Total population (1990 census): 104666
County seat: Goldsboro
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 | 315 | 31685 | 2119570 bu | |
| Wheat | 243 | 27507 | 1276534 bu | |
| Oats | 22 | 627 | 55251 bu | |
| Rye | 15 | 385 | 10737 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 438 | 55748 | 1532319 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 154 | 4972 | 12904 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 22 | 606 | 1103 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 137 | 4146 | 11488 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 6 | D | D | |
| Grass Silage | 8 | 109 | 585 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 11 | 291 | 3265 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 6 | 94 | ||
| Snap Beans | 7 | 141 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 6 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 4 | 14 | ||
| Collards | 4 | 5 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas | 3 | 4 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 17 | 657 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 4 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | 11 | 1126 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 15 | 1407 | 274979 bu | |
| Squash | 4 | 16 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 11 | 45 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 6 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | 1 | ||
| Watermelons | 18 | 272 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 7 | D | 635 trees | |
| Pecans | 10 | 44 | 734 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 86 | 19370 | 28543 bales | |
| Tobacco | 335 | 10720 | 24297799 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 | 18 | 80452 | 219 | 1509 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 4 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | D | 25 |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | D | 1244 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | 26160 | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.