Milk Production Disposition, and Income Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Milk Production,
Disposition, and Income
2022 Summary
April 2023

ISSN: 1949-1506

Contents
Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – United States: 2021-2022....................................................................... 5
Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – United States: 2021-2022 .................................................................................... 5
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – United States: 2021-2022 ................................................................................. 5
Value of Milk Production – United States: 2021-2022 ........................................................................................................ 5
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – States and United States: 2021 ............................................................... 6
Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2021 ............................................................................ 7
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2021 ......................................................................... 8
Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2021................................................................................................. 9
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – States and United States: 2022 ............................................................. 10
Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2022 .......................................................................... 11
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2022 ....................................................................... 12
Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2022............................................................................................... 13
Statistical Methodology ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Information Contacts ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2022 Summary (April 2023)
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Summary
Milk production increased 0.1 percent in 2022 to 226 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 24,087 pounds, was 138
pounds above 2021. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.40 million head, down 47,000 head from
2021.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2022 totaled $57.3 billion, up 37.1 percent from 2021. Producer returns
averaged $25.39 per hundredweight, 36.9 percent above 2021. Marketings totaled 225.5 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above
2021. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers.
An estimated 994 million pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 3.6 percent less than 2021. Calves were fed
92 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households.

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Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2022 Summary (April 2023)
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Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – United States: 2021-2022
Production of milk and milkfat 2
Year

Per milk cow

(1,000 head)
2021 ..................
2022 ..................
1
2

Milk

Milkfat

All milk
percent of
fat

(pounds)

(pounds)

(percent)

Milk cows 1

9,449
9,402

23,949
24,087

960
983

Total
Milk

Milkfat

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

4.01
4.08

226,293
226,462

9,069.2
9,249.1

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

Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – United States: 2021-2022
Milk used where produced
Year

Fed to
calves 1

Total

Total 2

Fluid
grade 3

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(percent)

2021 ............
2022 ............
1
2

3

Milk marketed by producers

Milk,
cream, and
butter

947
914

84
80

1,031
994

225,262
225,468

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 manufactur ing dairy products.

Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – United States: 2021-2022
Combined marketings of milk and cream
Year

All milk
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk
utilized
(million pounds)

2021 .......
2022 .......
1

(dollars)
225,262
225,468

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

Returns
per pound
of milkfat
(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

18.54
25.39

4.62
6.22

41,764,836
57,252,795

Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

Value of Milk Production – United States: 2021-2022
Combined marketings of milk and cream
Used for milk,
cream, and butter
by producers

Year
Milk
utilized

Value 1

(million pounds)
2021 ..............
2022 ..............
1
2
3

(1,000 dollars)
84
80

Gross
producer
income 2

Value of
milk
produced 1 3

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

15,857
20,707

41,780,693
57,273,502

41,957,594
57,505,618

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: 2021
[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 ........................

3.0
(D)
198.0
5.0
1,720.0
203.0
19.0
3.0
108.0
82.0

13,000
(D)
24,333
12,000
24,338
25,985
22,895
17,333
20,093
21,927

507
(D)
917
470
959
1,003
927
700
733
807

3.90
(D)
3.77
3.92
3.94
3.86
4.05
4.04
3.65
3.68

39.0
(D)
4,818.0
60.0
41,861.0
5,275.0
435.0
52.0
2,170.0
1,798.0

1.5
(D)
181.6
2.4
1,649.3
203.6
17.6
2.1
79.2
66.2

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

(D)
652.0
82.0
192.0
226.0
172.0
46.0
9.0
27.0
42.0

(D)
25,172
21,585
23,641
24,504
23,831
19,739
14,000
21,185
20,857

(D)
1,035
861
936
1,017
972
760
542
847
832

(D)
4.11
3.99
3.96
4.15
4.08
3.85
3.87
4.00
3.99

(D)
16,412.0
1,770.0
4,539.0
5,538.0
4,099.0
908.0
126.0
572.0
876.0

(D)
674.5
70.6
179.7
229.8
167.2
35.0
4.9
22.9
35.0

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

10.0
441.0
461.0
7.0
71.0
11.0
58.0
33.0
11.0
4.0

19,500
27,102
22,859
15,143
14,225
22,091
24,534
25,121
20,636
22,500

792
1,057
960
595
575
848
989
997
830
864

4.06
3.90
4.20
3.93
4.04
3.84
4.03
3.97
4.02
3.84

195.0
11,952.0
10,538.0
106.0
1,010.0
243.0
1,423.0
829.0
227.0
90.0

7.9
466.1
442.6
4.2
40.8
9.3
57.3
32.9
9.1
3.5

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

318.0
627.0
40.0
15.0
257.0
39.0
125.0
474.0
0.5
9.0

24,541
24,785
22,925
22,333
21,946
18,077
20,976
21,338
20,200
17,889

942
989
878
945
862
727
860
847
840
748

3.84
3.99
3.83
4.23
3.93
4.02
4.10
3.97
4.16
4.18

7,804.0
15,540.0
917.0
335.0
5,640.0
705.0
2,622.0
10,114.0
10.1
161.0

299.7
620.0
35.1
14.2
221.7
28.3
107.5
401.5
0.4
6.7

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

156.0
28.0
622.0
96.0
120.0
73.0
271.0
5.0
1,274.0
8.5

23,090
18,143
25,079
23,167
21,392
20,151
24,000
15,000
24,889
25,918

1,025
699
1,061
915
862
780
984
590
998
1,003

4.44
3.85
4.23
3.95
4.03
3.87
4.10
3.93
4.01
3.87

3,602.0
508.0
15,599.0
2,224.0
2,567.0
1,471.0
6,504.0
75.0
31,708.0
220.3

159.9
19.6
659.8
87.8
103.5
56.9
266.7
2.9
1,271.5
8.5

Other States 3 ..............

0.9

6,111

241

3.94

5.5

0.2

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

9,449.0

23,949

960

4.01

226,293.0

9,069.2

(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: 2021
[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)
11.0
1.7
26.0
20.0
3.5
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)
12.0
2.0
30.0
21.0
4.0
1.0
5.0
8.0

38.0
(D)
4,806.0
58.0
41,831.0
5,254.0
431.0
51.0
2,165.0
1,790.0

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

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

(D)
35.0
9.0
26.0
18.0
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)
36.0
11.0
30.0
19.0
14.0
6.0
3.0
4.0
8.0

(D)
16,376.0
1,759.0
4,509.0
5,519.0
4,085.0
902.0
123.0
568.0
868.0

(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
3.5

0.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

3.0
36.0
99.0
2.0
19.0
5.0
7.0
6.0
2.0
4.0

192.0
11,916.0
10,439.0
104.0
991.0
238.0
1,416.0
823.0
225.0
86.0

100
100
100
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

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

56.0
60.0
5.0
4.5
25.0
5.0
20.0
70.0
0.1
2.0

3.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
10.0
1.0

59.0
63.0
6.0
5.0
30.0
6.0
21.0
80.0
0.1
3.0

7,745.0
15,477.0
911.0
330.0
5,610.0
699.0
2,601.0
10,034.0
10.0
158.0

100
100
100
99
97
100
100
100
100
100

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

8.0
4.0
27.0
14.0
15.0
9.0
19.0
1.0
240.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
11.0
0.1

9.0
5.0
28.0
15.0
17.0
11.0
20.0
2.0
251.0
1.4

3,593.0
503.0
15,571.0
2,209.0
2,550.0
1,460.0
6,484.0
73.0
31,457.0
218.9

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100

Other States 4 ..................

0.2

0.3

0.5

5.0

100

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

947.0

84.0

1,031.0

225,262.0

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: 2021
[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 .................

38.0
(D)
4,806.0
58.0
41,831.0
5,254.0
431.0
51.0
2,165.0
1,790.0

19.30
(D)
17.60
18.70
18.10
18.70
19.20
17.90
21.70
20.50

4.95
(D)
4.67
4.77
4.59
4.84
4.74
4.43
5.95
5.57

7,334
(D)
845,856
10,846
7,571,411
982,498
82,752
9,129
469,805
366,950

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

(D)
16,376.0
1,759.0
4,509.0
5,519.0
4,085.0
902.0
123.0
568.0
868.0

(D)
18.70
18.20
18.50
18.80
17.00
19.30
18.70
19.70
18.10

(D)
4.55
4.56
4.67
4.53
4.17
5.01
4.83
4.93
4.54

(D)
3,062,312
320,138
834,165
1,037,572
694,450
174,086
23,001
111,896
157,108

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

192.0
11,916.0
10,439.0
104.0
991.0
238.0
1,416.0
823.0
225.0
86.0

19.40
17.60
19.00
19.70
18.80
18.10
18.50
18.40
19.00
18.60

4.78
4.51
4.52
5.01
4.65
4.71
4.59
4.63
4.73
4.84

37,248
2,097,216
1,983,410
20,488
186,308
43,078
261,960
151,432
42,750
15,996

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

7,745.0
15,477.0
911.0
330.0
5,610.0
699.0
2,601.0
10,034.0
10.0
158.0

16.30
18.90
19.30
19.30
19.00
20.10
21.00
19.10
19.00
20.10

4.24
4.74
5.04
4.56
4.83
5.00
5.12
4.81
4.57
4.81

1,262,435
2,925,153
175,823
63,690
1,065,900
140,499
546,210
1,916,494
1,900
31,758

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

3,593.0
503.0
15,571.0
2,209.0
2,550.0
1,460.0
6,484.0
73.0
31,457.0
218.9

20.20
19.30
18.20
18.50
19.40
20.40
18.60
18.10
18.80
18.80

4.55
5.01
4.30
4.68
4.81
5.27
4.54
4.61
4.69
4.86

725,786
97,079
2,833,922
408,665
494,700
297,840
1,206,024
13,213
5,913,916
41,153

Other States 2 .......

5.0

29.60

7.51

1,481

United States .......

225,262.0

18.54

4.62

41,764,836

(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: 2021
[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

58
(D)
176
56
724
187
96
18
217
205

7,392
(D)
846,032
10,902
7,572,135
982,685
82,848
9,147
470,022
367,155

7,527
(D)
847,968
11,220
7,576,841
986,425
83,520
9,308
470,890
368,590

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)
187
364
740
188
170
193
187
197
181

(D)
3,062,499
320,502
834,905
1,037,760
694,620
174,279
23,188
112,093
157,289

(D)
3,069,044
322,140
839,715
1,041,144
696,830
175,244
23,562
112,684
158,556

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

0.5
2.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

97
352
760
197
564
362
93
184
95
93

37,345
2,097,568
1,984,170
20,685
186,872
43,440
262,053
151,616
42,845
16,089

37,830
2,103,552
2,002,220
20,882
189,880
43,983
263,255
152,536
43,130
16,740

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

3.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
10.0
1.0

489
567
193
97
950
201
210
1,910
201

1,262,924
2,925,720
176,016
63,787
1,066,850
140,700
546,420
1,918,404
1,900
31,959

1,272,052
2,937,060
176,981
64,655
1,071,600
141,705
550,620
1,931,774
1,919
32,361

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
11.0
0.1

202
193
182
185
388
408
186
181
2,068
19

725,988
97,272
2,834,104
408,850
495,088
298,248
1,206,210
13,394
5,915,984
41,172

727,604
98,044
2,839,018
411,440
497,998
300,084
1,209,744
13,575
5,961,104
41,416

Other States 4 ..........................

0.3

86

1,567

1,624

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

84.0

15,857

41,780,693

41,957,594

- 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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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
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 ........................

3.0
(D)
197.0
4.0
1,722.0
205.0
18.0
2.7
97.0
92.0

10,667
(D)
24,223
11,250
24,267
25,922
23,889
17,815
19,928
22,043

414
(D)
923
440
988
1,006
970
723
737
835

3.88
(D)
3.81
3.91
4.07
3.88
4.06
4.06
3.70
3.79

32.0
(D)
4,772.0
45.0
41,787.0
5,314.0
430.0
48.1
1,933.0
2,028.0

1.2
(D)
181.8
1.8
1,700.7
206.2
17.5
2.0
71.5
76.9

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

(D)
656.0
80.0
186.0
234.0
173.0
45.0
9.0
26.0
41.0

(D)
25,348
21,425
23,726
24,658
23,948
20,578
12,444
21,308
20,537

(D)
1,060
874
951
1,031
996
809
477
857
830

(D)
4.18
4.08
4.01
4.18
4.16
3.93
3.83
4.02
4.04

(D)
16,628.0
1,714.0
4,413.0
5,770.0
4,143.0
926.0
112.0
554.0
842.0

(D)
695.1
69.9
177.0
241.2
172.3
36.4
4.3
22.3
34.0

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

9.0
428.0
453.0
7.0
67.0
10.0
57.0
32.0
10.0
4.0

20,889
27,430
23,128
12,857
14,045
22,300
24,842
24,813
21,900
21,750

854
1,089
995
485
576
861
1,011
988
887
859

4.09
3.97
4.30
3.77
4.10
3.86
4.07
3.98
4.05
3.95

188.0
11,740.0
10,477.0
90.0
941.0
223.0
1,416.0
794.0
219.0
87.0

7.7
466.1
450.5
3.4
38.6
8.6
57.6
31.6
8.9
3.4

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

288.0
624.0
39.0
14.0
250.0
39.0
126.0
468.0
0.5
9.0

24,819
25,096
23,385
22,786
22,076
18,333
20,921
21,259
20,000
17,889

968
1,011
910
991
883
752
898
852
854
755

3.90
4.03
3.89
4.35
4.00
4.10
4.29
4.01
4.27
4.22

7,148.0
15,660.0
912.0
319.0
5,519.0
715.0
2,636.0
9,949.0
10.0
161.0

278.8
631.1
35.5
13.9
220.8
29.3
113.1
399.0
0.4
6.8

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

180.0
27.0
646.0
93.0
118.0
70.0
259.0
5.0
1,272.0
9.3

23,117
18,296
25,579
23,323
21,644
20,343
24,089
15,000
25,064
25,763

1,045
717
1,092
933
881
804
1,012
599
1,020
974

4.52
3.92
4.27
4.00
4.07
3.95
4.20
3.99
4.07
3.78

4,161.0
494.0
16,524.0
2,169.0
2,554.0
1,424.0
6,239.0
75.0
31,882.0
239.6

188.1
19.4
705.6
86.8
103.9
56.2
262.0
3.0
1,297.6
9.1

Other States 3 ..............

0.9

5,556

213

3.83

5.0

0.2

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

9,402.0

24,087

983

4.08

226,462.0

9,249.1

(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: 2022
[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)
10.0
1.7
26.0
22.0
3.5
0.8
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)
11.0
2.0
30.0
23.0
4.0
0.9
5.0
8.0

31.0
(D)
4,761.0
43.0
41,757.0
5,291.0
426.0
47.2
1,928.0
2,020.0

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

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

(D)
33.0
9.0
26.0
17.0
12.0
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
11.0
30.0
18.0
13.0
6.0
3.0
4.0
8.0

(D)
16,594.0
1,703.0
4,383.0
5,752.0
4,130.0
920.0
109.0
550.0
834.0

(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
96.0
1.0
16.0
2.0
5.5
5.0
1.5
2.5

0.5
2.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

3.0
36.0
99.0
2.0
19.0
3.0
6.0
6.0
2.0
3.0

185.0
11,704.0
10,378.0
88.0
922.0
220.0
1,410.0
788.0
217.0
84.0

100
100
100
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

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

42.0
60.0
5.0
4.5
25.0
4.0
20.0
65.0
0.1
2.0

3.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
9.0
1.0

45.0
63.0
6.0
5.0
30.0
5.0
21.0
74.0
0.1
3.0

7,103.0
15,597.0
906.0
314.0
5,489.0
710.0
2,615.0
9,875.0
9.9
158.0

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
24.0
12.0
15.0
9.0
18.0
1.0
239.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
10.0
0.1

8.0
5.0
25.0
13.0
17.0
11.0
19.0
2.0
249.0
1.4

4,153.0
489.0
16,499.0
2,156.0
2,537.0
1,413.0
6,220.0
73.0
31,633.0
238.2

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100

Other States 4 .....................

0.2

0.3

0.5

4.5

100

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

914.0

80.0

994.0

225,468.0

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: 2022
[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 .............

31.0
(D)
4,761.0
43.0
41,757.0
5,291.0
426.0
47.2
1,928.0
2,020.0

27.50
(D)
25.20
26.90
24.90
25.60
26.90
25.20
29.10
28.60

7.09
(D)
6.61
6.88
6.12
6.60
6.63
6.21
7.86
7.55

8,525
(D)
1,199,772
11,567
10,397,493
1,354,496
114,594
11,894
561,048
577,720

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

(D)
16,594.0
1,703.0
4,383.0
5,752.0
4,130.0
920.0
109.0
550.0
834.0

(D)
25.80
25.40
25.60
24.50
24.30
26.40
27.20
24.70
25.60

(D)
6.17
6.23
6.38
5.86
5.84
6.72
7.10
6.14
6.34

(D)
4,281,252
432,562
1,122,048
1,409,240
1,003,590
242,880
29,648
135,850
213,504

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

185.0
11,704.0
10,378.0
88.0
922.0
220.0
1,410.0
788.0
217.0
84.0

26.90
24.60
25.10
27.50
26.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
26.70
25.30

6.58
6.20
5.84
7.29
6.41
6.55
6.22
6.36
6.59
6.41

49,765
2,879,184
2,604,878
24,200
242,486
55,660
356,730
199,364
57,939
21,252

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

7,103.0
15,597.0
906.0
314.0
5,489.0
710.0
2,615.0
9,875.0
9.9
158.0

23.50
26.20
26.40
25.60
25.40
28.20
27.50
26.50
27.60
28.60

6.03
6.50
6.79
5.89
6.35
6.88
6.41
6.61
6.46
6.78

1,669,205
4,086,414
239,184
80,384
1,394,206
200,220
719,125
2,616,875
2,732
45,188

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

4,153.0
489.0
16,499.0
2,156.0
2,537.0
1,413.0
6,220.0
73.0
31,633.0
238.2

26.20
26.50
25.60
25.60
26.60
28.00
26.90
25.10
24.60
25.70

5.80
6.76
6.00
6.40
6.54
7.09
6.40
6.29
6.04
6.80

1,088,086
129,585
4,223,744
551,936
674,842
395,640
1,673,180
18,323
7,781,718
61,217

Other States 2 ...

4.5

41.10

10.73

1,850

United States ...

225,468.0

25.39

6.22

57,252,795

(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: 2022
[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

83
(D)
252
81
996
256
135
25
291
286

8,608
(D)
1,200,024
11,648
10,398,489
1,354,752
114,729
11,919
561,339
578,006

8,800
(D)
1,202,544
12,105
10,404,963
1,360,384
115,670
12,121
562,503
580,008

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)
258
508
1,024
245
243
264
272
247
256

(D)
4,281,510
433,070
1,123,072
1,409,485
1,003,833
243,144
29,920
136,097
213,760

(D)
4,290,024
435,356
1,129,728
1,413,650
1,006,749
244,464
30,464
136,838
215,552

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

0.5
2.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

135
492
753
275
789
253
127
253
134
127

49,900
2,879,676
2,605,631
24,475
243,275
55,913
356,857
199,617
58,073
21,379

50,572
2,888,040
2,629,727
24,750
247,483
56,419
358,248
200,882
58,473
22,011

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

3.0
3.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
9.0
1.0

705
786
264
128
1,270
282
275
2,385
286

1,669,910
4,087,200
239,448
80,512
1,395,476
200,502
719,400
2,619,260
2,732
45,474

1,679,780
4,102,920
240,768
81,664
1,401,826
201,630
724,900
2,636,485
2,760
46,046

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
10.0
0.1

262
265
256
256
532
560
269
251
2,460
26

1,088,348
129,850
4,224,000
552,192
675,374
396,200
1,673,449
18,574
7,784,178
61,243

1,090,182
130,910
4,230,144
555,264
679,364
398,720
1,678,291
18,825
7,842,972
61,577

Other States 4 .......................

0.3

129

1,979

2,062

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

80.0

20,707

57,273,502

57,505,618

- 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
Ryan Cowen – Cattle, Cattle on Feed .................................................................................................... (202) 720-3040
Donnie Fike – Dairy Products ................................................................................................................ (202) 690-3347
Anthony Fischer – Hogs and Pigs .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows...................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Suzanne Richards – Sheep and Goats .................................................................................................... (202) 720-4448

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