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U.S. farm indicators

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This page contains data on milk production and farms indicators in the United States of America.

Milk production and number of dairy cows in the 50 states are recorded quarterly and organized by region (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, South Central, Southwest, Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii) according to the USDA classification. For some States it is possible to consult the monthly detail.

An overview of the milk production per cow (pounds) allows the monthly monitoring of productivity in many of the U.S. states.

Farm indicators are displayed both with reference to the five-year censuses and on an annual basis, with details by the number of dairy farms, total and per farm agricultural area.

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2022
MILK PRODUCTION (mensile) 2023 - Tons
Regions and States Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tot. 2023 ± on
2022 *
MIDWEST U.S. 2.938.402 2.670.326                     5.608.727 +2,1%
SOUTHWEST U.S. 1.869.727 1.739.545                     3.609.272 -0,5%
SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. 1.295.473 1.177.538                     2.473.011 +1,9%
NORTHEAST U.S. 1.093.622 997.460                     2.091.082 +1,9%
NORTHWEST U.S. 972.512 890.865                     1.863.377 +1,4%
SOUTHEAST U.S. 210.015 194.593                     404.609 -3,8%
National Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
US 2023 8.379.751 7.670.326 - - - - - - - - - - 16.050.077
Variation on 2022 +1,5% +1,0% - - - - - - - - - - +1,2%
US 2022 8.257.734 7.597.750 8.539.871 8.296.743 8.559.829 8.198.313 8.333.938 8.260.909 7.924.340 8.167.014 7.898.485 8.206.931 98.241.858
* % change from same period of previous year.
Source: USDA
2022
MILK PRODUCTION / COW (monthly) 2023 - Pounds
Regions and States Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tot.
2023
± on
2022 *
MIDWEST U.S. 2.095 1.902                     3.998 +1,0%
SOUTHWEST U.S. 2.051 1.910                     3.961 -0,5%
SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. 2.186 1.982                     4.169 +0,9%
NORTHEAST U.S. 1.998 1.821                     3.819 +1,4%
NORTHWEST U.S. 2.062 1.879                     3.941 +0,9%
SOUTHEAST U.S. 1.866 1.725                     3.591 +0,5%
National Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tot. 2023
US 2023 2.077 1.899 - - - - - - - - - - 3.975,89
Variation on 2022 +0,9% +0,4% - - - - - - - - - - +0,7%
US 2022 2.058 1.891 2.121 2.060 2.123 2.035 2.070 2.051 1.968 2.026 1.960 2.036 24.400
* % change from same period of previous year.
Source: USDA
  Min Production / Cow
  Max Production / Cow
2022
NUMBER OF DAIRY COWS (monthly) 2023
Regions and States Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2023 ± on
2022 *
MIDWEST U.S. 3.104.000 3.107.000                     3.107.000 +1,2%
SOUTHWEST U.S. 2.010.000 2.009.000                     2.009.000 -0,0%
SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. 1.307.000 1.311.000                     1.311.000 +1,1%
NORTHEAST U.S. 1.214.000 1.214.000                     1.214.000 +0,6%
NORTHWEST U.S. 1.043.000 1.048.000                     1.048.000 +0,6%
SOUTHEAST U.S. 249.000 250.000                     250.000 -3,5%
National Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2023
US 2023 8.927.000 8.939.000 - - - - - - - - - - 8.939.000
Change n ° heads on 2022 +51.000 +54.000 - - - - - - - - - - +54.000
US 2022 8.876.000 8.885.000 8.908.000 8.908.000 8.921.000 8.915.000 8.920.000 8.927.000 8.927.000 8.931.000 8.924.000 8.918.000 8.918.000
* % change from same period of previous year.
Source: USDA
FARMS (census)
Regions and States 2002 2007 2012 2017 ± on 2012
MIDWEST U.S. 711.311 718.095 684.354 653.095 -4,6% (-31259 az.ag.)
SOUTHWEST U.S. 105.196 116.501 120.026 111.439 -7,2% (-8587 az.ag.)
SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. 604.872 644.794 624.063 614.784 -1,5% (-9279 az.ag.)
NORTHEAST U.S. 148.127 158.334 153.501 143.545 -6,5% (-9956 az.ag.)
NORTHWEST U.S. 138.281 143.779 137.248 137.391 +0,1% (+143 az.ag.)
SOUTHEAST U.S. 415.188 415.082 382.349 373.648 -2,3% (-8701 az.ag.)
HAWAII 5.398 7.521 7.000 7.328 +4,7% (+328 az.ag.)
ALASKA 609 686 762 990 +29,9% (+228 az.ag.)
National 2002 2007 2012 2017
US 2.128.982 2.204.792 2.109.303 2.042.220
Variation on prev. census - +3,6% -4,3% -3,2%
Source: USDA
Click here to view PDF with FARMS data with breakdown in States (source: USDA)
NUMBER OF FARMS - yearly
Regions and States 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 ± on 2017
MIDWEST U.S. 660.100 653.100 648.900 646.600 643.400 639.600 635.500 -2,7% (-17600 farms)
SOUTHWEST U.S. 112.450 111.400 110.100 110.050 109.750 109.300 108.400 -2,7% (-3000 farms)
SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. 615.500 614.800 611.700 611.200 610.800 610.900 608.100 -1,1% (-6700 farms)