Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
35,537 
494 
784 
1 
563 
1,038 
891 
2007 
36,352 
498 
847 
1 
580 
1,122 
936 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
3,651,278 
26,412 
57,838 
(D) 
35,971 
70,375 
170,746 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
23,795 
354 
562 
1 
448 
728 
533 
2007 
24,565 
370 
629 
1 
406 
792 
566 
acres, 2012 
2,685,977 
24,388 
66,420 
(D) 
45,361 
85,406 
53,149 
2007 
2,861,014 
27,488 
84,461 
(D) 
41,304 
94,736 
63,726 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,976 
213 
368 
268 
469 
366 
2007 
16,195 
233 
439 
1 
269 
520 
365 
acres, 2012 
814,004 
7,440 
14,673 
- 
9,936 
18,676 
23,070 
2007 
891,785 
7,452 
21,463 
(D) 
10,519 
22,029 
24,699 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
10,263 
122 
197 
_ 
105 
295 
334 
2007 
10,424 
107 
202 
- 
152 
287 
325 
acres, 2012 
4,262,508 
37,465 
82,058 
- 
33,261 
102,656 
182,853 
2007 
4,117,747 
31,804 
63,861 
- 
43,507 
84,081 
178,235 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,540,324 
15,726 
49,397 
- 
19,326 
66,972 
111,901 
2007 
2,467,708 
15,461 
40,754 
- 
26,012 
54,537 
105,158 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,722,184 
21,739 
32,661 
- 
13,935 
35,684 
70,952 
2007 
1,650,039 
16,343 
23,107 
- 
17,495 
29,544 
73,077 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9,492 
114 
188 
- 
98 
277 
319 
2007 
9,662 
101 
193 
- 
141 
258 
307 
acres, 2012 
2,831,418 
23,195 
43,514 
- 
21,254 
60,466 
144,853 
2007 
2,641,935 
17,675 
35,065 
- 
24,687 
45,477 
140,081 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,479 
18 
25 
_ 
10 
15 
24 
2007 
1,363 
21 
16 
- 
22 
43 
45 
acres, 2012 
235,091 
1,541 
1,905 
- 
1,054 
9,195 
2,442 
2007 
195,982 
1,738 
2,510 
- 
1,802 
4,622 
7,515 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,101 
11 
18 
- 
9 
9 
20 
2007 
957 
17 
13 
- 
16 
26 
30 
acres, 2012 
138,239 
902 
1,425 
- 
711 
5,774 
2,046 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
117,558 
1,285 
1,310 
765 
2,869 
5,966 
Total operators 
number 
57,022 
761 
1,225 
1 
888 
1,582 
1,415 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,077 
265 
407 
1 
290 
574 
470 
2 operators 
14,487 
195 
315 
- 
241 
401 
336 
3 operators 
2,342 
30 
60 
- 
22 
50 
72 
4 operators 
432 
4 
2 
- 
3 
9 
9 
5 or more operators 
199 
" 
- 
" 
7 
4 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
19,215 
290 
409 
- 
341 
493 
429 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,512 
262 
349 
- 
293 
446 
342 
2 operators 
1,072 
14 
30 
- 
14 
22 
28 
3 operators 
124 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
4 operators 
24 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
14 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
57,984 
773 
1,239 
1 
876 
1,725 
1,473 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
18,840 
268 
498 
1 
317 
628 
491 
2 operators 
14,511 
194 
312 
- 
234 
410 
368 
3 operators 
2,284 
30 
33 
- 
27 
66 
66 
4 operators 
485 
5 
2 
- 
- 
11 
9 
5 or more operators 
232 
1 
2 
" 
2 
7 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
19,333 
271 
383 
- 
299 
559 
438 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
16,663 
239 
357 
- 
278 
503 
386 
2 operators 
1,078 
10 
13 
- 
9 
22 
23 
3 operators 
125 
4 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 operators 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
29,078 
350 
678 
1 
447 
875 
756 
2007 
29,664 
368 
722 
1 
480 
931 
813 
acres, 2012 
6,578,785 
53,761 
133,908 
(D) 
70,524 
180,340 
228,309 
2007 
6,581,956 
51,762 
138,717 
(D) 
78,174 
164,058 
239,645 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,459 
144 
106 
_ 
116 
163 
135 
2007 
6,688 
130 
125 
- 
100 
191 
123 
acres, 2012 
604,791 
9,633 
16,475 
- 
9,152 
16,917 
10,135 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
592,787 
9,268 
12,115 
- 
8,439 
19,381 
9,831 
Farming 
2012 
20,400 
230 
406 
1 
275 
538 
529 
2007 
19,624 
213 
400 
1 
252 
550 
513 
Other 
2012 
15,137 
264 
378 
- 
288 
500 
362 
Place of residence: 
2007 
16,728 
285 
447 
" 
328 
572 
423 
On farm operated 
2012 
30,665 
390 
673 
- 
465 
914 
813 
2007 
31,588 
433 
748 
- 
502 
977 
821 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
4,872 
104 
111 
1 
98 
124 
78 
2007 
4,764 
65 
99 
1 
78 
145 
115 
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502 New York 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
