United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1506 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2021 Summary April 2022 Contents Summary........................................................................ 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2020-2021........ 5 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2020-2021................. 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2020-2021................ 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2020-2021............................ 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2020.. 6 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2020........... 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2020.......... 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2020...................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2021.. 10 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2021........... 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2021.......... 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2021...................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................ 14 Information Contacts........................................................... 14 Summary Milk production increased 1.3 percent in 2021 to 226 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 23,948 pounds, was 171 pounds above 2020. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.45 million head, up 56,000 head from 2020. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2021 totaled $41.8 billion, up 3.5 percent from 2020. Producer returns averaged $18.54 per hundredweight, 2.1 percent above 2020. Marketings totaled 225.2 billion pounds, 1.3 percent above 2020. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 1.04 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 3.4 percent less than 2020. Calves were fed 92 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2020-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : :-----------------------------: percent of :----------------------------- Year : Milk cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : fat : Milk : Milkfat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- percent --- million pounds --- : 2020 .......: 9,392 23,777 939 3.95 223,309 8,817.7 2021 .......: 9,448 23,948 960 4.01 226,258 9,068.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2020-2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Year : Fed to : Milk, : : : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream, and : Total : Total 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : 2020 ...: 993 86 1,079 222,230 99 2021 ...: 958 84 1,042 225,216 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2020-2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : All milk : Returns : Cash : Milk : average returns : per pound : receipts : utilized : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : from : : : : marketings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : 2020 .....: 222,230 18.16 4.60 40,361,744 2021 .....: 225,216 18.54 4.62 41,756,381 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2020-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream, and butter : Gross : Value of : by producers : producer : milk :-----------------------------: income 2/ :produced 1/ 3/ Year : Milk : Value 1/ : : : utilized : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : 2020 ..: 86 15,864 40,377,608 40,560,353 2021 ..: 84 15,857 41,772,238 41,950,957 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2020 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : : : : percent of : : :Milk cows 1/ :---------------------------: fat :--------------------------- State : : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ------ percent --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 3.0 14,667 569 3.88 44.0 1.7 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 200.0 24,445 914 3.74 4,889.0 182.8 Arkansas .......: 5.0 12,800 490 3.83 64.0 2.5 California .....: 1,722.0 23,990 933 3.89 41,311.0 1,607.0 Colorado .......: 197.0 26,142 1,001 3.83 5,150.0 197.2 Connecticut ....: 19.0 23,053 908 3.94 438.0 17.3 Delaware .......: 3.8 18,553 738 3.98 70.5 2.8 Florida ........: 113.0 20,230 749 3.70 2,286.0 84.6 Georgia ........: 81.0 21,877 812 3.71 1,772.0 65.7 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 645.0 25,174 1,022 4.06 16,237.0 659.2 Illinois .......: 83.0 21,530 848 3.94 1,787.0 70.4 Indiana ........: 183.0 23,683 926 3.91 4,334.0 169.5 Iowa ...........: 218.0 24,651 993 4.03 5,374.0 216.6 Kansas .........: 170.0 23,682 950 4.01 4,026.0 161.4 Kentucky .......: 48.0 19,563 753 3.85 939.0 36.2 Louisiana ......: 10.0 13,400 525 3.92 134.0 5.3 Maine ..........: 27.0 21,963 872 3.97 593.0 23.5 Maryland .......: 42.0 20,976 824 3.93 881.0 34.6 : Massachusetts ..: 10.0 20,000 794 3.97 200.0 7.9 Michigan .......: 430.0 27,174 1,041 3.83 11,685.0 447.5 Minnesota ......: 448.0 22,694 928 4.09 10,167.0 415.8 Mississippi ....: 8.0 16,375 684 4.18 131.0 5.5 Missouri .......: 76.0 14,276 574 4.02 1,085.0 43.6 Montana ........: 12.0 21,167 815 3.85 254.0 9.8 Nebraska .......: 59.0 24,746 970 3.92 1,460.0 57.2 Nevada .........: 33.0 23,879 950 3.98 788.0 31.4 New Hampshire ..: 11.0 21,455 850 3.96 236.0 9.3 New Jersey .....: 5.0 20,200 780 3.86 101.0 3.9 : New Mexico .....: 330.0 24,755 941 3.80 8,169.0 310.4 New York .......: 626.0 24,435 958 3.92 15,296.0 599.6 North Carolina .: 41.0 21,829 843 3.86 895.0 34.5 North Dakota ...: 15.0 21,867 903 4.13 328.0 13.5 Ohio ...........: 254.0 22,118 865 3.91 5,618.0 219.7 Oklahoma .......: 42.0 17,452 691 3.96 733.0 29.0 Oregon .........: 126.0 20,929 852 4.07 2,637.0 107.3 Pennsylvania ...: 482.0 21,326 838 3.93 10,279.0 404.0 Rhode Island ...: 0.5 21,800 846 3.88 10.9 0.4 South Carolina .: 10.0 18,600 737 3.96 186.0 7.4 : South Dakota ...: 135.0 23,111 989 4.28 3,120.0 133.5 Tennessee ......: 30.0 18,067 696 3.85 542.0 20.9 Texas ..........: 595.0 24,966 1,049 4.20 14,855.0 623.9 Utah ...........: 96.0 23,229 922 3.97 2,230.0 88.5 Vermont ........: 122.0 21,336 843 3.95 2,603.0 102.8 Virginia .......: 75.0 20,293 783 3.86 1,522.0 58.7 Washington .....: 280.0 24,346 991 4.07 6,817.0 277.5 West Virginia ..: 6.0 14,833 576 3.88 89.0 3.5 Wisconsin ......: 1,259.0 24,423 957 3.92 30,749.0 1,205.4 Wyoming ........: 7.5 25,173 909 3.61 188.8 6.8 : Other States 3/ : 0.9 5,333 210 3.93 4.8 0.2 : United States ..: 9,392.0 23,777 939 3.95 223,309.0 8,817.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 3/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2020 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State :Fed to calves 1/:Milk, cream, : Total : Total 2/ :Fluid grade 3/ : : and butter : : : : : : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------------ million pounds ----------------- percent : Alabama ........: 0.7 0.3 1.0 43.0 100 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 4,875.0 100 Arkansas .......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 62.0 100 California .....: 26.0 4.0 30.0 41,281.0 97 Colorado .......: 22.0 1.0 23.0 5,127.0 100 Connecticut ....: 3.5 0.5 4.0 434.0 100 Delaware .......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 69.5 100 Florida ........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 2,281.0 100 Georgia ........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,764.0 100 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 48.0 1.0 49.0 16,188.0 100 Illinois .......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,775.0 98 Indiana ........: 26.0 4.0 30.0 4,304.0 100 Iowa ...........: 17.0 1.0 18.0 5,356.0 100 Kansas .........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,013.0 100 Kentucky .......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 932.0 100 Louisiana ......: 2.0 1.0 3.0 131.0 100 Maine ..........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 589.0 100 Maryland .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 873.0 100 : Massachusetts ..: 2.5 0.5 3.0 197.0 100 Michigan .......: 36.0 2.0 38.0 11,647.0 100 Minnesota ......: 97.0 4.0 101.0 10,066.0 100 Mississippi ....: 1.0 1.0 2.0 129.0 100 Missouri .......: 18.0 3.0 21.0 1,064.0 97 Montana ........: 4.0 2.0 6.0 248.0 100 Nebraska .......: 6.5 0.5 7.0 1,453.0 100 Nevada .........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 782.0 100 New Hampshire ..: 1.5 0.5 2.0 234.0 100 New Jersey .....: 2.5 0.5 3.0 98.0 100 : New Mexico .....: 68.0 3.0 71.0 8,098.0 100 New York .......: 60.0 3.0 63.0 15,233.0 100 North Carolina .: 5.0 1.0 6.0 889.0 100 North Dakota ...: 4.5 0.5 5.0 323.0 99 Ohio ...........: 28.0 5.0 33.0 5,585.0 97 Oklahoma .......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 726.0 100 Oregon .........: 21.0 1.0 22.0 2,615.0 100 Pennsylvania ...: 70.0 11.0 81.0 10,198.0 100 Rhode Island ...: 0.1 - 0.1 10.8 100 South Carolina .: 2.0 1.0 3.0 183.0 100 : South Dakota ...: 7.0 1.0 8.0 3,112.0 100 Tennessee ......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 536.0 100 Texas ..........: 28.0 1.0 29.0 14,826.0 100 Utah ...........: 16.0 1.0 17.0 2,213.0 100 Vermont ........: 15.0 2.0 17.0 2,586.0 100 Virginia .......: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,511.0 100 Washington .....: 19.0 1.0 20.0 6,797.0 100 West Virginia ..: 1.0 1.0 2.0 87.0 100 Wisconsin ......: 243.0 12.0 255.0 30,494.0 99 Wyoming ........: 1.3 0.1 1.4 187.4 100 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 0.4 0.7 4.1 100 : United States ..: 993.0 86.0 1,079.0 222,230.0 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. 4/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2020 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : All milk : Returns : Cash State : Milk utilized : average returns : per pound : receipts : : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : from : : : : marketings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..........: 43.0 18.30 4.72 7,869 Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: 4,875.0 16.20 4.33 789,750 Arkansas .........: 62.0 17.80 4.65 11,036 California .......: 41,281.0 17.60 4.52 7,265,456 Colorado .........: 5,127.0 17.40 4.54 892,098 Connecticut ......: 434.0 18.00 4.57 78,120 Delaware .........: 69.5 17.10 4.30 11,885 Florida ..........: 2,281.0 21.30 5.76 485,853 Georgia ..........: 1,764.0 19.80 5.34 349,272 : Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ............: 16,188.0 18.40 4.53 2,978,592 Illinois .........: 1,775.0 18.00 4.57 319,500 Indiana ..........: 4,304.0 17.40 4.45 748,896 Iowa .............: 5,356.0 19.50 4.84 1,044,420 Kansas ...........: 4,013.0 17.10 4.26 686,223 Kentucky .........: 932.0 18.70 4.86 174,284 Louisiana ........: 131.0 18.70 4.77 24,497 Maine ............: 589.0 19.40 4.89 114,266 Maryland .........: 873.0 17.40 4.43 151,902 : Massachusetts ....: 197.0 18.30 4.61 36,051 Michigan .........: 11,647.0 16.40 4.28 1,910,108 Minnesota ........: 10,066.0 20.10 4.91 2,023,266 Mississippi ......: 129.0 19.00 4.55 24,510 Missouri .........: 1,064.0 17.90 4.45 190,456 Montana ..........: 248.0 18.60 4.83 46,128 Nebraska .........: 1,453.0 18.20 4.64 264,446 Nevada ...........: 782.0 18.50 4.65 144,670 New Hampshire ....: 234.0 18.00 4.55 42,120 New Jersey .......: 98.0 17.20 4.46 16,856 : New Mexico .......: 8,098.0 16.30 4.29 1,319,974 New York .........: 15,233.0 17.70 4.52 2,696,241 North Carolina ...: 889.0 18.80 4.87 167,132 North Dakota .....: 323.0 19.90 4.82 64,277 Ohio .............: 5,585.0 18.30 4.68 1,022,055 Oklahoma .........: 726.0 19.00 4.80 137,940 Oregon ...........: 2,615.0 21.20 5.21 554,380 Pennsylvania .....: 10,198.0 18.20 4.63 1,856,036 Rhode Island .....: 10.8 17.50 4.51 1,890 South Carolina ...: 183.0 19.30 4.87 35,319 : South Dakota .....: 3,112.0 20.60 4.81 641,072 Tennessee ........: 536.0 18.80 4.88 100,768 Texas ............: 14,826.0 18.60 4.43 2,757,636 Utah .............: 2,213.0 18.20 4.58 402,766 Vermont ..........: 2,586.0 18.30 4.63 473,238 Virginia .........: 1,511.0 19.70 5.10 297,667 Washington .......: 6,797.0 17.50 4.30 1,189,475 West Virginia ....: 87.0 17.50 4.51 15,225 Wisconsin ........: 30,494.0 18.90 4.82 5,763,366 Wyoming ..........: 187.4 16.90 4.68 31,671 : Other States 2/ ..: 4.1 26.50 6.74 1,087 : United States ....: 222,230.0 18.16 4.60 40,361,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. 2/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2020 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, cream, : : : and butter by producers : Gross : Value of State :-----------------------------: producer : milk : : : income 2/ :produced 1/ 3/ :Milk utilized : Value 1/ : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : Alabama ........: 0.3 55 7,924 8,052 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 162 789,912 792,018 Arkansas .......: 0.3 53 11,089 11,392 California .....: 4.0 704 7,266,160 7,270,736 Colorado .......: 1.0 174 892,272 896,100 Connecticut ....: 0.5 90 78,210 78,840 Delaware .......: 0.1 17 11,902 12,056 Florida ........: 1.0 213 486,066 486,918 Georgia ........: 1.0 198 349,470 350,856 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 184 2,978,776 2,987,608 Illinois .......: 2.0 360 319,860 321,660 Indiana ........: 4.0 696 749,592 754,116 Iowa ...........: 1.0 195 1,044,615 1,047,930 Kansas .........: 1.0 171 686,394 688,446 Kentucky .......: 1.0 187 174,471 175,593 Louisiana ......: 1.0 187 24,684 25,058 Maine ..........: 1.0 194 114,460 115,042 Maryland .......: 1.0 174 152,076 153,294 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 92 36,143 36,600 Michigan .......: 2.0 328 1,910,436 1,916,340 Minnesota ......: 4.0 804 2,024,070 2,043,567 Mississippi ....: 1.0 190 24,700 24,890 Missouri .......: 3.0 537 190,993 194,215 Montana ........: 2.0 372 46,500 47,244 Nebraska .......: 0.5 91 264,537 265,720 Nevada .........: 1.0 185 144,855 145,780 New Hampshire ..: 0.5 90 42,210 42,480 New Jersey .....: 0.5 86 16,942 17,372 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 489 1,320,463 1,331,547 New York .......: 3.0 531 2,696,772 2,707,392 North Carolina .: 1.0 188 167,320 168,260 North Dakota ...: 0.5 100 64,377 65,272 Ohio ...........: 5.0 915 1,022,970 1,028,094 Oklahoma .......: 1.0 190 138,130 139,270 Oregon .........: 1.0 212 554,592 559,044 Pennsylvania ...: 11.0 2,002 1,858,038 1,870,778 Rhode Island ...: - - 1,890 1,908 South Carolina .: 1.0 193 35,512 35,898 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 206 641,278 642,720 Tennessee ......: 1.0 188 100,956 101,896 Texas ..........: 1.0 186 2,757,822 2,763,030 Utah ...........: 1.0 182 402,948 405,860 Vermont ........: 2.0 366 473,604 476,349 Virginia .......: 2.0 394 298,061 299,834 Washington .....: 1.0 175 1,189,650 1,192,975 West Virginia ..: 1.0 175 15,400 15,575 Wisconsin ......: 12.0 2,268 5,765,634 5,811,561 Wyoming ........: 0.1 17 31,688 31,907 : Other States 4/ : 0.4 98 1,184 1,260 : United States ..: 86.0 15,864 40,377,608 40,560,353 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. 4/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2021 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : : : : percent of : : :Milk cows 1/ :---------------------------: fat :--------------------------- State : : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ------ percent --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 3.0 13,000 507 3.90 39.0 1.5 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 198.0 24,333 917 3.77 4,818.0 181.6 Arkansas .......: 5.0 12,000 470 3.92 60.0 2.4 California .....: 1,719.0 24,354 960 3.94 41,864.0 1,649.4 Colorado .......: 203.0 25,966 1,002 3.86 5,271.0 203.5 Connecticut ....: 19.0 22,842 925 4.05 434.0 17.6 Delaware .......: 3.0 17,333 700 4.04 52.0 2.1 Florida ........: 108.0 20,093 733 3.65 2,170.0 79.2 Georgia ........: 82.0 21,927 807 3.68 1,798.0 66.2 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 652.0 25,172 1,035 4.11 16,412.0 674.5 Illinois .......: 82.0 21,634 863 3.99 1,774.0 70.8 Indiana ........: 192.0 23,604 935 3.96 4,532.0 179.5 Iowa ...........: 226.0 24,504 1,017 4.15 5,538.0 229.8 Kansas .........: 172.0 23,826 972 4.08 4,098.0 167.2 Kentucky .......: 46.0 19,717 759 3.85 907.0 34.9 Louisiana ......: 9.0 14,000 542 3.87 126.0 4.9 Maine ..........: 27.0 21,185 847 4.00 572.0 22.9 Maryland .......: 42.0 20,833 831 3.99 875.0 34.9 : Massachusetts ..: 10.0 19,700 800 4.06 197.0 8.0 Michigan .......: 441.0 27,102 1,057 3.90 11,952.0 466.1 Minnesota ......: 461.0 22,881 961 4.20 10,548.0 443.0 Mississippi ....: 7.0 15,143 595 3.93 106.0 4.2 Missouri .......: 71.0 14,225 575 4.04 1,010.0 40.8 Montana ........: 11.0 22,091 848 3.84 243.0 9.3 Nebraska .......: 58.0 24,534 989 4.03 1,423.0 57.3 Nevada .........: 33.0 24,545 974 3.97 810.0 32.2 New Hampshire ..: 11.0 20,545 826 4.02 226.0 9.1 New Jersey .....: 4.0 22,500 864 3.84 90.0 3.5 : New Mexico .....: 318.0 24,541 942 3.84 7,804.0 299.7 New York .......: 627.0 24,785 989 3.99 15,540.0 620.0 North Carolina .: 40.0 22,925 878 3.83 917.0 35.1 North Dakota ...: 15.0 22,333 945 4.23 335.0 14.2 Ohio ...........: 257.0 21,957 863 3.93 5,643.0 221.8 Oklahoma .......: 39.0 17,744 713 4.02 692.0 27.8 Oregon .........: 125.0 20,976 860 4.10 2,622.0 107.5 Pennsylvania ...: 474.0 21,338 847 3.97 10,114.0 401.5 Rhode Island ...: 0.5 20,200 840 4.16 10.1 0.4 South Carolina .: 9.0 17,667 740 4.19 159.0 6.7 : South Dakota ...: 156.0 23,096 1,025 4.44 3,603.0 160.0 Tennessee ......: 28.0 18,143 699 3.85 508.0 19.6 Texas ..........: 622.0 25,079 1,061 4.23 15,599.0 659.8 Utah ...........: 96.0 23,156 915 3.95 2,223.0 87.8 Vermont ........: 120.0 21,383 862 4.03 2,566.0 103.4 Virginia .......: 73.0 20,151 780 3.87 1,471.0 56.9 Washington .....: 271.0 24,000 984 4.10 6,504.0 266.7 West Virginia ..: 5.0 15,000 590 3.93 75.0 2.9 Wisconsin ......: 1,274.0 24,884 998 4.01 31,702.0 1,271.3 Wyoming ........: 8.5 25,918 1,003 3.87 220.3 8.5 : Other States 3/ : 0.9 6,111 241 3.94 5.5 0.2 : United States ..: 9,448.0 23,948 960 4.01 226,258.0 9,068.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 3/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2021 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Milk used where produced :Milk marketed by producers :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : : State :Fed to calves 1/: Milk, cream, : Total : Total 2/ :Fluid grade 3/ : : and butter : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : Alabama .........: 0.7 0.3 1.0 38.0 100 Alaska ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona .........: 11.0 1.0 12.0 4,806.0 100 Arkansas ........: 1.7 0.3 2.0 58.0 100 California ......: 26.0 4.0 30.0 41,834.0 97 Colorado ........: 21.0 1.0 22.0 5,249.0 100 Connecticut .....: 3.5 0.5 4.0 430.0 100 Delaware ........: 0.9 0.1 1.0 51.0 100 Florida .........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 2,165.0 100 Georgia .........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,790.0 100 : Hawaii ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 35.0 1.0 36.0 16,376.0 100 Illinois ........: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,763.0 98 Indiana .........: 26.0 4.0 30.0 4,502.0 100 Iowa ............: 18.0 1.0 19.0 5,519.0 100 Kansas ..........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 4,084.0 100 Kentucky ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 901.0 100 Louisiana .......: 2.0 1.0 3.0 123.0 100 Maine ...........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 568.0 100 Maryland ........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 867.0 100 : Massachusetts ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 194.0 100 Michigan ........: 34.0 2.0 36.0 11,916.0 100 Minnesota .......: 95.0 4.0 99.0 10,449.0 100 Mississippi .....: 1.0 1.0 2.0 104.0 100 Missouri ........: 16.0 3.0 19.0 991.0 97 Montana .........: 3.0 2.0 5.0 238.0 100 Nebraska ........: 6.5 0.5 7.0 1,416.0 100 Nevada ..........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 804.0 100 New Hampshire ...: 1.5 0.5 2.0 224.0 100 New Jersey ......: 3.5 0.5 4.0 86.0 100 : New Mexico ......: 66.0 3.0 69.0 7,735.0 100 New York ........: 60.0 3.0 63.0 15,477.0 100 North Carolina ..: 5.0 1.0 6.0 911.0 100 North Dakota ....: 4.5 0.5 5.0 330.0 99 Ohio ............: 25.0 5.0 30.0 5,613.0 97 Oklahoma ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 686.0 100 Oregon ..........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,601.0 100 Pennsylvania ....: 70.0 10.0 80.0 10,034.0 100 Rhode Island ....: 0.1 - 0.1 10.0 100 South Carolina ..: 2.0 1.0 3.0 156.0 100 : South Dakota ....: 8.0 1.0 9.0 3,594.0 100 Tennessee .......: 4.0 1.0 5.0 503.0 100 Texas ...........: 27.0 1.0 28.0 15,571.0 100 Utah ............: 14.0 1.0 15.0 2,208.0 100 Vermont .........: 15.0 2.0 17.0 2,549.0 100 Virginia ........: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,460.0 100 Washington ......: 19.0 1.0 20.0 6,484.0 100 West Virginia ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 73.0 100 Wisconsin .......: 240.0 11.0 251.0 31,451.0 99 Wyoming .........: 1.3 0.1 1.4 218.9 100 : Other States 4/ .: 0.2 0.3 0.5 5.0 100 : United States ...: 958.0 84.0 1,042.0 225,216.0 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. 4/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2021 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Cash : : All milk : Returns : receipts State : Milk utilized : average returns : per pound : from : : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : marketings : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ........: 38.0 19.30 4.95 7,334 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 4,806.0 17.60 4.67 845,856 Arkansas .......: 58.0 18.70 4.77 10,846 California .....: 41,834.0 18.10 4.59 7,571,954 Colorado .......: 5,249.0 18.70 4.84 981,563 Connecticut ....: 430.0 19.20 4.74 82,560 Delaware .......: 51.0 17.90 4.43 9,129 Florida ........: 2,165.0 21.70 5.95 469,805 Georgia ........: 1,790.0 20.50 5.57 366,950 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 16,376.0 18.70 4.55 3,062,312 Illinois .......: 1,763.0 18.20 4.56 320,866 Indiana ........: 4,502.0 18.50 4.67 832,870 Iowa ...........: 5,519.0 18.80 4.53 1,037,572 Kansas .........: 4,084.0 17.00 4.17 694,280 Kentucky .......: 901.0 19.30 5.01 173,893 Louisiana ......: 123.0 18.70 4.83 23,001 Maine ..........: 568.0 19.70 4.93 111,896 Maryland .......: 867.0 18.10 4.54 156,927 : Massachusetts ..: 194.0 19.40 4.78 37,636 Michigan .......: 11,916.0 17.60 4.51 2,097,216 Minnesota ......: 10,449.0 19.00 4.52 1,985,310 Mississippi ....: 104.0 19.70 5.01 20,488 Missouri .......: 991.0 18.80 4.65 186,308 Montana ........: 238.0 18.10 4.71 43,078 Nebraska .......: 1,416.0 18.50 4.59 261,960 Nevada .........: 804.0 18.40 4.63 147,936 New Hampshire ..: 224.0 19.00 4.73 42,560 New Jersey .....: 86.0 18.60 4.84 15,996 : New Mexico .....: 7,735.0 16.30 4.24 1,260,805 New York .......: 15,477.0 18.90 4.74 2,925,153 North Carolina .: 911.0 19.30 5.04 175,823 North Dakota ...: 330.0 19.30 4.56 63,690 Ohio ...........: 5,613.0 19.00 4.83 1,066,470 Oklahoma .......: 686.0 20.10 5.00 137,886 Oregon .........: 2,601.0 21.00 5.12 546,210 Pennsylvania ...: 10,034.0 19.10 4.81 1,916,494 Rhode Island ...: 10.0 19.00 4.57 1,900 South Carolina .: 156.0 20.10 4.80 31,356 : South Dakota ...: 3,594.0 20.20 4.55 725,988 Tennessee ......: 503.0 19.30 5.01 97,079 Texas ..........: 15,571.0 18.20 4.30 2,833,922 Utah ...........: 2,208.0 18.50 4.68 408,480 Vermont ........: 2,549.0 19.40 4.81 494,506 Virginia .......: 1,460.0 20.40 5.27 297,840 Washington .....: 6,484.0 18.60 4.54 1,206,024 West Virginia ..: 73.0 18.10 4.61 13,213 Wisconsin ......: 31,451.0 18.80 4.69 5,912,788 Wyoming ........: 218.9 18.80 4.86 41,153 : Other States 2/ : 5.0 30.00 7.61 1,499 : United States ..: 225,216.0 18.54 4.62 41,756,381 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. 2/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2021 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, cream, : : : and butter by producers : Gross : Value of State :-----------------------------: producer : milk : : : income 2/ : produced 1/ 3/ :Milk utilized : Value 1/ : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------- 1,000 dollars ------------- : Alabama ........: 0.3 58 7,392 7,527 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 176 846,032 847,968 Arkansas .......: 0.3 56 10,902 11,220 California .....: 4.0 724 7,572,678 7,577,384 Colorado .......: 1.0 187 981,750 985,677 Connecticut ....: 0.5 96 82,656 83,328 Delaware .......: 0.1 18 9,147 9,308 Florida ........: 1.0 217 470,022 470,890 Georgia ........: 1.0 205 367,155 368,590 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 187 3,062,499 3,069,044 Illinois .......: 2.0 364 321,230 322,868 Indiana ........: 4.0 740 833,610 838,420 Iowa ...........: 1.0 188 1,037,760 1,041,144 Kansas .........: 1.0 170 694,450 696,660 Kentucky .......: 1.0 193 174,086 175,051 Louisiana ......: 1.0 187 23,188 23,562 Maine ..........: 1.0 197 112,093 112,684 Maryland .......: 1.0 181 157,108 158,375 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 97 37,733 38,218 Michigan .......: 2.0 352 2,097,568 2,103,552 Minnesota ......: 4.0 760 1,986,070 2,004,120 Mississippi ....: 1.0 197 20,685 20,882 Missouri .......: 3.0 564 186,872 189,880 Montana ........: 2.0 362 43,440 43,983 Nebraska .......: 0.5 93 262,053 263,255 Nevada .........: 1.0 184 148,120 149,040 New Hampshire ..: 0.5 95 42,655 42,940 New Jersey .....: 0.5 93 16,089 16,740 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 489 1,261,294 1,272,052 New York .......: 3.0 567 2,925,720 2,937,060 North Carolina .: 1.0 193 176,016 176,981 North Dakota ...: 0.5 97 63,787 64,655 Ohio ...........: 5.0 950 1,067,420 1,072,170 Oklahoma .......: 1.0 201 138,087 139,092 Oregon .........: 1.0 210 546,420 550,620 Pennsylvania ...: 10.0 1,910 1,918,404 1,931,774 Rhode Island ...: - - 1,900 1,919 South Carolina .: 1.0 201 31,557 31,959 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 202 726,190 727,806 Tennessee ......: 1.0 193 97,272 98,044 Texas ..........: 1.0 182 2,834,104 2,839,018 Utah ...........: 1.0 185 408,665 411,255 Vermont ........: 2.0 388 494,894 497,804 Virginia .......: 2.0 408 298,248 300,084 Washington .....: 1.0 186 1,206,210 1,209,744 West Virginia ..: 1.0 181 13,394 13,575 Wisconsin ......: 11.0 2,068 5,914,856 5,959,976 Wyoming ........: 0.1 19 41,172 41,416 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 86 1,585 1,643 : United States ..: 84.0 15,857 41,772,238 41,950,957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. 4/ Other States includes Alaska and Hawaii. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: These estimates are based on inventory and price estimates as published in NASS milk production and agricultural prices reports, as well as information obtained from federal market milk orders and other sources. Readers are referred to the Survey Procedures section in NASS' monthly Milk Production and monthly Agricultural Prices publications. Estimation Procedures: Estimation procedures for prices and milk production estimates are defined in the Estimation Procedures section of the reports referenced above. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve current estimates. 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