Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
824 
8 
29 
" 
3 
11 
37 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
157 
3 
2 
” 
5 
4 
6 
organic production 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
....farms 
158 
2 
4 
1 
3 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
864 
9 
29 
- 
7 
12 
34 
$1,000 
97,177 
181 
2,493 
- 
(D) 
5,838 
3,288 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
192 
2 
3 
_ 
3 
6 
4 
$1,000 
402 
(D) 
6 
- 
7 
5 
3 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
672 
7 
26 
- 
4 
6 
30 
$1,000 
96,775 
(D) 
2,487 
- 
(D) 
5,833 
3,285 
Item 
Chautauqua 
Chemung 
Chenango 
Clinton 
Columbia 
Cortland 
Delaware 
Dutchess 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
18 
1 
21 
6 
13 
27 
15 
9 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
7 
_ 
2 
3 
2 
3 
7 
3 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
4 
- 
1 
2 
- 
4 
4 
4 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
18 
1 
20 
8 
12 
30 
22 
10 
$1,000 
1,528 
(D) 
2,161 
923 
1,526 
6,067 
2,855 
410 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
9 
1 
5 
3 
2 
7 
8 
3 
$1,000 
30 
(D) 
18 
2 
(D) 
21 
19 
7 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
9 
15 
5 
10 
23 
14 
7 
$1,000 
1,498 
- 
2,143 
921 
(D) 
6,045 
2,837 
403 
Item 
Erie 
Essex 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Genesee 
Greene 
Hamilton 
Herkimer 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
6 
8 
15 
1 
7 
5 
- 
19 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
7 
_ 
3 
_ 
2 
5 
_ 
3 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
8 
- 
4 
- 
2 
3 
- 
3 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
10 
7 
16 
1 
7 
7 
17 
$1,000 
1,456 
351 
691 
(D) 
3,035 
(D) 
2,518 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
5 
3 
6 
_ 
1 
4 
_ 
1 
$1,000 
13 
1 
9 
- 
(D) 
9 
- 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
5 
4 
10 
1 
6 
3 
- 
16 
$1,000 
1,443 
350 
681 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Item 
Jefferson 
Kings 
Lewis 
Livingston 
Madison 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Nassau 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
.... farms 
30 
- 
3 
5 
47 
2 
35 
- 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
production exempt from certification 
.... farms 
3 
_ 
1 
_ 
8 
_ 
1 
_ 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
organic production 
.... farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
10 
1 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
27 
4 
5 
44 
2 
34 
$1,000 
4,967 
- 
74 
1,814 
3,231 
(D) 
2,289 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
7 
_ 
1 
_ 
12 
_ 
2 
_ 
$1,000 
11 
- 
(D) 
- 
23 
- 
(D) 
- 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
20 
- 
3 
5 
32 
2 
32 
- 
$1,000 
4,956 
- 
(D) 
1,814 
3,209 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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