Total population (1990 census): 4040587
State Capital: Montgomery
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 3687 | 230484 | 19735218 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 99 | 5294 | 254902 bu | |
| Sorghum for Sirup | 7 | 16 | 7311 lbs | |
| Wheat | 732 | 82440 | 3326421 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 19 | 365 bu | |
| Canola | 23 | 3148 | 3157046 lbs | |
| Oats | 347 | 15609 | 721962 bu | |
| Popcorn | 7 | 670 | 1217680 lbs shelled | |
| Proso Millet | 6 | 476 | 9670 bu | |
| Rye | 120 | 6011 | 124233 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 5 | 9 | 8200 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 1889 | 316019 | 7867880 bu | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 25 | 450 | 450000 lbs | |
| Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 10 | 25 | 177 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 146 | 5723 | X | |
| Bahia Grass Seed | 52 | 1687 | 180045 lbs | |
| Fescue Seed | 70 | 2388 | 424268 lbs | |
| Lespedeza Seed | 4 | 935 | 104480 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 14 | 391 | 99100 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 19085 | 778602 | 1750870 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 410 | 9474 | 24049 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 1029 | 32552 | 60742 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 16202 | 639243 | 1509620 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 2356 | 84768 | 138776 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 404 | 12565 | 53071 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 293 | 17181 | 194480 tons, grn | |
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 11 | 165 | X | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 12 | 674 | 5474 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Hogged or Grazed | 1 | D | X | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 8 | 12 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 81 | 777 | ||
| Snap Beans | 158 | 1128 | ||
| Broccoli | 6 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 49 | 189 | ||
| Cantaloups | 116 | 377 | ||
| Collards | 97 | 947 | ||
| Green Cowpeas | 244 | 2106 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 143 | D | ||
| Eggplant | 14 | 27 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 1 | ||
| Kale | 7 | D | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 8 | D | ||
| Mustard Greens | 43 | 84 | ||
| Dry Onions | 12 | 8 | ||
| Green Onions | 18 | 10 | ||
| Okra | 181 | 245 | ||
| Green Peas | 72 | 371 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 41 | 39 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 71 | 272 | ||
| Potatoes | 147 | 5968 | 909170 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 112 | 3489 | 771952 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 52 | 273 | ||
| Squash | 139 | 693 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 375 | 2191 | ||
| Tomatoes | 259 | 1922 | ||
| Turnips | 38 | 343 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 84 | 695 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 12 | 10 | ||
| Watermelons | 415 | 4585 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 42 | 601 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 379 | 781 | 75910 trees | |
| Apricots | 7 | D | 129 trees | |
| Cherries | 21 | 3 | 118 trees | |
| Figs | 64 | 17 | 568 trees | |
| Grapes | 171 | 220 | 59273 trees | |
| Kiwifruit | 6 | 11 | 2004 trees | |
| Nectarines | 30 | 23 | 2118 trees | |
| Peaches | 505 | 3710 | 392493 trees | |
| Pears | 161 | 103 | 5900 trees | |
| Persimmons | 5 | D | D | |
| Plums and Prunes | 97 | 61 | 4057 | |
| Peanuts | 1510 | 181393 | 356492286 lbs | |
| Pecans | 1477 | 24064 | 343974 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 49 | 76 | 4859 | |
| Blackberries | 33 | 35 | 28654 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 183 | 466 | 556730 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 4 | 3 | 1950 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 45 | 104 | 521210 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 2 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 1470 | 433160 | 523864 bales | |
| Tobacco | 17 | 290 | 541482 lbs | |
| Other | 17 | 1056 | X | |
| 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 | 849 | 17720527 | 24755 | 178216 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 319 | X | 16659 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 370 | 10998394 | 681 | 74377 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 266 | 8052069 | 331 | 48508 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 15 | 80100 | 51 | 473 |
| Foliage Plants | 93 | 1084078 | 19 | 7907 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 115 | 1782147 | 280 | 17489 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 13 | 41882 | D | 192 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 108 | X | 602 | 1364 |
| Mushrooms | 8 | D | X | 148 |
| Nursery Crops | 298 | 6418089 | 5629 | 63543 |
| Sod Harvested | 92 | X | 17184 | 37867 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 14 | D | D | 65 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 13 | 32939 | X | 96 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 70 | 89264 | 560 | 564 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.