Counties in New York by farms

Steuben County had the highest farms of 62 counties in 2012, at 1,667. Bronx County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 584 and the figure for New York was 35,537. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,667Steuben County
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Map of counties, 2012

Albany County: 494 countAllegany County: 784 countBronx County: 1 countBroome County: 563 countCattaraugus County: 1,038 countCayuga County: 891 countChautauqua County: 1,515 countChemung County: 372 countChenango County: 828 countClinton County: 603 countColumbia County: 494 countCortland County: 518 countDelaware County: 704 countDutchess County: 678 countErie County: 1,044 countEssex County: 261 countFranklin County: 688 countFulton County: 211 countGenesee County: 549 countGreene County: 273 countHamilton County: 26 countHerkimer County: 687 countJefferson County: 876 countKings County: 10 countLewis County: 634 countLivingston County: 661 countMadison County: 838 countMonroe County: 475 countMontgomery County: 659 countNassau County: 55 countNew York County: 6 countNiagara County: 760 countOneida County: 1,066 countOnondaga County: 681 countOntario County: 853 countOrange County: 658 countOrleans County: 487 countOswego County: 657 countOtsego County: 995 countPutnam County: 72 countQueens County: 6 countRensselaer County: 495 countRichmond County: 8 countRockland County: 23 countSt. Lawrence County: 1,303 countSaratoga County: 583 countSchenectady County: 169 countSchoharie County: 532 countSchuyler County: 393 countSeneca County: 584 countSteuben County: 1,667 countSuffolk County: 604 countSullivan County: 321 countTioga County: 536 countTompkins County: 558 countUlster County: 486 countWarren County: 117 countWashington County: 851 countWayne County: 873 countWestchester County: 131 countWyoming County: 713 countYates County: 919 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Steuben County: 1,667 countSteuben County1,667Chautauqua County: 1,515 countChautauqua County1,515St. Lawrence County: 1,303 countSt. Lawrence County1,303Oneida County: 1,066 countOneida County1,066Erie County: 1,044 countErie County1,044Cattaraugus County: 1,038 countCattaraugus County1,038Otsego County: 995 countOtsego County995Yates County: 919 countYates County919Cayuga County: 891 countCayuga County891Jefferson County: 876 countJefferson County876Wayne County: 873 countWayne County873Ontario County: 853 countOntario County853Washington County: 851 countWashington County851Madison County: 838 countMadison County838Chenango County: 828 countChenango County828Allegany County: 784 countAllegany County784Niagara County: 760 countNiagara County760Wyoming County: 713 countWyoming County713Delaware County: 704 countDelaware County704Franklin County: 688 countFranklin County688Herkimer County: 687 countHerkimer County687Onondaga County: 681 countOnondaga County681Dutchess County: 678 countDutchess County678Livingston County: 661 countLivingston County661Montgomery County: 659 countMontgomery County659Orange County: 658 countOrange County658Oswego County: 657 countOswego County657Lewis County: 634 countLewis County634Suffolk County: 604 countSuffolk County604Clinton County: 603 countClinton County603Seneca County: 584 countSeneca County584Saratoga County: 583 countSaratoga County583Broome County: 563 countBroome County563Tompkins County: 558 countTompkins County558Genesee County: 549 countGenesee County549Tioga County: 536 countTioga County536Schoharie County: 532 countSchoharie County532Cortland County: 518 countCortland County518Rensselaer County: 495 countRensselaer County495Albany County: 494 countAlbany County494Steuben County: 1,667 countSteuben County1,667Chautauqua County: 1,515 countChautauqua County1,515St. Lawrence County: 1,303 countSt. Lawrence County1,303Oneida County: 1,066 countOneida County1,066Erie County: 1,044 countErie County1,044Cattaraugus County: 1,038 countCattaraugus County1,038Otsego County: 995 countOtsego County995Yates County: 919 countYates County919Cayuga County: 891 countCayuga County891Jefferson County: 876 countJefferson County876Wayne County: 873 countWayne County873Ontario County: 853 countOntario County853Washington County: 851 countWashington County851Madison County: 838 countMadison County838Chenango County: 828 countChenango County828Allegany County: 784 countAllegany County784Niagara County: 760 countNiagara County760Wyoming County: 713 countWyoming County713Delaware County: 704 countDelaware County704Franklin County: 688 countFranklin County688Herkimer County: 687 countHerkimer County687Onondaga County: 681 countOnondaga County681Dutchess County: 678 countDutchess County678Livingston County: 661 countLivingston County661Montgomery County: 659 countMontgomery County659Orange County: 658 countOrange County658Oswego County: 657 countOswego County657Lewis County: 634 countLewis County634Suffolk County: 604 countSuffolk County604Clinton County: 603 countClinton County603Seneca County: 584 countSeneca County584Saratoga County: 583 countSaratoga County583Broome County: 563 countBroome County563Tompkins County: 558 countTompkins County558Genesee County: 549 countGenesee County549Tioga County: 536 countTioga County536Schoharie County: 532 countSchoharie County532Cortland County: 518 countCortland County518Rensselaer County: 495 countRensselaer County495Albany County: 494 countAlbany County494
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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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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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in New York by farms, 2012. 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=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Steuben County, with 1,667 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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