Total population (1990 census): 151982
County seat: Chesapeake
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 61 | 14815 | 1513221 bu | |
| Wheat | 41 | 11018 | 607791 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | 41 | 3260 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 83 | 25647 | 816729 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 44 | 1653 | 3045 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | D | 766 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 6 | 361 | 577 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 31 | 685 | 1113 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 6 | 222 | D | |
| Grass Silage | 3 | D | D | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 7 | 597 | 10919 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 6 | 25 | ||
| Cantaloups | 6 | 10 | ||
| Collards | 11 | 50 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 9 | 4 | ||
| Kale | 7 | 16 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | D | D | |
| Pumpkins | 11 | 51 | ||
| Squash | 7 | 11 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 14 | 143 | ||
| Tomatoes | 8 | 9 | ||
| Watermelons | 6 | 4 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 5 | 17 | 1573 trees | |
| Peanuts | 3 | 61 | 116760 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 6 | 35 | 132370 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 | 32 | 1016562 | D | 20446 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 12 | X | 418 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 20 | 1013262 | 32 | 18079 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 16 | 219400 | D | 1875 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | D | 15 | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 8 | 57 |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | D | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | D | 25 | 79 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.