Total population (1990 census): 21844
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 | 174 | 11045 | 951981 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | 53 | 6058 bu | |
| Wheat | 11 | 473 | 16210 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 149 | 13512 | 420162 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 429 | 19578 | 36995 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | 129 | 336 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 20 | 700 | 1379 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 401 | 17960 | 33788 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 39 | 669 | 1354 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 3 | 120 | 415 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 8 | 196 | 2975 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 5 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | Z | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | 1 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 5 | 3 | 228 trees | |
| Grapes | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 4 | D | D | |
| Pears | 4 | 1 | 42 trees | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 11 | 1348 | 1665 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 | 11 | 117792 | 16 | 162 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 2 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 6 | D | D | 118 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | D | D | 41 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | 63000 | 2 | 76 |
*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.