Total population (1990 census): 3,287,116
State Capital: Hartford
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 75 | 5460 | 605666 bu | |
| Wheat | 2 | D | D | |
| Buckwheat | 1 | D | D | |
| Flaxseed | 1 | D | D | |
| Oats | 7 | 129 | 5784 bu | |
| Rye | 13 | 198 | 6351 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 2 | D | D | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 2 | D | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | D | X | |
| Orchardgrass Seed | 1 | D | D | |
| Timothy Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Total Hay* | 1670 | 81752 | 158978 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 427 | 11947 | 28362 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 58 | 1041 | 1813 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 1211 | 44324 | 81041 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 311 | 8600 | 12512 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 230 | 15840 | 105737 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 403 | 32219 | 610198 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 2 | D | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 17 | 13 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 5 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 103 | 701 | ||
| Beets | 33 | 11 | ||
| Broccoli | 51 | 65 | ||
| Brussels Sprouts | 6 | 3 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 8 | 2 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 67 | 182 | ||
| Cantaloups | 59 | 44 | ||
| Carrots | 25 | 7 | ||
| Cauliflower | 18 | 21 | ||
| Celery | 2 | D | ||
| Collards | 15 | 54 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 147 | 280 | ||
| Eggplant | 88 | 126 | ||
| Endive | 1 | D | ||
| Escarole | 2 | D | ||
| Garlic | 25 | 7 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 26 | 16 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 1 | D | ||
| Kale | 9 | 38 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 50 | 147 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 2 | D | ||
| Dry Onions | 22 | 6 | ||
| Green Onions | 6 | 2 | ||
| Okra | 7 | 5 | ||
| Parsley | 12 | D | ||
| Green Peas | 30 | 84 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 47 | 69 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 181 | 496 | ||
| Potatoes | 58 | 151 | 37907 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 272 | 1282 | ||
| Radishes | 10 | 2 | ||
| Rhubarb | 5 | 2 | ||
| Spinach | 13 | 9 | ||
| Squash | 221 | 778 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 310 | 4706 | ||
| Tomatoes | 304 | 543 | ||
| Turnips | 11 | 17 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 3 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 47 | 158 | ||
| Watermelons | 30 | 30 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 27 | 71 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 228 | 2672 | 299419 trees | |
| Apricots | 1 | D | D | |
| Cherries, Total | 14 | 9 | 187 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 12 | 6 | 118 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 8 | 3 | 69 trees | |
| Grapes | 47 | 182 | 113894 trees | |
| Nectarines | 8 | 9 | 1004 trees | |
| Peaches | 87 | 407 | 37560 trees | |
| Pears | 51 | 243 | 23630 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 14 | 11 | 505 | |
| Other Noncitrus Fruits | 1 | D | D | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 5 | 7 | 512 | |
| Other Nuts | 3 | D | D | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 1 | 595 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 102 | 240 | 710290 lbs | |
| Wild Blueberries | 1 | D | D | |
| Cranberries | 2 | D | D | |
| Currants | 1 | D | D | |
| Raspberries | 65 | 82 | 110331 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 102 | 278 | 1659293 lbs | |
| Other Berries | 2 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 122 | 565 | 42727 | |
| Tobacco | 74 | 2529 | 4115845 lbs | |
| Other | 7 | 40 | 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 | 1133 | 9586493 | 12844 | 172371 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 248 | X | 2617 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 475 | 8519720 | 361 | 59575 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 414 | 6068001 | 260 | 46543 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 56 | 344336 | D | 2223 |
| Foliage Plants | 18 | 157620 | D | 692 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 160 | 1949763 | 56 | 10117 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 9 | D | 10 | 44 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 443 | X | 217 | 3554 |
| Mushrooms | 3 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Crops | 183 | 616555 | 6257 | 69126 |
| Sod Harvested | 8 | X | 1308 | 3551 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 9 | 9600 | 6 | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 64 | 321425 | X | 1215 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 516 | 12998 | 4684 | 172 |
*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.