Florida is the leading dairy state in the Southeast, producing 279 million gallons of milk per year. Leading the state in milk production is Okeechobee County producing three time more milk than any other country in the state. Okeechobee County dairies produce 58,938,000 gallons of milk per year! Okeechobee County also leads the state in dairy cows with 23 dairies and 33,000 dairy cows.