United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1506 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2020 Summary April 2021 Contents Summary........................................................................ 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2019-2020........ 5 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2019-2020................. 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2019-2020................ 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2019-2020............................ 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2019.. 6 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2019........... 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2019.......... 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2019...................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2020.. 10 Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2020........... 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2020.......... 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2020...................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................ 14 Information Contacts........................................................... 14 Summary Milk production increased 2.2 percent in 2020 to 223 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 23,777 pounds, was 382 pounds above 2019. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.39 million head, up 51,000 head from 2019. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2020 totaled $40.5 billion, up slightly from 2019. Producer returns averaged $18.25 per hundredweight, 2.1 percent below 2019. Marketings totaled 222.1 billion pounds, 2.2 percent above 2019. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 1.09 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 6.2 percent more than 2019. 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: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 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 --- : 2019 .......: 9,337 23,395 917 3.92 218,441 8,560.4 2020 .......: 9,388 23,777 939 3.95 223,220 8,814.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2019-2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2019 ...: 933 89 1,022 217,419 99 2020 ...: 998 87 1,085 222,135 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: 2019-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2019 .....: 217,419 18.65 4.76 40,546,363 2020 .....: 222,135 18.25 4.62 40,547,698 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2019-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ----------- : 2019 ..: 89 16,867 40,563,230 40,738,333 2020 ..: 87 16,066 40,563,764 40,747,534 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2019 [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 ........: 5.0 12,000 466 3.88 60.0 2.3 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 198.0 24,096 901 3.74 4,771.0 178.4 Arkansas .......: 5.0 13,400 505 3.77 67.0 2.5 California .....: 1,725.0 23,533 913 3.88 40,595.0 1,575.1 Colorado .......: 186.0 25,844 985 3.81 4,807.0 183.1 Connecticut ....: 19.0 22,526 892 3.96 428.0 16.9 Delaware .......: 4.1 17,976 706 3.93 73.7 2.9 Florida ........: 116.0 20,224 740 3.66 2,346.0 85.9 Georgia ........: 82.0 21,598 790 3.66 1,771.0 64.8 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 625.0 25,011 995 3.98 15,632.0 622.2 Illinois .......: 84.0 20,810 820 3.94 1,748.0 68.9 Indiana ........: 178.0 22,899 875 3.82 4,076.0 155.7 Iowa ...........: 218.0 24,271 966 3.98 5,291.0 210.6 Kansas .........: 163.0 23,429 925 3.95 3,819.0 150.9 Kentucky .......: 50.0 18,840 718 3.81 942.0 35.9 Louisiana ......: 10.0 13,500 525 3.89 135.0 5.3 Maine ..........: 29.0 21,414 837 3.91 621.0 24.3 Maryland .......: 43.0 19,535 758 3.88 840.0 32.6 : Massachusetts ..: 10.0 19,300 770 3.99 193.0 7.7 Michigan .......: 426.0 26,725 1,024 3.83 11,385.0 436.0 Minnesota ......: 448.0 22,147 897 4.05 9,922.0 401.8 Mississippi ....: 8.0 15,750 663 4.21 126.0 5.3 Missouri .......: 78.0 14,103 568 4.03 1,100.0 44.3 Montana ........: 12.0 21,583 824 3.82 259.0 9.9 Nebraska .......: 58.0 24,293 933 3.84 1,409.0 54.1 Nevada .........: 33.0 23,091 898 3.89 762.0 29.6 New Hampshire ..: 11.0 21,727 854 3.93 239.0 9.4 New Jersey .....: 5.0 20,000 766 3.83 100.0 3.8 : New Mexico .....: 326.0 25,113 947 3.77 8,187.0 308.6 New York .......: 627.0 24,118 938 3.89 15,122.0 588.2 North Carolina .: 42.0 21,476 816 3.80 902.0 34.3 North Dakota ...: 15.0 21,733 898 4.13 326.0 13.5 Ohio ...........: 251.0 21,614 847 3.92 5,425.0 212.7 Oklahoma .......: 41.0 17,829 702 3.94 731.0 28.8 Oregon .........: 126.0 20,913 853 4.08 2,635.0 107.5 Pennsylvania ...: 490.0 20,629 796 3.86 10,108.0 390.2 Rhode Island ...: 0.6 17,667 701 3.97 10.6 0.4 South Carolina .: 12.0 17,167 647 3.77 206.0 7.8 : South Dakota ...: 125.0 22,480 955 4.25 2,810.0 119.4 Tennessee ......: 32.0 17,219 656 3.81 551.0 21.0 Texas ..........: 565.0 24,513 1,022 4.17 13,850.0 577.5 Utah ...........: 98.0 23,061 906 3.93 2,260.0 88.8 Vermont ........: 126.0 21,405 845 3.95 2,697.0 106.5 Virginia .......: 75.0 19,867 753 3.79 1,490.0 56.5 Washington .....: 280.0 24,225 988 4.08 6,783.0 276.7 West Virginia ..: 6.0 15,000 576 3.84 90.0 3.5 Wisconsin ......: 1,268.0 24,123 941 3.90 30,588.0 1,192.9 Wyoming ........: 6.0 24,433 865 3.54 146.6 5.2 : Other States 3/ : 1.1 4,455 171 3.83 4.9 0.2 : United States ..: 9,337.0 23,395 917 3.92 218,441.0 8,560.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2019 [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 59.0 100 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 4,757.0 100 Arkansas .......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 65.0 100 California .....: 26.0 4.0 30.0 40,565.0 97 Colorado .......: 21.0 1.0 22.0 4,785.0 100 Connecticut ....: 2.5 0.5 3.0 425.0 100 Delaware .......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 72.7 100 Florida ........: 4.0 1.0 5.0 2,341.0 100 Georgia ........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,763.0 100 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 34.0 1.0 35.0 15,597.0 100 Illinois .......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,736.0 98 Indiana ........: 23.0 4.0 27.0 4,049.0 100 Iowa ...........: 15.0 1.0 16.0 5,275.0 100 Kansas .........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 3,805.0 100 Kentucky .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 936.0 100 Louisiana ......: 2.0 1.0 3.0 132.0 100 Maine ..........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 617.0 100 Maryland .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 832.0 100 : Massachusetts ..: 2.5 0.5 3.0 190.0 100 Michigan .......: 34.0 2.0 36.0 11,349.0 100 Minnesota ......: 95.0 4.0 99.0 9,823.0 99 Mississippi ....: 1.0 1.0 2.0 124.0 100 Missouri .......: 16.0 4.0 20.0 1,080.0 97 Montana ........: 3.0 2.0 5.0 254.0 100 Nebraska .......: 6.5 0.5 7.0 1,402.0 100 Nevada .........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 756.0 100 New Hampshire ..: 1.5 0.5 2.0 237.0 100 New Jersey .....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 98.0 100 : New Mexico .....: 64.0 3.0 67.0 8,120.0 100 New York .......: 55.0 3.0 58.0 15,064.0 100 North Carolina .: 5.0 1.0 6.0 896.0 100 North Dakota ...: 4.5 0.5 5.0 321.0 99 Ohio ...........: 24.0 5.0 29.0 5,396.0 97 Oklahoma .......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 724.0 100 Oregon .........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,614.0 100 Pennsylvania ...: 65.0 12.0 77.0 10,031.0 100 Rhode Island ...: 0.1 - 0.1 10.5 100 South Carolina .: 2.0 1.0 3.0 203.0 100 : South Dakota ...: 7.0 1.0 8.0 2,802.0 100 Tennessee ......: 4.0 1.0 5.0 546.0 100 Texas ..........: 26.0 1.0 27.0 13,823.0 100 Utah ...........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 2,246.0 100 Vermont ........: 14.0 2.0 16.0 2,681.0 100 Virginia .......: 8.0 2.0 10.0 1,480.0 100 Washington .....: 18.0 1.0 19.0 6,764.0 100 West Virginia ..: 1.0 1.0 2.0 88.0 100 Wisconsin ......: 240.0 13.0 253.0 30,335.0 99 Wyoming ........: 1.3 0.2 1.5 145.1 100 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 0.3 0.6 4.3 100 : United States ..: 933.0 89.0 1,022.0 217,419.0 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: 2019 [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 ..........: 59.0 18.60 4.79 10,974 Alaska ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ..........: 4,757.0 17.90 4.79 851,503 Arkansas .........: 65.0 18.50 4.91 12,025 California .......: 40,565.0 18.20 4.69 7,382,830 Colorado .........: 4,785.0 18.80 4.93 899,580 Connecticut ......: 425.0 19.20 4.85 81,600 Delaware .........: 72.7 18.30 4.66 13,304 Florida ..........: 2,341.0 21.90 5.98 512,679 Georgia ..........: 1,763.0 20.00 5.46 352,600 : Hawaii ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ............: 15,597.0 18.30 4.60 2,854,251 Illinois .........: 1,736.0 18.70 4.75 324,632 Indiana ..........: 4,049.0 18.20 4.76 736,918 Iowa .............: 5,275.0 19.40 4.87 1,023,350 Kansas ...........: 3,805.0 17.50 4.43 665,875 Kentucky .........: 936.0 19.50 5.12 182,520 Louisiana ........: 132.0 19.10 4.91 25,212 Maine ............: 617.0 19.90 5.09 122,783 Maryland .........: 832.0 18.40 4.74 153,088 : Massachusetts ....: 190.0 19.50 4.89 37,050 Michigan .........: 11,349.0 17.30 4.52 1,963,377 Minnesota ........: 9,823.0 19.30 4.77 1,895,839 Mississippi ......: 124.0 19.60 4.66 24,304 Missouri .........: 1,080.0 19.00 4.71 205,200 Montana ..........: 254.0 18.30 4.79 46,482 Nebraska .........: 1,402.0 18.40 4.79 257,968 Nevada ...........: 756.0 18.60 4.78 140,616 New Hampshire ....: 237.0 19.20 4.89 45,504 New Jersey .......: 98.0 18.30 4.78 17,934 : New Mexico .......: 8,120.0 17.00 4.51 1,380,400 New York .........: 15,064.0 18.90 4.86 2,847,096 North Carolina ...: 896.0 19.30 5.08 172,928 North Dakota .....: 321.0 19.50 4.72 62,595 Ohio .............: 5,396.0 18.70 4.77 1,009,052 Oklahoma .........: 724.0 20.20 5.13 146,248 Oregon ...........: 2,614.0 21.30 5.22 556,782 Pennsylvania .....: 10,031.0 19.30 5.00 1,935,983 Rhode Island .....: 10.5 19.10 4.81 2,006 South Carolina ...: 203.0 19.10 5.07 38,773 : South Dakota .....: 2,802.0 20.10 4.73 563,202 Tennessee ........: 546.0 19.40 5.09 105,924 Texas ............: 13,823.0 19.10 4.58 2,640,193 Utah .............: 2,246.0 18.50 4.71 415,510 Vermont ..........: 2,681.0 19.20 4.86 514,752 Virginia .........: 1,480.0 19.60 5.17 290,080 Washington .......: 6,764.0 18.90 4.63 1,278,396 West Virginia ....: 88.0 18.40 4.79 16,192 Wisconsin ........: 30,335.0 18.80 4.82 5,702,980 Wyoming ..........: 145.1 18.00 5.08 26,118 : Other States 2/ ..: 4.3 26.90 7.02 1,157 : United States ....: 217,419.0 18.65 4.76 40,546,363 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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: 2019 [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 56 11,030 11,160 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 179 851,682 854,009 Arkansas .......: 0.3 56 12,081 12,395 California .....: 4.0 728 7,383,558 7,388,290 Colorado .......: 1.0 188 899,768 903,716 Connecticut ....: 0.5 96 81,696 82,176 Delaware .......: 0.1 18 13,322 13,487 Florida ........: 1.0 219 512,898 513,774 Georgia ........: 1.0 200 352,800 354,200 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 183 2,854,434 2,860,656 Illinois .......: 2.0 374 325,006 326,876 Indiana ........: 4.0 728 737,646 741,832 Iowa ...........: 1.0 194 1,023,544 1,026,454 Kansas .........: 1.0 175 666,050 668,325 Kentucky .......: 1.0 195 182,715 183,690 Louisiana ......: 1.0 191 25,403 25,785 Maine ..........: 1.0 199 122,982 123,579 Maryland .......: 1.0 184 153,272 154,560 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 98 37,148 37,635 Michigan .......: 2.0 346 1,963,723 1,969,605 Minnesota ......: 4.0 772 1,896,611 1,914,946 Mississippi ....: 1.0 196 24,500 24,696 Missouri .......: 4.0 760 205,960 209,000 Montana ........: 2.0 366 46,848 47,397 Nebraska .......: 0.5 92 258,060 259,256 Nevada .........: 1.0 186 140,802 141,732 New Hampshire ..: 0.5 96 45,600 45,888 New Jersey .....: 0.5 92 18,026 18,300 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 510 1,380,910 1,391,790 New York .......: 3.0 567 2,847,663 2,858,058 North Carolina .: 1.0 193 173,121 174,086 North Dakota ...: 0.5 98 62,693 63,570 Ohio ...........: 5.0 935 1,009,987 1,014,475 Oklahoma .......: 1.0 202 146,450 147,662 Oregon .........: 1.0 213 556,995 561,255 Pennsylvania ...: 12.0 2,316 1,938,299 1,950,844 Rhode Island ...: - - 2,006 2,025 South Carolina .: 1.0 191 38,964 39,346 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 201 563,403 564,810 Tennessee ......: 1.0 194 106,118 106,894 Texas ..........: 1.0 191 2,640,384 2,645,350 Utah ...........: 1.0 185 415,695 418,100 Vermont ........: 2.0 384 515,136 517,824 Virginia .......: 2.0 392 290,472 292,040 Washington .....: 1.0 189 1,278,585 1,281,987 West Virginia ..: 1.0 184 16,376 16,560 Wisconsin ......: 13.0 2,444 5,705,424 5,750,544 Wyoming ........: 0.2 36 26,154 26,388 : Other States 4/ : 0.3 75 1,230 1,306 : United States ..: 89.0 16,867 40,563,230 40,738,333 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 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 15,000 582 3.88 45.0 1.7 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 199.0 24,568 921 3.75 4,889.0 183.3 Arkansas .......: 5.0 12,800 492 3.84 64.0 2.5 California .....: 1,721.0 23,987 933 3.89 41,282.0 1,605.9 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 20,257 750 3.70 2,289.0 84.7 Georgia ........: 81.0 21,877 812 3.71 1,772.0 65.7 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 645.0 25,180 1,022 4.06 16,241.0 659.4 Illinois .......: 83.0 21,530 846 3.93 1,787.0 70.2 Indiana ........: 183.0 23,661 925 3.91 4,330.0 169.3 Iowa ...........: 218.0 24,651 993 4.03 5,374.0 216.6 Kansas .........: 170.0 23,694 950 4.01 4,028.0 161.5 Kentucky .......: 48.0 19,542 752 3.85 938.0 36.1 Louisiana ......: 10.0 13,400 527 3.93 134.0 5.3 Maine ..........: 27.0 21,963 872 3.97 593.0 23.5 Maryland .......: 42.0 20,905 822 3.93 878.0 34.5 : Massachusetts ..: 10.0 19,900 790 3.97 199.0 7.9 Michigan .......: 430.0 27,170 1,041 3.83 11,683.0 447.5 Minnesota ......: 447.0 22,705 929 4.09 10,149.0 415.1 Mississippi ....: 8.0 16,375 681 4.16 131.0 5.4 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 .........: 31.0 24,677 982 3.98 765.0 30.4 New Hampshire ..: 11.0 21,273 842 3.96 234.0 9.3 New Jersey .....: 5.0 19,800 764 3.86 99.0 3.8 : New Mexico .....: 330.0 24,755 941 3.80 8,169.0 310.4 New York .......: 626.0 24,500 960 3.92 15,337.0 601.2 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 .........: 125.0 21,032 856 4.07 2,629.0 107.0 Pennsylvania ...: 482.0 21,320 838 3.93 10,276.0 403.8 Rhode Island ...: 0.5 21,800 846 3.88 10.9 0.4 South Carolina .: 10.0 18,900 748 3.96 189.0 7.5 : 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 24,926 1,047 4.20 14,831.0 622.9 Utah ...........: 96.0 23,198 921 3.97 2,227.0 88.4 Vermont ........: 122.0 21,328 842 3.95 2,602.0 102.8 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 24,408 957 3.92 30,730.0 1,204.6 Wyoming ........: 7.5 25,173 909 3.61 188.8 6.8 : Other States 3/ : 0.9 5,333 210 3.94 4.8 0.2 : United States ..: 9,388.0 23,777 939 3.95 223,220.0 8,814.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 44.0 100 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 41,252.0 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 2,284.0 100 Georgia .........: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,764.0 100 : Hawaii ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 48.0 1.0 49.0 16,192.0 100 Illinois ........: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,775.0 98 Indiana .........: 26.0 4.0 30.0 4,300.0 100 Iowa ............: 17.0 1.0 18.0 5,356.0 100 Kansas ..........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,015.0 100 Kentucky ........: 6.0 1.0 7.0 931.0 100 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 8.0 870.0 100 : Massachusetts ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 196.0 100 Michigan ........: 36.0 2.0 38.0 11,645.0 100 Minnesota .......: 97.0 4.0 101.0 10,048.0 100 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 6.0 759.0 100 New Hampshire ...: 1.5 0.5 2.0 232.0 100 New Jersey ......: 2.5 0.5 3.0 96.0 100 : New Mexico ......: 68.0 3.0 71.0 8,098.0 100 New York ........: 60.0 3.0 63.0 15,274.0 100 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 2,607.0 100 Pennsylvania ....: 75.0 12.0 87.0 10,189.0 100 Rhode Island ....: 0.1 - 0.1 10.8 100 South Carolina ..: 2.0 1.0 3.0 186.0 100 : 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 14,802.0 100 Utah ............: 16.0 1.0 17.0 2,210.0 100 Vermont .........: 15.0 2.0 17.0 2,585.0 100 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 30,475.0 99 Wyoming .........: 1.3 0.1 1.4 187.4 100 : Other States 4/ .: 0.3 0.4 0.7 4.1 104 : United States ...: 998.0 87.2 1,085.0 222,135.0 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : 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 ........: 44.0 18.30 4.72 8,052 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 4,875.0 16.20 4.32 789,750 Arkansas .......: 62.0 17.90 4.66 11,098 California .....: 41,252.0 18.10 4.65 7,466,612 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 ........: 2,284.0 21.30 5.76 486,492 Georgia ........: 1,764.0 19.80 5.34 349,272 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 16,192.0 18.40 4.53 2,979,328 Illinois .......: 1,775.0 17.90 4.55 317,725 Indiana ........: 4,300.0 17.40 4.45 748,200 Iowa ...........: 5,356.0 19.50 4.84 1,044,420 Kansas .........: 4,015.0 17.10 4.26 686,565 Kentucky .......: 931.0 18.70 4.86 174,097 Louisiana ......: 131.0 18.60 4.73 24,366 Maine ..........: 589.0 19.40 4.89 114,266 Maryland .......: 870.0 17.30 4.40 150,510 : Massachusetts ..: 196.0 18.30 4.61 35,868 Michigan .......: 11,645.0 16.40 4.28 1,909,780 Minnesota ......: 10,048.0 20.10 4.91 2,019,648 Mississippi ....: 129.0 19.30 4.64 24,897 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 .........: 759.0 18.50 4.65 140,415 New Hampshire ..: 232.0 18.00 4.55 41,760 New Jersey .....: 96.0 17.20 4.46 16,512 : New Mexico .....: 8,098.0 16.30 4.29 1,319,974 New York .......: 15,274.0 17.70 4.52 2,703,498 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 .........: 2,607.0 21.20 5.21 552,684 Pennsylvania ...: 10,189.0 18.20 4.63 1,854,398 Rhode Island ...: 10.8 17.50 4.51 1,890 South Carolina .: 186.0 19.30 4.87 35,898 : South Dakota ...: 3,112.0 20.60 4.81 641,072 Tennessee ......: 536.0 18.80 4.88 100,768 Texas ..........: 14,802.0 18.60 4.43 2,753,172 Utah ...........: 2,210.0 18.20 4.58 402,220 Vermont ........: 2,585.0 18.30 4.63 473,055 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 ......: 30,475.0 18.90 4.82 5,759,775 Wyoming ........: 187.4 16.90 4.68 31,671 : Other States 2/ : 4.1 26.50 6.73 1,087 : United States ..: 222,135.0 18.25 4.62 40,547,698 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 8,107 8,235 Alaska .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Arizona ........: 1.0 162 789,912 792,018 Arkansas .......: 0.3 54 11,152 11,456 California .....: 4.0 724 7,467,336 7,472,042 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 ........: 1.0 213 486,705 487,557 Georgia ........: 1.0 198 349,470 350,856 : Hawaii .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..........: 1.0 184 2,979,512 2,988,344 Illinois .......: 2.0 358 318,083 319,873 Indiana ........: 4.0 696 748,896 753,420 Iowa ...........: 1.0 195 1,044,615 1,047,930 Kansas .........: 1.0 171 686,736 688,788 Kentucky .......: 1.0 187 174,284 175,406 Louisiana ......: 1.0 186 24,552 24,924 Maine ..........: 1.0 194 114,460 115,042 Maryland .......: 1.0 173 150,683 151,894 : Massachusetts ..: 0.5 92 35,960 36,417 Michigan .......: 2.0 328 1,910,108 1,916,012 Minnesota ......: 4.0 804 2,020,452 2,039,949 Mississippi ....: 1.0 193 25,090 25,283 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 .........: 1.0 185 140,600 141,525 New Hampshire ..: 0.5 90 41,850 42,120 New Jersey .....: 0.5 86 16,598 17,028 : New Mexico .....: 3.0 489 1,320,463 1,331,547 New York .......: 3.0 531 2,704,029 2,714,649 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 .........: 1.0 212 552,896 557,348 Pennsylvania ...: 12.0 2,184 1,856,582 1,870,232 Rhode Island ...: - - 1,890 1,908 South Carolina .: 1.0 193 36,091 36,477 : South Dakota ...: 1.0 206 641,278 642,720 Tennessee ......: 1.0 188 100,956 101,896 Texas ..........: 1.0 186 2,753,358 2,758,566 Utah ...........: 1.0 182 402,402 405,314 Vermont ........: 2.0 366 473,421 476,166 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 5,762,043 5,807,970 Wyoming ........: 0.1 17 31,688 31,907 : Other States 4/ : 0.4 98 1,184 1,260 : United States ..: 87.2 16,066 40,563,764 40,747,534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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