Total population (1996 census): 128,300
County seat: Newark
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 471 | 60903 | 7676349 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 194 | 9520 | 488702 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 50 | 1580 bu | |
| Emmer and Spelt | 3 | D | 1660 bu | |
| Oats | 93 | 1073 | 60632 bu | |
| Popcorn | 3 | 768 | 1101600 lbs, shelled | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 393 | 54931 | 2257530 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 690 | 25332 | 61220 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 413 | 12086 | 34315 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 41 | 531 | 686 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 340 | 9283 | 19958 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 64 | 1491 | 2816 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 38 | 1941 | 10336 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 70 | 2180 | 35437 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 5 | 92 | 830 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 12 | 14 | ||
| Beets | 3 | D | ||
| Cantaloupes | 5 | 3 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 9 | 4 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 3 | D | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | 2 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | 1 | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | D | D | |
| Pumpkins | 10 | 57 | ||
| Squash | 5 | 4 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 23 | 72 | ||
| Tomatoes | 19 | 12 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | D | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 29 | 652 | 64077 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 6 | 7 | D | |
| Cherries, Not Specified | 5 | D | 69 trees | |
| Grapes | 17 | 16 | 6234 vines | |
| Peaches | 17 | 104 | 10729 trees | |
| Pears | 6 | 5 | 433 trees | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 3 | 1 | 73 trees | |
| Raspberries | 4 | D | D | |
| Strawberries | 4 | D | 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 | 71 | 421360 | 1513 | 6358 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 10 | X | 12 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 17 | 352360 | D | 2458 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | 309160 | 6 | 2273 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | 43200 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 33 | X | 306 | 919 |
| Nursery Crops | 25 | D | 835 | 1615 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 23 | D | 362 | D |
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 4 | D | 1355 | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.