Total population (1990 census): 6107
County seat: Ellendale
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 | 174 | 50354 | 4754809 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 4 | 197 | 5614 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 292 | 130692 | 3510342 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 11 | 2308 | 78745 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 287 | 125684 | 3362287 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 18 | 2700 | 69310 bu | |
| Barley | 83 | 12334 | 624759 bu | |
| Flaxseed | 11 | 1722 | 24330 bu | |
| Oats | 88 | 7965 | 419889 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 38 | 4906 | 137593 bu | |
| Rye | 25 | 2544 | 82772 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 209 | 62003 | 86326978 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 68 | 15463 | 429934 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 37 | 11177 | 169556 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 262 | 46095 | 82316 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 222 | 25575 | 53464 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 805 | 897 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 75 | 7388 | 10370 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 126 | 11559 | 16683 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 7 | 768 | 2706 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 56 | 4160 | 31589 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 8 | 396 | 1150 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloupes | 3 | 4 | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | D | D | |
| Tomatoes | 3 | D | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | D | ||
| 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 | 4 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.