Total population (1990 census): 217399
County seat: Galveston
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Rice | 5 | 1150 | 51563 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 142 | 7503 | 11507 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 77 | 2343 | 3960 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 73 | 5115 | 7517 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | 45 | 93 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Beets | 4 | 8 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 3 | 11 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 3 | 30 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 3 | 12 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | 17 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Figs | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 4 | 2 | 640 vines | |
| Peaches | 3 | 1 | 37 trees | |
| Pecans | 22 | 159 | 2303 in shell | |
| Blackberries | 3 | 3 | 2500 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 3 | 11 | 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 | 22 | 38410 | 175 | 1174 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 11 | X | 141 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 8 | 25060 | D | 154 |
| Foliage Plants | 4 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | D | D | 40 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 5 | X | 15 | 4 |
| Nursery Crops | 12 | D | 146 | 1009 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.