Table 8: Importance of the Dairy Sector by State

State

Dairy Farm Receipts Share of Rank of Total Dairy Total Dairy First in income Receipts

(Thousand Dollars) (Percent) (Thousand $) California $49,081,688 $7,466,612 15.2% 3 Fruits and nuts $20,374,987 Wisconsin $11,253,764 $5,759,775 51.2% 1 Dairy products $5,759,775 Idaho $8,131,327 $2,979,328 36.6% 1 Dairy products $2,979,328 Texas $20,047,872 $2,753,172 13.7% 2 Cattle and calves $8,509,963 New York $5,295,594 $2,703,498 51.1% 1 Dairy products $2,703,498 Minnesota $16,237,606 $2,019,648 12.4% 4 Feed crops $4,212,125 Michigan $7,566,763 $1,909,780 25.2% 1 Dairy products $1,909,780 Pennsylvania $6,567,803 $1,854,398 28.2% 1 Dairy products $1,854,398 New Mexico $2,996,486 $1,319,974 44.1% 1 Dairy products $1,319,974 Washington $9,893,427 $1,189,475 12.0% 3 Fruits and nuts $3,434,842 Iowa $25,695,928 $1,044,420 4.1% 6 Feed crops $8,147,775 Ohio $8,366,787 $1,022,055 12.2% 3 Oil crops $2,319,928 Colorado $7,262,521 $892,098 12.3% 3 Cattle and calves $3,819,882 Arizona $3,849,892 $789,750 20.5% 2 Vegetables $1,043,296 Indiana $10,328,174 $748,200 7.2% 5 Feed crops $3,286,280 Kansas $16,836,388 $686,565 4.1% 5 Cattle and calves $8,319,795 South Dakota $8,511,755 $641,072 7.5% 5 Cattle and calves $2,301,167 Oregon $5,063,729 $552,684 10.9% 3 Miscellaneous products $1,926,815 Florida $7,448,571 $486,492 6.5% 5 Miscellaneous products $2,351,057 Vermont $727,108 $473,055 65.1% 1 Dairy products $473,055 Utah $1,793,175 $402,220 22.4% 2 Cattle and calves $456,137 Georgia $7,701,320 $349,272 4.5% 6 Poultry and eggs $3,594,169 Illinois $15,304,891 $317,725 2.1% 6 Feed crops $6,847,509 Virginia $3,285,048 $297,667 9.1% 5 Poultry and eggs $1,036,363 Nebraska $20,565,182 $264,446 1.3% 5 Cattle and calves $9,645,347 Missouri $9,347,652 $190,456 2.0% 9 Oil crops $2,508,775 Kentucky $5,227,132 $174,097 3.3% 6 Feed crops $1,099,486 North Carolina $10,034,102 $167,132 1.7% 10 Poultry and eggs $4,188,683 Maryland $1,962,838 $150,510 7.7% 5 Poultry and eggs $738,366 Nevada $668,484 $140,415 21.0% 2 Cattle and calves $299,834 Oklahoma $6,128,780 $137,940 2.3% 9 Cattle and calves $2,889,783 Maine $707,141 $114,266 16.2% 3 Miscellaneous products $176,203 Tennessee $3,583,709 $100,768 2.8% 7 Oil crops $757,365 Connecticut $572,704 $78,120 13.6% 2 Miscellaneous products $402,123 North Dakota $7,001,003 $64,277 0.9% 8 Oil crops $2,236,726 Montana $3,750,990 $46,128 1.2% 9 Food crops $1,291,845 New Hampshire $198,854 $41,760 21.0% 3 Miscellaneous products $88,060 South Carolina $2,079,592 $35,898 1.7% 8 Poultry and eggs $803,511 Massachusetts $463,255 $35,868 7.7% 3 Miscellaneous products $288,569 Wyoming $1,516,620 $31,671 2.1% 6 Cattle and calves $888,278 Mississippi $4,732,613 $24,897 0.5% 10 Poultry and eggs $1,908,064 Louisiana $3,119,499 $24,366 0.8% 9 Sugar and sweeteners $565,836 New Jersey $1,258,607 $16,512 1.3% 7 Miscellaneous products $833,026 West Virginia $632,626 $15,225 2.4% 5 Poultry and eggs $246,283 Delaware $1,044,697 $11,885 1.1% 6 Poultry and eggs $727,104 Arkansas $8,030,468 $11,098 0.1% 10 Poultry and eggs $3,674,717 Alabama $4,656,162 $8,052 0.2% 10 Poultry and eggs $2,872,768 Rhode Island $59,228 $1,890 3.2% 3 Miscellaneous products $36,587 Hawaii $532,561 $850 0.2% 8 Miscellaneous products $325,984 Alaska $38,512 $237 0.6% 6 Miscellaneous products $23,776 United States $357,160,627 $40,547,698 11.4% 3 Cattle and calves $63,089,369 Source: USDA/ERS: Farm Business Economics Report