Total population (1990 census): 44518
County seat: Rockingham
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 | 20 | 2207 | 143166 bu | |
| Wheat | 30 | 2398 | 99956 bu | |
| Oats | 8 | 104 | 4638 bu | |
| Rye | 19 | 880 | 19798 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 21 | 4077 | 76863 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 89 | 3216 | 6709 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 75 | 2383 | 5622 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | 53 | 111 tons dry | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 3 | 14 | ||
| Snap Beans | 5 | 45 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 9 | 27 | ||
| Collards | 5 | 60 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas | 8 | 35 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 6 | 155 | ||
| Okra | 5 | 16 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 11 | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | 6 | 715 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 6 | 112 | 22300 bu | |
| Squash | 4 | 129 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 14 | 163 | ||
| Tomatoes | 6 | 6 | ||
| Watermelons | 15 | 80 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 4 | D | D | |
| Peanuts | 5 | 28 | 50272 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 3 | 7 | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 4 | D | D | |
| Tobacco | 34 | 1112 | 2741490 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 | 14 | 132740 | 44 | 1173 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 8 | X | 38 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 9 | D | 13 | 589 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 9 | 92330 | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 5 | D | 31 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.