Milk Production Disposition, and Income 2019 Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Milk Production,
Disposition, and Income
2019 Summary
April 2020

ISSN: 1949-1506

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

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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.

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Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2019 Summary (April 2020)
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Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – United States: 2018-2019
Production of milk and milkfat 2
Year

Per milk cow

(1,000 head)
2018 ..................
2019 ..................
1
2

Milk

Milkfat

All milk
percent of
fat

(pounds)

(pounds)

(percent)

Milk cows 1

9,398
9,336

23,150
23,391

901
917

Total
Milk

Milkfat

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

3.89
3.92

217,568
218,382

8,465.7
8,558.4

Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – United States: 2018-2019
Milk used where produced
Year

Fed to
calves 1
(million pounds)

2018 ............
2019 ............
1
2

3

Milk marketed by producers

Milk,
cream, and
butter
(million pounds)

(million pounds)

928
932

89
88

Fluid
grade 3

Total 2

Total

(million pounds)

1,017
1,020

(percent)

216,551
217,362

99
99

Excludes milk sucked by calves.
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.
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
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk
utilized
(million pounds)

2018 .......
2019 .......
1

(dollars)
216,551
217,362

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

Returns
per pound
of milkfat
(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

16.28
18.63

4.19
4.75

35,242,255
40,498,398

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
by producers

Year
Milk
utilized

Value 1

(million pounds)
2018 ..............
2019 ..............
1
2
3

(1,000 dollars)
89
88

Gross
producer
income 2

Value of
milk
produced 1 3

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

14,812
16,674

35,257,067
40,515,072

35,409,264
40,689,968

Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
Includes value of milk fed to calves.

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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
State

Per milk cow

Milk cows 1
Milk
(1,000 head)

Milkfat

(pounds)

(pounds)

All milk
percent of
fat

Total
Milk

Milkfat

(percent)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

Alabama ......................
Alaska ..........................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Colorado ......................
Connecticut .................
Delaware .....................
Florida ..........................
Georgia ........................

5.0
0.3
208.0
6.0
1,734.0
176.0
19.0
4.8
120.0
83.0

14,600
9,333
23,909
12,333
23,301
25,892
22,474
19,063
19,833
21,277

566
367
875
467
909
968
890
732
730
774

3.88
3.93
3.66
3.79
3.90
3.74
3.96
3.84
3.68
3.64

73.0
2.8
4,973.0
74.0
40,404.0
4,557.0
427.0
91.5
2,380.0
1,766.0

2.8
0.1
182.0
2.8
1,575.8
170.4
16.9
3.5
87.6
64.3

Hawaii ..........................
Idaho ............................
Illinois ...........................
Indiana .........................
Iowa .............................
Kansas ........................
Kentucky ......................
Louisiana .....................
Maine ...........................
Maryland ......................

2.0
609.0
90.0
183.0
220.0
159.0
55.0
11.0
30.0
45.0

16,950
24,870
20,867
22,754
23,955
23,321
18,345
13,818
20,600
20,556

585
985
812
860
944
900
695
558
797
785

3.45
3.96
3.89
3.78
3.94
3.86
3.79
4.04
3.87
3.82

33.9
15,146.0
1,878.0
4,164.0
5,270.0
3,708.0
1,009.0
152.0
618.0
925.0

1.2
599.8
73.1
157.4
207.6
143.1
38.2
6.1
23.9
35.3

Massachusetts ............
Michigan ......................
Minnesota ....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................
Montana ......................
Nebraska .....................
Nevada ........................
New Hampshire ..........
New Jersey .................

11.0
423.0
453.0
9.0
83.0
12.0
60.0
32.0
12.0
6.0

18,364
26,409
21,784
14,333
14,386
22,833
24,000
22,938
20,750
18,333

731
1,009
867
579
573
868
926
906
811
697

3.98
3.82
3.98
4.04
3.98
3.80
3.86
3.95
3.91
3.80

202.0
11,171.0
9,868.0
129.0
1,194.0
274.0
1,440.0
734.0
249.0
110.0

8.0
426.7
392.7
5.2
47.5
10.4
55.6
29.0
9.7
4.2

New Mexico .................
New York .....................
North Carolina .............
North Dakota ...............
Ohio .............................
Oklahoma ....................
Oregon ........................
Pennsylvania ...............
Rhode Island ...............
South Carolina ............

330.0
623.0
44.0
15.0
259.0
40.0
123.0
519.0
0.7
14.0

25,106
23,888
21,295
22,267
21,359
18,125
20,577
20,534
16,429
17,286

929
922
803
875
831
692
835
782
662
666

3.70
3.86
3.77
3.93
3.89
3.82
4.06
3.81
4.03
3.85

8,285.0
14,882.0
937.0
334.0
5,532.0
725.0
2,531.0
10,657.0
11.5
242.0

306.5
574.4
35.3
13.1
215.2
27.7
102.8
406.0
0.5
9.3

South Dakota ..............
Tennessee ..................
Texas ...........................
Utah .............................
Vermont .......................
Virginia ........................
Washington .................
West Virginia ...............
Wisconsin ....................
Wyoming .....................

121.0
37.0
537.0
100.0
127.0
83.0
277.0
7.0
1,274.0
6.0

22,364
17,135
23,948
23,220
21,126
19,699
24,318
15,857
24,002
23,700

933
649
984
899
824
745
987
606
934
863

4.17
3.79
4.11
3.87
3.90
3.78
4.06
3.82
3.89
3.64

2,706.0
634.0
12,860.0
2,322.0
2,683.0
1,635.0
6,736.0
111.0
30,579.0
142.2

112.8
24.0
528.5
89.9
104.6
61.8
273.5
4.2
1,189.5
5.2

United States ..............

9,398.0

23,150

901

3.89

217,568.0

8,465.7

1
2

6

Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2018
[May not add due to rounding]
Milk used where produced
State

Milk marketed by producers

Fed to calves 1

Milk, cream,
and butter

Total

Total 2

Fluid grade 3

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(percent)

Alabama ........................
Alaska ...........................
Arizona ..........................
Arkansas .......................
California .......................
Colorado .......................
Connecticut ...................
Delaware .......................
Florida ...........................
Georgia .........................

0.7
0.2
14.0
1.7
26.0
21.0
2.5
0.9
5.0
7.0

0.3
0.3
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

1.0
0.5
15.0
2.0
30.0
22.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
8.0

72.0
2.3
4,958.0
72.0
40,374.0
4,535.0
424.0
90.5
2,374.0
1,758.0

100
100
100
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

Hawaii ...........................
Idaho .............................
Illinois ............................
Indiana ..........................
Iowa ...............................
Kansas ..........................
Kentucky .......................
Louisiana .......................
Maine ............................
Maryland .......................

0.1
31.0
10.0
23.0
16.0
14.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
7.0

0.1
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

0.2
32.0
12.0
27.0
17.0
15.0
7.0
3.0
4.0
8.0

33.7
15,114.0
1,866.0
4,137.0
5,253.0
3,693.0
1,002.0
149.0
614.0
917.0

100
100
98
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Massachusetts ..............
Michigan ........................
Minnesota .....................
Mississippi .....................
Missouri .........................
Montana ........................
Nebraska .......................
Nevada ..........................
New Hampshire ............
New Jersey ...................

1.5
34.0
95.0
1.0
17.0
3.0
6.5
5.0
1.5
1.5

0.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

2.0
36.0
99.0
2.0
21.0
5.0
7.0
6.0
2.0
2.0

200.0
11,135.0
9,769.0
127.0
1,173.0
269.0
1,433.0
728.0
247.0
108.0

100
100
99
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

New Mexico ..................
New York ......................
North Carolina ..............
North Dakota .................
Ohio ...............................
Oklahoma ......................
Oregon ..........................
Pennsylvania ................
Rhode Island .................
South Carolina ..............

60.0
55.0
5.0
3.5
24.0
6.0
20.0
58.0
0.1
2.0

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
1.0

63.0
57.0
6.0
4.0
29.0
7.0
21.0
70.0
0.1
3.0

8,222.0
14,825.0
931.0
330.0
5,503.0
718.0
2,510.0
10,587.0
11.4
239.0

100
100
100
98
97
100
100
100
100
100

South Dakota ................
Tennessee ....................
Texas ............................
Utah ...............................
Vermont ........................
Virginia ..........................
Washington ...................
West Virginia .................
Wisconsin ......................
Wyoming .......................

7.0
4.0
27.0
13.0
14.0
8.0
17.0
1.0
245.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
14.0
0.2

8.0
5.0
28.0
14.0
16.0
10.0
18.0
2.0
259.0
1.5

2,698.0
629.0
12,832.0
2,308.0
2,667.0
1,625.0
6,718.0
109.0
30,320.0
140.7

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
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.

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Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2018
[May not add due to rounding]
State

All milk
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk utilized

(million pounds)

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

Returns
per pound
of milkfat

(dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ...............
Alaska ...................
Arizona .................
Arkansas ..............
California ..............
Colorado ...............
Connecticut ..........
Delaware ..............
Florida ...................
Georgia .................

72.0
2.3
4,958.0
72.0
40,374.0
4,535.0
424.0
90.5
2,374.0
1,758.0

16.60
22.00
15.50
17.00
15.78
16.70
17.10
16.10
19.90
17.10

4.28
5.60
4.23
4.49
4.05
4.47
4.32
4.19
5.41
4.70

11,952
506
768,490
12,240
6,371,017
757,345
72,504
14,571
472,426
300,618

Hawaii ...................
Idaho .....................
Illinois ....................
Indiana ..................
Iowa ......................
Kansas .................
Kentucky ...............
Louisiana ..............
Maine ....................
Maryland ...............

33.7
15,114.0
1,866.0
4,137.0
5,253.0
3,693.0
1,002.0
149.0
614.0
917.0

28.00
15.70
16.50
15.70
16.50
15.30
17.50
17.20
17.90
16.20

8.12
3.96
4.24
4.15
4.19
3.96
4.62
4.26
4.63
4.24

9,436
2,372,898
307,890
649,509
866,745
565,029
175,350
25,628
109,906
148,554

Massachusetts .....
Michigan ...............
Minnesota .............
Mississippi ............
Missouri ................
Montana ...............
Nebraska ..............
Nevada .................
New Hampshire ...
New Jersey ..........

200.0
11,135.0
9,769.0
127.0
1,173.0
269.0
1,433.0
728.0
247.0
108.0

17.40
14.90
16.50
17.10
16.90
16.00
16.20
16.40
17.00
16.20

4.37
3.90
4.15
4.23
4.25
4.21
4.20
4.15
4.35
4.26

34,800
1,659,115
1,611,885
21,717
198,237
43,040
232,146
119,392
41,990
17,496

New Mexico ..........
New York ..............
North Carolina ......
North Dakota ........
Ohio ......................
Oklahoma .............
Oregon .................
Pennsylvania ........
Rhode Island ........
South Carolina .....

8,222.0
14,825.0
931.0
330.0
5,503.0
718.0
2,510.0
10,587.0
11.4
239.0

14.70
16.70
17.30
16.20
16.40
17.80
18.70
16.80
17.20
17.40

3.97
4.33
4.59
4.12
4.22
4.66
4.61
4.41
4.27
4.52

1,208,634
2,475,775
161,063
53,460
902,492
127,804
469,370
1,778,616
1,961
41,586

South Dakota .......
Tennessee ...........
Texas ....................
Utah ......................
Vermont ................
Virginia .................
Washington ..........
West Virginia ........
Wisconsin .............
Wyoming ..............

2,698.0
629.0
12,832.0
2,308.0
2,667.0
1,625.0
6,718.0
109.0
30,320.0
140.7

17.30
17.40
16.90
16.10
17.10
17.50
16.80
16.40
16.50
16.30

4.15
4.59
4.11
4.16
4.38
4.63
4.14
4.29
4.24
4.48

466,754
109,446
2,168,608
371,588
456,057
284,375
1,128,624
17,876
5,002,800
22,934

United States .......

216,551.0

16.28

4.19

35,242,255

1

8

Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

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Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2018
[May not add due to rounding]
State

Used for milk, cream,
and butter by producers
Milk utilized

Value 1

Gross
producer
income 2

(million pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Value of
milk
produced 1 3
(1,000 dollars)

Alabama .................................
Alaska ....................................
Arizona ...................................
Arkansas ................................
California ................................
Colorado ................................
Connecticut ............................
Delaware ................................
Florida ....................................
Georgia ..................................

0.3
0.3
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

50
66
155
51
631
167
86
16
199
171

12,002
572
768,645
12,291
6,371,648
757,512
72,590
14,587
472,625
300,789

12,118
616
770,815
12,580
6,375,751
761,019
73,017
14,732
473,620
301,986

Hawaii ....................................
Idaho ......................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa ........................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ................................
Maine .....................................
Maryland ................................

0.1
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

28
157
330
628
165
153
175
172
179
162

9,464
2,373,055
308,220
650,137
866,910
565,182
175,525
25,800
110,085
148,716

9,492
2,377,922
309,870
653,748
869,550
567,324
176,575
26,144
110,622
149,850

Massachusetts .......................
Michigan .................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi ..............................
Missouri ..................................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ................................
Nevada ...................................
New Hampshire .....................
New Jersey ............................

0.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

87
298
660
171
676
320
81
164
85
81

34,887
1,659,413
1,612,545
21,888
198,913
43,360
232,227
119,556
42,075
17,577

35,148
1,664,479
1,628,220
22,059
201,786
43,840
233,280
120,376
42,330
17,820

New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota ..........................
Ohio ........................................
Oklahoma ...............................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania .........................
Rhode Island ..........................
South Carolina .......................

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
1.0

441
334
173
81
820
178
187
2,016
174

1,209,075
2,476,109
161,236
53,541
903,312
127,982
469,557
1,780,632
1,961
41,760

1,217,895
2,485,294
162,101
54,108
907,248
129,050
473,297
1,790,376
1,978
42,108

South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Utah ........................................
Vermont .................................
Virginia ...................................
Washington ............................
West Virginia ..........................
Wisconsin ...............................
Wyoming ................................

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
14.0
0.2

173
174
169
161
342
350
168
164
2,310
33

466,927
109,620
2,168,777
371,749
456,399
284,725
1,128,792
18,040
5,005,110
22,967

468,138
110,316
2,173,340
373,842
458,793
286,125
1,131,648
18,204
5,045,535
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.

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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
State

Per milk cow

Milk cows 1
Milk
(1,000 head)

Milkfat

(pounds)

(pounds)

All milk
percent of
fat

Total
Milk

Milkfat

(percent)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

Alabama ......................
Alaska ..........................
Arizona ........................
Arkansas .....................
California .....................
Colorado ......................
Connecticut .................
Delaware .....................
Florida ..........................
Georgia ........................

5.0
(D)
197.0
5.0
1,726.0
186.0
19.0
4.1
116.0
82.0

12,000
(D)
24,208
13,400
23,502
25,844
22,526
17,976
20,224
21,598

466
(D)
905
505
912
985
892
706
740
790

3.88
(D)
3.74
3.77
3.88
3.81
3.96
3.93
3.66
3.66

60.0
(D)
4,769.0
67.0
40,564.0
4,807.0
428.0
73.7
2,346.0
1,771.0

2.3
(D)
178.4
2.5
1,573.9
183.1
16.9
2.9
85.9
64.8

Hawaii ..........................
Idaho ............................
Illinois ...........................
Indiana .........................
Iowa .............................
Kansas ........................
Kentucky ......................
Louisiana .....................
Maine ...........................
Maryland ......................

(D)
625.0
83.0
178.0
218.0
163.0
50.0
10.0
29.0
43.0

(D)
25,010
21,060
22,882
24,271
23,429
18,820
13,500
21,414
19,535

(D)
995
830
874
966
925
717
525
837
758

(D)
3.98
3.94
3.82
3.98
3.95
3.81
3.89
3.91
3.88

(D)
15,631.0
1,748.0
4,073.0
5,291.0
3,819.0
941.0
135.0
621.0
840.0

(D)
622.1
68.9
155.6
210.6
150.9
35.9
5.3
24.3
32.6

Massachusetts ............
Michigan ......................
Minnesota ....................
Mississippi ...................
Missouri .......................
Montana ......................
Nebraska .....................
Nevada ........................
New Hampshire ..........
New Jersey .................

10.0
426.0
448.0
8.0
78.0
12.0
58.0
33.0
11.0
5.0

19,200
26,725
22,167
15,750
14,103
21,583
24,293
23,091
21,636
20,000

766
1,024
898
663
568
824
933
898
850
766

3.99
3.83
4.05
4.21
4.03
3.82
3.84
3.89
3.93
3.83

192.0
11,385.0
9,931.0
126.0
1,100.0
259.0
1,409.0
762.0
238.0
100.0

7.7
436.0
402.2
5.3
44.3
9.9
54.1
29.6
9.4
3.8

New Mexico .................
New York .....................
North Carolina .............
North Dakota ...............
Ohio .............................
Oklahoma ....................
Oregon ........................
Pennsylvania ...............
Rhode Island ...............
South Carolina ............

326.0
627.0
42.0
15.0
251.0
41.0
124.0
490.0
0.7
12.0

25,113
24,118
21,476
21,733
21,614
17,829
20,903
20,629
15,143
17,167

947
938
816
898
847
704
853
796
601
647

3.77
3.89
3.80
4.13
3.92
3.95
4.08
3.86
3.97
3.77

8,187.0
15,122.0
902.0
326.0
5,425.0
731.0
2,592.0
10,108.0
10.6
206.0

308.6
588.2
34.3
13.5
212.7
28.9
105.8
390.2
0.4
7.8

South Dakota ..............
Tennessee ..................
Texas ...........................
Utah .............................
Vermont .......................
Virginia ........................
Washington .................
West Virginia ...............
Wisconsin ....................
Wyoming .....................

125.0
32.0
565.0
98.0
126.0
75.0
280.0
6.0
1,267.0
6.0

22,480
17,219
24,513
23,082
21,405
19,867
24,225
15,000
24,152
24,433

955
656
1,022
907
845
753
988
576
942
865

4.25
3.81
4.17
3.93
3.95
3.79
4.08
3.84
3.90
3.54

2,810.0
551.0
13,850.0
2,262.0
2,697.0
1,490.0
6,783.0
90.0
30,601.0
146.6

119.4
21.0
577.5
88.9
106.5
56.5
276.7
3.5
1,193.4
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.

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Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2019
[May not add due to rounding]
Milk used where produced
State

Milk marketed by producers

Fed to calves 1

Milk, cream,
and butter

Total

Total 2

Fluid grade 3

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(percent)

Alabama ..............................
Alaska .................................
Arizona ................................
Arkansas .............................
California .............................
Colorado .............................
Connecticut .........................
Delaware .............................
Florida .................................
Georgia ...............................

0.7
(D)
13.0
1.7
26.0
21.0
2.5
0.9
4.0
7.0

0.3
(D)
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

1.0
(D)
14.0
2.0
30.0
22.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
8.0

59.0
(D)
4,755.0
65.0
40,534.0
4,785.0
425.0
72.7
2,341.0
1,763.0

100
(D)
100
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

Hawaii .................................
Idaho ...................................
Illinois ..................................
Indiana ................................
Iowa .....................................
Kansas ................................
Kentucky .............................
Louisiana .............................
Maine ..................................
Maryland .............................

(D)
33.0
10.0
23.0
15.0
13.0
5.0
2.0
3.0
7.0

(D)
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

(D)
34.0
12.0
27.0
16.0
14.0
6.0
3.0
4.0
8.0

(D)
15,597.0
1,736.0
4,046.0
5,275.0
3,805.0
935.0
132.0
617.0
832.0

(D)
100
98
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Massachusetts ....................
Michigan ..............................
Minnesota ...........................
Mississippi ...........................
Missouri ...............................
Montana ..............................
Nebraska .............................
Nevada ................................
New Hampshire ..................
New Jersey .........................

2.5
34.0
95.0
1.0
16.0
3.0
6.5
5.0
1.5
1.5

0.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

3.0
36.0
99.0
2.0
20.0
5.0
7.0
6.0
2.0
2.0

189.0
11,349.0
9,832.0
124.0
1,080.0
254.0
1,402.0
756.0
236.0
98.0

100
100
99
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

New Mexico ........................
New York ............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota .......................
Ohio .....................................
Oklahoma ............................
Oregon ................................
Pennsylvania ......................
Rhode Island .......................
South Carolina ....................

64.0
55.0
5.0
4.5
24.0
6.0
20.0
65.0
0.1
2.0

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
1.0

67.0
57.0
6.0
5.0
29.0
7.0
21.0
77.0
0.1
3.0

8,120.0
15,065.0
896.0
321.0
5,396.0
724.0
2,571.0
10,031.0
10.5
203.0

100
100
100
99
97
100
100
100
100
100

South Dakota ......................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah .....................................
Vermont ..............................
Virginia ................................
Washington .........................
West Virginia .......................
Wisconsin ............................
Wyoming .............................

7.0
4.0
26.0
13.0
14.0
8.0
18.0
1.0
240.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
0.2

8.0
5.0
27.0
14.0
16.0
10.0
19.0
2.0
253.0
1.5

2,802.0
546.0
13,823.0
2,248.0
2,681.0
1,480.0
6,764.0
88.0
30,348.0
145.1

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
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.

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Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2019
[May not add due to rounding]
State

All milk
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk utilized

(million pounds)

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

Returns
per pound
of milkfat

(dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ...........
Alaska ...............
Arizona .............
Arkansas ..........
California ..........
Colorado ...........
Connecticut ......
Delaware ..........
Florida ...............
Georgia .............

59.0
(D)
4,755.0
65.0
40,534.0
4,785.0
425.0
72.7
2,341.0
1,763.0

18.60
(D)
17.90
18.50
18.11
18.80
19.20
18.30
21.90
20.00

4.79
(D)
4.79
4.91
4.67
4.93
4.85
4.66
5.98
5.46

10,974
(D)
851,145
12,025
7,340,707
899,580
81,600
13,304
512,679
352,600

Hawaii ...............
Idaho .................
Illinois ................
Indiana ..............
Iowa ..................
Kansas .............
Kentucky ...........
Louisiana ..........
Maine ................
Maryland ...........

(D)
15,597.0
1,736.0
4,046.0
5,275.0
3,805.0
935.0
132.0
617.0
832.0

(D)
18.30
18.70
18.20
19.40
17.50
19.50
19.10
19.90
18.40

(D)
4.60
4.75
4.76
4.87
4.43
5.12
4.91
5.09
4.74

(D)
2,854,251
324,632
736,372
1,023,350
665,875
182,325
25,212
122,783
153,088

Massachusetts .
Michigan ...........
Minnesota .........
Mississippi ........
Missouri ............
Montana ...........
Nebraska ..........
Nevada .............
New Hampshire
New Jersey ......

189.0
11,349.0
9,832.0
124.0
1,080.0
254.0
1,402.0
756.0
236.0
98.0

19.50
17.30
19.30
19.60
19.00
18.30
18.40
18.60
19.20
18.30

4.89
4.52
4.77
4.66
4.71
4.79
4.79
4.78
4.89
4.78

36,855
1,963,377
1,897,576
24,304
205,200
46,482
257,968
140,616
45,312
17,934

New Mexico ......
New York ..........
North Carolina ..
North Dakota ....
Ohio ..................
Oklahoma .........
Oregon .............
Pennsylvania ....
Rhode Island ....
South Carolina .

8,120.0
15,065.0
896.0
321.0
5,396.0
724.0
2,571.0
10,031.0
10.5
203.0

17.00
18.90
19.30
19.50
18.70
20.20
21.30
19.30
19.10
19.10

4.51
4.86
5.08
4.72
4.77
5.11
5.22
5.00
4.81
5.07

1,380,400
2,847,285
172,928
62,595
1,009,052
146,248
547,623
1,935,983
2,006
38,773

South Dakota ...
Tennessee .......
Texas ................
Utah ..................
Vermont ............
Virginia .............
Washington ......
West Virginia ....
Wisconsin .........
Wyoming ..........

2,802.0
546.0
13,823.0
2,248.0
2,681.0
1,480.0
6,764.0
88.0
30,348.0
145.1

20.10
19.40
19.10
18.50
19.20
19.60
18.90
18.40
18.80
18.00

4.73
5.09
4.58
4.71
4.86
5.17
4.63
4.79
4.82
5.08

563,202
105,924
2,640,193
415,880
514,752
290,080
1,278,396
16,192
5,705,424
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.

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Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2019
[May not add due to rounding]
State

Used for milk, cream,
and butter by producers
Milk utilized

Value 1

Gross
producer
income 2

(million pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Value of
milk
produced 1 3
(1,000 dollars)

Alabama .................................
Alaska ....................................
Arizona ...................................
Arkansas ................................
California ................................
Colorado ................................
Connecticut ............................
Delaware ................................
Florida ....................................
Georgia ..................................

0.3
(D)
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

56
(D)
179
56
724
188
96
18
219
200

11,030
(D)
851,324
12,081
7,341,431
899,768
81,696
13,322
512,898
352,800

11,160
(D)
853,651
12,395
7,346,140
903,716
82,176
13,487
513,774
354,200

Hawaii ....................................
Idaho ......................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa ........................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ................................
Maine .....................................
Maryland ................................

(D)
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

(D)
183
374
728
194
175
195
191
199
184

(D)
2,854,434
325,006
737,100
1,023,544
666,050
182,520
25,403
122,982
153,272

(D)
2,860,473
326,876
741,286
1,026,454
668,325
183,495
25,785
123,579
154,560

Massachusetts .......................
Michigan .................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi ..............................
Missouri ..................................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ................................
Nevada ...................................
New Hampshire .....................
New Jersey ............................

0.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

98
346
772
196
760
366
92
186
96
92

36,953
1,963,723
1,898,348
24,500
205,960
46,848
258,060
140,802
45,408
18,026

37,440
1,969,605
1,916,683
24,696
209,000
47,397
259,256
141,732
45,696
18,300

New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina .......................
North Dakota ..........................
Ohio ........................................
Oklahoma ...............................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania .........................
Rhode Island ..........................
South Carolina .......................

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
1.0

510
378
193
98
935
202
213
2,316
191

1,380,910
2,847,663
173,121
62,693
1,009,987
146,450
547,836
1,938,299
2,006
38,964

1,391,790
2,858,058
174,086
63,570
1,014,475
147,662
552,096
1,950,844
2,025
39,346

South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Utah ........................................
Vermont .................................
Virginia ...................................
Washington ............................
West Virginia ..........................
Wisconsin ...............................
Wyoming ................................

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
0.2

201
194
191
185
384
392
189
184
2,444
36

563,403
106,118
2,640,384
416,065
515,136
290,472
1,278,585
16,376
5,707,868
26,154

564,810
106,894
2,645,350
418,470
517,824
292,040
1,281,987
16,560
5,752,988
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.

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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. Previous year estimates of milk
production are subject to revision when the current year estimates are made. Estimates are also reviewed after data from
the Department of Agriculture five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions are made after that date.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ...................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ......................................................................................................... (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen – Livestock Slaughter .............................................................................................. (202) 690-8632
Holly Brenize – Sheep and Goats .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-0585
Heidi Lanouette – Cattle, Cattle on Feed ............................................................................................... (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ..................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Suzanne Richards – Dairy Products ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-4448
Seth Riggins – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................ (202) 720-3106

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Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2019 Summary (April 2020)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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