Total population (1990 census): 1041219
County seat: Sacramento
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 | 73 | 26662 | 4328447 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 9 | 2512 | 231330 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 58 | 8437 | 616770 bu | |
| Durum Wheat for Grain | 1 | D | D | |
| Barley | 21 | 1677 | 115439 bu | |
| Rice | 26 | 8069 | 653294 cwt | |
| Safflower | 37 | 6842 | 16745830 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 6 | 682 | 11430 cwt | |
| Dry Lima Beans | 3 | 337 | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 16 | 4610 | X | |
| Ladino Clover Seed | 5 | 838 | 309540 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Sudangrass Seed | 13 | 3587 | 10051235 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 254 | 24695 | 80647 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | 6545 | 35063 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 83 | 4591 | 10190 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 104 | 7731 | 19810 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 26 | 1797 | 3441 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 40 | 4031 | 36414 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 46 | 7632 | 170964 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | D | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Snap Bean | 16 | 24 | ||
| Beets | 8 | 4 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 10 | 2593 | 64470 tons | |
| Broccoli | 8 | 3 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 13 | 81 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 4 | 3 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 7 | 28 | ||
| Celery | 3 | 1 | ||
| Chinese Peas | 9 | 6 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 14 | 19 | ||
| Eggplant | 13 | 8 | ||
| Garlic | 4 | 2 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 8 | 4 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | 1 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 12 | 11 | ||
| Dry Onions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Green Onions | 10 | 123 | ||
| Okra | 8 | 1 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 9 | 11 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 7 | 55 | ||
| Potatoes | 6 | 13 | 1820 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 9 | 130 | ||
| Squash | 13 | 17 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 12 | 624 | ||
| Tomatoes | 46 | 7679 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 34 | 50 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | D | ||
| Other Vegetables | 13 | 80 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 32 | 254 | 83742 trees | |
| Apricots | 15 | 11 | 1143 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 25 | 355 | 34349 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 25 | 355 | 34349 trees | |
| Figs | 4 | 1 | 34 trees | |
| Grapes | 70 | 10101 | 5688834 vines | |
| Kiwifruit | 8 | 30 | 4727 trees | |
| Nectarines | 7 | 8 | 1010 trees | |
| Olives | 6 | 26 | 1570 trees | |
| Peaches | 24 | 94 | 19756 trees | |
| Pears | 88 | 6407 | 1027852 trees | |
| Persimmons | 11 | 7 | 797 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 11 | 24 | 3183 trees | |
| Pomegranates | 4 | D | D | |
| Other Non-Citrus Fruits | 5 | 2 | 207 trees | |
| Grapefruit | 6 | 1 | 46 trees | |
| Lemons | 3 | Z | 13 trees | |
| Oranges | 15 | 14 | 1183 trees | |
| Almonds | 14 | 134 | 11454 | |
| Pecans | 4 | 5 | 192 in shell | |
| Pistachios | 3 | 9 | 820 in shell | |
| English Walnuts | 50 | 357 | 14959 in shell | |
| Other Nuts | 3 | D | D | |
| Blackberries | 5 | 1 | 1000 lbs | |
| Boysenberries | 3 | 1 | 200 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 18 | 31 | 754668 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 8 | 4 | X | |
| Other | 3 | 137 | 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 | 73 | 1660971 | 624 | 19478 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 47 | X | 622 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 33 | 182121 | 21 | 1060 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 15 | 166855 | 11 | 974 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 11 | 2452 | 5 | 43 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 5 | D | D | 97 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 20 | D | 307 | 16504 |
| Sod Harvested | 3 | X | 226 | 1433 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 5 | D | 8 | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | D | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | 33350 | D | 155 |
*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.