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State rankings · NASS annual estimates, 2025

Which state produces the most milk?

California ranks No. 1 for milk, with 18% of the 232 billion pounds produced in the US in 2025.

No. 2 Wisconsin (14%), No. 3 Idaho (8%), No. 4 Texas (8%). California has been No. 1 in every year shown, back to 2011. All 50 states that reported milk are listed below.

Milk by state, ranked

Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate. The 2022 Census columns cover every state.

Milk by state: NASS annual estimates, 2025 and 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2025, poundsSharevs 20242022 Census, head on farmsFarms, 2022
1California41 billion18%+2%1.7 million1,117
2Wisconsin32.6 billion14%+<1%1.3 million6,216
3Idaho18.3 billion8%+7%664,479549
4Texas18.2 billion8%+7%639,506479
5New York16.6 billion7%+3%631,1992,783
6Michigan12.5 billion5%+3%436,2541,481
7Minnesota10.6 billion5%+2%459,5362,185
8Pennsylvania9.7 billion4%-<1%455,6514,027
9Iowa6.1 billion3%+<1%238,0871,016
10New Mexico5.9 billion3%-1%281,569233
11Washington5.8 billion3%-7%255,872419
12Ohio5.7 billion2%+<1%247,7432,195
13Colorado5.5 billion2%+4%201,750414
14South Dakota5.4 billion2%+9%188,382255
15Kansas5 billion2%+17%176,106501
Units: pounds. “–” means the state isn't in NASS's annual survey for this item; see the 2022 Census column on wider screens, or the state's page. * Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher.
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Milk by state: NASS annual estimates, 2025 and 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 50
State2025, poundsSharevs 20242022 Census, head on farmsFarms, 2022
16Arizona4.8 billion2%+2%199,188122
17Indiana4.6 billion2%+2%183,1761,521
18Vermont2.5 billion1%+1%105,514528
19Oregon2.5 billion1%+2%117,533516
20Utah2.3 billionunder 1%+6%91,505334
21Georgia2.1 billionunder 1%+8%72,830391
22Florida2.1 billionunder 1%+2%94,013369
23*Illinois1.7 billionunder 1%-2%73,006607
24*Virginia1.4 billionunder 1%+<1%63,692703
25*Nebraska1.2 billionunder 1%-<1%57,036300
26*Nevada840 millionunder 1%+8%31,93448
27*North Carolina818 millionunder 1%-5%39,528402
28*Oklahoma804 millionunder 1%+8%40,687298
28*Maryland804 millionunder 1%-2%38,290342
30*Kentucky795 millionunder 1%-6%45,9041,062
31*Missouri752 millionunder 1%-6%63,8821,704
32*Maine548 millionunder 1%+<1%24,836292
33*Tennessee406 millionunder 1%-10%24,525680
–Connecticut–18,885145
–North Dakota–14,191107
–New Hampshire–10,477129
–Montana–10,237273
–Massachusetts–9,962151
–South Carolina–9,328153
–Wyoming–7,986157
–Louisiana–7,79674
–Mississippi–6,84845
–New Jersey–4,44595
–West Virginia–4,210335
–Arkansas–3,80975
–Delaware–2,50741
–Alabama–1,97092
–Rhode Island–75013
–Hawaii–63322
–Alaska–13428

Which state has been No. 1 for milk each year?

The top state in NASS's annual estimates, most recent year first. A year is skipped if a state whose figure is withheld could have been larger.

Top state for milk by year
YearTop stateShareAmount
2025California18%41 billion pounds
2024California18%40.3 billion pounds
2023California18%40.9 billion pounds
2022California18%41.8 billion pounds
2021California19%41.9 billion pounds
2020California19%41.3 billion pounds
2019California19%40.6 billion pounds
2018California19%40.4 billion pounds
2017California18%39.8 billion pounds
2016California19%40.5 billion pounds
2015California20%40.9 billion pounds
2014California21%42.3 billion pounds
2013California20%41.3 billion pounds
2012California21%41.8 billion pounds
2011California21%41.5 billion pounds

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About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Annual estimates (final 2025 figures) and the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Withheld figures are suppressed by NASS to protect individual farms. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.