Total population (1990 census): 57274
County seat: Kinston
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 | 210 | 23788 | 2019526 bu | |
| Wheat | 124 | 14434 | 713221 bu | |
| Oats | 7 | 138 | 8870 bu | |
| Rye | 9 | 309 | 8910 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 212 | 27000 | 696355 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 65 | 1819 | 3519 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 7 | 196 | 306 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 56 | 1410 | 2918 tons, dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 198 | 749 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 7 | 288 | 4540 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 4 | 19 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 5 | 299 | ||
| Okra | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | 269 | ||
| Sweetpotatoes | 5 | D | D | |
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 7 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | 25 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 7 | 12 | 901 trees | |
| Peanuts | 3 | 55 | 126808 lbs | |
| Pecans | 6 | 18 | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 77 | 29330 | 45390 bales | |
| Tobacco | 224 | 10958 | 25585401 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 | 15 | 105600 | 59 | 917 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 6 | D | D | 241 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 7 | D | D | 544 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | 52000 | D | 109 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.