Farm Statistics

Wisconsin Dairy Data

This downloadable, printable pdf document contains a wide variety of Wisconsin dairy statistics and is updated annually.

Farm Statistics

• Dairy Farms

  Source: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service (WASS), February 1st, 2012

  • Number of Licensed Dairy Herds in Wisconsin
    
    
    
    11,715 herds

• Dairy Cows

  Source: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service (WASS), January 2012

  • Number of Dairy Cows in Wisconsin
    
    
    
    1,265,000 dairy cows
  • Average Number of Cows Per Dairy Farm 
    
    
    
    108 dairy cows

• Milk Production

  Source: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service (WASS), January 2012

  • Total Monthly Milk Production in Wisconsin
    
    
    
    2.3 billion pounds
  • Monthly Milk Production Per Cow
    
    
    
    1,800 pounds of milk 
    
    
    
    209 gallons of milk
  • Daily Milk Production Per Cow 
    
    
    
    58 pounds of milk 
    
    
    
    7 gallons of milk