This statistic shows the number of milk cows in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023. According to the report, there were approximately 9.3 million milk cows in the United States in 2023, down from about 9.4 million milk cows in 2022.
Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)*
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Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)*
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US Department of Agriculture, & National Agricultural Statistics Service. (March 20, 2024). Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194934/number-of-milk-cows-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture, und National Agricultural Statistics Service. "Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)*." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194934/number-of-milk-cows-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2024). Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194934/number-of-milk-cows-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture, and National Agricultural Statistics Service. "Number of Milk Cows in The United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 Heads)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194934/number-of-milk-cows-in-the-us-since-1999/
US Department of Agriculture & National Agricultural Statistics Service, Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194934/number-of-milk-cows-in-the-us-since-1999/ (last visited April 18, 2025)
Number of milk cows in the United States from 1999 to 2023 (in 1,000 heads)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & National Agricultural Statistics Service, March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194934/number-of-milk-cows-in-the-us-since-1999/
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