In 2023, the per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States was about 128 pounds per person. Compared to 196 pounds in 2000, the average per capita consumption has decreased by over 60 pounds since then.
Per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)*
Characteristic
Per capita consumption in pounds**
2023
128
2022
130
2021
134
2020
141
2019
141
2018
145
2017
148
2016
153
2015
155
2014
158
2013
164
2012
169
2011
173
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* Fluid milk includes the product weight of beverage milks: whole, reduced fat, low fat, skim, flavored, buttermilk, eggnog, and miscellaneous.
** Based on resident population.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (November 26, 2024). Per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184240/us-per-capita-consumption-of-fluid-milk-products/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)*." Chart. November 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184240/us-per-capita-consumption-of-fluid-milk-products/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2024). Per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184240/us-per-capita-consumption-of-fluid-milk-products/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Per Capita Consumption of Fluid Milk Products in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in Pounds)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184240/us-per-capita-consumption-of-fluid-milk-products/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184240/us-per-capita-consumption-of-fluid-milk-products/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, November 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184240/us-per-capita-consumption-of-fluid-milk-products/
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