Total population (1990 census): 3332
County seat: Steele
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 | 31 | 4952 | 500205 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 241 | 75884 | 1448897 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 33 | 8946 | D | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 231 | 66338 | 1204743 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 3 | 600 | D | |
| Barley | 75 | 8135 | 267034 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 4 | 475 | 182775 bu | |
| Canola | 12 | 1199 | 932600 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 39 | 5179 | 64687 bu | |
| Oats | 144 | 15297 | 530082 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 275 | 7790 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 22 | 6360 | 6633231 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 5 | D | D | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 7 | 1743 | 34906 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 5 | 470 | 1114000 lbs | |
| Lentils | 3 | 730 | 644000 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 343 | 129600 | 164146 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 307 | 76146 | 98917 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 121 | 12545 | 17321 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 129 | 17768 | 22064 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 159 | 22439 | 24934 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 11 | 702 | 2727 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 64 | 6733 | 35882 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 5 | 2849 | 993555 cwt | |
| Sweet Corn | 3 | D | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.