According to USDA’s Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, Milk Production: “Released December 19, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“November Milk Production up 1.4 Percent

Milk production in the 24 major States during November totaled 17.5 billion pounds, up 1.4 percent from November 2021. October revised production, at 18.0 billion pounds, was up 1.3 percent from October 2021. The October revision represented a decrease of 18 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,956 pounds for November, 17 pounds above November 2021.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.94 million head, 48,000 head more than November 2021, and 1,000 head more than October 2022.”

Key Stats

Source: 2018 - 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM).

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing these 8 Codes: [1.7 MB]

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Source: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, & Orders (M3).

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Dairy Product Manufacturing: U.S. Total – Value of Shipments (1992-2022)

From Business and Economy > International Trade Data:

USA Trade Online, The Official Source of Trade Statistics

Note: After you create an account, select options for State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by Harmonized System (HS) or NAICS. Select State, Measures, Commodity, Country, or Time for data. More information is available in the Quick Start Guide.

Source: 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program.

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Table AB2000CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S., States, and Metro Areas: 2020, showing NAICS 3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing

Source: 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP).

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Table CB2000CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020, showing these 8 Codes

NAICS 31-33, Manufacturing
NAICS 311, Food Manufacturing
NAICS 3115, Dairy Product Manufacturing
NAICS 31151, Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing
NAICS 311511, Fluid Milk Manufacturing
NAICS 311512, Creamery Butter Manufacturing
NAICS 311513, Cheese Manufacturing
NAICS 311514, Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing

Source 2019 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).

Table NS1900NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2019, showing NAICS 3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing

From the Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB).

Source: 2019 County Business Patterns.

The Number of Firms and Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll by State, Industry, and Enterprise Employment Size: 2019, showing all NAICS 2-through-6 digits, see 3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing through 311520 [30.8 MB]

Source: 2017 Economic Census and Economic Census of Island Areas.

Table EC1700NAPCSINDPRD, All Sectors: Industry by Products for the U.S. and States: 2017, showing NAICS 311511: Fluid milk manufacturing and all NAPCS collection codes, for example these two for dairy product substitutes:

2001275000: Manufacturing of perishable dairy product substitutes, including soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, oat milk, flavored dip, whipped topping, coffee whitener, sour cream, flavored milk drink substitutes, etc.
2001300000: Manufacturing of dry and/or canned dairy product substitutes, including dry coffee whitener, infants' formula, and sour cream, whipped topping, and canned liquid infants' formula, dietary supplements, and weight control products.