Total population (1990 census): 286321
County seat: Columbia
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 | 47 | 2471 | 215770 bu | |
| Wheat | 34 | 4557 | 211479 bu | |
| Oats | 13 | 128 | 5625 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 41 | 6996 | 122778 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 134 | 4275 | 9830 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | 75 | 174 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 26 | 317 | 456 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 106 | 3631 | 8908 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 19 | 180 | D | |
| Grass Silage | 3 | 72 | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 4 | 268 | 2600 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 7 | 10 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 12 | 35 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 5 | 10 | ||
| Okra | 7 | 6 | ||
| Squash | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 12 | 33 | ||
| Tomatoes | 6 | 3 | ||
| Watermelons | 5 | 10 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 9 | 4 | 97 trees | |
| Grapes | 7 | 6 | 1444 vines | |
| Peaches | 10 | 36 | D | |
| Pears | 3 | 4 | 69 trees | |
| Peanuts | 5 | 21 | 31350 lbs | |
| Pecans | 20 | 131 | 1430 in shell | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 7 | 14000 lbs | |
| 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 | 41 | 161600 | 142 | 2055 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 19 | X | 71 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 16 | 113000 | 14 | D |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 14 | 65480 | D | 400 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 11 | X | 70 | 191 |
| Nursery Crops | 17 | D | 58 | 1128 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.