Farm Census

Suffolk County, New York

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

578 farms33,821 acres in farms$364 million in farm sales

No other county in New York with a published figure sells more farm products than Suffolk County.

Its grape acreage grew between 2017 and 2022, the fourth-largest increase among the 98 leading grape counties of 2017 with figures in both years.

Nursery and greenhouse: 65.9%Nursery and greenhouse65.9%Fruit and nuts: 14.7%Fruit and nuts14.7%Vegetables and melons: 12.2%12.2%Withheld groups: 3.3%Withheld groups3.3%Aquaculture: 2.5%Aquaculture2.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%Grains and oilseeds: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Christmas trees: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 65.9%Nursery and greenhouse65.9%Fruit and nuts: 14.7%Fruit and nuts14.7%Vegetables and melons: 12.2%12.2%Withheld groups: 3.3%3.3%Aquaculture: 2.5%2.5%Horses and mules: 0.4%Grains and oilseeds: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Christmas trees: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: cattle and calves, milk and poultry and eggs.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$240 million1st of 49
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$53.6 million5th of 52
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$44.5 million3rd of 52
Aquaculture$9.2 million1st of 7
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$1.5 million10th of 43
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$1.4 million46th of 52
Hogs and pigs$1.0 million4th of 39
Other animals and animal products$639,00012th of 47
Hay and other crops$242,00050th of 52
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$222,00021st of 44
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$66,00042nd of 47

What the fields held

Suffolk County harvested 20,925 acres of cropland in 2022, 46th of 58 counties in New York. Orchard land covered acreage equal to 25% of that, vegetables 23%.

CropAcresShare of US
Orchard land5,1890.08%
of which grapes4,6830.42%
of which apples2870.07%
Vegetables4,8090.11%
of which potatoes1,3160.12%
Corn for grain1,384under 0.1%
Wheat553under 0.1%
Hay and haylage445under 0.1%
Berries2520.07%
Corn for silage200under 0.1%
Oats176under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: soybeans, barley and sunflower.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms5.8%

Suffolk County ranks 50th of 58 counties in New York on this measure.

  • 25,018 acres of cropland, 74% of farmland
  • 1,831 acres of pastureland, 5% of farmland
  • 2,293 acres of woodland, 7% of farmland
  • 10,058 acres irrigated

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,179under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs430under 0.1%
Goats60under 0.1%
Turkeys1,653under 0.1%
Laying hens6,112under 0.1%
Cattle and calves255under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs201under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 202217,165under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows and milk cows.

Who farms here

Decisions on Suffolk County's 578 farms are made by 1,286 producers. Their average age is 56.0, 0.7 years below the New York average. Women are 39.1% of them.

Under 3510%35–4412%45–5420%55–6428%65–7421%75+9%
Suffolk County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms560+3.2%
Land in farms, acres30,032+12.6%
Average farm size, acres54+9.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$226 million+61.4%
Grapes, acres1,815+100%
Potatoes, acres1,745−24.6%
Vegetables, acres6,153−21.8%
Orchard land, acres2,443+100%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Suffolk County accounts for 4.5% of farm sales in New York and 1.9% of the farms in New York. Rank New York counties for grapes.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.