The U.S milk goat inventory as of Jan. 1, 2018 was 380,000 head, up 7,000 head from a year earlier according to the annual “Sheep and Goats” report recently released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Wisconsin leads the nation in milk goat numbers, standing at 47,000 head as of Jan. 1, 2018, up 3,000 from a year earlier. California is second, with 40,000 head of milk goats.

Top 10 Milk Goat States & Regions

1. Wisconsin 47,000 head

2. California 40,000 head

3. Iowa 31,000 head

4. Texas 26,000 head

5. Pennsylvania 15,000 head

6. New England (including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) 14,600 head

7. Minnesota 14,000 head

8. New York & Oregon 13,000 head

9. Michigan 11,500 head

10. Indiana 11,000 head