Total population (1990 census): 54651
County seat: Fort Payne
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 196 | 16218 | 1364696 bu | |
| Wheat | 18 | 693 | 27897 bu | |
| Rye | 4 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Sirup | 3 | 8 | 1941 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 127 | 10827 | 275980 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 9 | D | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 8 | 172 | 29368 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 1103 | 33145 | 77611 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | 163 | 326 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 28 | 819 | 1798 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 1002 | 29096 | 70841 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 80 | 2221 | 3703 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 28 | 846 | 2824 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 5 | 103 | 975 tons, green | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 7 | 5 | ||
| Cantaloups | 4 | 3 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 6 | 9 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 6 | 4 | ||
| Okra | 5 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | Z | ||
| Potatoes | 25 | 2428 | 327435 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
| Squash | 6 | 5 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 19 | 117 | ||
| Tomatoes | 5 | 2 | ||
| Watermelons | 16 | 214 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 12 | 945 trees | |
| Peaches | 3 | D | D | |
| Pecans | 6 | 19 | 207 in shell | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | D | 1035 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 5 | 5 | 16340 lbs | |
| 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 | 15 | 222278 | 935 | 2112 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 5 | X | 7 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 7 | D | D | D |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 6 | 36056 | D | 117 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 10 | D |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 911 | 1813 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.