
Total population (1990 census): 42383
County seat: Athens
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 | 20 | 656 | 50630 bu | |
| Wheat | 7 | 817 | 37320 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 13 | 1821 | 38744 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 720 | 29818 | 63819 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | 332 | 1308 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 82 | 2045 | 4610 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 623 | 23933 | 50043 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 90 | 1598 | 2198 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 30 | 1910 | 16977 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 38 | 3836 | 53598 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 4 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 5 | 8 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | D | 70 bu | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 3 | D | D | |
| Pumpkins | 3 | 7 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 86 | ||
| Tomatoes | 9 | 18 | ||
| Watermelons | 6 | 4 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 13 | 49 | 4150 trees | |
| Grapes | 8 | 10 | 2630 trees | |
| Peaches | 5 | 6 | 336 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | 2 | 90 trees | |
| Blackberries | 3 | 1 | 2600 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tobacco | 84 | 593 | 930190 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 | 16 | 51736 | 157 | 363 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 20 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 8 | 41410 | 10 | 157 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 7 | 33560 | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | 7850 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | D | 78 |
| Nursery Crops | 4 | D | D | 126 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.