U.S. dairy: number of milk cows 2021

This statistic shows the number of milk cows in the U.S. from 1999 to 2021. According to the report, there were approximately 9.45 million milk cows in the United States in 2021, up from 9.39 million milk cows in 2020.

Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in 1,000 heads)*

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1999 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
Data for 1999-2019 were taken from previous USDA Milk Production reports.

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