Wisconsin Big Cheese with 12,723 jobs from dairy exports
Interactive map shows jobs in your state
A dairy industry analysis using government data shows that Wisconsin leads the nation with 12,723 jobs supported by dairy exports.
When domestic consumption and the economic ripple effect to other industries is factored in, the number of jobs supported by dairy in Wisconsin is 230,000, according to a separate analysis.
In recent years, economic factors have suppressed the prices dairy farmers get for their milk and Wisconsin, with license plates that read “America’s Dairyland,” has not been spared. The state has led the nation in farm bankruptcies, a cause of justifiable concern.
But the situation might be worse if not for the fact that one out of six gallons of U.S. milk ends up in exported dairy products (such as cheese) and dairy ingredients (such as nonfat dried milk) sold in other countries.
How many jobs are generated by dairy exports in your state?
An interactive map created by MILK magazine gives the answer with a single click.
California’s economy (dark blue) has the highest overall economic impact from dairy exports — $2.17 billion.
With shading, the map also provides data visualization of the states where dairy exports are most important to state economies.
The map provides information on the:
- Value of dairy exports.
- Economic impact of dairy exports.
- Jobs generated by dairy exports.
Calculations are estimates by the U.S. Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation based on 2018 data from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economic impacts are estimated using multiplier formulas from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. State job estimates do not include “spillover” jobs generated by exports originating in another state.
Nationally, U.S. dairy exports created more than 85,000 jobs, as shown in the fact sheet below.
A printable PDF fact sheet, similar to the one above, shows the economic impact of U.S. dairy exports not just nationally but in every state.
The fact sheets are displayed in alphabetical order for download here at the GotDairyJobs.com portal jointly created by USDEC, NMPF and the International Dairy Foods Association.
The portal is a clearinghouse of information showcasing the economic impact of the dairy industry nationally and in in every state.
Download state-by-state info bundles like the one below showing not only exports but the much larger economic impact of all dairy products, at GotDairyJobs.com here.
The three-page info bundles below incorporate data from Dairy Delivers®, the economic impact tool created by the International Dairy Foods Association. It shows that when the economic ripple effect to other industries is factored in, U.S dairy products and ingredients support more than 3 million American jobs.
