Economic Calculator
Our local communities are stronger because of the many contributions dairy farms provide. Statewide dairy production and associated businesses contribute more than $7 billion annually to Pennsylvania's economy. Those businesses create more than 40,000 jobs and spend about 85 percent of their income locally. Click on your county below to find out dairy's local impact and what losing that industry could cost your community.
*Data based on NASS Agricultural Statistics Data.
Pennsylvania
Number of Cows: 554,000 head
Total Milk Production: 10,742,000 thousand pounds
Total Dairy Farm Revenue: $1,568,332,000 dollars
Economic Impact of Industry: $7,610,298,000 in total economic value
* 85 Percent of Farm Revenue stays in community, exchanging hands 2 1/2 times, resulting in above economic impact.
Local Jobs Generated By Dairy Industry: 61556 jobs
Change from 1995 to 2005
Change in Cows: -80,000 head
Change in Jobs: -8,889 jobs
Change in Economic Value: $-1,098,960,000