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
Adams County
Farms (#): 45
Cows (#): 7,465
Average Herd Size: 165.89
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $179.16
Number of Jobs: 746.5
Allegheny County
Farms (#): 4
Cows (#): 26
Average Herd Size: 6.50
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $0.62
Number of Jobs: 2.6
Armstrong County
Farms (#): 37
Cows (#): 3,179
Average Herd Size: 85.92
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $76.30
Number of Jobs: 317.9
Beaver County
Farms (#): 29
Cows (#): 1,628
Average Herd Size: 56.14
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $39.07
Number of Jobs: 162.8
Bedford County
Farms (#): 177
Cows (#): 12,751
Average Herd Size: 72.04
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $306.02
Number of Jobs: 1,275.1
Berks County
Farms (#): 298
Cows (#): 29,704
Average Herd Size: 99.68
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $712.90
Number of Jobs: 2,970.4
Blair County
Farms (#): 107
Cows (#): 18,707
Average Herd Size: 174.83
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $448.97
Number of Jobs: 1,870.7
Bradford County
Farms (#): 201
Cows (#): 15,351
Average Herd Size: 76.37
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $368.42
Number of Jobs: 1,535.1
Bucks County
Farms (#): 37
Cows (#): 2,613
Average Herd Size: 70.62
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $62.71
Number of Jobs: 261.3
Butler County
Farms (#): 37
Cows (#): 2,773
Average Herd Size: 74.95
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $66.55
Number of Jobs: 277.3
Cambria County
Farms (#): 17
Cows (#): 1,860
Average Herd Size: 109.41
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $44.64
Number of Jobs: 186
Cameron County
Farms (#): 0
Cows (#): 0
Average Herd Size: 0.00
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $0.00
Number of Jobs: 0
Carbon County
Farms (#): 8
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size:
Economic Impact (In Mil $): NOT AVAILABLE
Number of Jobs: NA
Centre County
Farms (#): 160
Cows (#): 10,561
Average Herd Size: 66.01
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $253.46
Number of Jobs: 1,056.1
Chester County
Farms (#): 333
Cows (#): 21,602
Average Herd Size: 64.87
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $518.45
Number of Jobs: 2,160.2
Clarion County
Farms (#): 36
Cows (#): 2,075
Average Herd Size: 57.64
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $49.80
Number of Jobs: 207.5
Clearfield County
Farms (#): 30
Cows (#): 1,082
Average Herd Size: 36.07
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $25.97
Number of Jobs: 108.2
Clinton County
Farms (#): 53
Cows (#): 4,285
Average Herd Size: 80.85
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $102.84
Number of Jobs: 428.5
Columbia County
Farms (#): 36
Cows (#): 2,234
Average Herd Size: 62.06
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $53.62
Number of Jobs: 223.4
Crawford County
Farms (#): 166
Cows (#): 11,304
Average Herd Size: 68.10
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $271.30
Number of Jobs: 1,130.4
Cumberland County
Farms (#): 240
Cows (#): 20,197
Average Herd Size: 84.15
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $484.73
Number of Jobs: 2,019.7
Dauphin County
Farms (#): 70
Cows (#): 4,671
Average Herd Size: 66.73
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $112.10
Number of Jobs: 467.1
Delaware County
Farms (#): 0
Cows (#): 0
Average Herd Size: 0.00
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $0.00
Number of Jobs: 0
Elk County
Farms (#): 10
Cows (#): 404
Average Herd Size: 40.40
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $9.70
Number of Jobs: 40.4
Erie County
Farms (#): 83
Cows (#): 4,329
Average Herd Size: 52.16
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $103.90
Number of Jobs: 432.9
Fayette County
Farms (#): 31
Cows (#): 2,352
Average Herd Size: 75.87
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $56.45
Number of Jobs: 235.2
Forest County
Farms (#): 1
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size:
Economic Impact (In Mil $): NOT AVAILABLE
Number of Jobs: NA
Franklin County
Farms (#): 427
Cows (#): 51,283
Average Herd Size: 120.10
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $1,230.79
Number of Jobs: 5,128.3
Fulton County
Farms (#): 37
Cows (#): 6,165
Average Herd Size: 166.62
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $147.96
Number of Jobs: 616.5
Greene County
Farms (#): 12
Cows (#): 868
Average Herd Size: 72.33
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $20.83
Number of Jobs: 86.8
Huntingdon County
Farms (#): 66
Cows (#): 11,968
Average Herd Size: 181.33
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $287.23
Number of Jobs: 1,196.8
Indiana County
Farms (#): 93
Cows (#): 5,747
Average Herd Size: 61.80
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $137.93
Number of Jobs: 574.7
Jefferson County
Farms (#): 32
Cows (#): 1,036
Average Herd Size: 32.38
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $24.86
Number of Jobs: 103.6
Juniata County
Farms (#): 116
Cows (#): 8,521
Average Herd Size: 73.46
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $204.50
Number of Jobs: 852.1
Lackawanna County
Farms (#): 25
Cows (#): 1,279
Average Herd Size: 51.16
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $30.70
Number of Jobs: 127.9
Lancaster County
Farms (#): 1,613
Cows (#): 10,6429
Average Herd Size: 65.98
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $2,554.30
Number of Jobs: 10,642.9
Lawrence County
Farms (#): 59
Cows (#): 3,062
Average Herd Size: 51.90
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $73.49
Number of Jobs: 306.2
Lebanon County
Farms (#): 263
Cows (#): 26,054
Average Herd Size: 99.06
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $625.30
Number of Jobs: 2,605.4
Lehigh County
Farms (#): 22
Cows (#): 1,323
Average Herd Size: 60.14
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $31.75
Number of Jobs: 132.3
Luzerne County
Farms (#): 14
Cows (#): 318
Average Herd Size: 22.71
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $7.63
Number of Jobs: 31.8
Lycoming County
Farms (#): 62
Cows (#): 3,181
Average Herd Size: 51.31
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $76.34
Number of Jobs: 318.1
McKean County
Farms (#): 10
Cows (#): 199
Average Herd Size: 19.90
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $4.78
Number of Jobs: 19.9
Mercer County
Farms (#): 115
Cows (#): 6,127
Average Herd Size: 53.28
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $147.05
Number of Jobs: 612.7
Mifflin County
Farms (#): 203
Cows (#): 12,135
Average Herd Size: 59.78
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $291.24
Number of Jobs: 1,213.5
Monroe County
Farms (#): 1
Cows (#): Withheld
Average Herd Size:
Economic Impact (In Mil $): NOT AVAILABLE
Number of Jobs: NA
Montgomery County
Farms (#): 15
Cows (#): 908
Average Herd Size: 60.53
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $21.79
Number of Jobs: 90.8
Montour County
Farms (#): 44
Cows (#): 1,644
Average Herd Size: 37.36
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $39.46
Number of Jobs: 164.4
Northampton County
Farms (#): 22
Cows (#): 1,591
Average Herd Size: 72.32
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $38.18
Number of Jobs: 159.1
Northumberland County
Farms (#): 81
Cows (#): 4,377
Average Herd Size: 54.04
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $105.05
Number of Jobs: 437.7
Pennsylvania
Farms (#): 6,914
Cows (#): 527,617
Average Herd Size: 76.31
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $12,662.81
Number of Jobs: 52,761.7
Perry County
Farms (#): 115
Cows (#): 10,126
Average Herd Size: 88.05
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $243.02
Number of Jobs: 1,012.6
Philadelphia County
Farms (#): 0
Cows (#): 0
Average Herd Size: 0.00
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $0.00
Number of Jobs: 0
Pike County
Farms (#): 0
Cows (#): 0
Average Herd Size: 0.00
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $0.00
Number of Jobs: 0
Potter County
Farms (#): 61
Cows (#): 6,592
Average Herd Size: 108.07
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $158.21
Number of Jobs: 659.2
Schuylkill County
Farms (#): 44
Cows (#): 3,183
Average Herd Size: 72.34
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $76.39
Number of Jobs: 318.3
Snyder County
Farms (#): 115
Cows (#): 5,929
Average Herd Size: 51.56
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $142.30
Number of Jobs: 592.9
Somerset County
Farms (#): 241
Cows (#): 16,772
Average Herd Size: 69.59
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $402.53
Number of Jobs: 1,677.2
Sullivan County
Farms (#): 23
Cows (#): 2,090
Average Herd Size: 90.87
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $50.16
Number of Jobs: 209
Susquehanna County
Farms (#): 95
Cows (#): 6,200
Average Herd Size: 65.26
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $148.80
Number of Jobs: 620
Tioga County
Farms (#): 144
Cows (#): 10,408
Average Herd Size: 72.28
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $249.79
Number of Jobs: 1,040.8
Union County
Farms (#): 128
Cows (#): 8,173
Average Herd Size: 63.85
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $196.15
Number of Jobs: 817.3
Venango County
Farms (#): 18
Cows (#): 1,407
Average Herd Size: 78.17
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $33.77
Number of Jobs: 140.7
Warren County
Farms (#): 54
Cows (#): 3,879
Average Herd Size: 71.83
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $93.10
Number of Jobs: 387.9
Washington County
Farms (#): 23
Cows (#): 1,312
Average Herd Size: 57.04
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $31.49
Number of Jobs: 131.2
Wayne County
Farms (#): 75
Cows (#): 4,000
Average Herd Size: 53.33
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $96.00
Number of Jobs: 400
Westmoreland County
Farms (#): 56
Cows (#): 3,787
Average Herd Size: 67.63
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $90.89
Number of Jobs: 378.7
Wyoming County
Farms (#): 32
Cows (#): 1,117
Average Herd Size: 34.91
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $26.81
Number of Jobs: 111.7
York County
Farms (#): 112
Cows (#): 6,995
Average Herd Size: 62.46
Economic Impact (In Mil $): $167.88
Number of Jobs: 699.5