Total population (1990 census): 328149
County seat: Wilkes-Barre
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 | 154 | 7276 | 614606 bu | |
| Wheat | 25 | 1511 | 72094 bu | |
| Oats | 105 | 1644 | 96063 bu | |
| Rye | 9 | 80 | 3622 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 22 | 1139 | 42505 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 255 | 12090 | 20956 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 122 | 3967 | 9151 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 193 | 155 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 174 | 6371 | 9494 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 25 | 647 | 593 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 24 | 912 | 4685 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 61 | 1496 | 17921 tons, green | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 3 | 8 | 66 tons, green | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 17 | 180 | ||
| Beets | 5 | 4 | ||
| Broccoli | 9 | 4 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 20 | 25 | ||
| Cantaloups | 7 | 13 | ||
| Carrots | 4 | 2 | ||
| Cauliflower | 6 | 4 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 12 | 33 | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | 2 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | D | ||
| Dry Onions | 7 | 3 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 5 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 20 | 51 | ||
| Potatoes | 24 | 356 | 84469 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 31 | 279 | ||
| Squash | 12 | 34 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 39 | 896 | ||
| Tomatoes | 26 | 810 | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | 2 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 5 | 4 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 45 | 380 | 43517 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 12 | 7 | 238 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 12 | 4 | 156 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 9 | 2 | 82 trees | |
| Grapes | 9 | 5 | 1645 vines | |
| Peaches | 15 | 32 | 2808 trees | |
| Pears | 6 | 14 | 1424 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 10 | 5 | 275 | |
| Tame Blueberries | 12 | 27 | 46409 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 9 | 36 | 66305 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 3 | 43 | 1258 taps | |
| 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 | 88 | 949131 | 564 | 4510 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 12 | X | 29 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 41 | 909707 | 24 | 3169 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 35 | 584382 | 6 | 1883 |
| Foliage Plants | 7 | D | 11 | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 15 | 312325 | 7 | 1179 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 3 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 32 | X | 213 | 192 |
| Nursery Crops | 20 | D | 187 | 784 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 4 | D | D | 77 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | D | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | D | 108 | 9 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.