# US states by milk production in pounds, 2024

All 48 values come from U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service for 2024, so the places are comparable. 2 states have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `milk_production_lb`
- Unit: pounds
- 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.
- Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states (https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/usda-nass
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/milk-production-pounds/us-states

| Rank | Place | pounds |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | California | 40,288,000,000 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 32,332,000,000 |
| 3 | Texas | 17,037,000,000 |
| 4 | Idaho | 17,022,000,000 |
| 5 | New York | 16,110,000,000 |
| 6 | Michigan | 12,133,000,000 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 10,396,000,000 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 9,782,000,000 |
| 9 | Washington | 6,253,000,000 |
| 10 | Iowa | 6,012,000,000 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 5,932,000,000 |
| 12 | Ohio | 5,696,000,000 |
| 13 | Colorado | 5,256,000,000 |
| 14 | South Dakota | 4,952,000,000 |
| 15 | Arizona | 4,692,000,000 |
| 16 | Indiana | 4,516,000,000 |
| 17 | Kansas | 4,226,000,000 |
| 18 | Vermont | 2,479,000,000 |
| 19 | Oregon | 2,462,000,000 |
| 20 | Utah | 2,120,000,000 |
| 21 | Florida | 2,029,000,000 |
| 22 | Georgia | 1,940,000,000 |
| 23 | Illinois | 1,696,000,000 |
| 24 | Virginia | 1,397,000,000 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 1,247,000,000 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 857,000,000 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 846,000,000 |
| 28 | Maryland | 819,000,000 |
| 29 | Missouri | 798,000,000 |
| 30 | Nevada | 778,000,000 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 744,000,000 |
| 32 | Maine | 545,000,000 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 449,000,000 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 424,000,000 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 248,200,000 |
| 36 | North Dakota | 228,000,000 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | 204,000,000 |
| 38 | Montana | 198,000,000 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 180,000,000 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 145,000,000 |
| 41 | Louisiana | 95,000,000 |
| 42 | New Jersey | 84,000,000 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 65,000,000 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 59,000,000 |
| 45 | Delaware | 47,200,000 |
| 46 | Alabama | 28,000,000 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 26,000,000 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 8,600,000 |