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Top U.S. states based on number of milk cows 2014-2018

Leading 10 U.S. states based on number of milk cows from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*

Top U.S. states based on number of milk cows 2014-2018

This statistic depicts the ten U.S. states with the highest number of milk cows from 2014 to 2018. Over the past three years, California was ranked first with milk cows amounting to about 1.8 million. In 2017, the total number of milk cows in the U.S. amounted to about 9.39 million.

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	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
California	1,781	1,779	1,769	1,755	1,739
Wisconsin	1,270	1,275	1,280	1,280	1,275
New York	615	616	620	621	625
Idaho	565	580	587	600	602
Pennsylvania	531	530	530	525	525
Texas	440	470	455	494	515
Minnesota	460	460	460	460	455
Michigan	381	403	413	425	428
New Mexico	323	323	310	325	334
Washington	268	277	277	275	275

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
California	1,781	1,779	1,769	1,755	1,739
Wisconsin	1,270	1,275	1,280	1,280	1,275
New York	615	616	620	621	625
Idaho	565	580	587	600	602
Pennsylvania	531	530	530	525	525
Texas	440	470	455	494	515
Minnesota	460	460	460	460	455
Michigan	381	403	413	425	428
New Mexico	323	323	310	325	334
Washington	268	277	277	275	275

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This statistic depicts the ten U.S. states with the highest number of milk cows from 2014 to 2018. Over the past three years, California was ranked first with milk cows amounting to about 1.8 million. In 2017, the total number of milk cows in the U.S. amounted to about 9.39 million.

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Release date: February 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2014 to 2018
Supplementary notes: * As of January of each year. Including dry cows; excluding heifers not yet fresh.

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