Total population (1990 census): 43949
County seat: Paris
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 | 33 | 4781 | 434540 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 30 | 5476 | 311020 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 50 | 8403 | 307433 bu | |
| Oats | 4 | 150 | 5570 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 128 | 35899 | 836484 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 832 | 65865 | 121591 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | 2202 | 7070 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 24 | 1947 | 2982 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 612 | 45175 | 87941 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 225 | 15885 | 22121 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 8 | 656 | 4428 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 12 | 820 | 7847 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 5 | 1237 | 11086 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 3 | 5 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | 6 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 8 | 16 | 776 trees | |
| Grapes | 4 | D | 240 vines | |
| Peaches | 10 | 16 | 964 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | D | D | |
| Plums and Prunes | 4 | 1 | 55 trees | |
| Peanuts | 13 | 716 | 1211874 lbs | |
| Pecans | 43 | 864 | 12672 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 12 | 1677 | 1563 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 | 6 | D | 16 | D |
| Nursery Crops | 4 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.