Data / Milk cows on 1 January / Delaware

Milk cows on 1 January in Delaware

Milk cows on 1 January in Delaware was 2,600 head in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 46th highest of 50 states in 2024.

2024, head2,600
Change on 20230%
Rank46th of 50US states ranked
Series high39,0001954
Series low2,6002023

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Milk cows on 1 January in Delaware, 1950 to 2024

010K20K30K40K19501961197219831994200520241950: 37,000 head1951: 37,000 head1952: 37,000 head1953: 38,000 head1954: 39,000 head1955: 37,000 head1956: 36,000 head1957: 33,000 head1958: 33,000 head1959: 31,000 head1960: 30,000 head1961: 29,000 head1962: 28,000 head1963: 26,000 head1964: 23,000 head1965: 21,000 head1966: 20,000 head1967: 18,000 head1968: 17,000 head1969: 16,000 head1970: 14,000 head1971: 13,000 head1972: 13,000 head1973: 12,000 head1974: 12,000 head1975: 13,000 head1976: 11,000 head1977: 11,000 head1978: 11,000 head1979: 11,000 head1980: 11,000 head1981: 10,000 head1982: 10,000 head1983: 10,000 head1984: 10,000 head1985: 10,000 head1986: 10,000 head1987: 10,000 head1988: 9,000 head1989: 9,000 head1990: 9,000 head1991: 9,000 head1992: 9,000 head1993: 10,000 head1994: 10,000 head1995: 10,000 head1996: 10,000 head1997: 10,000 head1998: 10,000 head1999: 10,000 head2000: 10,000 head2001: 9,000 head2002: 9,000 head2003: 9,000 head2004: 8,000 head2005: 7,500 head2006: 7,000 head2007: 7,000 head2008: 6,500 head2009: 6,500 head2010: 6,000 head2011: 5,000 head2012: 5,000 head2013: 4,500 head2014: 4,700 head2015: 5,000 head2016: 5,000 head2017: 5,000 head2018: 5,000 head2019: 4,500 head2020: 3,800 head2021: 3,700 head2022: 2,800 head2023: 2,600 head2024: 2,600 head010K20K30K40K19501975200020241950: 37,000 head1951: 37,000 head1952: 37,000 head1953: 38,000 head1954: 39,000 head1955: 37,000 head1956: 36,000 head1957: 33,000 head1958: 33,000 head1959: 31,000 head1960: 30,000 head1961: 29,000 head1962: 28,000 head1963: 26,000 head1964: 23,000 head1965: 21,000 head1966: 20,000 head1967: 18,000 head1968: 17,000 head1969: 16,000 head1970: 14,000 head1971: 13,000 head1972: 13,000 head1973: 12,000 head1974: 12,000 head1975: 13,000 head1976: 11,000 head1977: 11,000 head1978: 11,000 head1979: 11,000 head1980: 11,000 head1981: 10,000 head1982: 10,000 head1983: 10,000 head1984: 10,000 head1985: 10,000 head1986: 10,000 head1987: 10,000 head1988: 9,000 head1989: 9,000 head1990: 9,000 head1991: 9,000 head1992: 9,000 head1993: 10,000 head1994: 10,000 head1995: 10,000 head1996: 10,000 head1997: 10,000 head1998: 10,000 head1999: 10,000 head2000: 10,000 head2001: 9,000 head2002: 9,000 head2003: 9,000 head2004: 8,000 head2005: 7,500 head2006: 7,000 head2007: 7,000 head2008: 6,500 head2009: 6,500 head2010: 6,000 head2011: 5,000 head2012: 5,000 head2013: 4,500 head2014: 4,700 head2015: 5,000 head2016: 5,000 head2017: 5,000 head2018: 5,000 head2019: 4,500 head2020: 3,800 head2021: 3,700 head2022: 2,800 head2023: 2,600 head2024: 2,600 head
head. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-30.
All 75 values
Periodhead
20242,600
20232,600
20222,800
20213,700
20203,800
20194,500
20185,000
20175,000
20165,000
20155,000
20144,700
20134,500
20125,000
20115,000
20106,000
20096,500
20086,500
20077,000
20067,000
20057,500
20048,000
20039,000
20029,000
20019,000
200010,000
199910,000
199810,000
199710,000
199610,000
199510,000
199410,000
199310,000
19929,000
19919,000
19909,000
19899,000
19889,000
198710,000
198610,000
198510,000
198410,000
198310,000
198210,000
198110,000
198011,000
197911,000
197811,000
197711,000
197611,000
197513,000
197412,000
197312,000
197213,000
197113,000
197014,000
196916,000
196817,000
196718,000
196620,000
196521,000
196423,000
196326,000
196228,000
196129,000
196030,000
195931,000
195833,000
195733,000
195636,000
195537,000
195439,000
195338,000
195237,000
195137,000
195037,000

Compared with United States

Place2024
Delaware2,600
United States9,346,800

Delaware compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,000 headAlaska: 200 headArizona: 197,000 headArkansas: 3,000 headCalifornia: 1,710,000 headColorado: 197,000 headConnecticut: 17,500 headDelaware: 2,600 headFlorida: 98,000 headGeorgia: 88,000 headHawaii: 500 headIdaho: 663,000 headIllinois: 79,000 headIndiana: 190,000 headIowa: 240,000 headKansas: 175,000 headKentucky: 43,000 headLouisiana: 7,000 headMaine: 24,000 headMaryland: 40,000 headMassachusetts: 9,000 headMichigan: 439,000 headMinnesota: 450,000 headMississippi: 6,000 headMissouri: 60,000 headMontana: 9,000 headNebraska: 53,000 headNevada: 35,000 headNew Hampshire: 9,500 headNew Jersey: 4,000 headNew Mexico: 250,000 headNew York: 630,000 headNorth Carolina: 38,000 headNorth Dakota: 10,000 headOhio: 255,000 headOklahoma: 38,000 headOregon: 120,000 headPennsylvania: 465,000 headRhode Island: 500 headSouth Carolina: 8,000 headSouth Dakota: 210,000 headTennessee: 25,000 headTexas: 635,000 headUtah: 89,000 headVermont: 116,000 headVirginia: 66,000 headWashington: 257,000 headWest Virginia: 4,000 headWisconsin: 1,270,000 headWyoming: 9,000 head
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  • 60K to 160K
  • 160K to 260K
  • 260K and over
  • No data
Milk cows on 1 January, 2024, head. Delaware is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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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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, Delaware, 1950 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/

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Quick Stats, CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Milk cows on 1 January, Delaware, 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/delaware. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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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, Delaware, 1950 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/delaware.

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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, Delaware, 1950 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/delaware (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the milk cows on 1 January in Delaware?

Milk cows on 1 January in Delaware was 2,600 head in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 46th 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 Delaware?

39,000 head in 1954, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

Milk cows on 1 January elsewhere in United States

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