Counties in New York by farms, 2022

Steuben County had the highest farms of 62 counties in 2022, at 1,373. Bronx County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 507 and the figure for New York was 30,650. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,373Steuben County
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New York30,650History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 349 countAllegany County: 690 countBronx County: 1 countBroome County: 440 countCattaraugus County: 833 countCayuga County: 747 countChautauqua County: 1,291 countChemung County: 352 countChenango County: 656 countClinton County: 536 countColumbia County: 444 countCortland County: 397 countDelaware County: 579 countDutchess County: 620 countErie County: 918 countEssex County: 244 countFranklin County: 575 countFulton County: 205 countGenesee County: 435 countGreene County: 201 countHamilton County: 24 countHerkimer County: 514 countJefferson County: 749 countKings County: 15 countLewis County: 476 countLivingston County: 612 countMadison County: 657 countMonroe County: 511 countMontgomery County: 522 countNassau County: 29 countNew York County: 12 countNiagara County: 628 countOneida County: 834 countOnondaga County: 572 countOntario County: 815 countOrange County: 613 countOrleans County: 444 countOswego County: 592 countOtsego County: 803 countPutnam County: 68 countQueens County: 19 countRensselaer County: 483 countRichmond County: 5 countRockland County: 18 countSt. Lawrence County: 1,008 countSaratoga County: 604 countSchenectady County: 144 countSchoharie County: 503 countSchuyler County: 358 countSeneca County: 422 countSteuben County: 1,373 countSuffolk County: 578 countSullivan County: 367 countTioga County: 502 countTompkins County: 487 countUlster County: 486 countWarren County: 93 countWashington County: 750 countWayne County: 863 countWestchester County: 108 countWyoming County: 638 countYates County: 838 count
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count, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Steuben County: 1,373 countSteuben County1,373Chautauqua County: 1,291 countChautauqua County1,291St. Lawrence County: 1,008 countSt. Lawrence County1,008Erie County: 918 countErie County918Wayne County: 863 countWayne County863Yates County: 838 countYates County838Oneida County: 834 countOneida County834Cattaraugus County: 833 countCattaraugus County833Ontario County: 815 countOntario County815Otsego County: 803 countOtsego County803Washington County: 750 countWashington County750Jefferson County: 749 countJefferson County749Cayuga County: 747 countCayuga County747Allegany County: 690 countAllegany County690Madison County: 657 countMadison County657Chenango County: 656 countChenango County656Wyoming County: 638 countWyoming County638Niagara County: 628 countNiagara County628Dutchess County: 620 countDutchess County620Orange County: 613 countOrange County613Livingston County: 612 countLivingston County612Saratoga County: 604 countSaratoga County604Oswego County: 592 countOswego County592Delaware County: 579 countDelaware County579Suffolk County: 578 countSuffolk County578Franklin County: 575 countFranklin County575Onondaga County: 572 countOnondaga County572Clinton County: 536 countClinton County536Montgomery County: 522 countMontgomery County522Herkimer County: 514 countHerkimer County514Monroe County: 511 countMonroe County511Schoharie County: 503 countSchoharie County503Tioga County: 502 countTioga County502Tompkins County: 487 countTompkins County487Ulster County: 486 countUlster County486Rensselaer County: 483 countRensselaer County483Lewis County: 476 countLewis County476Columbia County: 444 countColumbia County444Orleans County: 444 countOrleans County444Broome County: 440 countBroome County440Steuben County: 1,373 countSteuben County1,373Chautauqua County: 1,291 countChautauqua County1,291St. Lawrence County: 1,008 countSt. Lawrence County1,008Erie County: 918 countErie County918Wayne County: 863 countWayne County863Yates County: 838 countYates County838Oneida County: 834 countOneida County834Cattaraugus County: 833 countCattaraugus County833Ontario County: 815 countOntario County815Otsego County: 803 countOtsego County803Washington County: 750 countWashington County750Jefferson County: 749 countJefferson County749Cayuga County: 747 countCayuga County747Allegany County: 690 countAllegany County690Madison County: 657 countMadison County657Chenango County: 656 countChenango County656Wyoming County: 638 countWyoming County638Niagara County: 628 countNiagara County628Dutchess County: 620 countDutchess County620Orange County: 613 countOrange County613Livingston County: 612 countLivingston County612Saratoga County: 604 countSaratoga County604Oswego County: 592 countOswego County592Delaware County: 579 countDelaware County579Suffolk County: 578 countSuffolk County578Franklin County: 575 countFranklin County575Onondaga County: 572 countOnondaga County572Clinton County: 536 countClinton County536Montgomery County: 522 countMontgomery County522Herkimer County: 514 countHerkimer County514Monroe County: 511 countMonroe County511Schoharie County: 503 countSchoharie County503Tioga County: 502 countTioga County502Tompkins County: 487 countTompkins County487Ulster County: 486 countUlster County486Rensselaer County: 483 countRensselaer County483Lewis County: 476 countLewis County476Columbia County: 444 countColumbia County444Orleans County: 444 countOrleans County444Broome County: 440 countBroome County440
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in New York by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in New York by farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/new-york-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in New York by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/new-york-counties.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in New York by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/new-york-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Steuben County, with 1,373 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Bronx County, with 1 in 2022.

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