
Total population (1990 census): 54135
County seat: Athens
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 | 92 | 8411 | 714632 bu | |
| Wheat | 45 | 5590 | 269438 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | 31 | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 138 | 36287 | 1046298 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 5 | D | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 4 | 89 | 6269 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 524 | 21592 | 38145 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | 364 | 1283 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 40 | 953 | 1634 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 423 | 15555 | 28638 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 102 | 4323 | 6149 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 14 | 397 | 1328 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 6 | 578 | 10995 tons, green | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 3 | 16 | 1154 cwt | |
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 72 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 8 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 12 | 111 | D | |
| Grapes | 4 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 15 | 180 | 22172 trees | |
| Pecans | 4 | 1 | 12 in shell | |
| Strawberries | 4 | 12 | 91250 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 54 | 21951 | 23978 bales | |
| 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 | 28 | 995428 | 750 | 5073 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 14 | X | 205 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 13 | D | D | 578 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 8 | 119436 | D | 497 |
| Foliage Plants | 5 | D | D | 40 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | 41 |
| Nursery Crops | 17 | D | 658 | 4359 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | 38 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.