Total population (1990 census): 17205
County seat: Gonzales
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 | 26 | 6059 | 537875 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 15 | 2811 | 155700 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 10 | 746 | 11669 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 849 | 38284 | 90893 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | 610 | 1009 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 562 | 652 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 781 | 34731 | 85524 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 45 | 1669 | 2937 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 18 | 712 | 2318 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 2 | ||
| Squash | 4 | 1 | ||
| Tomatoes | 6 | 14 | ||
| Watermelons | 16 | 285 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 5 | 11 | 595 trees | |
| Pecans | 113 | 5566 | 80109 in shell | |
| 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 | 7 | 335148 | 127 | 9816 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 12 | X |
| Nursery Crops | 5 | D | D | 688 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.