Total population (1990 census): 186136
County seat: Fort Collins
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 137 | 14945 | 2205389 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | 30 | (D) | |
| Wheat | 75 | 12300 | 491222 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 13 | 1170 | 67978 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 71 | 11130 | 423244 bu | |
| Barley | 43 | 2265 | 177640 bu | |
| Canola | 1 | (D) | (D) | |
| Oats | 6 | 247 | 10020 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 672 | 40702 | 101141 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 453 | 22554 | 71334 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 32 | 968 | 3338 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 219 | 11630 | 18176 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 85 | 4508 | 4162 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 21 | 1042 | 12387 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 58 | 4739 | 105506 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 64 | 4126 | 82899 bu | |
| Potatoes | 5 | 9 | 2672 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 42 | 4969 | 108460 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 4 | (D) | ||
| Snap Bean | 4 | 1 | ||
| Broccoli | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Head Cabbage | 4 | (D) | ||
| Cantaloupes | 3 | 1 | ||
| Carrots | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cauliflower | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 4 | (D) | ||
| Garlic | 7 | 1 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 8 | 5 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 6 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 6 | (D) | ||
| Green Onions | 4 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Pumpkins | 9 | 40 | ||
| Squash | 5 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 81 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | 1 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 1 | (D) | ||
| Other Vegetables | 7 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 19 | 25 | 1724 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 7 | (D) | (D) | |
| Sweet Cherries | 5 | 1 | 23 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Peaches | 6 | 2 | 183 trees | |
| Pears | 6 | 1 | 122 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 8 | 2 | 76 trees | |
| Raspberries | 5 | 4 | 4342 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 9 | 8 | (X) | |
| Herbs, Dried | 3 | 3 | 3000 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 | 69 | 803258 | 1291 | 12869 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 38 | (X) | 1037 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 28 | 750694 | 20 | 6959 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 20 | 497418 | 18 | 5369 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 8 | (D) | 2 | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 8 | 192576 | - | 1131 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 14 | (X) | 36 | 51 |
| Nursery Crops | 26 | 17500 | 318 | 2630 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 4 | (D) | (X) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 14 | (D) | 241 | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.