Calculate Dairy’s Value
Our local communities are stronger because of the many contributions dairy farms provide. Statewide dairy production and associated businesses contribute more than $11.8 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy. Those businesses create more than 47,000 jobs and spend about 85 percent of their income locally. Choose your county from the menu below to find out dairy’s local impact. *Data based on 2017 NASS Agricultural Census.
Dairy’s Value by County
Scroll over any county in the map below to find out the value of dairy in your community. Counties where no information is listed do not receive significant economic revenue from dairy, according to data from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
* Interactive map of counties with stats
Pennsylvania
Farms (#): 4,027
Cows (#): 455,024
Average Herd Size: 113
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $10,921
Number of Jobs: 45,502
Lancaster County
Farms (#): 867
Cows (#): 76,021
Average Herd Size: 88
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $1,825
Number of Jobs: 7,602
Franklin County
Farms (#): 305
Cows (#): 57,645
Average Herd Size: 189
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $1,383
Number of Jobs: 5,765
Lebanon County
Farms (#): 172
Cows (#): 25,000
Average Herd Size: 145
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $600
Number of Jobs: 2,500
Berks County
Farms (#): 186
Cows (#): 24,546
Average Herd Size: 132
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $589
Number of Jobs: 2,455
Blair County
Farms (#): 93
Cows (#): 23,765
Average Herd Size: 256
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $570
Number of Jobs: 2,377
Cumberland County
Farms (#): 149
Cows (#): 19,798
Average Herd Size: 133
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $475
Number of Jobs: 1,980
Bradford County
Farms (#): 112
Cows (#): 15,059
Average Herd Size: 134
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $361
Number of Jobs: 1,506
Huntingdon County
Farms (#): 49
Cows (#): 14,291
Average Herd Size: 292
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $343
Number of Jobs: 1,429
Perry County
Farms (#): 73
Cows (#): 13,070
Average Herd Size: 179
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $314
Number of Jobs: 1,307
Somerset County
Farms (#): 124
Cows (#): 11,676
Average Herd Size: 94
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $280
Number of Jobs: 1,168
Juniata County
Farms (#): 76
Cows (#): 10,884
Average Herd Size: 143
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $261
Number of Jobs: 1,088
Bedford County
Farms (#): 102
Cows (#): 10,704
Average Herd Size: 105
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $257
Number of Jobs: 1,070
Chester County
Farms (#): 128
Cows (#): 10,601
Average Herd Size: 83
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $254
Number of Jobs: 1,060
Crawford County
Farms (#): 86
Cows (#): 9,184
Average Herd Size: 107
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $220
Number of Jobs: 918
Mifflin County
Farms (#): 97
Cows (#): 8,530
Average Herd Size: 88
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $205
Number of Jobs: 853
Adams County
Farms (#): 36
Cows (#): 7,384
Average Herd Size: 205
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $177
Number of Jobs: 738
Union County
Farms (#): 83
Cows (#): 7,367
Average Herd Size: 89
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $177
Number of Jobs: 737
Centre County
Farms (#): 73
Cows (#): 7,192
Average Herd Size: 99
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $173
Number of Jobs: 719
Indiana County
Farms (#): 75
Cows (#): 6,875
Average Herd Size: 92
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $165
Number of Jobs: 688
Tioga County
Farms (#): 62
Cows (#): 6,348
Average Herd Size: 102
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $152
Number of Jobs: 635
York County
Farms (#): 89
Cows (#): 6,023
Average Herd Size: 68
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $145
Number of Jobs: 602
Snyder County
Farms (#): 62
Cows (#): 5,967
Average Herd Size: 96
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $143
Number of Jobs: 597
Lawrence County
Farms (#): 44
Cows (#): 5,737
Average Herd Size: 130
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $138
Number of Jobs: 574
Fulton County
Farms (#): 18
Cows (#): 5,203
Average Herd Size: 289
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $125
Number of Jobs: 520
Mercer County
Farms (#): 62
Cows (#): 4,486
Average Herd Size: 72
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $108
Number of Jobs: 449
Cambria County
Farms (#): 21
Cows (#): 4,285
Average Herd Size: 204
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $103
Number of Jobs: 429
Clinton County
Farms (#): 41
Cows (#): 4,239
Average Herd Size: 103
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $102
Number of Jobs: 424
Northumberland County
Farms (#): 39
Cows (#): 4,182
Average Herd Size: 107
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $100
Number of Jobs: 418
Potter County
Farms (#): 30
Cows (#): 4,166
Average Herd Size: 139
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $100
Number of Jobs: 417
Westmoreland County
Farms (#): 35
Cows (#): 4,153
Average Herd Size: 119
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $100
Number of Jobs: 415
Susquehanna County
Farms (#): 50
Cows (#): 3,990
Average Herd Size: 80
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $96
Number of Jobs: 399
Dauphin County
Farms (#): 53
Cows (#): 3,875
Average Herd Size: 73
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $93
Number of Jobs: 388
Warren County
Farms (#): 29
Cows (#): 3,053
Average Herd Size: 105
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $73
Number of Jobs: 305
Bucks County
Farms (#): 25
Cows (#): 2,589
Average Herd Size: 104
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $62
Number of Jobs: 259
Butler County
Farms (#): 20
Cows (#): 2,570
Average Herd Size: 129
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $62
Number of Jobs: 257
Armstrong County
Farms (#): 19
Cows (#): 2,440
Average Herd Size: 128
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $59
Number of Jobs: 244
Schuylkill County
Farms (#): 32
Cows (#): 2,309
Average Herd Size: 72
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $55
Number of Jobs: 231
Columbia County
Farms (#): 44
Cows (#): 2,233
Average Herd Size: 51
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $54
Number of Jobs: 223
Wayne County
Farms (#): 43
Cows (#): 2,179
Average Herd Size: 51
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $52
Number of Jobs: 218
Fayette County
Farms (#): 28
Cows (#): 2,080
Average Herd Size: 74
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $50
Number of Jobs: 208
Washington County
Farms (#): 23
Cows (#): 1,573
Average Herd Size: 68
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $38
Number of Jobs: 157
Erie County
Farms (#): 27
Cows (#): 1,513
Average Herd Size: 56
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $36
Number of Jobs: 151
Jefferson County
Farms (#): 29
Cows (#): 1,374
Average Herd Size: 47
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $33
Number of Jobs: 137
Clarion County
Farms (#): 22
Cows (#): 1,171
Average Herd Size: 53
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $28
Number of Jobs: 117
Lycoming County
Farms (#): 22
Cows (#): 1,030
Average Herd Size: 47
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $25
Number of Jobs: 103
Clearfield County
Farms (#): 26
Cows (#): 866
Average Herd Size: 33
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $21
Number of Jobs: 87
Montour County
Farms (#): 25
Cows (#): 855
Average Herd Size: 34
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $21
Number of Jobs: 86
Northampton County
Farms (#): 18
Cows (#): 786
Average Herd Size: 44
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $19
Number of Jobs: 79
Lehigh County
Farms (#): 8
Cows (#): 745
Average Herd Size: 93
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $18
Number of Jobs: 75
Luzerne County
Farms (#): 14
Cows (#): 638
Average Herd Size: 46
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $15
Number of Jobs: 64
Beaver County
Farms (#): 9
Cows (#): 543
Average Herd Size: 60
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $13
Number of Jobs: 54
Sullivan County
Farms (#): 8
Cows (#): 473
Average Herd Size: 59
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $11
Number of Jobs: 47
Venango County
Farms (#): 6
Cows (#): 460
Average Herd Size: 77
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $11
Number of Jobs: 46
Wyoming County
Farms (#): 10
Cows (#): 408
Average Herd Size: 41
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $10
Number of Jobs: 41
Lackawanna County
Farms (#): 13
Cows (#): 345
Average Herd Size: 27
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $8
Number of Jobs: 35
Elk County
Farms (#): 7
Cows (#): 287
Average Herd Size: 41
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $7
Number of Jobs: 29
Mckean County
Farms (#): 7
Cows (#): 195
Average Herd Size: 28
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $5
Number of Jobs: 20
Monroe County
Farms (#): 4
Cows (#): 34
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Greene County
Farms (#): 5
Cows (#): 29
Average Herd Size: 6
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $1
Number of Jobs: 3
Allegheny County
Farms (#): 2
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Cameron County
Farms (#): 1
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Carbon County
Farms (#): 2
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Forest County
Farms (#): 2
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Montgomery County
Farms (#): 4
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Philadelphia County
Farms (#): 1
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Delaware County
Farms (#): Withheld
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld
Pike County
Farms (#): Withheld
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size: Withheld
Economic Impact (In Mil $): Withheld
Number of Jobs: Withheld