Total population (1990 census): 692134
County seat: Towson
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 | 141 | 16088 | 1127175 bu | |
| Wheat | 60 | 2491 | 141170 bu | |
| Barley | 32 | 1524 | 114301 bu | |
| Oats | 10 | 102 | 8348 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 22 | 946 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 70 | 9072 | 283619 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 300 | 8603 | 18053 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 115 | 2474 | 6476 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 191 | 382 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 200 | 4902 | 9561 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 42 | 710 | 1102 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 16 | 326 | 1603 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 43 | 3304 | 31447 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 4 | D | 319 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 6 | 6 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 10 | 23 | ||
| Snap Beans | 31 | 192 | ||
| Beets | 14 | 29 | ||
| Broccoli | 7 | 10 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 19 | 164 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 15 | 50 | ||
| Cauliflower | 4 | D | ||
| Collards | 20 | 154 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 15 | 33 | ||
| Eggplant | 14 | 23 | ||
| Garlic | 3 | D | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 6 | 4 | ||
| Kale | 25 | 134 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 6 | 13 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 10 | 60 | ||
| Green Onions | 6 | 6 | ||
| Okra | 5 | 7 | ||
| Parsley | 3 | D | ||
| Green Peas | 9 | 25 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 11 | 13 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 33 | 53 | ||
| Potatoes | 9 | 7 | 953 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 29 | 233 | ||
| Radishes | 8 | 5 | ||
| Rhubarb | 3 | Z | ||
| Spinach | 19 | 80 | ||
| Squash | 28 | 65 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 48 | 692 | ||
| Tomatoes | 57 | 161 | ||
| Turnips | 11 | 13 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 9 | 50 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 3 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 10 | 43 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | 51 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 37 | 105 | 11524 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 11 | 2 | 93 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 11 | 2 | 79 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 3 | Z | 14 trees | |
| Grapes | 27 | 88 | 47375 vines | |
| Peaches | 21 | 47 | 6457 trees | |
| Pears | 8 | 7 | 532 trees | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 4 | 5 | 144 | |
| Blackberries | 5 | 2 | 3190 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 10 | 3 | 3010 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 21 | 31 | 93266 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 | 134 | 1929146 | 825 | 22675 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 34 | X | 166 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 66 | 1771486 | D | 14070 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 49 | 930818 | 52 | 8493 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 17 | 316050 | 20 | 2103 |
| Foliage Plants | 8 | 72600 | D | 729 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 15 | 452018 | D | 2745 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 28 | X | 129 | 209 |
| Nursery Crops | 31 | 81000 | 354 | 7865 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seed | 5 | D | D | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 27 | 65960 | 266 | 511 |
*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.