Total population (1990 census): 10716
County seat: Sidney
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 | 19 | 1259 | 119291 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 338 | 181702 | 4556702 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 332 | 169821 | 4309293 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 20 | 4720 | 115084 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 35 | 7161 | 132325 bu | |
| Barley | 115 | 15949 | 614720 bu | |
| Oats | 70 | 5407 | 273626 bu | |
| Safflower | 23 | 5887 | 6302158 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 7 | 443 | 8856 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 9 | 1639 | 1171336 lbs | |
| Lentils | 4 | 652 | 578590 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 317 | 50317 | 81862 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 225 | 23743 | 50192 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 102 | 9146 | 13391 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 96 | 9017 | 10187 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 71 | 6559 | 5220 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 13 | 1852 | 8611 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 69 | 4221 | 71926 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 107 | 19220 | 385104 tons | |
| 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 | 5 | 8420 | D | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | D | X | 16 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.