Total population (1990 census): 164762
County seat: Lafayette
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 | 9 | 1365 | 143583 bu | |
| Wheat | 9 | 2156 | 88181 bu | |
| Rice | 42 | 10534 | 492160 cwt | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 53 | 16136 | 491476 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 247 | 7988 | 15894 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 6 | 63 | 134 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 134 | 3881 | 9353 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 117 | 3958 | 6338 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 86 | 210 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 7 | 379 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 4 | 11 | D | |
| Pecans | 12 | 82 | 1410 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugarcane for Seed | 13 | 898 | 22721 tons | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | 25 | 13777 | 397534 tons | |
| 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 | 15 | 582890 | 40 | 3018 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 6 | X | 20 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 8 | D | 20 | 2695 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 6 | 269000 | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 5 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.