Georgia's Dairy Industry

• Georgia currently has 90 dairy farms and is home to over 92,000 dairy cows.

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• Each Georgia dairy cow has an economic impact of $12,666*.

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• Georgia dairy industry contributes close to $1.16 Billion to Georgia’s economy each year.

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• The total amount of milk produced in the state during 2021 amounted to 209 million gallons (or 1.79 billion pounds of milk).

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• Georgia has 3 commercial milk processing plants located in Baconton, Atlanta and Lawrenceville.

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• From 2001 to 2021, Georgia increased milk production by 25.6 percent.  

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• Top 6 ranking dairy counties in 2021 by farm gate value:

1. Macon            4. Sumter

         2. Burke                  5. Morgan

3. Brooks            6. Putnam 

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*2020 preliminary estimate, including farm-level production plus fluid milk manufacturing, downstream effects (aka indirect effects), plus any spending from households employed in these industries (aka induced effects).

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