Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
35,537 
20,400 
116 
1,200 
1,995 
4,411 
5,779 
6,899 
percent 
100.0 
57.4 
0.3 
3.4 
5.6 
12.4 
16.3 
19.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,183,576 
5,538,533 
17,607 
218,158 
521,414 
1,342,417 
1,774,820 
1,664,117 
Average size of farm 
acres 
202 
271 
152 
182 
261 
304 
307 
241 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,537 
20,400 
116 
1,200 
1,995 
4,411 
5,779 
6,899 
$1,000 
5,489,636 
5,054,683 
12,328 
226,768 
548,033 
1,399,764 
1,645,852 
1,221,939 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,477 
247,779 
106,277 
188,973 
274,703 
317,335 
284,799 
177,118 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,739 
3,151 
17 
81 
229 
648 
945 
1,231 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,040 
1,177 
5 
40 
106 
206 
312 
508 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,240 
1,344 
8 
52 
103 
233 
356 
592 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,856 
1,763 
5 
65 
102 
318 
491 
782 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,029 
2,652 
12 
138 
190 
449 
722 
1,141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,841 
1,789 
10 
113 
140 
351 
519 
656 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,583 
1,971 
12 
154 
226 
435 
507 
637 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,308 
2,896 
34 
326 
418 
734 
772 
612 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,900 
1,754 
10 
142 
267 
507 
524 
304 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,019 
959 
3 
69 
117 
244 
314 
212 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
982 
944 
- 
20 
97 
286 
317 
224 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
585 
563 
- 
13 
61 
170 
189 
130 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
239 
229 
- 
5 
23 
80 
67 
54 
$5,000,000 or more 
158 
152 
- 
2 
13 
36 
61 
40 
Total sales 
farms 
35,537 
20,400 
116 
1,200 
1,995 
4,411 
5,779 
6,899 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
4,987,149 
12,165 
224,063 
541,159 
1,380,491 
1,624,669 
1,204,602 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
7,398 
5,768 
55 
497 
729 
1,400 
1,524 
1,563 
$1,000 
855,891 
796,480 
2,134 
27,230 
81,176 
228,135 
248,218 
209,587 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,457 
2,201 
8 
118 
223 
566 
685 
601 
$1,000 
790,359 
746,381 
1,597 
22,658 
74,123 
216,029 
236,362 
195,612 
Corn 
farms 
6,372 
5,065 
50 
438 
643 
1,234 
1,351 
1,349 
$1,000 
620,793 
578,105 
1,158 
19,182 
58,965 
174,760 
173,322 
150,720 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
1,836 
6 
88 
190 
471 
599 
482 
$1,000 
560,794 
530,812 
754 
15,191 
53,031 
163,186 
161,886 
136,764 
Wheat 
farms 
1,011 
895 
4 
56 
92 
214 
273 
256 
$1,000 
38,612 
36,984 
122 
956 
2,990 
8,013 
13,752 
11,150 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
210 
204 
1 
4 
18 
40 
87 
54 
$1,000 
27,250 
26,559 
(D) 
(D) 
2,192 
5,146 
10,682 
8,060 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,343 
1,880 
18 
166 
272 
456 
507 
461 
$1,000 
171,289 
157,873 
632 
6,067 
18,136 
37,648 
53,007 
42,383 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
786 
724 
1 
28 
78 
173 
245 
199 
$1,000 
144,036 
136,730 
(D) 
(D) 
15,169 
32,290 
47,870 
37,612 
Sorghum 
farms 
70 
65 
10 
5 
16 
20 
14 
$1,000 
444 
436 
- 
37 
17 
140 
148 
95 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
271 
213 
3 
10 
26 
44 
82 
48 
$1,000 
1,553 
1,372 
31 
15 
40 
213 
748 
324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,171 
1,780 
21 
188 
226 
411 
488 
446 
$1,000 
23,199 
21,709 
191 
975 
1,028 
7,360 
7,242 
4,914 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
80 
2 
3 
2 
26 
29 
18 
$1,000 
13,672 
(D) 
(D) 
391 
(D) 
5,693 
4,338 
2,609 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
._ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,489 
2,395 
16 
174 
300 
559 
742 
604 
$1,000 
364,135 
329,269 
611 
8,006 
19,485 
90,075 
137,796 
73,297 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
720 
639 
5 
36 
64 
171 
219 
144 
$1,000 
331,936 
306,391 
413 
6,137 
16,148 
84,774 
131,556 
67,362 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,843 
1,841 
8 
98 
135 
426 
585 
589 
$1,000 
307,644 
270,773 
191 
10,161 
14,863 
77,081 
94,699 
73,778 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
809 
663 
- 
34 
42 
175 
224 
188 
$1,000 
285,633 
257,198 
- 
9,830 
14,137 
74,300 
90,345 
68,586 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,892 
1,247 
5 
59 
77 
301 
406 
399 
$1,000 
292,670 
258,892 
122 
9,793 
14,091 
73,439 
90,293 
71,154 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
755 
614 
- 
32 
41 
158 
206 
177 
$1,000 
276,878 
249,310 
- 
9,555 
13,616 
71,464 
87,364 
67,312 
Berries 
farms 
1,262 
836 
8 
54 
76 
195 
258 
245 
$1,000 
14,973 
11,881 
70 
368 
772 
3,642 
4,406 
2,624 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
70 
63 
- 
4 
3 
23 
22 
11 
$1,000 
7,126 
6,348 
- 
220 
402 
2,397 
2,487 
842 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,195 
1,445 
6 
83 
161 
352 
487 
356 
$1,000 
413,277 
312,143 
64 
14,352 
25,902 
87,853 
77,743 
106,229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
672 
514 
- 
7 
48 
158 
188 
113 
$1,000 
393,058 
298,973 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
85,119 
73,362 
102,872 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
