Total population (1990 census): 383545
County seat: Edinburg
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 | 93 | 41328 | 3024494 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 264 | 136625 | 9498087 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 11 | 1852 | 87060 bu | |
| Popcorn | 20 | 14602 | 17501840 lbs, shelled | |
| Sunflower Seed | 4 | 2502 | 1935440 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 20 | 1343 | 38512 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 269 | 10493 | 21540 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | 697 | 1847 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 15 | 197 | 262 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 216 | 8552 | 18395 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 24 | 585 | 778 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 11 | 462 | 772 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 5 | 94 | 1298 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 4 | 339 | 698 tons, dry | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 7 | 415 | 1085 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 3 | D | ||
| Beets | 6 | 227 | ||
| Broccoli | 5 | 128 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 26 | 3126 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 13 | 2651 | ||
| Carrots | 17 | 3622 | ||
| Collards | 8 | 462 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 3 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 26 | 1377 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 138 | ||
| Kale | 4 | 89 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | 111 | ||
| Dry Onions | 27 | 5605 | ||
| Green Onions | 5 | 1752 | ||
| Parsley | 6 | 283 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 5 | 127 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 538 | ||
| Potatoes | 6 | 3398 | 655500 cwt | |
| Spinach | 3 | 104 | ||
| Squash | 7 | 67 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 10 | 235 | ||
| Tomatoes | 12 | 515 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | 11 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 4 | 251 | ||
| Watermelons | 37 | 5878 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | 337 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Avocados | 10 | 159 | 16019 trees | |
| Grapes | 4 | 13 | 6140 vines | |
| Peaches | 6 | D | D | |
| Grapefruit | 269 | 17942 | 2277865 trees | |
| Lemons | 25 | 84 | 9511 trees | |
| Oranges | 245 | 7681 | 1060981 trees | |
| Other Tangerines | 17 | 59 | 7009 trees | |
| Pecans | 17 | 48 | 1176 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 8 | 187 | 25877 trees | |
| Blackberries | 3 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 129 | 61890 | 72112 bales | |
| Herbs, Total | 5 | 138 | X | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | 41 | 14582 | 421382 tons | |
| 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 | 64 | 895662 | 842 | 5428 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 38 | X | 658 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 19 | 727810 | 8 | 2310 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 8 | D | 2 | 1928 |
| Foliage Plants | 10 | 46860 | 5 | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 9 | 66600 | 2 | 180 |
| Nursery Crops | 40 | D | D | 2423 |
| Sod Harvested | 5 | X | 431 | 403 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 8 | D | D | 292 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.