Total population (1990 census): 131556
County seat: Alexandria
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 | 60 | 11775 | 1661488 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 15 | 3086 | 243418 bu | |
| Wheat | 9 | 802 | 31768 bu | |
| Rice | 9 | 5415 | 228743 cwt | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 122 | 38712 | 1416370 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 262 | 11078 | 26057 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 7 | 105 | 101 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 190 | 8020 | 20046 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 73 | 2688 | 5705 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 265 | 614 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Head Cabbage | 3 | D | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | D | ||
| Okra | 4 | 4 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 106 | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | 5 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | Z | 32 trees | |
| Peaches | 4 | 4 | 98 trees | |
| Pecans | 25 | 870 | 31642 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 4 | D | D | |
| Blackberries | 3 | D | D | |
| Tame Blueberries | 4 | 5 | 6500 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 58 | 14972 | 26183 bales | |
| Sugarcane for Seed | 8 | 459 | 16716 tons | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | 12 | 5168 | 184538 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 | 123 | 1358475 | 1284 | 19478 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 81 | X | 1039 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 37 | 328596 | 186 | 3732 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 17 | 170868 | 79 | 1409 |
| Foliage Plants | 12 | 127400 | 34 | 1354 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 11 | 30328 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 20 | D |
| Nursery Crops | 87 | 895011 | 1053 | 14807 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | D | D | 883 |
*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.