Total population (1990 census): 553124
County seat: Freehold
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 | 57 | 6353 | bu | |
| Wheat | 32 | 2336 | 120788 bu | |
| Rye | 17 | 418 | 11955 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 71 | 10811 | 353584 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 172 | 4648 | 10170 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | 1094 | 2722 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 24 | 658 | 1237 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 96 | 2484 | 5563 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 28 | 278 | 301 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 9 | 134 | 1044 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 6 | 135 | 2529 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 14 | 17 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 7 | 25 | ||
| Snap Beans | 28 | 98 | ||
| Beets | 6 | 2 | ||
| Broccoli | 8 | 18 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 3 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 10 | 57 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 27 | 29 | ||
| Cauliflower | 4 | 9 | ||
| Collards | 3 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 34 | 43 | ||
| Eggplant | 59 | 174 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 3 | D | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 4 | D | ||
| Mustard Greens | 3 | D | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | 4 | ||
| Okra | 5 | 6 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 2 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 16 | 45 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 67 | 311 | ||
| Potatoes | 4 | 14 | 995 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 79 | 887 | ||
| Radishes | 4 | 2 | ||
| Spinach | 5 | D | ||
| Squash | 45 | 78 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 64 | 1065 | ||
| Tomatoes | 88 | 278 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | 1 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 4 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 29 | 38 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 27 | 718 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 25 | 296 | 25280 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 7 | 7 | D | |
| Sweet Cherries | 4 | D | 33 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 6 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 13 | 11 | 9754 vines | |
| Nectarines | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 14 | 251 | 28860 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | D | D | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 5 | 14 | 500 | |
| Blackberries | 6 | 6 | D | |
| Tame Blueberries | 9 | 167 | 96380 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 16 | 16 | 32856 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 23 | 49 | 189701 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other | 3 | D | X | |
| 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 | 325 | 3002054 | 7992 | 45492 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 115 | X | 2460 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 110 | 2616682 | 272 | 16367 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 78 | 1472536 | 125 | 11110 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 28 | D | 82 | D |
| Foliage Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 30 | 1014222 | 65 | 4456 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 5 | D | D | 95 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 100 | X | 297 | 1014 |
| Nursery Crops | 131 | 311792 | 4913 | 24592 |
| Sod Harvested | 9 | X | 2284 | 3122 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seed | 4 | D | D | 11 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 5 | 43970 | X | 83 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 56 | D | 205 | 208 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.