Total population (1990 census): 59393
County seat: Wilkesboro
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 | 89 | 2685 | 233814 bu | |
| Wheat | 11 | 269 | 12078 bu | |
| Barley | 6 | 450 | 29610 bu | |
| Rye | 3 | 220 | 4700 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 15 | 549 | 14582 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 707 | 19589 | 48877 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | 695 | 1986 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 26 | 473 | 825 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 605 | 16659 | 42466 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 56 | 1095 | 2036 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 20 | 667 | 4688 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 70 | 6604 | 107096 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 6 | 5 | 809 cwt | |
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 2 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 27 | 380 | 39014 trees | |
| Grapes | 8 | 4 | 2074 trees | |
| Nectarines | 3 | 5 | 360 trees | |
| Peaches | 20 | 84 | 11550 trees | |
| Pears | 4 | 1 | 14 trees | |
| Pecans | 3 | 1 | 5 in shell | |
| Strawberries | 3 | 7 | 3565 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Ginseng | 1 | D | D | |
| Tobacco | 32 | 1111 | 2374320 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 | 16 | D | 45 | 613 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 5 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | 65300 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 5 | D |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 11 | 200 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.