Total population (1990 census): 17,990,455
State Capital: Albany
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 5493 | 578715 | 62242783 bu | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 4 | 296 | 651200 | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 4 | 58 | 1900 bu | |
| Wheat | 1887 | 120927 | 6339980 bu | |
| Barley | 494 | 12847 | 695121 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 101 | 2423 | 44289 bu | |
| Canola | 7 | 411 | 259200 lbs | |
| Emmer and Spelt | 11 | 200 | 9035 bu | |
| Oats | 2808 | 77240 | 4841802 bu | |
| Popcorn | 3 | 3 | D | |
| Rye | 312 | 5558 | 186800 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 22 | 411 | 328440 lbs | |
| Triticale | 5 | 371 | 6626 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 952 | 99879 | 3685535 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 402 | 43305 | 649449 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 110 | 3626 | X | |
| Red Clover Seed | 83 | 2380 | 212484 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 5 | 253 | 73390 lbs | |
| Timothy Seed | 27 | 595 | 87285 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 4 | 225 | 55865 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 20805 | 2073486 | 4035722 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10532 | 600523 | 1421329 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 972 | 32779 | 54897 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 11659 | 740681 | 1301846 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 2551 | 107383 | 143419 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6091 | 592120 | 3342687 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 8250 | 551365 | 8235781 tons, grn | |
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 23 | 593 | X | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 4 | 80 | 290 | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 189 | 3232 | 28163 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 137 | 232 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 20 | 48 | ||
| Snap Beans | 522 | 28675 | ||
| Beets | 176 | 2832 | ||
| Broccoli | 232 | 612 | ||
| Brussels Sprouts | 67 | 63 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 40 | 714 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 389 | 13678 | ||
| Mustard Cabbage | 2 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 247 | 376 | ||
| Carrots | 124 | 1227 | ||
| Cauliflower | 178 | 691 | ||
| Celery | 14 | 11 | ||
| Chicory | 5 | 11 | ||
| Collards | 52 | 134 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 414 | 3789 | ||
| Eggplant | 146 | 564 | ||
| Endive | 12 | D | ||
| Escarole | 12 | 53 | ||
| Garlic | 131 | 153 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 103 | 82 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 14 | 28 | ||
| Kale | 49 | 68 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 156 | 1384 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 27 | 86 | ||
| Dry Onions | 265 | 11792 | ||
| Green Onions | 53 | 287 | ||
| Okra | 9 | 5 | ||
| Parsley | 33 | 51 | ||
| Green Peas | 371 | 18365 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 118 | 102 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 434 | 958 | ||
| Potatoes | 544 | 23920 | 6611891 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 919 | 5388 | ||
| Radishes | 56 | 810 | ||
| Rhubarb | 43 | 180 | ||
| Spinach | 72 | 627 | ||
| Squash | 661 | 2899 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 1542 | 66581 | ||
| Tomatoes | 880 | 3289 | ||
| Turnips | 28 | 34 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 8 | 12 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 117 | 894 | ||
| Watermelons | 86 | 107 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 139 | 787 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 1286 | 60250 | 8029642 trees | |
| Apricots | 24 | 45 | 4298 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 349 | 3669 | 361259 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 249 | D | D | |
| Tart Cherries | 211 | 2732 | 269299 trees | |
| Grapes | 1260 | 33047 | 21535582 trees | |
| Nectarines | 16 | 49 | 4354 trees | |
| Peaches | 277 | 1841 | 204000 trees | |
| Pears | 272 | 1944 | 241216 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 133 | 337 | 35986 | |
| Filberts and Hazelnets | 4 | D | 83 | |
| English Walnuts | 4 | D | D | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 49 | 329 | 20760 | |
| Other Nuts | 10 | 69 | 1553 | |
| Blackberries | 37 | 64 | 112328 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 257 | 713 | 1517934 lbs | |
| Wild Blueberries | 12 | 84 | 88580 lbs | |
| Currants | 8 | 3 | 1450 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 278 | 362 | 493307 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 489 | 1538 | 5072576 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 8 | 2 | 2520 | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 104 | D | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 1 | D | D | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 1018 | 28749 | 1447712 | |
| Other | 54 | 671 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3346 | 28781141 | 47461 | 290722 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 701 | X | 11529 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 1595 | 25855743 | 1610 | 177763 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 1341 | 16595648 | 846 | 107500 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 239 | 1183793 | 570 | 10280 |
| Foliage Plants | 145 | 1257166 | 39 | 6976 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 439 | 6819136 | 154 | 53006 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 38 | 305800 | 44 | 1255 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 1060 | X | 1838 | 12491 |
| Mushrooms | 7 | 299208 | X | 2266 |
| Nursery Crops | 614 | 809863 | 12411 | 64724 |
| Sod Harvested | 30 | X | 4965 | 20236 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 46 | 114393 | 64 | 424 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 120 | 612688 | X | 3488 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 1195 | 783446 | 26529 | 8075 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.