Total population (1990 census): 3,665,228
State Capital: Phoenix
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 140 | 40091 | 6498484 bu | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 1 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 70 | 13930 | 1048125 bu | |
| Wheat | 304 | 103121 | 9114709 bu | |
| Durum Wheat for Grain | 272 | 92412 | 8208026 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 2 | D | D | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 47 | D | D | |
| Barley | 315 | 66215 | 6660644 bu | |
| Oats | 22 | 2076 | 201342 bu | |
| Safflower | 10 | 1348 | 3168000 lbs | |
| Sunflower Seed | 4 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 1 | D | D | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 30 | 3836 | 63843 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 2 | D | D | |
| Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 2 | D | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 43 | D | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 20 | 2667 | 735702 lbs | |
| Bermuda Grass Seed | 19 | 2716 | 1041590 lbs | |
| Sudangrass Seed | 7 | 840 | 1526615 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 1 | D | D | |
| Total Hay* | 1170 | 243946 | 1667752 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 947 | 188034 | 1495819 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 171 | 12537 | 35113 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 222 | 27028 | 95023 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 24 | 564 | 634 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 120 | 15783 | 123492 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 137 | 16937 | 454276 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 16 | 2098 | 38407 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Artichokes | 2 | D | ||
| Asparagus | 3 | D | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 1 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 14 | 36 | ||
| Beets | 13 | 30 | ||
| Broccoli | 39 | 11141 | ||
| Brussels Sprouts | 1 | D | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 4 | 78 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 11 | 1450 | ||
| Cantaloups | 41 | 16778 | ||
| Carrots | 10 | 2910 | ||
| Cauliflower | 18 | 3492 | ||
| Celery | 3 | D | ||
| Chinese Peas | 2 | D | ||
| Collards | 4 | 153 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 15 | 8 | ||
| Eggplant | 8 | 7 | ||
| Endive | 3 | D | ||
| Garlic | 14 | 41 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 4 | D | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 20 | 3937 | ||
| Kale | 4 | 80 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 117 | 67883 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | 196 | ||
| Dry Onions | 25 | 2090 | ||
| Green Onions | 8 | 554 | ||
| Okra | 9 | D | ||
| Parsley | 3 | 60 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 1 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 48 | 4072 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 14 | 396 | ||
| Potatoes | 26 | 6372 | 1800283 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 26 | 629 | ||
| Radishes | 7 | D | ||
| Spinach | 22 | 2518 | ||
| Squash | 37 | 748 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 43 | 2554 | ||
| Tomatoes | 48 | 126 | ||
| Turnips | 5 | D | ||
| Turnip Greens | 4 | 120 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 2 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 68 | 6522 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 14 | 730 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 115 | 3772 | 698576 trees | |
| Apricots | 35 | 81 | 7442 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 21 | 13 | 1142 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 20 | 13 | 1136 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 3 | 1 | 6 trees | |
| Dates | 20 | 309 | 15037 trees | |
| Figs | 9 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 68 | 6050 | 3169661 trees | |
| Nectarines | 1 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 93 | 324 | 39601 trees | |
| Pears | 48 | 43 | 2735 trees | |
| Persimmons | 3 | 1 | 33 | |
| Plums and Prunes | 30 | 19 | 2139 | |
| Peanuts | 4 | 499 | 1175960 lbs | |
| Pomegranates | 7 | D | D | |
| Other Noncitrus Fruits | 2 | D | D | |
| Grapefruit | 159 | 3875 | 355334 | |
| Lemons | 154 | 15472 | 1238524 | |
| Limes | 5 | 2 | D | |
| Oranges | 266 | 13088 | 1193980 | |
| Tangelos | 105 | 3384 | 305750 | |
| Other Tangerines | 79 | 2853 | 270832 | |
| Other Citrus Fruits | 5 | 149 | D | |
| Almonds | 7 | 2 | 44 | |
| Pecans | 226 | 14502 | 484577 | |
| Pistachios | 63 | 2735 | 333352 in shell | |
| Other Nuts | 1 | D | D | |
| Blackberries | 6 | 11 | 7900 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 2 | D | D | |
| Raspberries | 3 | 1 | 276 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 3 | Z | 197 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 643 | 331699 | 837643 bales | |
| Herbs, Total | 6 | 223 | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 2 | D | D | |
| Jojoba Harvested | 14 | 4143 | 1313334 lbs | |
| Other | 17 | 1124 | 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 | 291 | 7853964 | 8298 | 131519 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 201 | X | 6818 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 87 | 3231420 | 353 | 21791 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 50 | 1743996 | 82 | 13285 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 13 | D | 216 | 1719 |
| Foliage Plants | 30 | D | D | 3068 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 16 | 795340 | D | 3719 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 3 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 23 | X | 72 | 194 |
| Nursery Crops | 139 | 1967468 | 4698 | 68066 |
| Sod Harvested | 7 | X | 2023 | 8422 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 19 | D | 844 | 3344 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 20 | 2150296 | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 41 | 307950 | D | 7163 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.