Total population (1990 census): 43270
County seat: Poteau
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 | 10 | 2864 | 321492 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 5 | 440 | 16470 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 21 | 4562 | 190445 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 26 | 18087 | 491359 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 911 | 60026 | 104302 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | 740 | 2436 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 9 | 968 | 1423 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 613 | 40522 | 73661 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 318 | 17138 | 26268 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 12 | 658 | 1545 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 4 | 390 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 10 | 2532 | ||
| Spinach | 5 | 431 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 9 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 4 | 255 | ||
| Watermelons | 7 | 234 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 11 | 76 | 5884 trees | |
| Grapes | 4 | 1 | 605 vines | |
| Peaches | 6 | 21 | D | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | 2 | 75 trees | |
| Pecans | 6 | 29 | 403 in shell | |
| 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 | 9 | 97284 | 30 | 277 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 5 | X |
| Nursery Crops | 4 | D | D | 70 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.