Total population (2010 census): 50845
Total population (1990 census): 41049
County seat: Rusk
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)
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 762 | 45474 | 147486 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | 535 | 937 | |
| Small Grain Hay | 34 | 831 | 2446 | |
| Tame Hay | 656 | 41402 | 139137 | |
| Wild Hay | 95 | 2706 | 4966 | |
| All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 45 | 1804 | 4002 | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Upland Cotton | 2 | D | D | |
| Other | 2 | D | X | |
| Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 4 | 8 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 2 | D | ||
| Cantaloupes | 11 | 16 | ||
| Eggplant | 2 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 9 | 6 | ||
| Green Onions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 3 | 9 | ||
| Green Southern Peas/ Cowpeas | 17 | 69 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 2 | D | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 17 | 15 | ||
| Squash | 8 | 16 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | 3 | ||
| Tomatoes | 22 | 21 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 2 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 27 | 164 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 11 | 5 | ||
| Grapes | 8 | 4 | ||
| Peaches | 28 | 137 | ||
| Pears | 13 | 9 | ||
| Plums and Prunes | 12 | 21 | ||
| All Nuts | 22 | 50 | ||
| Pecans | 22 | D | ||
| Tame Blueberries | 8 | 10 | ||
| Blackberries and Dewberries | 10 | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| Cuttings, Seedlings, Liners, and Plugs | 3 | D | D | D |
| Floriculture Crops | 36 | 7296764 | 118 | 74200069 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 26 | D | D | D |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | 8002 | - | 12006 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | D | - | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 12 | D | D | D |
| Vegetable Transplants | 5 | 25072 | - | 62680 |
| Greenhouse Crops | 4 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Stock | 7 | D | D | D |
| Sod Harvested | 2 | X | D | D |
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 9 | 92 | 5775 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 3 | 114 | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 862 | 49242 | 136050 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | 280 | 953 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 23 | 883 | 1743 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 790 | 44158 | 128229 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 54 | 2048 | 3177 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 24 | 1873 | 5838 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 6 | D | ||
| Cantaloupes | 8 | 8 | ||
| Green Cowpeas and Green Southern Peas | 18 | 313 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | Z | ||
| Dry Onions | 7 | 12 | ||
| Okra | 5 | 9 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 4 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 4 | 2 | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | 6 | 1350 cwt | |
| Squash | 9 | 11 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 4 | ||
| Tomatoes | 20 | 54 | ||
| Watermelons | 19 | 214 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 5 | D | 75 trees | |
| Grapes | 10 | 11 | 1340 vines | |
| Peaches | 40 | 238 | 20483 trees | |
| Pears | 6 | 2 | 48 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 9 | 10 | D | |
| Pecans | 28 | 83 | 1020 in shell | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 2 | 1160 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 4 | 17 | 24700 lbs | |
| 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 | 96 | 6348743 | 254 | 57186 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 11 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 72 | 5923239 | 26 | 53708 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 61 | 5277414 | D | 48122 |
| Foliage Plants | 8 | 66130 | D | 152 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 17 | 579695 | D | 5434 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 13 | X | 81 | 175 |
| Nursery Crops | 9 | 248900 | D | 2711 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 7 | 130120 | X | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | D | D | 87 |
*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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