Total population (1990 census): 426300
County seat: Raleigh
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 | 41 | 1310 | 100550 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 10 | 135 | 2855 bu | |
| Wheat | 111 | 5331 | 231343 bu | |
| Oats | 27 | 877 | 44955 bu | |
| Rye | 8 | 171 | 4731 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 197 | 12765 | 248179 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 169 | 4491 | 7538 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | 309 | 659 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 70 | 921 | 1306 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 106 | 2608 | 4414 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 13 | 119 | 108 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 9 | 534 | 3153 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 11 | 627 | 6321 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 6 | 14 | ||
| Snap Beans | 7 | 4 | ||
| Cantaloups | 5 | 3 | ||
| Collards | 10 | 20 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas | 11 | 18 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 6 | D | ||
| Green Onions | 3 | 2 | ||
| Okra | 4 | 1 | ||
| Green Peas | 6 | 8 | ||
| Potatoes | 4 | D | 1422 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 11 | 230 | 67017 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 21 | 55 | ||
| Squash | 9 | 5 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 20 | 50 | ||
| Tomatoes | 8 | 6 | ||
| Turnips | 5 | 5 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 6 | 10 | ||
| Watermelons | 17 | 52 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 16 | 39 | 3524 trees | |
| Grapes | 12 | 7 | 3167 trees | |
| Peaches | 18 | 37 | 3400 trees | |
| Pears | 7 | 2 | 36 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 8 | 2 | 117 | |
| Pecans | 13 | 7 | 125 in shell | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 1 | 345 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 6 | 5 | 3095 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 11 | 36 | 269820 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 4 | D | D | |
| Tobacco | 290 | 12360 | 26772812 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 | 78 | 1314193 | 230 | 8763 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 36 | X | 133 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 42 | 1008629 | 31 | 5514 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 29 | 608029 | 16 | 3402 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | D | D | D |
| Foliage Plants | 7 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 15 | 371800 | 9 | 1990 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 11 | X | 33 | 184 |
| Nursery Crops | 30 | 249794 | 155 | 2964 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | D | X | 19 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | D | 12 | 83 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.