Total population (1990 census): 2410556
County seat: Santa Ana
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Barley | 3 | D | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 7 | 225 | D | |
| Small Grain Hay | 3 | D | D | |
| Wild Hay | 4 | D | 70 | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 25 | 1125 | ||
| Beets | 4 | D | ||
| Broccoli | 3 | D | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 3 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 9 | 522 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 3 | 5 | ||
| Carrots | 4 | 10 | ||
| Cauliflower | 6 | 398 | ||
| Celery | 3 | D | ||
| Chinese Peas | 3 | D | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 9 | 15 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 6 | 27 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 15 | 156 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | 24 | ||
| Dry Onions | 3 | D | ||
| Green Onions | 5 | 10 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 7 | 358 | ||
| Squash | 8 | 125 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 8 | 406 | ||
| Tomatoes | 18 | 186 | ||
| Turnips | 5 | 8 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 3 | 4 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 4 | 10 | ||
| Watermelons | 5 | 6 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 12 | 20 | 2488 trees | |
| Apricots | 4 | 2 | 195 trees | |
| Avocados | 37 | D | 172730 trees | |
| Grapes | 6 | 11 | 5791 vines | |
| Pears | 4 | D | D | |
| Persimmons | 3 | 1 | 12 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | Z | D | |
| Other Non-Citrus Fruits | 5 | 2 | 232 trees | |
| Grapefruit | 6 | 4 | D | |
| Lemons | 9 | 530 | 76932 trees | |
| Oranges | 43 | 259 | 38245 trees | |
| Tangelos | 4 | 3 | 430 trees | |
| Strawberries | 42 | 1662 | 75394074 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 6 | 27 | 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 | 116 | 7767851 | 2264 | 150918 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 86 | X | 2149 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 66 | 2839472 | 418 | 47816 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 23 | 637068 | 252 | 22667 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 13 | D | 10 | D |
| Foliage Plants | 21 | D | 88 | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 21 | 1135370 | 67 | 17265 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 8 | X | 78 | 384 |
| Nursery Crops | 52 | 4917779 | 1519 | 400094 |
| Sod Harvested | 5 | X | D | 356 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | D | D | D |
*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.