Cheese production in the U.S. 2023, by state

This statistic shows the top ten cheese producing U.S. states in 2023. In that year, Wisconsin was the market leader, where around 3.5 billion pounds of cheese were produced. In the U.S., natural cheese makes up the largest share of cheese sales, generating approximately 11.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Cheese in the United StatesCheese is mostly common in the Western cultural sphere, where it is one of the basic foodstuffs, and a major agricultural product. With some seven million metric tons, the European Union is the world’s leading producer of cheese. The United States follows, producing approximately 6.35 million metric tons. The top cheese producing U.S. states are Wisconsin and California. Wisconsin’s nickname as “America’s Dairyland” punctuates the state’s leading position within the U.S. dairy industry. More than three and a half billion pounds of cheese are produced in Wisconsin. California is the second largest producer. As expected, these states also count the highest number of milk cows among all U.S. states. Total consumption of all types of cheese in the United States stands slightly lower than the production volume. This means, that every American consumes over 40 kilograms of cheese annually. The most popular types of cheese among U.S. consumers are Italian-style varieties like, for example, Mozzarella and Parmesan.

本统计数据显示了2023年美国奶酪产量前十的州。当年，威斯康星州位居市场领导者之位，奶酪产量约为35亿磅。在美国，天然奶酪占据了奶酪销售的最大份额，2022年创造了约117亿美元的销售额。奶酪在美国文化领域中极为普遍，它是基本食品之一，同时也是重要的农产品。欧盟以约700万吨的产量，成为全球最大的奶酪生产国。美国紧随其后，奶酪产量约为635万吨。美国最大的奶酪生产州为威斯康星州和加利福尼亚州。威斯康星州因其昵称“美国的乳都”而彰显其在全美乳业中的领先地位。威斯康星州的奶酪产量超过35亿磅。加利福尼亚州位居第二。不出所料，这两个州在美国各州中拥有最多的奶牛数量。美国各类奶酪的总消费量略低于产量。这意味着，每位美国公民每年奶酪的消费量超过40公斤。在美国消费者中，最受欢迎的奶酪品种为意大利风格的奶酪，例如莫萨里拉和帕尔马干酪。