Total population (1990 census): 49301
County seat: Salina
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 | 40 | 2289 | 297674 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 261 | 24856 | 1953633 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 422 | 139904 | 7314486 bu | |
| Oats | 34 | 1189 | 75190 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 22 | 976 | 1108090 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 128 | 9812 | 402866 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 381 | 35687 | 80118 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 250 | 13648 | 52119 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 21 | 448 | 681 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 168 | 5932 | 10000 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 137 | 14584 | 13908 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 21 | 1075 | 10228 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 19 | 833 | 11670 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 5 | 134 | 349 tons, dry | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 40 | 2044 | 23318 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 35 | ||
| 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 | 6 | D | 80 | 289 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.