Total population (1990 census): 4021
County seat: Ashley
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 | 25 | 2444 | 126524 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 287 | 137275 | 2553833 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 16 | 5096 | 109672 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 283 | 129974 | 2406537 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 11 | 2205 | 37624 bu | |
| Barley | 105 | 13373 | 478434 bu | |
| Canola | 6 | 1069 | 1082249 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 49 | 4466 | 56703 bu | |
| Oats | 160 | 17595 | 747742 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 6 | 428 | 6652 bu | |
| Rye | 15 | 1531 | 35440 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 74 | 22101 | 27426806 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 15 | 2175 | 40550 bu | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 4 | 248 | 246320 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 289 | 58970 | 97339 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 224 | 28829 | 54185 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 41 | D | 6907 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 90 | 9648 | D | |
| Wild Hay | 174 | 16182 | 21959 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | D | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 34 | 2783 | 17665 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 7 | 515 | 3296 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.