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), April 1st, 2012

  • Number of Licensed Dairy Herds in Wisconsin
    11,637 herds

• Dairy Cows

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

  • Number of Dairy Cows in Wisconsin
    1,269,000 dairy cows
  • Average Number of Cows Per Dairy Farm 
    109 dairy cows

• Milk Production

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

  • Total Monthly Milk Production in Wisconsin
    2.3 billion pounds
  • Monthly Milk Production Per Cow
    1,845 pounds of milk 
    215 gallons of milk
  • Daily Milk Production Per Cow 
    60 pounds of milk 
    7 gallons of milk