Total population (1990 census): 14638
County seat: Iola
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 79 | 11178 | 1083938 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 157 | 13626 | 1157598 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 221 | 24728 | 1097447 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 28 | D | |
| Oats | 31 | 860 | 68814 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 294 | 61085 | 2161200 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 8 | 465 | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 4 | 167 | 36850 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 403 | 33722 | 59644 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 100 | 3363 | 10146 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 16 | 318 | 399 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 260 | 12830 | 23723 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 248 | 16379 | 23803 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 8 | 832 | 4719 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 6 | 384 | 6522 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 7 | 177 | 2076 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 6 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | 3 | 140 trees | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.