New York
- State Ranking – total state milk production – 4
Number of milk cows – 627,000
Total milk production per year – 15.1 billion pounds
Average herd size – 162 cows
Number of dairy farms – 3,880
Jobs created by dairy – 183,000
Number of dairy plants – 122
Total economic impact of dairy – $39.6 billion
Total dairy exports – $376 million
Pennsylvania
- State Ranking – total state milk production – 7
Number of milk cows – 490,000
Total milk production per year – 10.1 billion pounds
Average herd size – 86 cows
Number of dairy farms – 5,730
Jobs created by dairy – 141,000
Number of dairy plants – 88
Total economic impact of dairy – $27.8 billion
Total dairy exports – $267 million
Maryland
- State Ranking – total state milk production – 29
Number of milk cows – 43,000
Total milk production per year – 840 million pounds
Average herd size – 123 cows
Number of dairy farms – 350
Jobs created by dairy – 42,000
Number of dairy plants – 11
Total economic impact of dairy – $7.3 billion
Total dairy exports – $24 million
New Jersey
- State Ranking – total state milk production – 43
Number of milk cows – 5,000
Total milk production per year – 100 million pounds
Average herd size – 111 cows
Number of dairy farms – 45
Jobs created by dairy – 67,000
Number of dairy plants – 48
Total economic impact of dairy – $12.7 billion
Total dairy exports – $3 million
Delaware
- State Ranking – total state milk production – 45
Number of milk cows – 4,100
Total milk production per year – 74 million pounds
Average herd size – 205 cows
Number of dairy farms – 20
Jobs created by dairy – 5,000
Number of dairy plants – 6
Total economic impact of dairy – $1 billion
Total dairy exports – $2 million
