Total population (1990 census): 17035
County seat: Erie
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 | 82 | 7980 | 912504 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 201 | 20443 | 1768781 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 194 | 31420 | 1302672 bu | |
| Oats | 66 | 2295 | 146010 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 284 | 51367 | 1753319 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 25 | D | X | |
| Fescue Seed | 20 | 1263 | 317871 lbs | |
| Lespedeza Seed | 6 | 241 | 80460 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 420 | 30916 | 55040 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 75 | 2847 | 8137 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 15 | 646 | 1213 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 263 | 13891 | 26193 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 264 | 13418 | 19347 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | 114 | 448 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 5 | 318 | 4560 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 6 | 110 | 718 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloupes | 3 | 5 | ||
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 5 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | D | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 25 | 2560 trees | |
| Peaches | 4 | 3 | D | |
| Pecans | 20 | 1956 | 9749 | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.