Counties in New York by farms

Steuben County had the highest farms of 61 counties in 2017, at 1,542. Queens County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 560 and the figure for New York was 33,438. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,542Steuben County
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New York33,438History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 440 countAllegany County: 789 countBroome County: 494 countCattaraugus County: 956 countCayuga County: 842 countChautauqua County: 1,228 countChemung County: 398 countChenango County: 770 countClinton County: 588 countColumbia County: 518 countCortland County: 536 countDelaware County: 689 countDutchess County: 620 countErie County: 940 countEssex County: 285 countFranklin County: 636 countFulton County: 207 countGenesee County: 485 countGreene County: 206 countHamilton County: 14 countHerkimer County: 596 countJefferson County: 792 countKings County: 19 countLewis County: 625 countLivingston County: 661 countMadison County: 691 countMonroe County: 527 countMontgomery County: 564 countNassau County: 32 countNew York County: 7 countNiagara County: 690 countOneida County: 967 countOnondaga County: 623 countOntario County: 833 countOrange County: 621 countOrleans County: 498 countOswego County: 612 countOtsego County: 880 countPutnam County: 89 countQueens County: 4 countRensselaer County: 470 countRichmond County: 6 countRockland County: 14 countSt. Lawrence County: 1,253 countSaratoga County: 591 countSchenectady County: 185 countSchoharie County: 541 countSchuyler County: 408 countSeneca County: 516 countSteuben County: 1,542 countSuffolk County: 560 countSullivan County: 366 countTioga County: 535 countTompkins County: 523 countUlster County: 421 countWarren County: 80 countWashington County: 915 countWayne County: 829 countWestchester County: 115 countWyoming County: 729 countYates County: 867 count
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  • 190 to 490
  • 490 to 560
  • 560 to 640
  • 640 to 830
  • 830 and over
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Steuben County: 1,542 countSteuben County1,542St. Lawrence County: 1,253 countSt. Lawrence County1,253Chautauqua County: 1,228 countChautauqua County1,228Oneida County: 967 countOneida County967Cattaraugus County: 956 countCattaraugus County956Erie County: 940 countErie County940Washington County: 915 countWashington County915Otsego County: 880 countOtsego County880Yates County: 867 countYates County867Cayuga County: 842 countCayuga County842Ontario County: 833 countOntario County833Wayne County: 829 countWayne County829Jefferson County: 792 countJefferson County792Allegany County: 789 countAllegany County789Chenango County: 770 countChenango County770Wyoming County: 729 countWyoming County729Madison County: 691 countMadison County691Niagara County: 690 countNiagara County690Delaware County: 689 countDelaware County689Livingston County: 661 countLivingston County661Franklin County: 636 countFranklin County636Lewis County: 625 countLewis County625Onondaga County: 623 countOnondaga County623Orange County: 621 countOrange County621Dutchess County: 620 countDutchess County620Oswego County: 612 countOswego County612Herkimer County: 596 countHerkimer County596Saratoga County: 591 countSaratoga County591Clinton County: 588 countClinton County588Montgomery County: 564 countMontgomery County564Suffolk County: 560 countSuffolk County560Schoharie County: 541 countSchoharie County541Cortland County: 536 countCortland County536Tioga County: 535 countTioga County535Monroe County: 527 countMonroe County527Tompkins County: 523 countTompkins County523Columbia County: 518 countColumbia County518Seneca County: 516 countSeneca County516Orleans County: 498 countOrleans County498Broome County: 494 countBroome County494Steuben County: 1,542 countSteuben County1,542St. Lawrence County: 1,253 countSt. Lawrence County1,253Chautauqua County: 1,228 countChautauqua County1,228Oneida County: 967 countOneida County967Cattaraugus County: 956 countCattaraugus County956Erie County: 940 countErie County940Washington County: 915 countWashington County915Otsego County: 880 countOtsego County880Yates County: 867 countYates County867Cayuga County: 842 countCayuga County842Ontario County: 833 countOntario County833Wayne County: 829 countWayne County829Jefferson County: 792 countJefferson County792Allegany County: 789 countAllegany County789Chenango County: 770 countChenango County770Wyoming County: 729 countWyoming County729Madison County: 691 countMadison County691Niagara County: 690 countNiagara County690Delaware County: 689 countDelaware County689Livingston County: 661 countLivingston County661Franklin County: 636 countFranklin County636Lewis County: 625 countLewis County625Onondaga County: 623 countOnondaga County623Orange County: 621 countOrange County621Dutchess County: 620 countDutchess County620Oswego County: 612 countOswego County612Herkimer County: 596 countHerkimer County596Saratoga County: 591 countSaratoga County591Clinton County: 588 countClinton County588Montgomery County: 564 countMontgomery County564Suffolk County: 560 countSuffolk County560Schoharie County: 541 countSchoharie County541Cortland County: 536 countCortland County536Tioga County: 535 countTioga County535Monroe County: 527 countMonroe County527Tompkins County: 523 countTompkins County523Columbia County: 518 countColumbia County518Seneca County: 516 countSeneca County516Orleans County: 498 countOrleans County498Broome County: 494 countBroome 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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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/new-york-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Steuben County, with 1,542 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Queens County, with 4 in 2017.

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