Total population (1990 census): 14433
County seat: Bakersville
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 | 13 | 55 | 5465 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 128 | 2451 | 5480 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | 85 | 168 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 11 | 13 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 108 | 2148 | 4828 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 12 | 198 | 467 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 3 | 9 | 9 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 11 | 4 | 457 cwt | |
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 5 | 45 | 4032 trees | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tobacco | 107 | 379 | 550729 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 | 100 | 2660 | 870 | 1957 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 6 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | D | 9 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | 9 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 82 | X | 650 | 1638 |
| Nursery Crops | 12 | D | D | 235 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 18 | D | 174 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.