Total population (2010 census): 413344
Total population (1990 census): 340421
County seat: Fairfield
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
| Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
| Barley | 3 | D | 24127 | |
| Maize=Corn | 29 | 9109 | 1750522 | |
| Oats | 4 | 198 | D | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 48 | 21378 | 1411064 | |
| Spring Wheat | 4 | 662 | 62128 | |
| Winter Wheat | 44 | 20716 | 1348936 | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 164 | 49005 | 245507 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 69 | 28129 | 197659 | |
| Small Grain Hay | 58 | 11653 | 25472 | |
| Tame Hay | 39 | 8407 | 21159 | |
| Wild Hay | 32 | 816 | 1217 | |
| All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 7 | 1321 | 9051 | |
| Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 4 | 920 | 35100 | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field and Grass Seed Crops | 1 | D | X | |
| Sudangrass Seed | 1 | D | D | |
| Triticale | 6 | 692 | 60501 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 12 | 3669 | 70499 cwt | |
| Dry Lima Beans | 4 | 386 | 8903 cwt | |
| Jojoba Harvested | 1 | D | D | |
| Upland Cotton | - | - | - | |
| Rice | 1 | D | D | |
| Safflower | 12 | 3696 | 8270608 Ibs | |
| Sunflower Seed | 18 | 5863 | 5301353 Ibs | |
| Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 2 | D | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 2 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 2 | D | ||
| Beets | 2 | D | ||
| Broccoli | 1 | D | ||
| Cantaloupes | 9 | 34 | ||
| Carrots | 1 | D | ||
| Cauliflower | - | - | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 8 | 424 | ||
| Eggplant | 5 | 1 | ||
| Garlic | 1 | D | ||
| Fresh Cut Herbs | 2 | D | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 2 | D | ||
| Kale | - | - | ||
| All Lettuce | 2 | D | ||
| Mustard Greens | - | - | ||
| Okra | - | - | ||
| Dry Onions | 2 | D | ||
| Green Onions | 1 | D | ||
| Chinese Peas | - | - | ||
| Green Peas | - | - | ||
| Green Southern Peas/ Cowpeas | 1 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 13 | 903 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 7 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 1 | D | ||
| Pumpkins | 3 | 66 | ||
| Spinach | - | - | ||
| Squash | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | D | ||
| Tomatoes | 38 | 9298 | ||
| Turnips | - | - | ||
| Watercress | 1 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | D | ||
| Other Vegetables | 2 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 16 | D | ||
| Apricots | 29 | 72 | ||
| Avocados | 2 | D | ||
| Sweet Cherries | 15 | 28 | ||
| Tart Cherries | 1 | D | ||
| Figs | 8 | 5 | ||
| Grapes | 102 | 3089 | ||
| Kiwifruit | 2 | D | ||
| Nectarines | 6 | 7 | ||
| Olives | 16 | 436 | ||
| Peaches | 30 | 88 | ||
| Pears | 11 | 539 | ||
| Persimmons | 9 | 9 | ||
| Plums | 15 | 109 | ||
| Prunes | 31 | 1125 | ||
| Pomegranates | 1 | D | ||
| Other Noncitrus Fruit | 6 | 13 | ||
| All Citrus Fruits | 21 | 28 | ||
| Grapefruits | 7 | 4 | ||
| Kumquats | 2 | D | ||
| Lemons | 7 | D | ||
| All Oranges | 19 | 15 | ||
| Tangerines | 7 | 7 | ||
| All Nuts | 169 | 12551 | ||
| Almonds | 45 | 3478 | ||
| Chestnuts | 1 | D | ||
| Pistachios | 3 | D | ||
| English Walnuts | 138 | D | ||
| Blackberries and Dewberries | 7 | D | ||
| Boysenberries | 1 | D | ||
| Strawberries | 7 | 22 | ||
| 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) |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 3 | - | 2 | 3200 |
| Cuttings, Seedlings, Liners, and Plugs | 5 | 3000 | D | 1235162 |
| Floriculture Crops | 11 | 17000 | 18 | 842500 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 5 | D | 9 | 385000 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | - | 9 | 56500 |
| Greenhouse Crops | 2 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Stock | 12 | 28010 | D | D |
| Sod Harvested | 2 | X | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees | 3 | X | 34 | NA |
| Vegetable Seeds | 2 | D | D | D |
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 55 | 21150 | 3607320 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 73 | 29044 | 1678076 bu | |
| Barley | 11 | 4230 | 171718 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | 405 | 53137 bu | |
| Popcorn | 3 | D | D | |
| Safflower | 27 | 6360 | 11836445 lbs | |
| Sunflower Seed | 19 | 5452 | 5613930 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 26 | 4417 | 94448 cwt | |
| Dry Lima Beans | 12 | 1295 | 29211 cwt | |
| Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 3 | 126 | 3518 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 133 | 31294 | 172377 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70 | 21942 | 153404 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 42 | D | 5458 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 18 | 3821 | 8489 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 32 | 2794 | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 8 | 871 | 18985 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 14 | 3973 | 113870 tons | |
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 4 | D | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | D | ||
| Garlic | 3 | D | ||
| Dry Onions | 3 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | D | ||
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | D | ||
| Tomatoes | 36 | 13807 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | 25 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 16 | 129 | D | |
| Apricots | 50 | 499 | 36323 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 18 | 90 | 8669 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 16 | D | D | |
| Figs | 7 | 2 | 128 trees | |
| Grapes | 62 | 2649 | 1459137 vines | |
| Kiwifruit | 4 | 47 | 6855 trees | |
| Nectarines | 9 | 9 | 940 trees | |
| Olives | 3 | D | D | |
| Peaches | 39 | 211 | 21463 trees | |
| Pears | 32 | 1018 | 126053 trees | |
| Persimmons | 11 | 26 | 1813 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 82 | 2510 | 265787 trees | |
| Pomegranates | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapefruit | 4 | 1 | 35 trees | |
| Lemons | 6 | 1 | 78 trees | |
| Oranges | 19 | 34 | 3841 trees | |
| Tangelos | 3 | D | D | |
| Other Tangerines | 7 | 2 | 192 trees | |
| Almonds | 46 | 1510 | 131911 | |
| Pecans | 3 | Z | 9 in shell | |
| Pistachios | 3 | D | D | |
| English Walnuts | 192 | 6648 | 323228 in shell | |
| Other Nuts | 4 | 10 | 178 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 3 | 2 | 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 | 49 | 752612 | 1779 | 15573 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 38 | X | 1778 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 22 | 49850 | 27 | 549 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 11 | D | 4 | 444 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 7 | D | 21 | 81 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | D | 3 | 24 |
| Nursery Crops | 17 | 20602 | 529 | 4635 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 6 | D | 877 | 1243 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 4 | D | X | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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