Total population (1990 census): 92935
County seat: Statesville
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 | 99 | 5727 | 488767 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | D | D | |
| Wheat | 86 | 5345 | 307606 bu | |
| Barley | 25 | 1861 | 145157 bu | |
| Oats | 22 | 447 | 33505 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 113 | 9185 | 285144 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | D | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 3 | D | D | |
| Total Hay* | 786 | 30090 | 68213 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | 1358 | 4361 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 85 | 1542 | 3617 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 710 | 25125 | 56242 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 39 | 844 | 1621 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 38 | 1221 | 7122 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 79 | 10871 | 150590 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 5 | 1 | ||
| Cantaloups | 4 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | Z | ||
| Okra | 4 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | 8 | 686 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 8 | 44 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 7 | 4 | ||
| Tomatoes | 10 | 5 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | 3 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 13 | 18 | 1025 trees | |
| Grapes | 9 | 5 | 2552 trees | |
| Peaches | 12 | 14 | 1404 trees | |
| Pears | 7 | 2 | 30 trees | |
| Pecans | 5 | 1 | 19 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 3 | D | D | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 6 | 3930 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tobacco | 43 | 576 | 1231660 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 | 25 | 184320 | 229 | 1120 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 10 | X | 59 | X |
| Nursery Crops | 18 | D | 197 | 574 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | D | 32 | 159 |
*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.