Total population (1990 census): 6,016,425
State Capital: Boston
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | bu | |||
| Sweet Corn for Seed | ||||
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | bu | |||
| Sorghum for Sirup | lbs | |||
| Wheat | bu | |||
| Durum Wheat for Grain | bu | |||
| Other Spring Wheat | bu | |||
| Winter Wheat for Grain | bu | |||
| Barley | bu | |||
| Buckwheat | bu | |||
| Canola | lbs | |||
| Other Rapeseed | bu | |||
| Emmer and Spelt | bu | |||
| Flaxseed | bu | |||
| Mustard Seed | lbs | |||
| Oats | bu | |||
| Popcorn | lbs shelled | |||
| Proso Millet | bu | |||
| Rice | cwt | |||
| Rye | bu | |||
| Safflower | lbs | |||
| Sunflower Seed | lbs | |||
| Triticale | bu | |||
| Wild Rice | lbs | |||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | bu | |||
| Dry Edible Beans | cwt | |||
| Dry Lima Beans | cwt | |||
| Dry Edible Peas | lbs | |||
| Lentils | lbs | |||
| Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | bu | |||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | X | |||
| Alfalfa Seed | lbs | |||
| Austrian Winter Peas | ||||
| Bahia Grass Seed | lbs | |||
| Bentgrass Seed | lbs | |||
| Bermuda Grass Seed | lbs | |||
| Bromegrass Seed | lbs | |||
| Crimson Clover Seed | lbs | |||
| Fescue Seed | lbs | |||
| Foxtail Millet Seed | lbs | |||
| Kentucky Bluegrass Seed | ||||
| Ladino Clover Seed | lbs | |||
| Lespedeza Seed | lbs | |||
| Orchardgrass Seed | lbs | |||
| Red Clover Seed | lbs | |||
| Redtop Seed | lbs | |||
| Ryegrass Seed | lbs | |||
| Sudangrass Seed | lbs | |||
| Sugar Beets for Seed | ||||
| Sugarcane for Seed | tons | |||
| Sweetclover Seed | lbs | |||
| Timothy Seed | lbs | |||
| Vetch Seed | lbs | |||
| Wheatgrass Seed | lbs | |||
| White Clover Seeds | lbs | |||
| Other Seeds | lbs | |||
| Total Hay* | tons, dry | |||
| Alfalfa Hay | tons, dry | |||
| Small Grain Hay | tons, dry | |||
| Tame Hay | tons, dry | |||
| Wild Hay | tons dry | |||
| Grass Silage | tons, grn | |||
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | tons, grn | |||
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 1 | D | X | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | ||||
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | tons, grn | |||
| Sorghum Hogged or Grazed | ||||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 51 | 103 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 5 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 183 | 352 | ||
| Beets | 68 | 39 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | tons | |||
| Broccoli | 85 | 63 | ||
| Brussels Sprouts | 16 | 5 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 13 | 11 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 122 | 368 | ||
| Cantaloups | 80 | 60 | ||
| Carrots | 78 | 98 | ||
| Cauliflower | 34 | 25 | ||
| Celery | 9 | 7 | ||
| Chicory | 5 | 4 | ||
| Collards | 15 | 47 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 218 | 1240 | ||
| Eggplant | 85 | 93 | ||
| Endive | 4 | D | ||
| Escarole | 6 | 14 | ||
| Garlic | 31 | 11 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 51 | 26 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 10 | 6 | ||
| Kale | 18 | 48 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 110 | 238 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 6 | 2 | ||
| Dry Onions | 49 | 39 | ||
| Green Onions | 36 | 16 | ||
| Okra | 3 | 1 | ||
| Parsley | 13 | 6 | ||
| Green Peas | 71 | 62 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 61 | 191 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 248 | 471 | ||
| Potatoes | cwt | |||
| Sweetpotatoes | bu | |||
| Pumpkins | 417 | 2271 | ||
| Radishes | 21 | 27 | ||
| Rhubarb | 21 | 26 | ||
| Spinach | 22 | 8 | ||
| Squash | 424 | 2187 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 500 | 6800 | ||
| Tomatoes | 388 | 422 | ||
| Turnips | 20 | 36 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 1 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 80 | 380 | ||
| Watercress | 1 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 21 | 12 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 77 | 205 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 388 | 5795 | 579004 trees | |
| Apricots | 5 | D | 18 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 44 | 38 | 978 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 40 | 26 | 724 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 30 | 12 | 254 trees | |
| Grapes | 81 | 189 | 120350 trees | |
| Nectarines | 6 | 6 | 520 trees | |
| Peaches | 154 | 378 | 41560 trees | |
| Pears | 73 | 113 | 8836 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 15 | 15 | 656 | |
| Peanuts | lbs | |||
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 12 | 6 | 289 | |
| Other Nuts | 1 | D | D | |
| Blackberries | 8 | 2 | 1981 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 215 | 469 | 945054 lbs | |
| Wild Blueberries | 23 | 278 | 162966 lbs | |
| Cranberries | 542 | 13732 | 2039538 cwt | |
| Currants | 542 | 13732 | 2039538 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 137 | 136 | 178668 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 212 | 425 | 1564481 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 1 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | bales | |||
| Ginger Root | lbs | |||
| Herbs, Total | ||||
| Herbs, Dried | ||||
| Hops | lbs | |||
| Jojoba Harvested | lbs | |||
| Lotus Root | lbs | |||
| Maple Trees Tapped | 214 | 1790 | 182909 | |
| Mint for Oil | lbs | |||
| Pineapples Harvested | tons | |||
| Pineapples Not Harvested | X | |||
| Ginseng | 1 | D | D | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | tons | |||
| Taro | lbs | |||
| Tobacco | lbs | |||
| Other | 16 | 83 | X | |
| 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 | 1375 | 12441420 | 6891 | 128192 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 354 | X | 1624 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 760 | 11082491 | 706 | 85213 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 634 | 6357534 | 470 | 53145 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 130 | 1079546 | 155 | 6309 |
| Foliage Plants | 50 | 516540 | 11 | 2802 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 234 | 3128871 | 71 | 22958 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 20 | 85420 | 30 | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 380 | X | 142 | 2239 |
| Mushrooms | 3 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Crops | 208 | 409906 | 2174 | 31013 |
| Sod Harvested | 7 | X | 591 | 1410 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 28 | D | 16 | 105 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 97 | 733343 | X | 3434 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 493 | 65450 | 3233 | 2346 |
*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.