Data / Milk cows on 1 January / Indiana

Milk cows on 1 January in Indiana

Milk cows on 1 January in Indiana was 190,000 head in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is up 1.6% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 50 states in 2024.

2024, head190,000
Change on 2023+1.6%
Rank16th of 50US states ranked
Series high720,0001950
Series low135,0001998

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Milk cows on 1 January in Indiana, 1950 to 2024

0200K400K600K800K19501961197219831994200520241950: 720,000 head1951: 706,000 head1952: 671,000 head1953: 671,000 head1954: 664,000 head1955: 631,000 head1956: 599,000 head1957: 569,000 head1958: 535,000 head1959: 503,000 head1960: 478,000 head1961: 464,000 head1962: 450,000 head1963: 432,000 head1964: 415,000 head1965: 386,000 head1966: 355,000 head1967: 320,000 head1968: 288,000 head1969: 274,000 head1970: 243,000 head1971: 234,000 head1972: 237,000 head1973: 232,000 head1974: 224,000 head1975: 218,000 head1976: 212,000 head1977: 208,000 head1978: 206,000 head1979: 198,000 head1980: 198,000 head1981: 207,000 head1982: 207,000 head1983: 204,000 head1984: 204,000 head1985: 188,000 head1986: 195,000 head1987: 181,000 head1988: 173,000 head1989: 167,000 head1990: 160,000 head1991: 155,000 head1992: 145,000 head1993: 145,000 head1994: 145,000 head1995: 145,000 head1996: 140,000 head1997: 140,000 head1998: 135,000 head1999: 137,000 head2000: 138,000 head2001: 151,000 head2002: 154,000 head2003: 145,000 head2004: 143,000 head2005: 155,000 head2006: 158,000 head2007: 166,000 head2008: 166,000 head2009: 167,000 head2010: 169,000 head2011: 172,000 head2012: 175,000 head2013: 174,000 head2014: 178,000 head2015: 181,000 head2016: 184,000 head2017: 185,000 head2018: 187,000 head2019: 181,000 head2020: 176,000 head2021: 192,000 head2022: 186,000 head2023: 187,000 head2024: 190,000 head0200K400K600K800K19501975200020242024: 190,000 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
2024190,000
2023187,000
2022186,000
2021192,000
2020176,000
2019181,000
2018187,000
2017185,000
2016184,000
2015181,000
2014178,000
2013174,000
2012175,000
2011172,000
2010169,000
2009167,000
2008166,000
2007166,000
2006158,000
2005155,000
2004143,000
2003145,000
2002154,000
2001151,000
2000138,000
1999137,000
1998135,000
1997140,000
1996140,000
1995145,000
1994145,000
1993145,000
1992145,000
1991155,000
1990160,000
1989167,000
1988173,000
1987181,000
1986195,000
1985188,000
1984204,000
1983204,000
1982207,000
1981207,000
1980198,000
1979198,000
1978206,000
1977208,000
1976212,000
1975218,000
1974224,000
1973232,000
1972237,000
1971234,000
1970243,000
1969274,000
1968288,000
1967320,000
1966355,000
1965386,000
1964415,000
1963432,000
1962450,000
1961464,000
1960478,000
1959503,000
1958535,000
1957569,000
1956599,000
1955631,000
1954664,000
1953671,000
1952671,000
1951706,000
1950720,000

Compared with United States

Place2024
Indiana190,000
United States9,346,800

Indiana 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
  • Under 10K
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  • 260K and over
  • No data
Milk cows on 1 January, 2024, head. Indiana 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, Indiana, 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, Indiana, 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/indiana. 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, Indiana, 1950 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-cows/indiana.

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

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What is the milk cows on 1 January in Indiana?

Milk cows on 1 January in Indiana was 190,000 head in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is up 1.6% from 2023. That is the 16th 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 Indiana?

720,000 head in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

Milk cows on 1 January elsewhere in United States

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