Total population (1990 census): 274713
County seat: Fayetteville
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 | 126 | 10477 | 705828 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | 384 | 18690 bu | |
| Wheat | 56 | 6309 | 297730 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | D | D | |
| Oats | 15 | 1061 | 74555 bu | |
| Rye | 17 | 696 | 16538 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 140 | 20125 | 465461 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 121 | 4695 | 10269 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | 82 | D | |
| Small Grain Hay | 16 | 434 | 813 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 114 | 3855 | 8889 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | 52 | 59 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 5 | 272 | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 4 | 3 | ||
| Cantaloups | 7 | 40 | ||
| Collards | 8 | 199 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas | 5 | 16 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 5 | 70 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 4 | 6 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | D | ||
| Okra | 6 | 7 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | 2 | ||
| Sweetpotatoes | 5 | 439 | 119332 bu | |
| Squash | 4 | 40 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 12 | 36 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | D | ||
| Turnips | 3 | D | ||
| Turnip Greens | 5 | 51 | ||
| Watermelons | 23 | 89 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 4 | D | D | |
| Peanuts | 6 | 225 | 447000 lbs | |
| Pecans | 7 | 33 | 360 in shell | |
| Strawberries | 5 | 18 | 62920 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 18 | 3925 | 5474 bales | |
| Herbs, Total | 4 | 6 | X | |
| Tobacco | 86 | 2589 | 5821090 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 | 26 | 80570 | 180 | 1462 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 10 | X | 83 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 18 | 48170 | 23 | 543 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | D | D | 316 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | 29800 | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 33 | 610 |
| Sod Harvested | 3 | X | 109 | 245 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.