New York farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 58 counties
30,650 farms6,502,286 acres in farms212 acres per farm on average
New York farms sold $8.04 billion of products in 2022, 26th among the 50 states.
Among the states, it ranks second in apples and corn for silage and ranks third in grapes.
Its average farm size is the 19th-smallest among the states.
Which county leads each crop and animal
The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important New York is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Wayne County | 44.4% | 51 |
| Corn for silage | Wyoming County | 7.7% | 49 |
| Milk cows | Cayuga County | 7.8% | 48 |
| Oats | Steuben County | 18.4% | 42 |
| Grapes | Chautauqua County | 42.9% | 42 |
| Hay and haylage | Jefferson County | 6.7% | 53 |
| Horses and ponies | Saratoga County | 7.1% | 55 |
| Vegetables | Genesee County | 16.8% | 57 |
| Orchard land | Wayne County | 26.9% | 54 |
| Laying hens | Steuben County | 4.6% | 49 |
| Cattle and calves | Wyoming County | 6.8% | 55 |
| Potatoes | Steuben County | 22.0% | 48 |
| Sheep and lambs | Livingston County | 14.8% | 53 |
| Berries | Chautauqua County | 9.5% | 52 |
Every county in New York
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 4 counties.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga County | 747 | 298 | $461.9M | Milk |
| Wyoming County | 638 | 320 | $421.0M | Milk |
| Wayne County | 863 | 194 | $381.5M | Fruit and nuts |
| Suffolk County | 578 | 59 | $364.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Genesee County | 435 | 407 | $359.7M | Milk |
| Clinton County | 536 | 280 | $325.8M | Milk |
| Ontario County | 815 | 214 | $293.6M | Milk |
| Livingston County | 612 | 321 | $288.1M | Milk |
| Onondaga County | 572 | 287 | $271.5M | Milk |
| St. Lawrence County | 1,008 | 288 | $270.4M | Milk |
| Washington County | 750 | 259 | $263.0M | Milk |
| Steuben County | 1,373 | 264 | $251.7M | Milk |
| Chautauqua County | 1,291 | 178 | $242.0M | Milk |
| Jefferson County | 749 | 333 | $238.9M | Milk |
| Orleans County | 444 | 293 | $233.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Erie County | 918 | 154 | $192.0M | Milk |
| Madison County | 657 | 260 | $190.7M | Milk |
| Oneida County | 834 | 225 | $190.1M | Milk |
| Lewis County | 476 | 318 | $178.6M | Milk |
| Niagara County | 628 | 193 | $156.9M | Milk |
| Yates County | 838 | 140 | $152.4M | Milk |
| Franklin County | 575 | 243 | $149.0M | Milk |
| Cattaraugus County | 833 | 196 | $144.8M | Milk |
| Montgomery County | 522 | 217 | $126.1M | Milk |
| Chenango County | 656 | 230 | $123.0M | Milk |
| Saratoga County | 604 | 122 | $115.5M | Milk |
| Columbia County | 444 | 179 | $111.2M | Milk |
| Seneca County | 422 | 244 | $110.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cortland County | 397 | 231 | $108.1M | Milk |
| Ulster County | 486 | 150 | $105.5M | Fruit and nuts |
| Monroe County | 511 | 184 | $101.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Orange County | 613 | 107 | $95.6M | Vegetables and melons |
| Herkimer County | 514 | 207 | $93.1M | Milk |
| Tompkins County | 487 | 191 | $89.8M | Milk |
| Allegany County | 690 | 169 | $69.8M | Milk |
| Oswego County | 592 | 145 | $68.9M | Milk |
| Schuyler County | 358 | 198 | $68.1M | Milk |
| Tioga County | 502 | 237 | $67.0M | Milk |
| Delaware County | 579 | 221 | $66.8M | Milk |
| Schoharie County | 503 | 216 | $63.5M | Milk |
| Otsego County | 803 | 175 | $62.6M | Milk |
| Rensselaer County | 483 | 150 | $61.9M | Milk |
| Broome County | 440 | 160 | $54.1M | Milk |
| Albany County | 349 | 144 | $47.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Dutchess County | 620 | 161 | $45.1M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Sullivan County | 367 | 160 | $37.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Chemung County | 352 | 171 | $34.5M | Milk |
| Greene County | 201 | 150 | $25.0M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Essex County | 244 | 199 | $11.8M | Hay and other crops |
| Westchester County | 108 | 58 | $11.6M | Horses and mules |
| Fulton County | 205 | 113 | $9.4M | Milk |
| Nassau County | 29 | 23 | $8.8M | Aquaculture |
| Schenectady County | 144 | 97 | $6.4M | Milk |
| Rockland County | 18 | 25 | $4.0M | Vegetables and melons |
| Warren County | 93 | 88 | $2.5M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Putnam County | 68 | 59 | $1.5M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Queens County | 19 | 4 | $285K | Vegetables and melons |
| New York County | 12 | 1 | $26K | Vegetables and melons |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 33,438 | −8.3% |
| Land in farms, acres | 6,866,171 | −5.3% |
| Average farm size, acres | 205 | +3.4% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $5.37 billion | +49.7% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.