199,617 200,882 New Hampshire ..: 0.5 134 58,073 58,473 New Jersey .....: 0.5 127 21,632 22,264 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 705 1,669,205 1,679,075 New York .......: 3.0 786 4,083,532 4,099,252 North Carolina .: 1.0 264 239,448 240,768 North Dakota ...: 0.5 128 80,512 81,664 Ohio ...........: 5.0 1,270 1,397,254 1,403,604 Oklahoma .......: 1.0 282 200,784 201,912 Oregon .........: 1.0 275 719,125 724,625 Pennsylvania ...: 9.0 2,385 2,619,260 2,636,485 Rhode Island ...: - - 2,732 2,760 South Carolina .: 1.0 286 45,474 46,046 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 262 1,088,348 1,090,182 Tennessee ......: 1.0 265 129,585 130,645 Texas ..........: 1.0 256 4,225,792 4,231,936 Utah ...........: 1.0 256 552,448 555,520 Vermont ........: 2.0 532 675,374 679,364 Virginia .......: 2.0 560 396,200 398,720 Washington .....: 1.0 269 1,673,449 1,678,291 West Virginia ..: 1.0 251 18,574 18,825 Wisconsin ......: 10.0 2,460 7,784,178 7,842,972 Wyoming ........: 0.1 26 61,243 61,577 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 123 1,979 2,062 : United States ..: 80.0 20,707 57,261,453 57,493,569 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2023 [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 ........: 2.0 14,000 546 3.90 28.0 1.1 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 198.0 24,364 945 3.88 4,824.0 187.2 Arkansas .......: 3.0 11,000 424 3.85 33.0 1.3 California .....: 1,714.0 23,863 988 4.14 40,902.0 1,693.3 Colorado .......: 201.0 25,930 1,027 3.96 5,212.0 206.4 Connecticut ....: 18.0 23,722 984 4.15 427.0 17.7 Delaware .......: 2.7 17,815 739 4.15 48.1 2.0 Florida ........: 96.0 20,313 776 3.82 1,950.0 74.5 Georgia ........: 91.0 22,275 862 3.87 2,027.0 78.4 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 667.0 25,228 1,075 4.26 16,827.0 716.8 Illinois .......: 79.0 21,620 893 4.13 1,708.0 70.5 Indiana ........: 190.0 23,753 955 4.02 4,513.0 181.4 Iowa ...........: 240.0 24,679 1,059 4.29 5,923.0 254.1 Kansas .........: 176.0 23,733 997 4.20 4,177.0 175.4 Kentucky .......: 45.0 20,333 811 3.99 915.0 36.5 Louisiana ......: 8.0 12,625 472 3.74 101.0 3.8 Maine ..........: 25.0 21,720 891 4.10 543.0 22.3 Maryland .......: 40.0 21,150 871 4.12 846.0 34.9 : Massachusetts ..: 9.0 19,889 827 4.16 179.0 7.4 Michigan .......: 438.0 27,564 1,119 4.06 12,073.0 490.2 Minnesota ......: 452.0 23,230 1,015 4.37 10,500.0 458.9 Mississippi ....: 6.0 12,333 466 3.78 74.0 2.8 Missouri .......: 62.0 13,984 575 4.11 867.0 35.6 Montana ........: 9.0 23,333 933 4.00 210.0 8.4 Nebraska .......: 54.0 24,815 1,040 4.19 1,340.0 56.1 Nevada .........: 33.0 23,333 966 4.14 770.0 31.9 New Hampshire ..: 10.0 20,800 863 4.15 208.0 8.6 New Jersey .....: 4.0 21,500 854 3.97 86.0 3.4 : New Mexico .....: 271.0 24,587 971 3.95 6,663.0 263.2 New York .......: 630.0 25,522 1,062 4.16 16,079.0 668.9 North Carolina .: 38.0 23,526 932 3.96 894.0 35.4 North Dakota ...: 12.0 22,500 997 4.43 270.0 12.0 Ohio ...........: 253.0 22,364 899 4.02 5,658.0 227.5 Oklahoma .......: 39.0 17,692 745 4.21 690.0 29.0 Oregon .........: 122.0 20,934 902 4.31 2,554.0 110.1 Pennsylvania ...: 466.0 21,157 865 4.09 9,859.0 403.2 Rhode Island ...: 0.5 19,400 854 4.40 9.7 0.4 South Carolina .: 8.0 18,500 779 4.21 148.0 6.2 : South Dakota ...: 195.0 23,015 1,054 4.58 4,488.0 205.6 Tennessee ......: 25.0 18,680 743 3.98 467.0 18.6 Texas ..........: 642.0 25,802 1,089 4.22 16,565.0 699.0 Utah ...........: 90.0 23,211 940 4.05 2,089.0 84.6 Vermont ........: 117.0 21,675 900 4.15 2,536.0 105.2 Virginia .......: 68.0 20,882 833 3.99 1,420.0 56.7 Washington .....: 258.0 24,120 1,018 4.22 6,223.0 262.6 West Virginia ..: 5.0 13,200 533 4.04 66.0 2.7 Wisconsin ......: 1,270.0 25,294 1,040 4.11 32,123.0 1,320.3 Wyoming ........: 9.3 26,226 1,015 3.87 243.9 9.4 : Other States 3/ : 0.9 7,222 272 3.76 6.5 0.3 : United States ..: 9,386.0 24,117 1,001 4.15 226,364.0 9,381.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2023 [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 27.0 100 Alaska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona .........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,811.0 100 Arkansas ........: 1.7 0.3 2.0 31.0 100 California ......: 24.0 4.0 28.0 40,874.0 97 Colorado ........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 5,191.0 100 Connecticut .....: 3.5 0.5 4.0 423.0 100 Delaware ........: 0.8 0.1 0.9 47.2 100 Florida .........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 1,945.0 100 Georgia .........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 2,019.0 100 : Hawaii ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 31.0 1.0 32.0 16,795.0 100 Illinois ........: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,697.0 98 Indiana .........: 26.0 4.0 30.0 4,483.0 100 Iowa ............: 17.0 1.0 18.0 5,905.0 100 Kansas ..........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,164.0 100 Kentucky ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 909.0 100 Louisiana .......: 2.0 1.0 3.0 98.0 100 Maine ...........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 539.0 100 Maryland ........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 838.0 100 : Massachusetts ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 176.0 100 Michigan ........: 32.0 2.0 34.0 12,039.0 100 Minnesota .......: 95.0 3.0 98.0 10,402.0 100 Mississippi .....: 1.0 1.0 2.0 72.0 100 Missouri ........: 16.0 3.0 19.0 848.0 97 Montana .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 206.0 100 Nebraska ........: 4.5 0.5 5.0 1,335.0 100 Nevada ..........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 765.0 100 New Hampshire ...: 1.4 0.6 2.0 206.0 100 New Jersey ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 84.0 100 : New Mexico ......: 30.0 3.0 33.0 6,630.0 100 New York ........: 65.0 3.0 68.0 16,011.0 100 North Carolina ..: 5.0 1.0 6.0 888.0 100 North Dakota ....: 3.5 0.5 4.0 266.0 100 Ohio ............: 25.0 5.0 30.0 5,628.0 97 Oklahoma ........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 685.0 100 Oregon ..........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,533.0 100 Pennsylvania ....: 75.0 10.0 85.0 9,774.0 100 Rhode Island ....: 0.1 - 0.1 9.6 100 South Carolina ..: 2.0 1.0 3.0 145.0 100 : South Dakota ....: 7.0 1.0 8.0 4,480.0 100 Tennessee .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 461.0 100 Texas ...........: 26.0 1.0 27.0 16,538.0 100 Utah ............: 14.0 1.0 15.0 2,074.0 100 Vermont .........: 15.0 1.0 16.0 2,520.0 100 Virginia ........: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,408.0 100 Washington ......: 13.0 1.0 14.0 6,209.0 100 West Virginia ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 64.0 100 Wisconsin .......: 239.0 11.0 250.0 31,873.0 99 Wyoming .........: 1.5 0.2 1.7 242.2 100 : Other States 4/ .: 0.2 0.3 0.5 6.0 100 : United States ...: 908.0 81.0 989.0 225,374.0 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: 2023 [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 ........: 27.0 23.30 5.97 6,291 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 4,811.0 20.10 5.18 967,011 Arkansas .......: 31.0 22.20 5.77 6,882 California .....: 40,874.0 19.90 4.81 8,133,926 Colorado .......: 5,191.0 20.90 5.28 1,084,919 Connecticut ....: 423.0 21.90 5.28 92,637 Delaware .......: 47.2 22.30 5.37 10,526 Florida ........: 1,945.0 24.80 6.49 482,360 Georgia ........: 2,019.0 24.20 6.25 488,598 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 16,795.0 20.60 4.84 3,459,770 Illinois .......: 1,697.0 20.50 4.96 347,885 Indiana ........: 4,483.0 21.30 5.30 954,879 Iowa ...........: 5,905.0 18.90 4.41 1,116,045 Kansas .........: 4,164.0 19.10 4.55 795,324 Kentucky .......: 909.0 21.60 5.41 196,344 Louisiana ......: 98.0 21.90 5.86 21,462 Maine ..........: 539.0 21.50 5.24 115,885 Maryland .......: 838.0 21.90 5.32 183,522 : Massachusetts ..: 176.0 21.60 5.19 38,016 Michigan .......: 12,039.0 20.00 4.93 2,407,800 Minnesota ......: 10,402.0 19.30 4.42 2,007,586 Mississippi ....: 72.0 22.20 5.87 15,984 Missouri .......: 848.0 21.80 5.30 184,864 Montana ........: 206.0 21.20 5.30 43,672 Nebraska .......: 1,335.0 20.00 4.77 267,000 Nevada .........: 765.0 20.80 5.02 159,120 New Hampshire ..: 206.0 21.80 5.25 44,908 New Jersey .....: 84.0 20.40 5.14 17,136 : New Mexico .....: 6,630.0 18.60 4.71 1,233,180 New York .......: 16,011.0 21.80 5.24 3,490,398 North Carolina .: 888.0 21.70 5.48 192,696 North Dakota ...: 266.0 19.40 4.38 51,604 Ohio ...........: 5,628.0 21.40 5.32 1,204,392 Oklahoma .......: 685.0 23.40 5.56 160,290 Oregon .........: 2,533.0 23.40 5.43 592,722 Pennsylvania ...: 9,774.0 21.40 5.23 2,091,636 Rhode Island ...: 9.6 22.30 5.07 2,141 South Carolina .: 145.0 23.50 5.58 34,075 : South Dakota ...: 4,480.0 20.30 4.43 909,440 Tennessee ......: 461.0 21.80 5.48 100,498 Texas ..........: 16,538.0 20.30 4.81 3,357,214 Utah ...........: 2,074.0 20.30 5.01 421,022 Vermont ........: 2,520.0 21.90 5.28 551,880 Virginia .......: 1,408.0 24.10 6.04 339,328 Washington .....: 6,209.0 21.40 5.07 1,328,726 West Virginia ..: 64.0 20.20 5.00 12,928 Wisconsin ......: 31,873.0 19.30 4.70 6,151,489 Wyoming ........: 242.2 20.50 5.30 49,651 : Other States 2/ : 6.0 36.60 9.73 2,270 : United States ..: 225,374.0 20.38 4.91 45,927,932 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2023 [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 70 6,361 6,524 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 201 967,212 969,624 Arkansas .......: 0.3 67 6,949 7,326 California .....: 4.0 796 8,134,722 8,139,498 Colorado .......: 1.0 209 1,085,128 1,089,308 Connecticut ....: 0.5 110 92,747 93,513 Delaware .......: 0.1 22 10,548 10,726 Florida ........: 1.0 248 482,608 483,600 Georgia ........: 1.0 242 488,840 490,534 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 206 3,459,976 3,466,362 Illinois .......: 2.0 410 348,295 350,140 Indiana ........: 4.0 852 955,731 961,269 Iowa ...........: 1.0 189 1,116,234 1,119,447 Kansas .........: 1.0 191 795,515 797,807 Kentucky .......: 1.0 216 196,560 197,640 Louisiana ......: 1.0 219 21,681 22,119 Maine ..........: 1.0 215 116,100 116,745 Maryland .......: 1.0 219 183,741 185,274 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 108 38,124 38,664 Michigan .......: 2.0 400 2,408,200 2,414,600 Minnesota ......: 3.0 579 2,008,165 2,026,500 Mississippi ....: 1.0 222 16,206 16,428 Missouri .......: 3.0 654 185,518 189,006 Montana ........: 1.0 212 43,884 44,520 Nebraska .......: 0.5 100 267,100 268,000 Nevada .........: 1.0 208 159,328 160,160 New Hampshire ..: 0.6 131 45,039 45,344 New Jersey .....: 0.3 61 17,197 17,544 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 558 1,233,738 1,239,318 New York .......: 3.0 654 3,491,052 3,505,222 North Carolina .: 1.0 217 192,913 193,998 North Dakota ...: 0.5 97 51,701 52,380 Ohio ...........: 5.0 1,070 1,205,462 1,210,812 Oklahoma .......: 1.0 234 160,524 161,460 Oregon .........: 1.0 234 592,956 597,636 Pennsylvania ...: 10.0 2,140 2,093,776 2,109,826 Rhode Island ...: - - 2,141 2,163 South Carolina .: 1.0 235 34,310 34,780 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 203 909,643 911,064 Tennessee ......: 1.0 218 100,716 101,806 Texas ..........: 1.0 203 3,357,417 3,362,695 Utah ...........: 1.0 203 421,225 424,067 Vermont ........: 1.0 219 552,099 555,384 Virginia .......: 2.0 482 339,810 342,220 Washington .....: 1.0 214 1,328,940 1,331,722 West Virginia ..: 1.0 202 13,130 13,332 Wisconsin ......: 11.0 2,123 6,153,612 6,199,739 Wyoming ........: 0.2 41 49,692 50,000 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 124 2,394 2,473 : United States ..: 81.0 17,028 45,944,960 46,130,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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