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Size of the US Dairy Cattle and Milk Production industry

NAICS 112120, Dairy Cattle and Milk Production. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Employment
105,248
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,559
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 105,248 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 104,2682019-Q2: 107,3292019-Q3: 106,5832019-Q4: 105,7732020-Q1: 105,9892020-Q2: 107,9502020-Q3: 107,7052020-Q4: 106,2702021-Q1: 104,5782021-Q2: 106,8582021-Q3: 106,3582021-Q4: 104,7662022-Q1: 103,9612022-Q2: 107,0552022-Q3: 106,7002022-Q4: 104,8762023-Q1: 104,3042023-Q2: 107,0862023-Q3: 105,8922023-Q4: 103,9802024-Q1: 103,1382024-Q2: 105,6742024-Q3: 105,4062024-Q4: 104,1652025-Q1: 104,2502025-Q2: 107,5952025-Q3: 107,6452025-Q4: 105,7102026-Q1: 105,248NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1105,2482022
2025-Q4105,7102022
2025-Q3107,6452022
2025-Q2107,5952022
2025-Q1104,2502022
2024-Q4104,1652022
2024-Q3105,4062022
2024-Q2105,6742022
2024-Q1103,1382022
2023-Q4103,9802022
2023-Q3105,8922022
2023-Q2107,0862022
2023-Q1104,3042022
2022-Q4104,8762022
2022-Q3106,7002022
2022-Q2107,0552022
2022-Q1103,9612022
2021-Q4104,7662017
2021-Q3106,3582017
2021-Q2106,8582017
2021-Q1104,5782017
2020-Q4106,2702017
2020-Q3107,7052017
2020-Q2107,9502017
2020-Q1105,9892017
2019-Q4105,7732017
2019-Q3106,5832017
2019-Q2107,3292017
2019-Q1104,2682017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,559 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7,0042019-Q2: 7,0122019-Q3: 6,9852019-Q4: 7,0182020-Q1: 7,0132020-Q2: 7,0202020-Q3: 6,9942020-Q4: 6,9932021-Q1: 6,9572021-Q2: 6,9572021-Q3: 6,9592021-Q4: 6,9542022-Q1: 6,9562022-Q2: 6,9492022-Q3: 6,9112022-Q4: 6,9052023-Q1: 6,8462023-Q2: 6,8212023-Q3: 6,8262023-Q4: 6,8202024-Q1: 6,7332024-Q2: 6,7582024-Q3: 6,7722024-Q4: 6,7652025-Q1: 6,6682025-Q2: 6,6482025-Q3: 6,6282025-Q4: 6,6242026-Q1: 6,559NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,5592022
2025-Q46,6242022
2025-Q36,6282022
2025-Q26,6482022
2025-Q16,6682022
2024-Q46,7652022
2024-Q36,7722022
2024-Q26,7582022
2024-Q16,7332022
2023-Q46,8202022
2023-Q36,8262022
2023-Q26,8212022
2023-Q16,8462022
2022-Q46,9052022
2022-Q36,9112022
2022-Q26,9492022
2022-Q16,9562022
2021-Q46,9542017
2021-Q36,9592017
2021-Q26,9572017
2021-Q16,9572017
2020-Q46,9932017
2020-Q36,9942017
2020-Q27,0202017
2020-Q17,0132017
2019-Q47,0182017
2019-Q36,9852017
2019-Q27,0122017
2019-Q17,0042017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $937.0 million2019-Q2: $980.9 million2019-Q3: $1.0 billion2019-Q4: $1.1 billion2020-Q1: $994.0 million2020-Q2: $1.0 billion2020-Q3: $1.1 billion2020-Q4: $1.1 billion2021-Q1: $1.0 billion2021-Q2: $1.1 billion2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.2 billion2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $1.1 billion2022-Q3: $1.2 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.2 billion2023-Q2: $1.2 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$994.0 million2017
2019-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q2$980.9 million2017
2019-Q1$937.0 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages105,2482026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,5592026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.