Total population (1990 census): 167611
County seat: Lexington
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 | 144 | 6668 | 549544 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 8 | 212 | 5460 bu | |
| Wheat | 61 | 3680 | 123729 bu | |
| Barley | 5 | 75 | 3210 bu | |
| Oats | 27 | 736 | 38575 bu | |
| Rye | 16 | 333 | 7029 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 99 | 7750 | 122414 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 342 | 10565 | 23131 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 8 | 157 | 258 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 60 | 1052 | 1546 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 290 | 8596 | 20401 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 25 | 465 | 535 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 13 | 295 | 1169 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 8 | 328 | 2625 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 4 | 5 | ||
| Snap Beans | 8 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 6 | D | ||
| Collards | 18 | 1059 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 7 | 28 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 15 | 59 | ||
| Eggplant | 4 | D | ||
| Kale | 6 | 286 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 11 | 317 | ||
| Green Onions | 11 | 290 | ||
| Okra | 12 | 16 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 5 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 5 | 7 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | 16 | 1290 cwt | |
| Squash | 17 | 385 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 22 | 48 | ||
| Tomatoes | 15 | 59 | ||
| Turnips | 9 | 238 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 5 | 369 | ||
| Watermelons | 8 | 45 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 14 | 15 | 1321 trees | |
| Grapes | 9 | 49 | 18455 vines | |
| Peaches | 16 | 306 | 35046 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | 1 | 10 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 7 | 11 | 929 trees | |
| Peanuts | 7 | 9 | 18195 lbs | |
| Pecans | 35 | 150 | 2481 in shell | |
| Tame Blueberries | 4 | 7 | 6880 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 18 | 3635 | 4425 bales | |
| 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 | 66 | 171226 | 424 | 3871 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 22 | X | 176 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 23 | 131540 | D | 749 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 18 | 59308 | 36 | 372 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 8 | D | D | 227 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 23 | X | 144 | 273 |
| Nursery Crops | 15 | 21692 | 174 | 2475 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 15 | D | 65 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.