Total population (1990 census): 259462
County seat: Poughkeepsie
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 | 73 | 5218 | 565282 bu | |
| Wheat | 5 | 109 | 4676 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 62 | 1465 bu | |
| Oats | 26 | 567 | 25268 bu | |
| Rye | 5 | 44 | 1845 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 275 | 26782 | 51564 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 158 | 10064 | 24081 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 18 | 647 | 1147 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 155 | 11308 | 18089 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 39 | 1741 | 2535 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 35 | 3022 | 17134 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 79 | 4346 | 67576 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 6 | 4 | ||
| Snap Beans | 13 | 33 | ||
| Beets | 4 | D | ||
| Broccoli | 6 | 9 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 6 | 12 | ||
| Cantaloups | 8 | 10 | ||
| Carrots | 5 | D | ||
| Collards | 3 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 9 | 11 | ||
| Eggplant | 7 | 4 | ||
| Garlic | 5 | 35 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 7 | 10 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 4 | 17 | ||
| Dry Onions | 3 | D | ||
| Parsley | 3 | D | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | D | ||
| Hot Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 16 | 11 | ||
| Potatoes | 15 | 49 | 9628 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 27 | 205 | ||
| Rhubarb | 3 | 1 | ||
| Squash | 20 | 33 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 37 | 2121 | ||
| Tomatoes | 33 | 80 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 4 | 118 | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 5 | 15 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 26 | 826 | 113907 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 4 | 9 | 382 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 4 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 12 | 166 | 142302 vines | |
| Peaches | 5 | 28 | 3425 trees | |
| Pears | 8 | 38 | 6239 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 4 | 3 | 241 | |
| Tame Blueberries | 7 | 24 | 43080 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 15 | 32 | 33737 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 9 | 46 | 190779 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 7 | 10 | X | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 6 | 157 | 1970 | |
| 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 | 84 | 543004 | 848 | 7365 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 17 | X | 97 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 44 | 492660 | D | 4461 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 36 | 283735 | 22 | 2912 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 6 | 103800 | D | 515 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | 17025 | D | 315 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 12 | 88100 | D | 720 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 31 | X | 42 | 694 |
| Nursery Crops | 17 | D | 185 | 1897 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | 28400 | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 36 | D | 593 | 154 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.