Total population (1990 census): 14966
County seat: Fort Scott
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 | 70 | 4797 | 460451 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 112 | 8743 | 735320 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 106 | 6973 | 309839 bu | |
| Oats | 27 | 658 | 47075 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 240 | 34878 | 1167331 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 19 | D | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 18 | 1832 | 526800 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 527 | 46558 | 80022 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 92 | 2743 | 7031 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 11 | 526 | 914 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 355 | 24105 | 45087 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 286 | 18968 | 26796 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 216 | 578 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 14 | 520 | 7125 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 8 | 144 | 1940 tons, grn | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Pecans | 3 | 67 | D | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.