Total population (2010 census): 741,096
Total population (1996 census): 664,937
County seat: Louisville
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
Maize=Corn | 15 | 1461 | 152912 | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 4 | D | D | |
Grain Legumes and Other Field Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Dried Herbs | 2 | D | D | |
Ginger Root | 2 | D | D | |
Soybean | 8 | 1671 | 49005 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
Total Hay* | 176 | 6975 | D | |
Alfalfa Hay | 28 | 484 | 723 | |
Small Grain Hay | 5 | 68 | D | |
Tame Hay | 137 | 5781 | 7488 | |
Wild Hay | 29 | 642 | 994 | |
Haylage, Grass Silage, Greenchop | 1 | D | D | |
Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 1 | D | D | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Green Lima Beans | 1 | D | ||
Snap Bean | 9 | 4 | ||
Collards | 3 | 5 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 12 | 5 | ||
Fresh Cut Herbs | 3 | 5 | ||
Kale | 3 | 11 | ||
Leaf Lettuce | 4 | 2 | ||
Mustard Greens | 2 | D | ||
Okra | 5 | 1 | ||
Peppers | 3 | D | ||
Potatoes | 3 | 7 | ||
Pumpkins | 4 | D | ||
Squash | 3 | Z | ||
Sweet Corn | 10 | 17 | ||
Tomatoes | 24 | 10 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 6 | 11 | ||
Cherries, Total | NA | NA | ||
Grapes | 4 | 51 | ||
Peaches | 1 | D | ||
Pears | 3 | D | ||
Plums and Prunes | 1 | D | ||
Watermelons | 3 | 4 | ||
All Nuts | 3 | 3 | ||
Pecans | 1 | D | ||
Blackberries and Dewberries | 4 | D | ||
Strawberries | NA | NA | ||
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) |
Floriculture Crops | 29 | 486622 | 8 | 3185059 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 22 | 308563 | D | 1782492 |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 2 | - | D | D |
Indoor Foliage Plants | 6 | 29000 | - | D |
Potted Flowering Plants | 13 | 149059 | D | 1258787 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 1 | X | D | NA |
Vegetable Seeds | 3 | 123 | D | 1628 |
Mushrooms | 3 | D | X | 13245 |
Nursery Stock | 30 | 161249 | 106 | 2283873 |
Sod Harvested | 3 | X | D | D |
Greenhouse Vegetables | 9 | 68500 | X | 590800 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 6 | D | X | D |
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Tobacco | 7 | 54 | 96900 lbs |
*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.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 22 | 1278 | 132331 bu | |
Wheat for Grain, Total | 4 | 183 | 7838 bu | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybean | 17 | 915 | 28800 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Total Hay* | 228 | 7234 | 12341 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 68 | 986 | 2217 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 6 | 100 | 224 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 151 | 4590 | 7529 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 51 | 1438 | 2260 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 8 | 120 | 334 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage | 6 | 56 | 751 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Snap Bean | 5 | 6 | ||
Collards | 3 | D | ||
Kale | 6 | 9 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 4 | 4 | ||
Pumpkins | 8 | 34 | ||
Sweet Corn | 6 | 42 | ||
Tomatoes | 10 | 9 | ||
Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 19 | 38 | 2638 trees | |
Cherries, Total | 4 | D | D | |
Grapes | 8 | 16 | D | |
Peaches | 10 | 14 | D | |
Pears | 3 | 5 | D | |
Plums and Prunes | 4 | D | 50 trees | |
Pecans | 5 | 2 | 41 trees | |
Blackberries | 3 | 1 | D | |
Strawberries | 3 | D | D | |
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 | 68 | 1002380 | 955 | 7643 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 9 | X | 54 | X |
Florculture Crops | 27 | 761560 | 6 | 4006 |
Bedding/Garden Plants | 25 | 686918 | D | 3637 |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | D | D | D |
Potted Flowering Plants | 7 | 58102 | D | 255 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 8 | X | 12 | 45 |
Nursery Crops | 17 | D | 151 | 1325 |
Sod Harvested | 10 | X | 772 | 1616 |
Greenhouse Vegetables | 5 | 222320 | X | D |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | D | 14 | D |
Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Tobacco | 80 | 339 | 525380 lbs |
*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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