Total population (1990 census): 1,201,833
State Capital: Carson City
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 8 | 396 | 46160 bu | |
| Wheat | 73 | 19034 | 1903995 bu | |
| Spring Wheat for Grain | 25 | D | D | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 25 | D | D | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 59 | D | D | |
| Barley | 49 | 4642 | 422623 bu | |
| Oats | 10 | 503 | 30499 bu | |
| Rye | 1 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 2 | D | D | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 2 | D | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 30 | 12099 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 27 | 11731 | 7636279 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 1640 | 478358 | 1458687 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 1307 | 259021 | 1096214 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 244 | D | 58777 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 289 | 72535 | 133836 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 282 | 117443 | 144996 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 56 | D | 74599 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 45 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 1 | D | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 4 | D | ||
| Beets | 3 | Z | ||
| Broccoli | 2 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 9 | 37 | ||
| Carrots | 3 | Z | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 4 | D | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | Z | ||
| Garlic | 12 | 2339 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 2 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 5 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 9 | 1714 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Potatoes | 10 | 6999 | 2962254 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 7 | 51 | ||
| Squash | 6 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 20 | ||
| Tomatoes | 9 | 9 | ||
| Watermelons | 6 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 42 | 174 | 20049 trees | |
| Apricots | 14 | 13 | 1097 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 18 | 9 | 548 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 17 | 8 | 496 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 8 | 2 | 52 trees | |
| Grapes | 16 | 19 | 6312 trees | |
| Peaches | 25 | 38 | 6077 trees | |
| Pears | 15 | 15 | 1734 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 16 | 16 | 1179 | |
| Pomegranates | 3 | D | D | |
| Pecans | 5 | 19 | D | |
| Pistachios | 10 | D | D | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 5 | 3 | 268 | |
| Blackberries | 1 | D | D | |
| Strawberries | 1 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Mint for Oil | 4 | 1390 | D | |
| Other | 7 | 295 | 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 | 46 | 709899 | 1453 | 15629 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 25 | X | 1453 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 21 | 156005 | D | D |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 15 | D | D | D |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | 5 |
| Nursery Crops | 13 | 51404 | 42 | 575 |
| Sod Harvested | 11 | X | 1364 | 9615 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | D | D | 7 |
*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.