State rankings
Milk Production by State
California has the highest Milk Production (lbs) in 2025 (3.5B lbs), followed by Wisconsin (2.7B lbs) and Texas (1.6B lbs). Virginia has the lowest (117M lbs).
24 of 51 states
Milk Production (lbs), 2025
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
470M lbs
Middle half 208.5M lbs – 940.5M lbs
Average
782.8M lbs
24 states
Highest
3.5B lbs
California
Lowest
117M lbs
Virginia
Over time · 1924–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all states
- California
- Wisconsin
- Texas
- Idaho
- New York
Data
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33 states · # = rank by Milk Production (lbs)
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 3.5B lbs | $8.39B |
| 2 |  Wisconsin | 2.7B lbs | $6.81B |
| 3 |  Texas | 1.6B lbs | $3.9B |
| 4 |  Idaho | 1.5B lbs | $3.83B |
| 5 |  New York | 1.4B lbs | $3.61B |
| 6 |  Michigan | 1.1B lbs | $2.68B |
| 7 |  Minnesota | 899M lbs | $2.26B |
| 8 |  Pennsylvania | 801M lbs | $2.09B |
| 9 |  Iowa | 510M lbs | $1.25B |
| 10 |  Ohio | 490M lbs | $1.3B |
| 11 |  New Mexico | 472M lbs | $1.16B |
| 12 |  Washington | 470M lbs | $1.24B |
| 12 |  South Dakota | 470M lbs | $1.15B |
| 14 |  Colorado | 459M lbs | $1.14B |
| 15 |  Kansas | 453M lbs | $990.4M |
| 16 |  Arizona | 408M lbs | $981.38M |
| 17 |  Indiana | 394M lbs | $1.02B |
| 18 |  Vermont | 209M lbs | $557.89M |
| 19 |  Oregon | 207M lbs | $548.16M |
| 20 |  Utah | 189M lbs | $464.53M |
| 21 |  Georgia | 183M lbs | $526.93M |
| 22 |  Florida | 174M lbs | $512.62M |
| 23 |  Illinois | 139M lbs | $344.24M |
| 24 |  Virginia | 117M lbs | $348.35M |
| — |  North Carolina | — | $179.96M |
| — |  Tennessee | — | $88.51M |
| — |  Missouri | — | $166.19M |
| — |  Maryland | — | $176.08M |
| — |  Kentucky | — | $174.9M |
| — |  Oklahoma | — | $192.96M |
| — |  Nevada | — | $172.2M |
| — |  Nebraska | — | $260.59M |
| — |  Maine | — | $116.18M |
What correlates with Milk Production (lbs) (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,139 other state metrics sharing at least 15 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Milk Production (lbs)?
- California has the highest Milk Production (lbs) in 2025, at 3.5B lbs, followed by Wisconsin (2.7B lbs) and Texas (1.6B lbs).
- Which state has the lowest Milk Production (lbs)?
- Virginia has the lowest Milk Production (lbs) in 2025, at 117M lbs.
- What is the median Milk Production (lbs) across US states?
- The median is 470M lbs across the 24 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this milk production by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: USDA/NASS QuickStats Ad-Hoc Query Tool.