Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
35,537 
23,795 
10,263 
1,479 
18,077 
17,460 
percent 
100.0 
67.0 
28.9 
4.2 
50.9 
49.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
7,183,576 
2,685,977 
4,262,508 
235,091 
3,178,378 
4,005,198 
Average size of farm 
acres 
202 
113 
415 
159 
176 
229 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
35,537 
23,795 
10,263 
1,479 
18,077 
17,460 
$1,000 
5,489,636 
1,193,083 
4,064,798 
231,755 
1,703,400 
3,786,236 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,477 
50,140 
396,063 
156,697 
94,230 
216,852 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
7,739 
6,925 
612 
202 
3,844 
3,895 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,040 
2,637 
296 
107 
1,611 
1,429 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,240 
2,593 
535 
112 
1,714 
1,526 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,856 
2,939 
792 
125 
2,011 
1,845 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,029 
3,472 
1,358 
199 
2,696 
2,333 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,841 
1,697 
994 
150 
1,580 
1,261 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,583 
1,316 
1,104 
163 
1,441 
1,142 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,308 
1,345 
1,734 
229 
1,670 
1,638 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,900 
512 
1,265 
123 
864 
1,036 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,019 
210 
769 
40 
390 
629 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
982 
149 
804 
29 
256 
726 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
585 
101 
472 
12 
182 
403 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
239 
29 
199 
11 
52 
187 
$5,000,000 or more 
158 
19 
133 
6 
22 
136 
Total sales 
farms 
35,537 
23,795 
10,263 
1,479 
18,077 
17,460 
$1,000 
5,415,125 
1,177,489 
4,008,771 
228,865 
1,675,432 
3,739,693 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
7,398 
2,536 
4,497 
365 
3,836 
3,562 
$1,000 
855,891 
94,143 
732,965 
28,782 
340,692 
515,200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,457 
383 
1,966 
108 
1,195 
1,262 
$1,000 
790,359 
70,153 
694,970 
25,235 
305,077 
485,282 
Corn 
farms 
6,372 
2,057 
4,012 
303 
3,291 
3,081 
$1,000 
620,793 
68,115 
532,746 
19,932 
237,455 
383,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
302 
1,654 
78 
967 
1,067 
$1,000 
560,794 
48,048 
495,988 
16,758 
205,077 
355,717 
Wheat 
farms 
1,011 
238 
732 
41 
495 
516 
$1,000 
38,612 
3,081 
33,612 
1,920 
13,932 
24,681 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
210 
7 
193 
10 
71 
139 
$1,000 
27,250 
839 
24,905 
1,506 
8,202 
19,048 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,343 
584 
1,631 
128 
1,247 
1,096 
$1,000 
171,289 
18,969 
146,127 
6,192 
78,491 
92,798 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
786 
81 
678 
27 
387 
399 
$1,000 
144,036 
12,209 
127,587 
4,240 
63,333 
80,704 
Sorghum 
farms 
70 
14 
51 
5 
28 
42 
$1,000 
444 
(D) 
370 
(D) 
146 
297 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
271 
96 
165 
10 
134 
137 
$1,000 
1,553 
(D) 
1,066 
(D) 
643 
910 
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 
753 
1,338 
80 
1,087 
1,084 
$1,000 
23,199 
3,553 
19,044 
602 
10,025 
13,175 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
82 
12 
66 
4 
31 
51 
$1,000 
13,672 
1,574 
11,812 
287 
4,908 
8,765 
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 
2,179 
1,063 
247 
1,547 
1,942 
$1,000 
364,135 
85,590 
251,025 
27,519 
122,749 
241,386 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
720 
269 
386 
65 
290 
430 
$1,000 
331,936 
65,197 
241,722 
25,017 
107,987 
223,949 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,843 
2,081 
657 
105 
1,368 
1,475 
$1,000 
307,644 
135,660 
158,523 
13,461 
106,895 
200,749 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
809 
482 
287 
40 
380 
429 
$1,000 
285,633 
118,220 
154,438 
12,975 
95,238 
190,395 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,892 
1,375 
446 
71 
972 
920 
$1,000 
292,670 
126,927 
153,179 
12,565 
101,676 
190,994 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
755 
454 
266 
35 
361 
394 
$1,000 
276,878 
114,255 
150,359 
12,264 
92,660 
184,218 
Berries 
farms 
1,262 
903 
307 
52 
513 
749 
$1,000 
14,973 
8,733 
5,344 
896 
5,219 
9,754 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
70 
32 
30 
8 
25 
45 
$1,000 
7,126 
3,258 
3,295 
573 
2,036 
5,090 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,195 
1,692 
358 
145 
1,013 
1,182 
$1,000 
413,277 
236,506 
151,649 
25,122 
135,238 
278,040 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
672 
480 
134 
58 
269 
403 
$1,000 
393,058 
220,524 
148,437 
24,097 
125,392 
267,666 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
