Counties in New York by farms

Chautauqua County had the highest farms of 61 counties in 1997, at 1,914. Queens County had the lowest, at 2. The median was 611 and the figure for New York was 38,264. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Map of counties, 1997

Albany County: 458 countAllegany County: 893 countBroome County: 627 countCattaraugus County: 1,188 countCayuga County: 1,022 countChautauqua County: 1,914 countChemung County: 393 countChenango County: 977 countClinton County: 611 countColumbia County: 545 countCortland County: 538 countDelaware County: 848 countDutchess County: 661 countErie County: 1,213 countEssex County: 248 countFranklin County: 527 countFulton County: 209 countGenesee County: 631 countGreene County: 292 countHamilton County: 17 countHerkimer County: 661 countJefferson County: 1,042 countKings County: 9 countLewis County: 731 countLivingston County: 750 countMadison County: 807 countMonroe County: 603 countMontgomery County: 647 countNassau County: 71 countNew York County: 2 countNiagara County: 855 countOneida County: 1,113 countOnondaga County: 736 countOntario County: 850 countOrange County: 771 countOrleans County: 564 countOswego County: 737 countOtsego County: 1,023 countPutnam County: 61 countQueens County: 2 countRensselaer County: 562 countRichmond County: 7 countRockland County: 26 countSt. Lawrence County: 1,602 countSaratoga County: 589 countSchenectady County: 187 countSchoharie County: 600 countSchuyler County: 388 countSeneca County: 487 countSteuben County: 1,519 countSuffolk County: 721 countSullivan County: 383 countTioga County: 571 countTompkins County: 557 countUlster County: 500 countWarren County: 74 countWashington County: 875 countWayne County: 1,013 countWestchester County: 117 countWyoming County: 839 countYates County: 800 count
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count, 1997. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 1997

Chautauqua County: 1,914 countChautauqua County1,914St. Lawrence County: 1,602 countSt. Lawrence County1,602Steuben County: 1,519 countSteuben County1,519Erie County: 1,213 countErie County1,213Cattaraugus County: 1,188 countCattaraugus County1,188Oneida County: 1,113 countOneida County1,113Jefferson County: 1,042 countJefferson County1,042Otsego County: 1,023 countOtsego County1,023Cayuga County: 1,022 countCayuga County1,022Wayne County: 1,013 countWayne County1,013Chenango County: 977 countChenango County977Allegany County: 893 countAllegany County893Washington County: 875 countWashington County875Niagara County: 855 countNiagara County855Ontario County: 850 countOntario County850Delaware County: 848 countDelaware County848Wyoming County: 839 countWyoming County839Madison County: 807 countMadison County807Yates County: 800 countYates County800Orange County: 771 countOrange County771Livingston County: 750 countLivingston County750Oswego County: 737 countOswego County737Onondaga County: 736 countOnondaga County736Lewis County: 731 countLewis County731Suffolk County: 721 countSuffolk County721Dutchess County: 661 countDutchess County661Herkimer County: 661 countHerkimer County661Montgomery County: 647 countMontgomery County647Genesee County: 631 countGenesee County631Broome County: 627 countBroome County627Clinton County: 611 countClinton County611Monroe County: 603 countMonroe County603Schoharie County: 600 countSchoharie County600Saratoga County: 589 countSaratoga County589Tioga County: 571 countTioga County571Orleans County: 564 countOrleans County564Rensselaer County: 562 countRensselaer County562Tompkins County: 557 countTompkins County557Columbia County: 545 countColumbia County545Cortland County: 538 countCortland County538Chautauqua County: 1,914 countChautauqua County1,914St. Lawrence County: 1,602 countSt. Lawrence County1,602Steuben County: 1,519 countSteuben County1,519Erie County: 1,213 countErie County1,213Cattaraugus County: 1,188 countCattaraugus County1,188Oneida County: 1,113 countOneida County1,113Jefferson County: 1,042 countJefferson County1,042Otsego County: 1,023 countOtsego County1,023Cayuga County: 1,022 countCayuga County1,022Wayne County: 1,013 countWayne County1,013Chenango County: 977 countChenango County977Allegany County: 893 countAllegany County893Washington County: 875 countWashington County875Niagara County: 855 countNiagara County855Ontario County: 850 countOntario County850Delaware County: 848 countDelaware County848Wyoming County: 839 countWyoming County839Madison County: 807 countMadison County807Yates County: 800 countYates County800Orange County: 771 countOrange County771Livingston County: 750 countLivingston County750Oswego County: 737 countOswego County737Onondaga County: 736 countOnondaga County736Lewis County: 731 countLewis County731Suffolk County: 721 countSuffolk County721Dutchess County: 661 countDutchess County661Herkimer County: 661 countHerkimer County661Montgomery County: 647 countMontgomery County647Genesee County: 631 countGenesee County631Broome County: 627 countBroome County627Clinton County: 611 countClinton County611Monroe County: 603 countMonroe County603Schoharie County: 600 countSchoharie County600Saratoga County: 589 countSaratoga County589Tioga County: 571 countTioga County571Orleans County: 564 countOrleans County564Rensselaer County: 562 countRensselaer County562Tompkins County: 557 countTompkins County557Columbia County: 545 countColumbia County545Cortland County: 538 countCortland County538
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, 1997) [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, 1997. 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?period=1997. 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, 1997. 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?period=1997.

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Chautauqua County, with 1,914 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Queens County, with 2 in 1997.

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