Total population (1990 census): 395066
County seat: Mt. Holly
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 | 103 | 11171 | 1239432 bu | |
| Wheat | 58 | 5286 | 301819 bu | |
| Barley | 12 | 391 | 30614 bu | |
| Oats | 4 | 45 | 1995 bu | |
| Rye | 26 | 851 | 33388 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 141 | 24088 | 714447 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 195 | 7261 | 16864 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70 | 1822 | 5267 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 39 | 1165 | 2379 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 121 | 3298 | 7447 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 30 | 374 | 565 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 602 | 3619 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 23 | 1530 | 23239 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 16 | 94 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 10 | 31 | ||
| Snap Beans | 21 | 405 | ||
| Beets | 4 | 4 | ||
| Broccoli | 10 | 123 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 9 | 115 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 13 | 81 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 23 | 75 | ||
| Carrots | 4 | D | ||
| Collards | 6 | 33 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 19 | 19 | ||
| Eggplant | 23 | 40 | ||
| Escarole | 3 | 11 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | D | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 4 | D | ||
| Okra | 5 | 6 | ||
| Parsley | 5 | 29 | ||
| Green Peas | 6 | 28 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 15 | 24 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 50 | 109 | ||
| Potatoes | 8 | 227 | 47744 cwt | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 8 | 26 | 5410 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 70 | 551 | ||
| Spinach | 8 | 255 | ||
| Squash | 31 | 88 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 62 | 1722 | ||
| Tomatoes | 72 | 452 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | D | ||
| Turnip Greens | 3 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 4 | 13 | ||
| Watermelons | 31 | 128 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 12 | 93 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 27 | 231 | 26270 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 8 | 4 | 168 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 3 | 1 | D | |
| Tart Cherries | 7 | 3 | D | |
| Grapes | 5 | 5 | 2420 vines | |
| Peaches | 21 | 341 | 38837 trees | |
| Pears | 4 | 5 | D | |
| Plums and Prunes | 4 | D | 210 | |
| Blackberries | 7 | 7 | 13180 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 84 | 1572 | 2707341 lbs | |
| Cranberries | 35 | 3591 | 547062 cwt | |
| Raspberries | 9 | 8 | 8595 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 20 | 64 | 253307 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other | 11 | 94 | 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 | 278 | 4528429 | 4389 | 26929 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 100 | X | 2586 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 83 | 705400 | 474 | 6315 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 61 | 526212 | 40 | 3034 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 19 | D | 405 | 1911 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 22 | 124068 | D | D |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 5 | D | 2 | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 103 | X | 389 | 793 |
| Nursery Crops | 83 | D | 1186 | 13770 |
| Sod Harvested | 11 | X | 1872 | 5741 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seed | 3 | D | 18 | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 6 | 29616 | X | 97 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 77 | D | 447 | 155 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.