Dairy products: Per capita consumption, United States (pounds per person) 1

Frozen products
Evaporated and
Other All
Cheese Dry products Ice cream condensed milk
frozen products,
Dry dairy plus Yogurt, Whole Skim milk-fat
Fluid America Other- Dry NDM Dry whey Low-fat water and other milk-
beverage n than- whole and butter- and and Frozen juice than Bulk and equivalent
Year milk 2 type American Cottage Butter milk SMP 3 milk WPC 4 Regular nonfat 5 yogurt Sherbet ices 6 frozen Canned Bulk canned basis
1975 247 8.1 6.1 4.6 4.7 0.1 3.3 0.2 2.2 18.2 6.5 NA 1.3 1.8 2.0 4.0 1.2 3.5 539
1976 247 8.9 6.6 4.6 4.3 0.2 3.5 0.2 2.4 17.6 6.2 NA 1.4 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.1 3.6 540
1977 244 9.2 6.8 4.6 4.3 0.2 3.3 0.3 2.4 17.3 6.6 NA 1.4 1.6 2.3 3.3 1.0 3.9 540
1978 241 9.5 7.3 4.6 4.4 0.3 3.1 0.2 2.4 17.2 6.6 NA 1.3 1.5 2.4 3.1 0.9 3.5 544
1979 238 9.6 7.6 4.4 4.5 0.3 3.3 0.2 2.7 16.9 6.2 NA 1.2 1.4 2.4 3.1 0.9 3.3 548
1980 234 9.6 7.9 4.4 4.5 0.3 3.0 0.2 2.7 17.1 6.1 NA 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.9 0.9 3.3 543
1981 230 10.2 8.0 4.3 4.2 0.4 2.2 0.2 2.7 17.0 5.9 NA 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.0 1.1 3.2 541
1982 224 11.3 8.6 4.2 4.4 0.4 2.1 0.2 2.9 17.2 5.7 NA 1.2 1.7 2.6 2.8 1.1 3.0 555
1983 223 11.6 9.0 4.1 4.9 0.4 2.3 0.2 3.1 17.7 5.9 NA 1.2 1.7 3.2 2.8 1.1 3.1 573
1984 224 11.9 9.6 4.1 5.0 0.4 2.5 0.2 3.2 17.8 6.0 NA 1.2 1.8 3.6 2.5 1.2 3.7 582
1985 227 12.2 10.4 4.0 4.9 0.4 2.3 0.2 3.5 17.7 5.9 NA 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.4 1.3 3.8 594
1986 226 12.1 11.0 4.0 4.8 0.5 2.5 0.2 3.7 18.0 6.1 NA 1.2 2.3 4.2 2.3 1.4 4.3 592
1987 223 12.4 11.7 3.9 4.4 0.5 2.5 0.2 3.6 17.9 6.3 NA 1.2 2.3 4.4 2.3 1.5 4.2 601
1988 223 11.5 12.2 3.8 4.5 0.6 2.6 0.2 3.5 16.9 6.8 NA 1.3 2.3 4.7 2.2 1.3 4.3 583
1989 223 11.0 12.8 3.5 4.4 0.5 2.2 0.2 3.5 15.8 7.1 2.0 1.3 2.1 3.7 2.0 1.0 4.7 564
1990 220 11.1 13.5 3.3 4.3 0.6 2.9 0.2 3.7 15.4 6.6 2.8 1.2 2.2 3.9 2.2 0.9 4.8 568
1991 218 11.0 13.9 3.2 4.4 0.4 2.6 0.2 3.6 15.9 6.3 3.5 1.1 2.4 4.1 2.1 1.1 5.0 564
1992 215 11.3 14.6 3.1 4.3 0.5 2.8 0.2 3.8 15.6 5.9 3.1 1.2 2.7 4.4 2.1 1.1 5.2 562
1993 210 11.3 14.7 2.9 4.7 0.4 2.5 0.2 3.8 15.5 5.8 3.4 1.2 3.1 4.9 1.9 0.9 5.3 569
1994 208 11.4 15.1 2.8 4.7 0.4 3.5 0.2 3.8 15.4 6.3 3.4 1.2 3.1 5.2 1.8 0.7 5.4 579
1995 205 11.7 15.0 2.7 4.6 0.4 3.4 0.2 4.1 15.0 7.0 3.4 1.2 2.3 6.1 1.4 0.6 4.5 572
1996 205 11.8 15.3 2.6 4.3 0.5 3.7 0.2 3.8 15.1 7.0 2.5 1.2 1.8 5.9 1.4 0.6 4.0 563
1997 201 11.8 15.5 2.6 4.2 0.4 3.3 0.2 3.9 15.5 7.2 2.0 1.2 1.8 5.7 1.7 0.7 3.9 565
1998 198 12.0 15.6 2.6 4.3 0.4 3.2 0.2 4.0 15.7 7.6 2.1 1.2 1.9 5.9 1.4 0.5 4.1 571
1999 197 12.7 16.2 2.6 4.6 0.4 2.7 0.2 4.0 16.2 7.0 2.0 1.2 1.9 6.1 1.5 0.5 4.4 584
2000 196 12.7 16.9 2.6 4.5 0.3 2.7 0.2 3.7 16.1 6.6 2.0 1.1 1.7 6.5 1.5 0.5 3.8 591
2001 192 12.8 17.0 2.6 4.3 0.1 3.3 0.2 3.3 15.8 6.5 1.5 1.1 1.6 7.0 1.5 0.5 3.5 586
2002 191 12.8 17.4 2.6 4.4 0.2 3.1 0.2 3.4 16.2 5.8 1.5 1.2 1.6 8.0 1.9 0.4 3.7 589
2003 188 12.6 17.7 2.6 4.5 0.2 3.4 0.2 3.4 15.9 6.7 1.5 1.1 1.5 8.6 2.0 0.7 3.3 598
2004 185 12.9 18.1 2.7 4.5 0.1 4.3 0.2 3.0 14.6 6.5 1.3 1.1 1.6 9.2 1.7 0.6 3.2 595
2005 185 12.6 18.7 2.7 4.5 0.2 4.2 0.2 2.9 15.1 6.0 1.3 1.1 1.6 10.3 1.7 0.6 3.7 604
2006 185 13.1 19.1 2.6 4.7 0.1 3.2 0.2 2.8 15.3 6.1 1.3 1.2 1.7 11.1 1.6 0.6 4.2 613
2007 183 12.8 19.9 2.6 4.7 0.2 2.9 0.2 2.3 14.8 6.1 1.5 1.2 1.6 11.6 1.5 0.6 5.6 613
2008 181 13.1 19.0 2.3 5.0 0.1 3.1 0.3 2.9 14.2 6.1 1.5 1.1 1.5 11.7 1.7 0.7 5.1 607
2009 181 13.4 18.9 2.4 5.0 0.3 4.0 0.2 2.5 13.9 6.3 0.9 1.0 1.6 12.5 1.7 0.6 5.0 608
2010 177 13.3 19.4 2.3 4.9 0.2 3.2 0.3 1.9 14.0 6.5 1.0 1.0 1.6 13.4 1.5 0.5 5.2 605
2011 173 13.0 20.0 2.3 5.4 0.2 3.0 0.3 2.0 13.2 6.4 1.2 0.9 1.6 13.6 1.5 0.4 5.2 604
2012 169 13.3 20.0 2.3 5.5 0.2 3.6 0.3 2.2 13.2 7.0 1.1 0.8 1.6 14.0 1.4 0.6 5.3 615
2013 164 13.4 20.1 2.1 5.5 0.2 2.9 0.4 2.2 13.1 6.0 1.4 0.9 1.6 14.9 1.4 0.5 5.3 608
2014 158 13.7 20.5 2.1 5.5 0.2 3.1 0.3 2.2 12.5 6.2 1.3 0.9 1.6 14.9 1.0 0.5 5.4 616
2015 155 14.0 21.1 2.1 5.6 0.3 3.3 0.3 2.7 12.9 6.5 1.4 0.8 1.7 14.4 1.4 0.8 5.5 630
2016 153 14.4 22.1 2.2 5.7 0.3 3.0 0.3 2.4 12.9 6.4 1.2 0.8 1.6 13.8 1.4 0.7 5.4 646
2017 149 15.1 21.9 2.1 5.7 0.3 2.8 0.3 2.2 12.3 6.7 1.2 0.8 1.7 13.7 1.1 0.6 5.1 645
2018 145 15.4 22.6 2.1 6.0 0.3 2.4 0.4 2.4 12.0 6.6 1.0 0.7 1.8 13.6 1.3 0.7 4.9 646
2019 141 15.5 22.8 2.1 6.2 0.3 2.7 0.3 2.8 12.1 6.6 1.1 0.8 1.8 13.4 1.2 0.7 4.8 653
1
Resident population plus armed forces overseas estimates (as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census) were used for all products except fluid milk. For fluid milk
products, resident population estimates, not including armed forces overseas, were used.
2
Fluid beverage milk includes the milk-content weight of beverage milks: whole, reduced fat, low fat, skim, flavored, buttermilk, eggnog, and miscellaneous.
3
NDM = nonfat dry milk. SMP = skim milk powder.
4
WPC = whey protein concentrate
5
Before 1995, nonfat ice cream was not reported.
6
Other frozen products include mellorine from 1975 to 1995.

Sources: USDA Economic Research Service calculations using data from USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service; USDA, Farm Service Agency; USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service; USDA,
Agricultural Marketing Service; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; and California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Last update: 9/4/2020