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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Leading 10 U.S. states based on number of milk cows from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)*
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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- February 2018
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- 2014 to 2018
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- * As of January of each year. Including dry cows; excluding heifers not yet fresh.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2018
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- * As of January of each year. Including dry cows; excluding heifers not yet fresh.
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