Total population (1990 census): 67910
County seat: Hernando
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 | 32 | 13232 | 1548056 bu | |
| Wheat | 15 | 2379 | 100020 bu | |
| Rice | 4 | 2650 | 124290 cwt | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 56 | 40570 | 1375443 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 198 | 11128 | 24100 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 135 | 6731 | 16060 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 83 | 4397 | 8040 tons dry | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 3 | 100 | 440 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Okra | 3 | 1 | ||
| Tomatoes | 5 | 2 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 6 | 9 | 532 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | D | D | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | D | D | |
| Pecans | 7 | 65 | 1897 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 18 | 11785 | 20584 bales | |
| 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 | 14 | D | 459 | 876 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 1 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | D | D | D |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | X | 38 | 35 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.