Total population (1990 census): 29668
County seat: Sylva
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 | 10 | 19 | 1265 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 71 | 946 | 1516 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 63 | 828 | 1362 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 7 | D | D | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 6 | 75 | 1355 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Head Cabbage | 5 | 11 | ||
| Potatoes | 7 | 4 | 389 cwt | |
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 23 | 2448 trees | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Ginseng | 1 | D | D | |
| Tobacco | 7 | 23 | 42664 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 | 98 | 75848 | 2635 | 5208 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 25 | X | 50 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 14 | 48048 | D | 298 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 10 | 48048 | 3 | 187 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | 3 | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 73 | X | 1671 | 4395 |
| Nursery Crops | 20 | D | 38 | 280 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 28 | D | 908 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.