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), January 1st, 2012

  • Number of Licensed Dairy Herds in Wisconsin
    
    11,761 herds

• Dairy Cows

  Source: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service (WASS), December 2011

  • 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), December 2011

  • Total Monthly Milk Production in Wisconsin
    
    2.2 billion pounds
  • Monthly Milk Production Per Cow
    
    1,750 pounds of milk 
    
    203 gallons of milk
  • Daily Milk Production Per Cow 
    
    56 pounds of milk 
    
    7 gallons of milk