Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
35,537 
494 
784 
1 
563 
1,038 
891 
2007 
36,352 
498 
847 
1 
580 
1,122 
936 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,183,576 
63,394 
150,383 
(D) 
79,676 
197,257 
238,444 
2007 
7,174,743 
61,030 
150,832 
(D) 
86,613 
183,439 
249,476 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
202 
128 
192 
(D) 
142 
190 
268 
2007 
197 
123 
178 
(D) 
149 
163 
267 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
35,537 
494 
784 
1 
563 
1,038 
891 
2007 
36,352 
498 
847 
1 
580 
1,122 
936 
$1,000, 2012 
18,677,798 
196,439 
263,097 
(D) 
208,964 
373,017 
766,651 
2007 
16,322,415 
195,641 
215,052 
(D) 
159,892 
319,557 
530,092 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
525,587 
397,651 
335,582 
(D) 
371,161 
359,361 
860,439 
2007 
449,010 
392,854 
253,899 
(D) 
275,676 
284,810 
566,337 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,600 
3,099 
1,750 
(D) 
2,623 
1,891 
3,215 
2007 
2,275 
3,206 
1,426 
(D) 
1,846 
1,742 
2,125 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,582 
39 
72 
1 
60 
107 
45 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,142 
26 
125 
- 
61 
150 
84 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,344 
61 
283 
- 
156 
332 
208 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,737 
259 
223 
- 
179 
296 
263 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,115 
79 
40 
- 
81 
88 
160 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,126 
24 
16 
_ 
18 
47 
57 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,075 
6 
20 
- 
6 
11 
40 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
304 
- 
3 
- 
1 
5 
26 
$10,000,000 or more 
112 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
8 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
30,161,174 
334,599 
658,757 
26,941 
451,690 
837,346 
442,612 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
23.8 
18.9 
22.8 
(D) 
17.6 
23.6 
53.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,901 
49 
36 
1 
55 
58 
78 
acres 
12,844 
(D) 
149 
(D) 
198 
280 
364 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,668 
161 
147 
137 
218 
218 
acres 
229,456 
3,949 
3,943 
- 
3,497 
6,315 
5,857 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,195 
60 
70 
- 
74 
111 
88 
acres 
186,065 
3,587 
4,136 
- 
4,307 
6,527 
5,065 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,686 
50 
95 
- 
54 
114 
71 
acres 
306,905 
4,018 
7,949 
- 
4,464 
9,594 
5,921 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
4,004 
62 
115 
- 
78 
143 
74 
acres 
465,685 
7,053 
13,458 
- 
9,033 
16,781 
8,710 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,659 
28 
80 
- 
45 
81 
59 
acres 
418,258 
4,335 
12,587 
- 
7,115 
12,706 
9,450 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,031 
14 
62 
- 
28 
64 
34 
acres 
401,811 
2,809 
12,046 
- 
5,449 
12,592 
6,575 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,515 
10 
38 
- 
21 
50 
40 
acres 
360,674 
2,333 
9,178 
4,940 
11,809 
9,607 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,900 
42 
87 
_ 
54 
121 
116 
acres 
1,365,327 
14,357 
29,918 
- 
19,146 
40,969 
40,868 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,872 
11 
39 
- 
12 
54 
63 
acres 
1,247,607 
8,107 
25,069 
- 
8,647 
34,805 
45,836 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
762 
5 
10 
- 
3 
16 
33 
acres 
1,011,384 
8,200 
13,480 
- 
(D) 
19,838 
44,982 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
344 
2 
5 
- 
2 
8 
17 
acres 
1,177,560 
(D) 
18,470 
- 
(D) 
25,041 
55,209 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,914 
57 
42 
1 
40 
65 
66 
acres 
13,348 
(D) 
187 
(D) 
145 
274 
310 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8,799 
148 
155 
127 
235 
201 
acres 
236,585 
3,837 
4,272 
- 
3,746 
6,242 
5,458 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,230 
48 
76 
- 
94 
106 
99 
acres 
187,620 
2,810 
(D) 
- 
5,441 
6,251 
5,800 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,684 
58 
84 
- 
62 
143 
87 
acres 
307,126 
4,786 
7,128 
- 
5,165 
12,027 
7,039 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,158 
66 
141 
_ 
82 
159 
95 
acres 
484,709 
7,726 
16,495 
- 
9,604 
18,541 
11,215 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,775 
37 
94 
- 
50 
80 
68 
acres 
438,674 
5,941 
15,275 
- 
7,852 
12,770 
10,668 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,061 
15 
68 
- 
28 
74 
54 
acres 
408,853 
2,963 
13,447 
- 
5,565 
14,692 
10,544 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,537 
15 
41 
- 
20 
80 
25 
acres 
364,771 
3,481 
9,782 
- 
4,646 
18,889 
5,932 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,141 
32 
95 
_ 
56 
127 
108 
acres 
1,462,961 
10,980 
34,180 
- 
19,930 
43,744 
36,595 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,014 
17 
37 
- 
15 
37 
77 
acres 
1,351,552 
10,654 
24,289 
- 
10,093 
22,881 
53,015 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
760 
3 
12 
- 
3 
11 
41 
acres 
1,003,538 
3,450 
15,272 
- 
4,526 
14,187 
55,057 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
279 
2 
2 
- 
3 
5 
15 
acres 
915,006 
(D) 
(D) 
9,900 
12,941 
47,843 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
29,273 
400 
669 
- 
419 
853 
791 
2007 
31,083 
400 
748 
1 
482 
967 
822 
acres, 2012 
4,217,041 
36,457 
71,285 
- 
38,075 
97,304 
181,736 
2007 
4,314,954 
32,020 
74,635 
(D) 
43,575 
91,562 
193,034 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26,569 
338 
574 
375 
755 
705 
2007 
26,814 
351 
645 
1 
426 
804 
702 
acres, 2012 
3,783,661 
31,537 
59,612 
- 
31,901 
84,916 
169,969 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
3,651,278 
26,412 
57,838 
(D) 
35,971 
70,375 
170,746 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,850 
69 
90 
- 
55 
115 
111 
2007 
7,768 
91 
202 
- 
114 
259 
236 
acres, 2012 
113,918 
1,639 
3,238 
- 
1,341 
3,101 
2,797 
2007 
279,940 
2,343 
6,857 
- 
2,891 
9,887 
8,279 
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292 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
