Total population (1990 census): 80312
County seat: Opelousas
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 | 87 | 22093 | 2742154 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 7 | 1176 | 97008 bu | |
| Wheat | 20 | 4331 | 172537 bu | |
| Rice | 69 | 27068 | 1116656 cwt | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 222 | 103439 | 3153441 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 330 | 11624 | 25891 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | 88 | 189 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 10 | 285 | 796 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 211 | 7811 | 18323 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 121 | 3106 | 6222 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 11 | 334 | 1081 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 5 | 4 | ||
| Cantaloups | 3 | D | ||
| Green Cowpeas | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | D | ||
| Okra | 6 | 4 | ||
| Potatoes | 8 | 35 | 3475 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 15 | 1786 | 396130 bu | |
| Squash | 5 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 7 | 48 | ||
| Tomatoes | 5 | 2 | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Figs | 3 | 5 | 189 trees | |
| Peaches | 5 | 25 | 917 trees | |
| Pecans | 28 | 235 | 3532 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 10 | 1484 | 2701 bales | |
| Sugarcane for Seed | 9 | 956 | 26715 tons | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | 14 | 9196 | 285019 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 | 18 | D | 678 | 4672 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 9 | X | 454 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | 6700 | D | 44 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 5 | 6700 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 6 | 3 |
| Nursery Crops | 10 | D | 631 | 4462 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.