1. US All-States YoY (Aug 2026)
Units: cows = head; milk/cow = lb/head; production = lb (NASS native).
| Metric | Month | Value | Prior Year | YoY Diff | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Cows All States | Aug 2026 | 9,710,000 | 9,543,000 | +167,000 | +1.75% |
| Milk Per Cow All States | Aug 2026 | 2,049 | 2,050 | -1 | -0.05% |
| Milk Prod All States | Aug 2026 | 19,900,000,000 | 19,560,000,000 | +340,000,000 | +1.74% |
2. State comparison — 24 Major Dairy States
Sorted by milk production (desc). Display units match NASS Milk Production report style: cows in 1,000 head; milk/cow in lb; production in million lb.
| State | Cows (1,000 hd) | Cows YoY% | Milk/Cow (lb) | Milk/Cow YoY% | Milk Prod (mil lb) | Prod YoY% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States (All States) | 9,710.0 | +1.75% | 2,049 | -0.05% | 19,900.0 | +1.74% |
| CA California | 1,716.0 | +0.06% | 1,975 | -0.75% | 3,389.0 | -0.70% |
| WI Wisconsin | 1,296.0 | +1.57% | 2,180 | 0.00% | 2,825.0 | +1.55% |
| ID Idaho | 734.0 | +1.66% | 2,220 | 0.00% | 1,629.0 | +1.62% |
| TX Texas | 729.0 | +4.14% | 2,210 | +0.91% | 1,611.0 | +5.09% |
| NY New York | 655.0 | +0.92% | 2,205 | 0.00% | 1,444.0 | +0.91% |
| MI Michigan | 466.0 | +2.42% | 2,345 | +0.21% | 1,093.0 | +2.63% |
| MN Minnesota | 456.0 | +1.33% | 2,020 | +0.75% | 921.0 | +2.11% |
| PA Pennsylvania | 457.0 | -0.65% | 1,775 | +1.14% | 811.0 | +0.50% |
| SD South Dakota | 253.0 | +8.12% | 2,000 | +0.25% | 506.0 | +8.35% |
| IA Iowa | 243.0 | -0.41% | 2,080 | +0.73% | 505.0 | +0.20% |
| KS Kansas | 247.0 | +13.30% | 2,020 | +0.50% | 499.0 | +13.93% |
| WA Washington | 236.0 | -0.42% | 2,055 | +0.24% | 485.0 | -0.21% |
| CO Colorado | 218.0 | +3.32% | 2,220 | +0.45% | 484.0 | +3.86% |
| NM New Mexico | 235.0 | -0.42% | 2,035 | 0.00% | 478.0 | -0.42% |
| OH Ohio | 251.0 | 0.00% | 1,905 | 0.00% | 478.0 | 0.00% |
| IN Indiana | 198.0 | +4.21% | 2,000 | +0.50% | 396.0 | +4.76% |
| AZ Arizona | 197.0 | -2.48% | 1,880 | -0.53% | 370.0 | -3.14% |
| OR Oregon | 132.0 | +7.32% | 1,805 | +0.28% | 238.0 | +7.69% |
| VT Vermont | 114.0 | -0.87% | 1,875 | +0.27% | 214.0 | -0.47% |
| UT Utah | 95.0 | -3.06% | 1,990 | -0.25% | 189.0 | -3.57% |
| GA Georgia | 92.0 | +3.37% | 1,995 | +3.37% | 184.0 | +6.98% |
| FL Florida | 101.0 | +4.12% | 1,710 | +2.09% | 173.0 | +6.79% |
| IL Illinois | 74.0 | -1.33% | 1,755 | +0.29% | 130.0 | -0.76% |
| VA Virginia | 69.0 | +4.55% | 1,740 | +0.29% | 120.0 | +4.35% |