Total population (1990 census): 152585
County seat: Pottsville
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 | 325 | 19904 | 2006567 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | 79 | 4680 bu | |
| Wheat | 184 | 5310 | 244900 bu | |
| Barley | 65 | 976 | 62455 bu | |
| Oats | 208 | 3939 | 261594 bu | |
| Rye | 28 | 305 | 13232 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 154 | 6530 | 255408 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 4 | 24 | 172 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 334 | 15625 | 34598 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 142 | 4446 | 13885 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 25 | 573 | 802 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 259 | 8328 | 15439 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 14 | 260 | 246 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 44 | 2018 | 12676 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 86 | 2489 | 38952 tons, green | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 9 | 3 | ||
| Beets | 6 | 4 | ||
| Broccoli | 7 | 5 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 20 | 237 | ||
| Cantaloups | 15 | 20 | ||
| Cauliflower | 6 | 4 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 17 | 39 | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | 1 | ||
| Green Onions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 2 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 9 | 7 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 22 | 76 | ||
| Potatoes | 37 | 1254 | 347582 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 24 | 101 | ||
| Squash | 5 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 51 | 262 | ||
| Tomatoes | 34 | 87 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | 4 | ||
| Watermelons | 5 | 5 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 5 | 4 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 42 | 424 | 50466 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 6 | 2 | 107 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 5 | 2 | 92 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 3 | Z | 15 trees | |
| Grapes | 8 | 8 | 4217 vines | |
| Nectarines | 3 | 5 | 435 trees | |
| Peaches | 19 | 107 | 10177 trees | |
| Pears | 10 | 17 | 1965 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | D | 31 | |
| Tame Blueberries | 7 | 7 | 10418 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 13 | 29 | 119177 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 | 93 | 567442 | 2298 | 5507 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 9 | X | 39 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 24 | 559202 | D | 2348 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 20 | 366302 | D | 1524 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | D | 3 | D |
| Foliage Plants | 5 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 9 | 92400 | D | 441 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 58 | X | 458 | 1834 |
| Nursery Crops | 16 | D | D | 1255 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 31 | D | 1472 | D |
*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.