Total population (1990 census): 3174
County seat: Hettinger
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 | 15 | 1685 | 107597 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 223 | 146708 | 3559286 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 35 | 17179 | 379370 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 211 | 125428 | 3079539 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 22 | 4101 | 100377 bu | |
| Barley | 65 | 9079 | 326480 bu | |
| Oats | 90 | 10059 | 417752 bu | |
| Safflower | 6 | 1052 | 638716 lbs | |
| Sunflower Seed | 16 | 3532 | 4268028 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 225 | 62245 | 90332 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 200 | 40564 | 62963 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 49 | 3526 | 5528 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 105 | 13189 | 15834 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 44 | 2079 | 2363 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 2887 | 10933 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 21 | 3018 | 16327 tons, grn | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other | 4 | 557 | X | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
X=Not applicable.