Total population (1990 census): 863503
County seat: West Palm Beach
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Rice | 8 | D | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 7 | 100 | 147 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | 55 | D | |
| Wild Hay | 4 | 45 | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 16 | 4291 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 4 | 563 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 14 | 3599 | ||
| Eggplant | 6 | 1056 | ||
| Endive | 3 | D | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 7 | 1695 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 4 | 2454 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 8 | 255 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 17 | 6587 | ||
| Radishes | 4 | 7643 | ||
| Squash | 7 | 213 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 26 | 21770 | ||
| Tomatoes | 5 | 3960 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Avocados | 4 | 2 | D | |
| Bananas | 8 | 5 | 1153 trees | |
| Grapes | 3 | D | D | |
| Mangoes | 13 | 63 | 5458 trees | |
| Papayas | 5 | 3 | D | |
| Persimmons | 5 | 1 | 52 | |
| Other Noncitrus Fruit | 12 | 65 | 5591 | |
| Grapefruit | 34 | 2662 | 258850 trees | |
| Lemons | 3 | D | D | |
| Oranges | 45 | 8782 | 1045418 trees | |
| Tangelos | 5 | 430 | 46510 trees | |
| Honey Tangerines | 7 | 965 | 124511 trees | |
| Other Nuts | 4 | 2 | 45 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 7 | 1695 | X | |
| Sugarcane for Seed | 29 | 13651 | 532428 tons | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | 84 | 344899 | 12911773 tons | |
| 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 | 440 | 29598439 | 25611 | 174641 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 330 | X | 15377 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 213 | 28736385 | 2096 | 85462 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 44 | D | D | D |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | D | D | D |
| Foliage Plants | 146 | 25093020 | 981 | 58257 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 55 | 2448425 | 149 | 19733 |
| Nursery Crops | 221 | 547747 | 2784 | 44742 |
| Sod Harvested | 14 | X | 19502 | 41402 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 6 | 276600 | X | 776 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 39 | D | D | 592 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.