Total population (2010 census): 306,479
Total population (1990 census): 187,941
County seat: Farmington
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 | 4 | 52 | 5723 | |
| Maize=Corn | 11 | 980 | 187420 | |
| Wheat, Total | 17 | 1222 | 105008 | |
| Spring Wheat | 5 | D | D | |
| Winter Wheat | 12 | D | D | |
| Oats | 8 | 85 | 5438 | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 179 | 4592 | 21223 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 155 | 3715 | 18078 | |
| Small Grain Hay | 19 | 539 | 2059 | |
| Tame Hay | 30 | D | D | |
| Wild Hay | 1 | D | D | |
| All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 9 | 83 | 188 | |
| Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 6 | 246 | 5946 | |
| Vegetables and Melons | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 2 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 13 | 48 | ||
| Beets | 4 | 1 | ||
| Broccoli | 1 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 1 | D | ||
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 11 | ||
| Carrots | - | - | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 3 | D | ||
| Eggplant | 4 | 3 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 1 | D | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 1 | D | ||
| Garlic | 2 | D | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 1 | D | ||
| Dry Onions | 6 | 208 | ||
| Chinese Peas | 1 | D | ||
| Green Peas | 11 | 10 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 12 | 5 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 9 | 18 | ||
| Potatoes | 11 | D | ||
| Pumpkins | 25 | 159 | ||
| Radishes | 1 | D | ||
| Squash | 16 | 101 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 23 | 512 | ||
| Tomatoes | 26 | 20 | ||
| Watermelons | 14 | 70 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 25 | 40 | ||
| Apricots | 22 | 29 | ||
| Sweet Cherries | 21 | 63 | ||
| Tart Cherries | 2 | D | ||
| Grapes | 10 | 9 | ||
| Nectarines | 2 | D | ||
| Peaches | 20 | 39 | ||
| Pears | 6 | D | ||
| Plums and Prunes | 6 | 3 | ||
| Other Noncitrus Fruit | 7 | 3 | ||
| English Walnuts | 3 | 1 | ||
| Blackberries and Dewberries | 5 | D | ||
| Raspberries | 4 | 4 | ||
| Strawberries | 1 | 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) |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 2 | D | D | D |
| Cuttings, Seedlings, Liners, and Plugs | 1 | D | - | D |
| Floriculture Crops | 18 | 1135460 | 28 | 14701408 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | D | D | D |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 2 | - | D | D |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | 70667 | - | 692000 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 3 | X | 11 | NA |
| Sod Harvested | 10 | X | 268 | 2172600 |
| Nursery Stock | 6 | - | 190 | 7978400 |
| Greenhouse Crops | 1 | 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.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 39 | 1605 | 249991 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 65 | 3089 | 259719 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 14 | 254 | 19375 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 55 | 2835 | 240344 bu | |
| Barley | 42 | 964 | 77171 bu | |
| Oats | 13 | 117 | 6591 bu | |
| Safflower | 4 | 242 | 327900 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 4 | 75 | 184000 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 277 | 7607 | 27426 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 237 | 5753 | 23462 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 25 | 590 | 1235 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 38 | 668 | 1574 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 27 | 539 | D | |
| Grass Silage | 8 | 57 | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 20 | 873 | 22470 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Green Chop | 3 | D | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 5 | D | ||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | D | ||
| Cantaloups | 11 | 17 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 5 | 3 | ||
| Dry Onions | 24 | 1396 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
| Hot Peppers | 10 | 16 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 7 | 29 | ||
| Potatoes | 6 | 24 | 4910 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 21 | 168 | ||
| Spinach | 1 | D | ||
| Squash | 16 | 77 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 33 | 669 | ||
| Tomatoes | 18 | 35 | ||
| Watermelons | 16 | 156 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 22 | 40 | 4033 trees | |
| Apricots | 9 | 10 | 416 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 24 | 77 | 6807 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 23 | 75 | 6672 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 5 | 2 | 135 trees | |
| Grapes | 4 | 1 | 368 trees | |
| Peaches | 30 | 67 | 5848 trees | |
| Pears | 4 | 1 | 72 trees | |
| Raspberries | 5 | 1 | 1220 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 3 | Z | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 4 | 5 | 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 | 38 | 930220 | 282 | 17821 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 23 | X | 271 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 21 | 927770 | 28 | 11640 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 16 | 437988 | D | 4652 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | D | D | 4980 |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | 71 | D |
| Sod Harvested | 9 | X | 171 | 667 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | 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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