Total population (1990 census): 380105
County seat: Baton Rouge
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 5 | 578 | 24298 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | 330 | X | |
| Total Hay* | 191 | 9322 | 24145 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 13 | 780 | 1915 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 111 | 5444 | 16323 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 76 | 2798 | 5341 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 5 | 300 | 1698 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 7 | 938 | 9170 tons, grn | |
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 4 | 3 | D | |
| Pecans | 20 | 219 | 1931 in shell | |
| 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 | 22 | 120352 | 169 | 2615 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | X | 30 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 11 | D | 4 | 2251 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 9 | 76200 | 3 | 956 |
| Foliage Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | 17500 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 145 | D |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 13 | 33 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | D | 8 | 68 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.