Milk production in pounds in United States
Milk production in pounds in the United States was 231,658,000,000 pounds in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is up 2.6% from 2024.
Milk production in pounds in United States, 1950 to 2025
All 76 values
| Period | pounds |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 231,658,000,000 |
| 2024 | 225,889,000,000 |
| 2023 | 226,311,000,000 |
| 2022 | 226,416,000,000 |
| 2021 | 226,238,000,000 |
| 2020 | 223,282,000,000 |
| 2019 | 218,444,000,000 |
| 2018 | 217,584,000,000 |
| 2017 | 215,527,000,000 |
| 2016 | 212,451,000,000 |
| 2015 | 208,508,000,000 |
| 2014 | 206,048,000,000 |
| 2013 | 201,260,000,000 |
| 2012 | 200,642,000,000 |
| 2011 | 196,255,000,000 |
| 2010 | 192,877,000,000 |
| 2009 | 189,202,000,000 |
| 2008 | 189,978,000,000 |
| 2007 | 185,654,000,000 |
| 2006 | 181,782,000,000 |
| 2005 | 176,931,000,000 |
| 2004 | 170,832,000,000 |
| 2003 | 170,348,000,000 |
| 2002 | 170,063,000,000 |
| 2001 | 165,332,000,000 |
| 2000 | 167,393,000,000 |
| 1999 | 162,589,000,000 |
| 1998 | 157,262,000,000 |
| 1997 | 156,091,000,000 |
| 1996 | 154,006,000,000 |
| 1995 | 155,292,000,000 |
| 1994 | 153,602,000,000 |
| 1993 | 150,636,000,000 |
| 1992 | 150,847,000,000 |
| 1991 | 147,697,000,000 |
| 1990 | 147,721,000,000 |
| 1989 | 143,893,000,000 |
| 1988 | 145,034,000,000 |
| 1987 | 142,709,000,000 |
| 1986 | 143,124,000,000 |
| 1985 | 143,012,000,000 |
| 1984 | 135,351,000,000 |
| 1983 | 139,588,000,000 |
| 1982 | 135,505,000,000 |
| 1981 | 132,770,000,000 |
| 1980 | 128,406,000,000 |
| 1979 | 123,350,000,000 |
| 1978 | 121,461,000,000 |
| 1977 | 122,654,000,000 |
| 1976 | 120,180,000,000 |
| 1975 | 115,398,000,000 |
| 1974 | 115,586,000,000 |
| 1973 | 115,491,000,000 |
| 1972 | 120,025,000,000 |
| 1971 | 118,566,000,000 |
| 1970 | 117,007,000,000 |
| 1969 | 116,108,000,000 |
| 1968 | 117,225,000,000 |
| 1967 | 118,732,000,000 |
| 1966 | 119,912,000,000 |
| 1965 | 124,180,000,000 |
| 1964 | 126,967,000,000 |
| 1963 | 125,202,000,000 |
| 1962 | 126,251,000,000 |
| 1961 | 125,707,000,000 |
| 1960 | 123,109,000,000 |
| 1959 | 121,989,000,000 |
| 1958 | 123,220,000,000 |
| 1957 | 124,628,000,000 |
| 1956 | 124,860,000,000 |
| 1955 | 122,945,000,000 |
| 1954 | 122,094,000,000 |
| 1953 | 120,221,000,000 |
| 1952 | 114,671,000,000 |
| 1951 | 114,681,000,000 |
| 1950 | 116,602,000,000 |
Rankings
Definition
Milk produced by cows on farms in the calendar year, in pounds, as estimated by USDA NASS in its annual Milk Production, Disposition, and Income report. Milk sucked by calves is not included.
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. For country totals in tonnes comparable across countries, see milk_production (FAOSTAT).
How to cite
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, 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, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states (Milk production in pounds, United States, 1950 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/
MLA 9
Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states, Milk production in pounds, United States, 1950 to 2025. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 30 Apr. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production-pounds/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states. Milk production in pounds, United States, 1950 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production-pounds/united-states.
Harvard
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states, Milk production in pounds, United States, 1950 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/milk-production-pounds/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{department_milk_production_in_pounds_2025,
author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
title = {{Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states: Milk production in pounds, United States, 1950 to 2025}},
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-production-pounds/united-states. Publisher attribution: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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What is the milk production in pounds in United States?
Milk production in pounds in the United States was 231,658,000,000 pounds in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is up 2.6% from 2024.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
What was the highest milk production in pounds in United States?
231,658,000,000 pounds in 2025, the highest value since 1950 in this series.