Total population (1990 census): 74339
County seat: Salisbury
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 | 180 | 21995 | 2703167 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 37 | 1512 | 104334 bu | |
| Wheat | 125 | 11136 | 696728 bu | |
| Barley | 24 | 845 | 57417 bu | |
| Rye | 20 | 258 | 7394 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 236 | 34489 | 917758 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 78 | 2192 | 5914 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | 682 | 3037 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 11 | 363 | 380 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 59 | 1035 | 2313 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | D | D | |
| Grass Silage | 3 | D | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 7 | 239 | 4576 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 5 | 9 | ||
| Snap Beans | 12 | 82 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 4 | D | ||
| Cantaloupes | 28 | 157 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 11 | 130 | ||
| Kale | 3 | 4 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | 4 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 8 | 11 | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | 8 | D | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 7 | 37 | 6718 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 18 | 83 | ||
| Squash | 10 | 40 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 22 | 359 | ||
| Tomatoes | 14 | 64 | ||
| Turnips | 4 | 6 | ||
| Watermelons | 44 | 1130 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 11 | 1730 trees | |
| Peaches | 7 | 60 | 8195 trees | |
| Strawberries | 9 | 27 | 54284 lbs | |
| 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 | 37 | 507239 | 780 | 9936 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 13 | X | 243 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 18 | 240712 | 13 | 1178 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 17 | 178712 | 13 | 1018 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 8 | X | 40 | 136 |
| Nursery Crops | 11 | D | 402 | 7698 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 8 | D | D | 56 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.