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US states by milk production in pounds

California had the highest milk production in pounds of 50 states in 2016, at 40,469,000,000 pounds. Alaska had the lowest, at 3,500,000 pounds. The median was 1,330,500,000 pounds and the figure for the United States was 212,451,000,000 pounds. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest40,469,000,000California
Lowest3,500,000Alaska
Median1,330,500,00050 states
United States212,451,000,000History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 94,000,000 poundsAlaska: 3,500,000 poundsArizona: 4,837,000,000 poundsArkansas: 82,000,000 poundsCalifornia: 40,469,000,000 poundsColorado: 3,925,000,000 poundsConnecticut: 409,000,000 poundsDelaware: 95,500,000 poundsFlorida: 2,496,000,000 poundsGeorgia: 1,830,000,000 poundsHawaii: 34,900,000 poundsIdaho: 14,665,000,000 poundsIllinois: 1,912,000,000 poundsIndiana: 4,145,000,000 poundsIowa: 5,034,000,000 poundsKansas: 3,329,000,000 poundsKentucky: 1,047,000,000 poundsLouisiana: 170,000,000 poundsMaine: 630,000,000 poundsMaryland: 961,000,000 poundsMassachusetts: 221,000,000 poundsMichigan: 10,876,000,000 poundsMinnesota: 9,666,000,000 poundsMississippi: 143,000,000 poundsMissouri: 1,262,000,000 poundsMontana: 295,000,000 poundsNebraska: 1,399,000,000 poundsNevada: 660,000,000 poundsNew Hampshire: 287,000,000 poundsNew Jersey: 122,000,000 poundsNew Mexico: 7,711,000,000 poundsNew York: 14,777,000,000 poundsNorth Carolina: 965,000,000 poundsNorth Dakota: 344,000,000 poundsOhio: 5,602,000,000 poundsOklahoma: 692,000,000 poundsOregon: 2,593,000,000 poundsPennsylvania: 10,812,000,000 poundsRhode Island: 14,100,000 poundsSouth Carolina: 250,000,000 poundsSouth Dakota: 2,546,000,000 poundsTennessee: 696,000,000 poundsTexas: 10,773,000,000 poundsUtah: 2,092,000,000 poundsVermont: 2,727,000,000 poundsVirginia: 1,723,000,000 poundsWashington: 6,650,000,000 poundsWest Virginia: 134,000,000 poundsWisconsin: 30,110,000,000 poundsWyoming: 139,800,000 pounds
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pounds, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

California: 40,469,000,000 poundsCalifornia40,469,000,000Wisconsin: 30,110,000,000 poundsWisconsin30,110,000,000New York: 14,777,000,000 poundsNew York14,777,000,000Idaho: 14,665,000,000 poundsIdaho14,665,000,000Michigan: 10,876,000,000 poundsMichigan10,876,000,000Pennsylvania: 10,812,000,000 poundsPennsylvania10,812,000,000Texas: 10,773,000,000 poundsTexas10,773,000,000Minnesota: 9,666,000,000 poundsMinnesota9,666,000,000New Mexico: 7,711,000,000 poundsNew Mexico7,711,000,000Washington: 6,650,000,000 poundsWashington6,650,000,000Ohio: 5,602,000,000 poundsOhio5,602,000,000Iowa: 5,034,000,000 poundsIowa5,034,000,000Arizona: 4,837,000,000 poundsArizona4,837,000,000Indiana: 4,145,000,000 poundsIndiana4,145,000,000Colorado: 3,925,000,000 poundsColorado3,925,000,000Kansas: 3,329,000,000 poundsKansas3,329,000,000Vermont: 2,727,000,000 poundsVermont2,727,000,000Oregon: 2,593,000,000 poundsOregon2,593,000,000South Dakota: 2,546,000,000 poundsSouth Dakota2,546,000,000Florida: 2,496,000,000 poundsFlorida2,496,000,000Utah: 2,092,000,000 poundsUtah2,092,000,000Illinois: 1,912,000,000 poundsIllinois1,912,000,000Georgia: 1,830,000,000 poundsGeorgia1,830,000,000Virginia: 1,723,000,000 poundsVirginia1,723,000,000Nebraska: 1,399,000,000 poundsNebraska1,399,000,000Missouri: 1,262,000,000 poundsMissouri1,262,000,000Kentucky: 1,047,000,000 poundsKentucky1,047,000,000North Carolina: 965,000,000 poundsNorth Carolina965,000,000Maryland: 961,000,000 poundsMaryland961,000,000Tennessee: 696,000,000 poundsTennessee696,000,000Oklahoma: 692,000,000 poundsOklahoma692,000,000Nevada: 660,000,000 poundsNevada660,000,000Maine: 630,000,000 poundsMaine630,000,000Connecticut: 409,000,000 poundsConnecticut409,000,000North Dakota: 344,000,000 poundsNorth Dakota344,000,000Montana: 295,000,000 poundsMontana295,000,000New Hampshire: 287,000,000 poundsNew Hampshire287,000,000South Carolina: 250,000,000 poundsSouth Carolina250,000,000Massachusetts: 221,000,000 poundsMassachusetts221,000,000Louisiana: 170,000,000 poundsLouisiana170,000,000Mississippi: 143,000,000 poundsMississippi143,000,000Wyoming: 139,800,000 poundsWyoming139,800,000West Virginia: 134,000,000 poundsWest Virginia134,000,000New Jersey: 122,000,000 poundsNew Jersey122,000,000Delaware: 95,500,000 poundsDelaware95,500,000Alabama: 94,000,000 poundsAlabama94,000,000Arkansas: 82,000,000 poundsArkansas82,000,000Hawaii: 34,900,000 poundsHawaii34,900,000Rhode Island: 14,100,000 poundsRhode Island14,100,000Alaska: 3,500,000 poundsAlaska3,500,000California: 40,469,000,000 poundsCalifornia40,469,000,000Wisconsin: 30,110,000,000 poundsWisconsin30,110,000,000New York: 14,777,000,000 poundsNew York14,777,000,000Idaho: 14,665,000,000 poundsIdaho14,665,000,000Michigan: 10,876,000,000 poundsMichigan10,876,000,000Pennsylvania: 10,812,000,000 poundsPennsylvania10,812,000,000Texas: 10,773,000,000 poundsTexas10,773,000,000Minnesota: 9,666,000,000 poundsMinnesota9,666,000,000New Mexico: 7,711,000,000 poundsNew Mexico7,711,000,000Washington: 6,650,000,000 poundsWashington6,650,000,000Ohio: 5,602,000,000 poundsOhio5,602,000,000Iowa: 5,034,000,000 poundsIowa5,034,000,000Arizona: 4,837,000,000 poundsArizona4,837,000,000Indiana: 4,145,000,000 poundsIndiana4,145,000,000Colorado: 3,925,000,000 poundsColorado3,925,000,000Kansas: 3,329,000,000 poundsKansas3,329,000,000Vermont: 2,727,000,000 poundsVermont2,727,000,000Oregon: 2,593,000,000 poundsOregon2,593,000,000South Dakota: 2,546,000,000 poundsSouth Dakota2,546,000,000Florida: 2,496,000,000 poundsFlorida2,496,000,000Utah: 2,092,000,000 poundsUtah2,092,000,000Illinois: 1,912,000,000 poundsIllinois1,912,000,000Georgia: 1,830,000,000 poundsGeorgia1,830,000,000Virginia: 1,723,000,000 poundsVirginia1,723,000,000Nebraska: 1,399,000,000 poundsNebraska1,399,000,000Missouri: 1,262,000,000 poundsMissouri1,262,000,000Kentucky: 1,047,000,000 poundsKentucky1,047,000,000North Carolina: 965,000,000 poundsNorth Carolina965,000,000Maryland: 961,000,000 poundsMaryland961,000,000Tennessee: 696,000,000 poundsTennessee696,000,000Oklahoma: 692,000,000 poundsOklahoma692,000,000Nevada: 660,000,000 poundsNevada660,000,000Maine: 630,000,000 poundsMaine630,000,000Connecticut: 409,000,000 poundsConnecticut409,000,000North Dakota: 344,000,000 poundsNorth Dakota344,000,000Montana: 295,000,000 poundsMontana295,000,000New Hampshire: 287,000,000 poundsNew Hampshire287,000,000South Carolina: 250,000,000 poundsSouth Carolina250,000,000Massachusetts: 221,000,000 poundsMassachusetts221,000,000Louisiana: 170,000,000 poundsLouisiana170,000,000Mississippi: 143,000,000 poundsMississippi143,000,000Wyoming: 139,800,000 poundsWyoming139,800,000West Virginia: 134,000,000 poundsWest Virginia134,000,000New Jersey: 122,000,000 poundsNew Jersey122,000,000Delaware: 95,500,000 poundsDelaware95,500,000Alabama: 94,000,000 poundsAlabama94,000,000Arkansas: 82,000,000 poundsArkansas82,000,000Hawaii: 34,900,000 poundsHawaii34,900,000Rhode Island: 14,100,000 poundsRhode Island14,100,000Alaska: 3,500,000 poundsAlaska3,500,000
pounds. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, MILK - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, annual, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
pounds		Change on 2015
1California40,469,000,000-1%
2Wisconsin30,110,000,000+3.7%
3New York14,777,000,000+4.9%
4Idaho14,665,000,000+3.9%
5Michigan10,876,000,000+6%
6Pennsylvania10,812,000,000+0.1%
7Texas10,773,000,000+4.6%
8Minnesota9,666,000,000+2.2%
9New Mexico7,711,000,000-1.5%
10Washington6,650,000,000+0.7%
11Ohio5,602,000,000+1.8%
12Iowa5,034,000,000+4.1%
13Arizona4,837,000,000+2.2%
14Indiana4,145,000,000+4.5%
15Colorado3,925,000,000+4.5%
16Kansas3,329,000,000+4.8%
17Vermont2,727,000,000+2.3%
18Oregon2,593,000,000+1.6%
19South Dakota2,546,000,000+7.9%
20Florida2,496,000,000-3.4%
21Utah2,092,000,000-5.8%
22Illinois1,912,000,000+1%
23Georgia1,830,000,000+2.2%
24Virginia1,723,000,000-2.8%
25Nebraska1,399,000,000+7%
26Missouri1,262,000,000-5%
27Kentucky1,047,000,000-2.8%
28North Carolina965,000,000-2%
29Maryland961,000,000-2.6%
30Tennessee696,000,000-6.2%
31Oklahoma692,000,000-5.2%
32Nevada660,000,000-1.3%
33Maine630,000,000+6.1%
34Connecticut409,000,000+3.3%
35North Dakota344,000,000+3.6%
36Montana295,000,000-1.3%
37New Hampshire287,000,000+1.8%
38South Carolina250,000,000-4.6%
39Massachusetts221,000,000+1.8%
40Louisiana170,000,000-10.1%
41Mississippi143,000,000-13.3%
42Wyoming139,800,000+3.2%
43West Virginia134,000,000-5%
44New Jersey122,000,000-4.7%
45Delaware95,500,000-3.4%
46Alabama94,000,000-6.9%
47Arkansas82,000,000-9.9%
48Hawaii34,900,000-0.3%
49Rhode Island14,100,000-11.3%
50Alaska3,500,0000%

Other periods

About this ranking

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).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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.

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Which state has the highest milk production in pounds?

California, with 40,469,000,000 pounds in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest milk production in pounds?

Alaska, with 3,500,000 pounds in 2016.

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