Total population (1990 census): 4,219,973
State Capital: Baton Rouge
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Maize=Corn | 1462 | 411072 | 47951435 bu | |
Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 370 | 78445 | 5557996 bu | |
Wheat | 528 | 98911 | 3755759 bu | |
Barley | 1 | D | D | |
Oats | 38 | 1857 | 126478 bu | |
Rice | 1736 | 579299 | 26474660 cwt | |
Rye | 4 | 50 | 1000 bu | |
Sunflower Seed | 4 | 43 | 38700 lbs | |
Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Soybeans for Beans | 3511 | 1260523 | 36152458 bu | |
Dry Cowpeas and Dry Southern Peas | 5 | 38 | 382 bu | |
Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 20 | 764 | X | |
Bahia Grass Seed | 9 | 368 | 25410 lbs | |
Ryegrass Seed | 8 | 66 | 17140 lbs | |
Sugarcane for Seed | 445 | 26654 | 828254 tons | |
Other Seeds | 3 | 330 | 16100 lbs | |
Total Hay* | 8607 | 404508 | 948545 tons, dry | |
Alfalfa Hay | 110 | 3352 | 9689 tons, dry | |
Small Grain Hay | 395 | 15097 | 31665 tons, dry | |
Tame Hay | 6122 | 285705 | 719790 tons, dry | |
Wild Hay | 2321 | 88660 | 166946 tons dry | |
Grass Silage | 282 | 11694 | 61321 tons, grn | |
Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 127 | 9799 | 135939 tons, grn | |
Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 4 | 28 | X | |
Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 25 | 870 | 8942 tons, grn | |
Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Green Lima Beans | 12 | 35 | ||
Snap Beans | 79 | 132 | ||
Beets | 6 | 3 | ||
Broccoli | 6 | 10 | ||
Head Cabbage | 46 | 389 | ||
Cantaloups | 30 | 39 | ||
Collards | 22 | 38 | ||
Green Cowpeas | 89 | 368 | ||
Cucumbers and Pickles | 60 | 586 | ||
Eggplant | 27 | 15 | ||
Garlic | 3 | 3 | ||
Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 3 | ||
Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | 1 | ||
Mustard Greens | 62 | 248 | ||
Dry Onions | 9 | 7 | ||
Green Onions | 18 | 40 | ||
Okra | 78 | 93 | ||
Green Peas | 26 | 52 | ||
Hot Peppers | 23 | 74 | ||
Sweet Peppers | 46 | 267 | ||
Potatoes | 51 | 226 | 28363 cwt | |
Sweetpotatoes | 138 | 18483 | 4922573 bu | |
Pumpkins | 15 | 41 | ||
Spinach | 3 | 1 | ||
Squash | 45 | 88 | ||
Sweet Corn | 138 | 501 | ||
Tomatoes | 117 | 185 | ||
Turnips | 19 | 35 | ||
Turnip Greens | 19 | 62 | ||
Mixed Vegetables | 14 | 74 | ||
Watermelons | 155 | 1928 | ||
Other Vegetables | 22 | 295 | ||
Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Apples | 71 | 51 | 3697 trees | |
Figs | 35 | 30 | 1641 | |
Grapes | 65 | 63 | 23418 trees | |
Nectarines | 4 | D | D | |
Peaches | 150 | 532 | 35621 trees | |
Pears | 48 | 43 | 2569 trees | |
Persimmons | 2 | D | D | |
Plums and Prunes | 27 | 43 | 2854 | |
Peanuts | 14 | 871 | 2578083 lbs | |
Grapefruit | 6 | 3 | 164 | |
Lemons | 2 | D | D | |
Oranges | 88 | 522 | 38623 | |
Other Tangerines | 7 | 28 | 2670 | |
Other Citrus Fruits | 47 | 225 | D | |
Pecans | 579 | 15091 | 289104 in shell | |
Other Fruits and Nuts | 42 | 180 | 11879 | |
Blackberries | 31 | 29 | 31427 lbs | |
Tame Blueberries | 94 | 365 | 533916 lbs | |
Raspberries | 2 | D | D | |
Strawberries | 43 | 225 | 1885335 lbs | |
Other Berries | 14 | 32 | 37124 | |
Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
Cotton | 1586 | 647257 | 970097 bales | |
Herbs, Total | 6 | D | X | |
Herbs, Dried | 1 | D | D | |
Sugarcane for Sugar | 705 | 395588 | 12187651 tons | |
Other | 3 | 10 | 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 | 634 | 7055176 | 8277 | 72586 |
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 275 | X | 3275 | X |
Floriculture Crops | 266 | 4402898 | 360 | 30241 |
Bedding and Garden Plants | 164 | 2615460 | 167 | 18783 |
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 17 | 25695 | D | 161 |
Foliage Plants | 86 | 736962 | D | 5189 |
Potted Flowering Plants | 96 | 1024781 | 106 | 6108 |
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 18 | 1850 | 28 | 125 |
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 96 | X | 692 | 895 |
Mushrooms | 3 | 5422 | X | 39 |
Nursery Crops | 265 | 2228518 | 4012 | 33745 |
Sod Harvested | 20 | X | 2654 | 5432 |
Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 9 | 28000 | 6 | 56 |
Greenhouse Vegetables | 27 | 138296 | X | 564 |
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 53 | 250192 | 525 | 1488 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.