Dairy Stats by State

State Ranking –  total state milk production – 5

Number of dairy farms – 2,760

Total milk production per year – 16.5 billion pounds

Number of milk cows – 642,000

Average herd size – 233 cows

State Ranking – total state milk production – 8

Number of dairy farms – 4,360

Total milk production per year – 9.7 billion pounds

Number of milk cows – 461,00

Average herd size – 106 cows

State Ranking – total state milk production – 28

Number of dairy farms – 290

Total milk production per year – 819 million pounds

Number of milk cows – 39,000

Average herd size – 134 cows

State Ranking – total state milk production – 42

Number of dairy farms – 40

Total milk production per year – 84 million pounds

Average herd size – 98 cows

Number of milk cows – 4,000

State Ranking – total state milk production – 47

Number of dairy farms – 15

Total milk production per year – 47 million pounds

Number of milk cows – 3,000

Average herd size – 173 cows