Counties in New York by land in farms

Steuben County had the highest land in farms of 59 counties in 2017, at 397,157 acres. New York County had the lowest, at 11 acres. The median was 113,519 acres and the figure for New York was 6,866,171 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest397,157Steuben County
Median113,51959 counties
New York6,866,171History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 59,564 acresAllegany County: 161,713 acresBroome County: 62,467 acresCattaraugus County: 166,240 acresCayuga County: 225,204 acresChautauqua County: 223,634 acresChemung County: 66,904 acresChenango County: 148,982 acresClinton County: 161,605 acresColumbia County: 99,179 acresCortland County: 113,519 acresDelaware County: 140,225 acresDutchess County: 101,948 acresErie County: 143,081 acresEssex County: 57,622 acresFranklin County: 140,717 acresFulton County: 22,181 acresGenesee County: 176,943 acresGreene County: 34,979 acresHamilton County: 932 acresHerkimer County: 117,780 acresJefferson County: 247,456 acresKings County: 23 acresLewis County: 182,457 acresLivingston County: 189,488 acresMadison County: 171,865 acresMonroe County: 106,778 acresMontgomery County: 114,990 acresNassau County: 910 acresNew York County: 11 acresNiagara County: 140,259 acresOneida County: 192,767 acresOnondaga County: 160,717 acresOntario County: 200,089 acresOrange County: 81,192 acresOrleans County: 129,573 acresOswego County: 86,167 acresOtsego County: 154,634 acresPutnam County: 7,472 acresRensselaer County: 82,766 acresRockland County: 576 acresSt. Lawrence County: 342,595 acresSaratoga County: 71,604 acresSchenectady County: 17,360 acresSchoharie County: 99,819 acresSchuyler County: 78,805 acresSeneca County: 118,545 acresSteuben County: 397,157 acresSuffolk County: 30,032 acresSullivan County: 59,942 acresTioga County: 113,182 acresTompkins County: 91,277 acresUlster County: 58,932 acresWarren County: 10,086 acresWashington County: 185,291 acresWayne County: 159,093 acresWestchester County: 6,977 acresWyoming County: 234,861 acresYates County: 114,922 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Steuben County: 397,157 acresSteuben County397,157St. Lawrence County: 342,595 acresSt. Lawrence County342,595Jefferson County: 247,456 acresJefferson County247,456Wyoming County: 234,861 acresWyoming County234,861Cayuga County: 225,204 acresCayuga County225,204Chautauqua County: 223,634 acresChautauqua County223,634Ontario County: 200,089 acresOntario County200,089Oneida County: 192,767 acresOneida County192,767Livingston County: 189,488 acresLivingston County189,488Washington County: 185,291 acresWashington County185,291Lewis County: 182,457 acresLewis County182,457Genesee County: 176,943 acresGenesee County176,943Madison County: 171,865 acresMadison County171,865Cattaraugus County: 166,240 acresCattaraugus County166,240Allegany County: 161,713 acresAllegany County161,713Clinton County: 161,605 acresClinton County161,605Onondaga County: 160,717 acresOnondaga County160,717Wayne County: 159,093 acresWayne County159,093Otsego County: 154,634 acresOtsego County154,634Chenango County: 148,982 acresChenango County148,982Erie County: 143,081 acresErie County143,081Franklin County: 140,717 acresFranklin County140,717Niagara County: 140,259 acresNiagara County140,259Delaware County: 140,225 acresDelaware County140,225Orleans County: 129,573 acresOrleans County129,573Seneca County: 118,545 acresSeneca County118,545Herkimer County: 117,780 acresHerkimer County117,780Montgomery County: 114,990 acresMontgomery County114,990Yates County: 114,922 acresYates County114,922Cortland County: 113,519 acresCortland County113,519Tioga County: 113,182 acresTioga County113,182Monroe County: 106,778 acresMonroe County106,778Dutchess County: 101,948 acresDutchess County101,948Schoharie County: 99,819 acresSchoharie County99,819Columbia County: 99,179 acresColumbia County99,179Tompkins County: 91,277 acresTompkins County91,277Oswego County: 86,167 acresOswego County86,167Rensselaer County: 82,766 acresRensselaer County82,766Orange County: 81,192 acresOrange County81,192Schuyler County: 78,805 acresSchuyler County78,805Saratoga County: 71,604 acresSaratoga County71,604Chemung County: 66,904 acresChemung County66,904Broome County: 62,467 acresBroome County62,467Sullivan County: 59,942 acresSullivan County59,942Albany County: 59,564 acresAlbany County59,564Ulster County: 58,932 acresUlster County58,932Essex County: 57,622 acresEssex County57,622Greene County: 34,979 acresGreene County34,979Suffolk County: 30,032 acresSuffolk County30,032Fulton County: 22,181 acresFulton County22,181Schenectady County: 17,360 acresSchenectady County17,360Warren County: 10,086 acresWarren County10,086Putnam County: 7,472 acresPutnam County7,472Westchester County: 6,977 acresWestchester County6,977Hamilton County: 932 acresHamilton County932Nassau County: 910 acresNassau County910Rockland County: 576 acresRockland County576Kings County: 23 acresKings County23New York County: 11 acresNew York County11Steuben County: 397,157 acresSteuben County397,157St. Lawrence County: 342,595 acresSt. Lawrence County342,595Jefferson County: 247,456 acresJefferson County247,456Wyoming County: 234,861 acresWyoming County234,861Cayuga County: 225,204 acresCayuga County225,204Chautauqua County: 223,634 acresChautauqua County223,634Ontario County: 200,089 acresOntario County200,089Oneida County: 192,767 acresOneida County192,767Livingston County: 189,488 acresLivingston County189,488Washington County: 185,291 acresWashington County185,291Lewis County: 182,457 acresLewis County182,457Genesee County: 176,943 acresGenesee County176,943Madison County: 171,865 acresMadison County171,865Cattaraugus County: 166,240 acresCattaraugus County166,240Allegany County: 161,713 acresAllegany County161,713Clinton County: 161,605 acresClinton County161,605Onondaga County: 160,717 acresOnondaga County160,717Wayne County: 159,093 acresWayne County159,093Otsego County: 154,634 acresOtsego County154,634Chenango County: 148,982 acresChenango County148,982Erie County: 143,081 acresErie County143,081Franklin County: 140,717 acresFranklin County140,717Niagara County: 140,259 acresNiagara County140,259Delaware County: 140,225 acresDelaware County140,225Orleans County: 129,573 acresOrleans County129,573Seneca County: 118,545 acresSeneca County118,545Herkimer County: 117,780 acresHerkimer County117,780Montgomery County: 114,990 acresMontgomery County114,990Yates County: 114,922 acresYates County114,922Cortland County: 113,519 acresCortland County113,519Tioga County: 113,182 acresTioga County113,182Monroe County: 106,778 acresMonroe County106,778Dutchess County: 101,948 acresDutchess County101,948Schoharie County: 99,819 acresSchoharie County99,819Columbia County: 99,179 acresColumbia County99,179Tompkins County: 91,277 acresTompkins County91,277Oswego County: 86,167 acresOswego County86,167Rensselaer County: 82,766 acresRensselaer County82,766Orange County: 81,192 acresOrange County81,192Schuyler County: 78,805 acresSchuyler County78,805Saratoga County: 71,604 acresSaratoga County71,604Chemung County: 66,904 acresChemung County66,904Broome County: 62,467 acresBroome County62,467Sullivan County: 59,942 acresSullivan County59,942Albany County: 59,564 acresAlbany County59,564Ulster County: 58,932 acresUlster County58,932Essex County: 57,622 acresEssex County57,622Greene County: 34,979 acresGreene County34,979Suffolk County: 30,032 acresSuffolk County30,032Fulton County: 22,181 acresFulton County22,181Schenectady County: 17,360 acresSchenectady County17,360Warren County: 10,086 acresWarren County10,086Putnam County: 7,472 acresPutnam County7,472Westchester County: 6,977 acresWestchester County6,977Hamilton County: 932 acresHamilton County932Nassau County: 910 acresNassau County910Rockland County: 576 acresRockland County576Kings County: 23 acresKings County23New York County: 11 acresNew York County11
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?

Steuben County, with 397,157 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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New York County, with 11 acres in 2017.

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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. 2 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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