Milk cows on 1 January in Connecticut
Milk cows on 1 January in Connecticut was 17,500 head in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 5.4% from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 50 states in 2024.
Milk cows on 1 January in Connecticut, 1950 to 2024
All 75 values
| Period | head |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,500 |
| 2023 | 18,500 |
| 2022 | 18,500 |
| 2021 | 19,000 |
| 2020 | 19,500 |
| 2019 | 19,500 |
| 2018 | 20,000 |
| 2017 | 19,000 |
| 2016 | 19,000 |
| 2015 | 19,000 |
| 2014 | 19,000 |
| 2013 | 18,000 |
| 2012 | 18,500 |
| 2011 | 19,000 |
| 2010 | 18,500 |
| 2009 | 19,000 |
| 2008 | 19,500 |
| 2007 | 19,000 |
| 2006 | 20,000 |
| 2005 | 20,000 |
| 2004 | 21,000 |
| 2003 | 23,000 |
| 2002 | 24,000 |
| 2001 | 26,000 |
| 2000 | 28,000 |
| 1999 | 29,000 |
| 1998 | 30,000 |
| 1997 | 29,000 |
| 1996 | 31,000 |
| 1995 | 32,000 |
| 1994 | 33,000 |
| 1993 | 34,000 |
| 1992 | 33,000 |
| 1991 | 33,000 |
| 1990 | 34,000 |
| 1989 | 35,000 |
| 1988 | 37,000 |
| 1987 | 40,000 |
| 1986 | 47,000 |
| 1985 | 48,000 |
| 1984 | 50,000 |
| 1983 | 49,000 |
| 1982 | 49,000 |
| 1981 | 48,000 |
| 1980 | 49,000 |
| 1979 | 50,000 |
| 1978 | 51,000 |
| 1977 | 53,000 |
| 1976 | 53,000 |
| 1975 | 55,000 |
| 1974 | 53,000 |
| 1973 | 57,000 |
| 1972 | 58,000 |
| 1971 | 58,000 |
| 1970 | 61,000 |
| 1969 | 70,000 |
| 1968 | 72,000 |
| 1967 | 76,000 |
| 1966 | 80,000 |
| 1965 | 83,000 |
| 1964 | 85,000 |
| 1963 | 88,000 |
| 1962 | 92,000 |
| 1961 | 96,000 |
| 1960 | 97,000 |
| 1959 | 101,000 |
| 1958 | 107,000 |
| 1957 | 113,000 |
| 1956 | 118,000 |
| 1955 | 120,000 |
| 1954 | 119,000 |
| 1953 | 118,000 |
| 1952 | 118,000 |
| 1951 | 118,000 |
| 1950 | 118,000 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 17,500 |
| United States | 9,346,800 |
Connecticut compared with nearby places
- Under 10K
- 10K to 20K
- 20K to 60K
- 60K to 160K
- 160K to 260K
- 260K and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Cows that have calved and are kept for milk production, on farms on 1 January, in head, as estimated by USDA NASS in its January Cattle report. Dry cows are included; heifers that have not calved are not.
NASS also publishes an annual average number of milk cows with its milk production estimates; this series is the 1 January count. USDA NASS survey estimates for the nation and the states; the District of Columbia is not covered, and states that NASS groups as "other states" to avoid disclosing single operations have no value for that year. NASS revises recent years when it publishes later reports, and values it withholds are left out.
How to cite
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states (Milk cows on 1 January, Connecticut, 1950 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/
MLA 9
Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Milk cows on 1 January, Connecticut, 1950 to 2024. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 30 Jan. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/connecticut. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Milk cows on 1 January, Connecticut, 1950 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/connecticut.
Harvard
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Milk cows on 1 January, Connecticut, 1950 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/connecticut (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{department_milk_cows_on_1_2024,
author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
title = {{Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states: Milk cows on 1 January, Connecticut, 1950 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/},
urldate = {2026-10-18},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/connecticut. Publisher attribution: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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Questions
What is the milk cows on 1 January in Connecticut?
Milk cows on 1 January in Connecticut was 17,500 head in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 5.4% from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 50 states in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
What was the highest milk cows on 1 January in Connecticut?
120,000 head in 1955, the highest value since 1950 in this series.