Total population (1990 census): 68956
County seat: Jonesboro
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 | 44 | 5264 | 593151 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 45 | 3373 | 220318 bu | |
| Wheat | 123 | 14021 | 627025 bu | |
| Oats | 4 | 36 | D | |
| Rice | 277 | 82248 | 4813017 cwt | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 410 | 111719 | 3168500 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 133 | 4259 | 6726 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | 120 | 102 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 107 | 3328 | 5208 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 29 | 750 | 1263 tons dry | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloups | 6 | 35 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 26 | ||
| Watermelons | 7 | 171 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peanuts for Nuts | 3 | 110 | 256360 lbs | |
| Pecans | 5 | D | 1243 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 196 | 107622 | 169748 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 | 9 | D | 134 | 653 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | D | X |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 6 | X | 40 | 43 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.