Total population (1990 census): 152104
County seat: Tavares
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 144 | 9413 | 20431 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 609 | 1682 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 117 | 7490 | 16803 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 16 | D | D | |
| Grass Silage | 12 | 694 | 3739 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | 13 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 4 | 43 | ||
| Squash | 6 | 26 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 4 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 9 | 234 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 15 | 67 | 35004 vines | |
| Peaches | 6 | 6 | 232 trees | |
| Persimmons | 11 | 51 | 3355 | |
| Other Noncitrus Fruit | 5 | D | D | |
| Grapefruit | 123 | 1355 | 155447 trees | |
| Kumquats | 3 | D | D | |
| Lemons | 5 | 3 | D | |
| Oranges | 508 | 19730 | 2188396 trees | |
| Tangelos | 82 | 1366 | 159825 trees | |
| Honey Tangerines | 12 | 220 | 33905 trees | |
| Other Tangerines | 88 | 2686 | 382694 trees | |
| Other Citrus Fruits | 12 | 191 | 18484 trees | |
| Pecans | 13 | 195 | 3722 in shell | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 3 | 1720 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 16 | 68 | 86047 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 | 290 | 18923654 | 4252 | 118817 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 134 | X | 2643 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 188 | 18006804 | 726 | 81080 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 21 | 1664239 | 30 | 13126 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 41 | 7129659 | 513 | 26220 |
| Foliage Plants | 122 | 7928352 | 169 | 35299 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 18 | 1284554 | 15 | 6435 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | X | 33 | 378 |
| Nursery Crops | 94 | D | 1955 | 35360 |
| Sod Harvested | 7 | X | 1452 | 1391 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 8 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.