Total population (1990 census): 66061
County seat: Wilson
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 | 143 | 12695 | 1135853 bu | |
| Wheat | 145 | 12143 | 614047 bu | |
| Oats | 10 | 116 | 8536 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 238 | 33762 | 999601 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 47 | 1671 | 3059 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | D | D | |
| Small Grain Hay | 16 | 258 | 560 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 38 | 1256 | 2223 tons, dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 102 | 419 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 5 | 8 | ||
| Snap Beans | 7 | 8 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 5 | 9 | ||
| Cantaloups | 4 | D | ||
| Collards | 6 | 52 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green southern Peas | 3 | 6 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 23 | 790 | ||
| Potatoes | 4 | D | D | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 26 | 3473 | 1011092 bu | |
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 35 | ||
| Watermelons | 10 | 25 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 5 | 16 | 1484 trees | |
| Peanuts | 3 | D | D | |
| Pecans | 3 | 15 | 194 in shell | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 4 | D | |
| Strawberries | 3 | 13 | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 49 | 15414 | 21920 bales | |
| Tobacco | 210 | 10808 | 26235735 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 | 21 | 1279010 | 359 | 14454 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 8 | X | 354 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 7 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 10 | 1162080 | 347 | 13599 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.