Dairy Stats by State

State Ranking –  total state milk production – 5

Number of milk cows – 630,000

Total milk production per year – 16.1 billion pounds

Average herd size – 219 cows

Number of dairy farms – 2,880

State Ranking – total state milk production – 8

Number of milk cows – 465,000

Total milk production per year – 9.78 billion pounds

Average herd size – 96 cows

Number of dairy farms – 4,850

State Ranking – total state milk production – 28

Number of milk cows – 39,000

Total milk production per year – 819 million pounds

Average herd size – 134 cows

Number of dairy farms – 290

State Ranking – total state milk production – 42

Number of milk cows – 4,000

Total milk production per year – 84 million pounds

Average herd size – 98 cows

Number of dairy farms – 40

State Ranking – total state milk production – 47

Number of milk cows – 3,000

Total milk production per year – 47 million pounds

Average herd size – 173 cows

Number of dairy farms – 15