Table 5: Annual Milk & Milkfat Production Per Cow, by State
State
1990
Annual Milk Per Cow 2000 2010 (Pounds) 14,182 11,833 23,452 12,750 23,025 23,664 19,158 16,981 18,711 17,658 13,316 22,647 18,400 20,094 20,676 20,983 14,769 11,750 18,344 18,537 17,286 23,277 19,366 13,118 14,596 20,643 19,797 23,714 19,600 17,500 24,551 20,807 19,682 18,286 19,446 17,125 20,331
2020
Milkfat Per Cow 2020
Rank of 2020 Milk Per Cow
Alabama 12,214 13,920 15,000 582 44 Alaska1 14,000 14,500 Arizona 17,500 21,820 24,568 921 10 Arkansas 11,841 12,436 12,800 492 48 California 18,456 21,130 23,987 933 14 Colorado 17,182 21,618 26,142 1,001 2 Connecticut 15,606 17,778 23,053 908 19 Delaware 13,667 14,747 18,553 738 40 Florida 14,033 15,688 20,257 750 35 Georgia 12,973 16,284 21,877 812 23 Hawaii1 13,604 14,358 Idaho 16,475 20,816 25,180 1,022 3 Illinois 14,707 17,450 21,530 846 27 Indiana 14,590 16,568 23,661 925 16 Iowa 15,118 18,298 24,651 993 9 Kansas 12,576 16,923 23,694 950 15 Kentucky 10,947 12,841 19,542 752 38 Louisiana 11,605 12,034 13,400 527 47 Maine 14,619 17,128 21,963 872 22 Maryland 13,461 16,083 20,905 822 33 Massachusetts 14,871 17,091 19,900 790 36 Michigan 15,394 19,017 27,170 1,041 1 Minnesota 14,127 17,777 22,705 929 20 Mississippi 12,081 15,028 16,375 681 43 Missouri 13,632 14,662 14,276 574 46 Montana 13,542 17,789 21,167 815 31 Nebraska 13,866 16,513 24,746 970 7 Nevada 16,400 19,000 24,677 982 8 New Hampshire 15,100 17,333 21,273 842 30 New Jersey 13,538 15,250 19,800 764 37 New Mexico 18,815 20,944 24,755 941 6 New York 14,658 17,378 24,500 960 11 North Carolina 15,220 16,746 21,829 843 25 North Dakota 12,624 14,292 21,867 903 24 Ohio 13,767 17,027 22,118 865 21 Oklahoma 12,327 14,440 17,452 691 42 Oregon 16,273 18,222 21,032 856 32 Other States1 5,333 210 49 Pennsylvania 14,726 18,081 19,847 21,320 838 29 Rhode Island 14,250 15,667 17,727 21,800 846 26 South Carolina 12,771 16,087 17,875 18,900 748 39 South Dakota 12,257 15,516 20,478 23,111 989 18 Tennessee 11,825 14,789 16,346 18,067 696 41 Texas 14,350 16,503 21,375 24,926 1,047 5 Utah 15,838 17,573 21,898 23,198 921 17 Vermont 14,528 17,199 18,537 21,328 842 28 Virginia 14,213 15,833 18,095 20,293 783 34 Washington 18,532 22,644 23,514 24,346 991 13 West Virginia 11,250 15,588 15,700 14,833 576 45 Wisconsin 13,973 17,306 20,630 24,408 957 12 Wyoming 12,337 13,571 20,067 25,173 909 4 United States 14,782 18,197 21,142 23,777 939 Source: USDA/NASS: Milk Production, Disposition, and Income . 1/ Alaska and Hawaii combined into "Other States" beginning in 2019.
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