Total population (1990 census): 51505
County seat: Elizabethton
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 | 28 | 423 | 32467 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 332 | 6749 | 12523 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | 305 | 885 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 263 | D | |
| Tame Hay | 302 | 5938 | 10640 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | 86 | D | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 157 | 901 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 17 | 682 | 9032 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | 5 | ||
| Potatoes | 26 | 38 | 4468 bu | |
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 11 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 72 | D | |
| Grapes | 3 | 1 | D | |
| Pears | 3 | Z | D | |
| Pecans | 3 | 1 | 11 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 4 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tobacco | 205 | 508 | 920683 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 | 57 | 190402 | 456 | 1161 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 8 | X | 14 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 6 | 141402 | D | 431 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 6 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 38 | X | 342 | 370 |
| Nursery Crops | 17 | D | 85 | 318 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.