Counties in New York by land in farms

St. Lawrence County had the highest land in farms of 58 counties in 2002, at 403,364 acres. New York County had the lowest, at 4 acres. The median was 127,147 acres and the figure for New York was 7,660,969 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest403,364St. Lawrence County
Median127,14758 counties
New York7,660,969History

Map of counties, 2002

Albany County: 69,063 acresAllegany County: 180,169 acresBroome County: 98,276 acresCattaraugus County: 201,913 acresCayuga County: 238,129 acresChautauqua County: 255,896 acresChemung County: 69,183 acresChenango County: 189,980 acresClinton County: 168,536 acresColumbia County: 119,718 acresCortland County: 127,052 acresDelaware County: 191,537 acresDutchess County: 112,339 acresErie County: 161,747 acresEssex County: 55,022 acresFranklin County: 138,236 acresFulton County: 37,652 acresGenesee County: 177,370 acresGreene County: 57,898 acresHamilton County: 1,410 acresHerkimer County: 159,258 acresJefferson County: 330,561 acresLewis County: 196,774 acresLivingston County: 209,496 acresMadison County: 168,264 acresMonroe County: 106,561 acresMontgomery County: 151,977 acresNassau County: 1,118 acresNew York County: 4 acresNiagara County: 148,041 acresOneida County: 220,486 acresOnondaga County: 156,284 acresOntario County: 194,742 acresOrange County: 107,977 acresOrleans County: 132,947 acresOswego County: 103,156 acresOtsego County: 206,233 acresPutnam County: 6,720 acresRensselaer County: 92,344 acresRichmond County: 44 acresSt. Lawrence County: 403,364 acresSaratoga County: 74,976 acresSchenectady County: 21,727 acresSchoharie County: 112,735 acresSchuyler County: 73,865 acresSeneca County: 127,242 acresSteuben County: 373,294 acresSuffolk County: 34,127 acresSullivan County: 63,614 acresTioga County: 128,224 acresTompkins County: 100,931 acresUlster County: 83,418 acresWarren County: 6,400 acresWashington County: 206,148 acresWayne County: 165,213 acresWestchester County: 9,917 acresWyoming County: 215,317 acresYates County: 115,113 acres
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acres, 2002. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2002

St. Lawrence County: 403,364 acresSt. Lawrence County403,364Steuben County: 373,294 acresSteuben County373,294Jefferson County: 330,561 acresJefferson County330,561Chautauqua County: 255,896 acresChautauqua County255,896Cayuga County: 238,129 acresCayuga County238,129Oneida County: 220,486 acresOneida County220,486Wyoming County: 215,317 acresWyoming County215,317Livingston County: 209,496 acresLivingston County209,496Otsego County: 206,233 acresOtsego County206,233Washington County: 206,148 acresWashington County206,148Cattaraugus County: 201,913 acresCattaraugus County201,913Lewis County: 196,774 acresLewis County196,774Ontario County: 194,742 acresOntario County194,742Delaware County: 191,537 acresDelaware County191,537Chenango County: 189,980 acresChenango County189,980Allegany County: 180,169 acresAllegany County180,169Genesee County: 177,370 acresGenesee County177,370Clinton County: 168,536 acresClinton County168,536Madison County: 168,264 acresMadison County168,264Wayne County: 165,213 acresWayne County165,213Erie County: 161,747 acresErie County161,747Herkimer County: 159,258 acresHerkimer County159,258Onondaga County: 156,284 acresOnondaga County156,284Montgomery County: 151,977 acresMontgomery County151,977Niagara County: 148,041 acresNiagara County148,041Franklin County: 138,236 acresFranklin County138,236Orleans County: 132,947 acresOrleans County132,947Tioga County: 128,224 acresTioga County128,224Seneca County: 127,242 acresSeneca County127,242Cortland County: 127,052 acresCortland County127,052Columbia County: 119,718 acresColumbia County119,718Yates County: 115,113 acresYates County115,113Schoharie County: 112,735 acresSchoharie County112,735Dutchess County: 112,339 acresDutchess County112,339Orange County: 107,977 acresOrange County107,977Monroe County: 106,561 acresMonroe County106,561Oswego County: 103,156 acresOswego County103,156Tompkins County: 100,931 acresTompkins County100,931Broome County: 98,276 acresBroome County98,276Rensselaer County: 92,344 acresRensselaer County92,344Ulster County: 83,418 acresUlster County83,418Saratoga County: 74,976 acresSaratoga County74,976Schuyler County: 73,865 acresSchuyler County73,865Chemung County: 69,183 acresChemung County69,183Albany County: 69,063 acresAlbany County69,063Sullivan County: 63,614 acresSullivan County63,614Greene County: 57,898 acresGreene County57,898Essex County: 55,022 acresEssex County55,022Fulton County: 37,652 acresFulton County37,652Suffolk County: 34,127 acresSuffolk County34,127Schenectady County: 21,727 acresSchenectady County21,727Westchester County: 9,917 acresWestchester County9,917Putnam County: 6,720 acresPutnam County6,720Warren County: 6,400 acresWarren County6,400Hamilton County: 1,410 acresHamilton County1,410Nassau County: 1,118 acresNassau County1,118Richmond County: 44 acresRichmond County44New York County: 4 acresNew York County4St. Lawrence County: 403,364 acresSt. Lawrence County403,364Steuben County: 373,294 acresSteuben County373,294Jefferson County: 330,561 acresJefferson County330,561Chautauqua County: 255,896 acresChautauqua County255,896Cayuga County: 238,129 acresCayuga County238,129Oneida County: 220,486 acresOneida County220,486Wyoming County: 215,317 acresWyoming County215,317Livingston County: 209,496 acresLivingston County209,496Otsego County: 206,233 acresOtsego County206,233Washington County: 206,148 acresWashington County206,148Cattaraugus County: 201,913 acresCattaraugus County201,913Lewis County: 196,774 acresLewis County196,774Ontario County: 194,742 acresOntario County194,742Delaware County: 191,537 acresDelaware County191,537Chenango County: 189,980 acresChenango County189,980Allegany County: 180,169 acresAllegany County180,169Genesee County: 177,370 acresGenesee County177,370Clinton County: 168,536 acresClinton County168,536Madison County: 168,264 acresMadison County168,264Wayne County: 165,213 acresWayne County165,213Erie County: 161,747 acresErie County161,747Herkimer County: 159,258 acresHerkimer County159,258Onondaga County: 156,284 acresOnondaga County156,284Montgomery County: 151,977 acresMontgomery County151,977Niagara County: 148,041 acresNiagara County148,041Franklin County: 138,236 acresFranklin County138,236Orleans County: 132,947 acresOrleans County132,947Tioga County: 128,224 acresTioga County128,224Seneca County: 127,242 acresSeneca County127,242Cortland County: 127,052 acresCortland County127,052Columbia County: 119,718 acresColumbia County119,718Yates County: 115,113 acresYates County115,113Schoharie County: 112,735 acresSchoharie County112,735Dutchess County: 112,339 acresDutchess County112,339Orange County: 107,977 acresOrange County107,977Monroe County: 106,561 acresMonroe County106,561Oswego County: 103,156 acresOswego County103,156Tompkins County: 100,931 acresTompkins County100,931Broome County: 98,276 acresBroome County98,276Rensselaer County: 92,344 acresRensselaer County92,344Ulster County: 83,418 acresUlster County83,418Saratoga County: 74,976 acresSaratoga County74,976Schuyler County: 73,865 acresSchuyler County73,865Chemung County: 69,183 acresChemung County69,183Albany County: 69,063 acresAlbany County69,063Sullivan County: 63,614 acresSullivan County63,614Greene County: 57,898 acresGreene County57,898Essex County: 55,022 acresEssex County55,022Fulton County: 37,652 acresFulton County37,652Suffolk County: 34,127 acresSuffolk County34,127Schenectady County: 21,727 acresSchenectady County21,727Westchester County: 9,917 acresWestchester County9,917Putnam County: 6,720 acresPutnam County6,720Warren County: 6,400 acresWarren County6,400Hamilton County: 1,410 acresHamilton County1,410Nassau County: 1,118 acresNassau County1,118Richmond County: 44 acresRichmond County44New York County: 4 acresNew York County4
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

St. Lawrence County, with 403,364 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

New York County, with 4 acres in 2002.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 3 counties have no value for 2002 and are not ranked.

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