Total population (1990 census): 9,708
County seat: Fayette
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals
Grain Legumes
Oilseeds
Forage Grasses and Legumes
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactives
Industrials and Fiber
Nursery and Ornamentals
Forest
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 227 | 31814 | 3310535 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 7 | 575 | 59500 bu | |
| Wheat | 172 | 14048 | 686954 bu | |
| Oats | 6 | 137 | 5968 bu | |
| Tobacco | 96 | 235 | 516582 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 15 | 573 | (X) | |
| Fescue Seed | 6 | 372 | 63680 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 9 | 201 | 26682 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 387 | 22706 | 43279 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 90 | 2979 | 7305 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 18 | 506 | 914 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 295 | 17201 | 31885 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 43 | 1742 | 2785 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 278 | 1174 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 20 | 854 | 9005 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 263 | 37230 | 1356169 bu | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | (D) | (D) | |
| Peaches | 4 | 9 | 1055 trees | |
| Pecans | 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 | 8 | 24140 | (D) | 437 |
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | 9500 | (D) | 7 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.