Total population (1990 census): 52553
County seat: Beaufort
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 | 28 | 19822 | D | |
| Wheat | 11 | 6577 | 225318 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 33 | 19948 | 666848 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 12 | 193 | 391 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 11 | D | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 4 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 4 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 7 | 10 | ||
| Collards | 3 | 1 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 4 | 7 | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | 528 | 103280 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 3 | 8 | ||
| Squash | 4 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 10 | 75 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 3 | 9 | ||
| Watermelons | 9 | 59 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | 1 | D | |
| Peaches | 3 | 2 | 70 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | 1 | 36 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | 1 | 26 | |
| Pecans | 5 | D | 122 in shell | |
| Strawberries | 10 | 17 | 123750 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tobacco | 26 | 910 | 2040127 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 | 12 | 74100 | 128 | 611 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 7 | 29600 | D | 358 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 6 | D | D | 343 |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | D | 77 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.