Total population (1990 census): 17842
County seat: Chestertown
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 | 195 | 39205 | 2581070 bu | |
| Wheat | 142 | 15214 | 1086701 bu | |
| Barley | 40 | 2292 | 190392 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | 76 | D | |
| Rye | 9 | 91 | 2661 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 205 | 35245 | 913976 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 86 | 4275 | 11802 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | 1835 | 6263 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 8 | 300 | 838 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 43 | 859 | 2072 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 4 | 75 | 121 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 21 | 1206 | 7520 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 48 | 5429 | 63811 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 19 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 11 | 617 | ||
| Tomatoes | 1 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 3 | 2 | 431 vines | |
| Peaches | 3 | D | D | |
| Pears | 3 | D | D | |
| Strawberries | 3 | D | D | |
| 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 | 18 | 400450 | D | 15154 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 5 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 10 | D | D | 1985 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 6 | 279340 | D | 1747 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 2 | 15 |
| Nursery Crops | 7 | D | D | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | 15 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.