Total population (1990 census): 174819
County seat: Ashville
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 | 33 | 538 | 40140 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 541 | 11423 | 20732 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 71 | 883 | 2044 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 26 | 493 | 994 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 450 | 8655 | 15566 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 45 | 899 | 1117 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 11 | 493 | 3034 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 54 | 1926 | 33943 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 6 | 3 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | 1 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 3 | 1 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 6 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | 1 | ||
| Potatoes | 18 | 8 | 726 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 5 | 11 | ||
| Spinach | 3 | D | ||
| Squash | 6 | 18 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 13 | 131 | ||
| Tomatoes | 14 | 21 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | 13 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 25 | 47 | 5271 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 3 | Z | 27 trees | |
| Grapes | 5 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 4 | 1 | 16 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | Z | 29 trees | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 2 | 1720 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 10 | 14 | 15080 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 7 | 3 | 7090 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 3 | D | 1950 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 3 | 1 | X | |
| Tobacco | 356 | 1182 | 1780140 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 | 75 | 697833 | 204 | 20980 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 17 | X | 57 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 32 | 625133 | 46 | 19545 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 28 | D | 22 | 6574 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | 319488 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 19 | X | 72 | 209 |
| Nursery Crops | 22 | 35708 | 44 | 317 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | 21192 | D | 849 |
*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.