Table 6: Cow Numbers, Licensed Dairy Herds & Herd Size, by State Licensed State
Cows (1000 Head) 2011 2020
Alabama Alaska1 Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii1 Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Other States1 Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
11 0.5 188 12 1,769 128 19 5 119 79 2 578 98 172 204 123 76 18 32 52 13 366 468 14 95 14 57 29 14 8 329 610 45 19 268 53 121
United States
3
Rank of
Dairy Herds 2011 2020
541 1 16 91 50 431 88 134 96 260 10 1,265 6
645 83 183 218 170 48 10 27 42 10 430 447 8 76 12 59 31 11 5 330 626 41 15 254 42 125 1 482 1 10 135 30 595 96 122 75 280 6 1,259 8
7,240 15 80 350 450 590 240 1,000 690 460 95 12,100 20
20 1 90 35 1,215 120 95 20 85 130 1 440 525 805 965 240 450 75 200 340 110 1,200 2,350 55 720 55 120 20 100 40 140 3,650 145 60 1,745 130 200 2 5,430 10 35 180 180 360 150 640 475 340 45 7,110 10
9,194
9,388
51,481
31,657
199 5 1,721 197 19 4 113 81
55 4 110 120 1,675 130 140 50 140 260 2 575 810 1,650 1,670 370 900 140 310 510 160 2,160 4,325 120 1,530 70 245 20 120 85 140 5,450 290 145 3,170 230 270
Average Herd Size 2011 2020 200 125 1,709 100 1,056 985 136 100 850 304 950 1,005 121 104 122 332 84 129 103 102 81 169 108 117 62 200 233 1,450 117 94 2,350 112 155 131 85 230 448
2020 Average Herd Size
150
35
2,211 143 1,416 1,642 200 190 1,329 623
2 38 7 4 26 29 8 15
75 73 200 260 111 731 367 134 139 565 105 105 300
1,466 158 227 226 708 107 133 135 124 91 358 190 145 106 218 492 1,550 110 125 2,357 172 283 250 146 323 625 450 89 50 286 750 167 1,653 640 191 158 824 133 177 750
6 33 23 24 12 45 40 39 43 47 18 28 37 46 25 16 5 44 42 1 31 21 22 36 19 14 17 48 49 20 10 32 3 13 27 34 9 40 30 10
179
297
Source: USDA/NASS: Milk Production . 1/ Alaska and Hawaii combined into "Other States" beginning in 2019.
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