New York
- State Ranking – total state milk production – 4
Number of milk cows – 626,000
Total milk production per year – 15.3 billion pounds
Average herd size – 172 cows
Number of dairy farms – 3,650
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 – 482,000
Total milk production per year – 10.2 billion pounds
Average herd size – 89 cows
Number of dairy farms – 5,430
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 – 42,000
Total milk production per year – 878 million pounds
Average herd size – 124 cows
Number of dairy farms – 340
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 – 99 million pounds
Average herd size – 125 cows
Number of dairy farms – 40
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 – 71 million pounds
Average herd size – 190 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
