Total population (2010 census): 42918
Total population (1990 census): 22650
County seat: Floresville
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) | |
| Maize=Corn | 42 | 10230 | 960096 | |
| Oats | 7 | 201 | 3587 | |
| Rye | 2 | D | D | |
| Sorghum | 40 | 6502 | 440412 | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 16 | 1673 | 43099 | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field and Grass Seed Crops | 1 | D | D | |
| Soybeans for Beans | - | - | - | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 1139 | 50204 | 130578 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | 87 | 178 | |
| Small Grain Hay | 93 | 2687 | 6402 | |
| Tame Hay | 1016 | 44154 | 117306 | |
| Wild Hay | 90 | 3276 | 6692 | |
| All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 37 | 1077 | 3645 | |
| Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 2 | D | D | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 4 | 92 | 184 | |
| Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloupes | 4 | D | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 4 | D | ||
| Green Southern Peas | 2 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 2 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 16 | 955 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 1 | D | ||
| Apricots | 1 | D | ||
| Peaches | 7 | 46 | ||
| Pears | 5 | 14 | ||
| Plums and Prunes | 1 | D | ||
| Other Noncitrus Fruit | 1 | D | ||
| All Nuts | 39 | 667 | ||
| Pecans | 39 | 667 | ||
| Blackberries and Dewberries | 2 | D | ||
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 3 | 1351 | 3256 bales | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 1 | D | D | |
| Peanuts | 4 | 571 | 1798700 Ibs | |
| 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 | 2 | D | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 1 | - | D | D |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 1 | D | D | D |
| Greenhouse Crops | 1 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Stock | 9 | 91800 | 49 | D |
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 71 | 7436 | 693916 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 146 | 21883 | 1393948 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 78 | 5088 | 112320 bu | |
| Oats | 14 | 370 | 14544 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 5 | 432 | D | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 1007 | 42809 | 93132 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14 | 381 | 877 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 81 | 2348 | 4770 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 911 | 38127 | 83331 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 25 | 713 | 1003 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 20 | 1240 | 9456 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 10 | 1027 | 15850 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 7 | 214 | 534 tons, dry | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 7 | 384 | 4626 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloupes | 3 | D | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | Z | ||
| Squash | 3 | Z | ||
| Tomatoes | 5 | 3 | ||
| Watermelons | 17 | 557 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Peaches | 7 | 17 | D | |
| Peanuts | 112 | 10649 | 21631122 lbs | |
| Pecans | 54 | 1017 | 14497 in shell | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 9 | 1662 | 1942 bales | |
| Other | 3 | D | 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 | 11 | D | D | 815 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 5 | X | D | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 7 | D | D | D |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 4 | 35180 | D | 91 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 4 | D | 3 | 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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