Total population (1990 census): 22,315
County seat: Potosi
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals
Grain Legumes
Oilseeds
Forage Grasses and Legumes
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactives
Industrials and Fiber
Nursery and Ornamentals
Forest
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 3 | 113 | 12860 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 346 | 18323 | 29189 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | 1253 | 3302 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 6 | 148 | 264 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 264 | 12365 | 20356 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 60 | 2419 | 2981 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 9 | 2138 | 6861 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 5 | 319 | 14695 bu | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | (D) | (D) | |
| Cherries | 3 | (Z) | 9 trees | |
| Peaches | 4 | 1 | 23 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | 1 | 10 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | (Z) | 9 trees | |
| 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 | 7 | - | 22 | (D) |
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | - | (D) | 1 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | - | 19 | 4 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.