Total population (1990 census): 8348
County seat: Mathews
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 8 | 1010 | 98054 bu | |
| Wheat | 6 | 348 | 23145 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 17 | 3373 | 69111 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 23 | 787 | 2014 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 124 | D | |
| Tame Hay | 16 | 428 | 1507 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | D | D | |
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 6 | D | |
| 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 | D | 358 | 2488 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 6 | D | 148 | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.