Table 6: Cow Numbers, Licensed Dairy Operations & Herd Size by State

State Licensed Rank of Cows (1000 Head) Dairy Herds Average Herd Size 2020 Average 2011 2020 2011 2020 2011 2020 Herd Size

Alabama Alaska1 11 3 55 20 200 150 35 0.5 4 1 125

Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii1

188 199 110 90 1,709 2,211 2 12 5 120 35 100 143 38 1,769 1,721 1,675 1,215 1,056 1,416 7 128 197 130 120 985 1,642 4 19 19 140 95 136 200 26 5 4 50 20 100 190 29 119 113 140 85 850 1,329 8 79 81 260 130 304 623 15 2 2 1 950

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 578 645 575 440 1,005 1,466 6 98 83 810 525 121 158 33 172 183 1,650 805 104 227 23 204 218 1,670 965 122 226 24 123 170 370 240 332 708 12 76 48 900 450 84 107 45 18 10 140 75 129 133 40

Maine

32 27 310 200 103 135 39 Maryland 52 42 510 340 102 124 43 Massachusetts 13 10 160 110 81 91 47 Michigan 366 430 2,160 1,200 169 358 18 Minnesota 468 447 4,325 2,350 108 190 28 Mississippi 14 8 120 55 117 145 37 Missouri 95 76 1,530 720 62 106 46 Montana 14 12 70 55 200 218 25 Nebraska 57 59 245 120 233 492 16 Nevada 29 31 20 20 1,450 1,550 5 New Hampshire 14 11 120 100 117 110 44 New Jersey 8 5 85 40 94 125 42 New Mexico 329 330 140 140 2,350 2,357 1 New York 610 626 5,450 3,650 112 172 31 North Carolina 45 41 290 145 155 283 21 North Dakota 19 15 145 60 131 250 22 Ohio 268 254 3,170 1,745 85 146 36 Oklahoma 53 42 230 130 230 323 19 Oregon 121 125 270 200 448 625 14 Other States1 1 2 450 17 Pennsylvania 541 482 7,240 5,430 75 89 48 Rhode Island 1 1 15 10 73 50 49 South Carolina 16 10 80 35 200 286 20 South Dakota 91 135 350 180 260 750 10 Tennessee 50 30 450 180 111 167 32 Texas 431 595 590 360 731 1,653 3 Utah 88 96 240 150 367 640 13 Vermont 134 122 1,000 640 134 191 27 Virginia 96 75 690 475 139 158 34 W ashington 260 280 460 340 565 824 9 W est Virginia 10 6 95 45 105 133 40 W isconsin 1,265 1,259 12,100 7,110 105 177 30 W yoming 6 8 20 10 300 750 10 United States 9,194 9,388 51,481 31,657 179 297 Source: USDA/NASS: Milk Production . 1/ Alaska and Hawaii combined into "Other States" beginning in 2019.