Total population (1996 census): 264,806
County seat: Youngstown
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 227 | 14884 | 1410938 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 98 | 2628 | 127104 bu | |
| Barley | 8 | 136 | 9640 bu | |
| Oats | 106 | 2183 | 142449 bu | |
| Rye | 8 | 67 | 2210 lbs, shelled | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 120 | 9226 | 328791 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 4 | 7 | 122 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 308 | 12451 | 31892 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 165 | 4727 | 14336 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 24 | 387 | 629 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 167 | 5075 | 11484 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 20 | 240 | 391 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 45 | 2022 | 15163 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 85 | 4110 | 56197 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 6 | 137 | 1819 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Green Lima Beans | 4 | 6 | ||
| Snap Bean | 8 | 40 | ||
| Broccoli | 4 | 2 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 9 | 18 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 9 | 10 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 7 | 9 | ||
| Eggplant | 4 | 2 | ||
| Green Peas | 5 | 5 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 12 | 13 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 14 | 24 | ||
| Pumpkins | 25 | 154 | ||
| Squash | 7 | 8 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 32 | 540 | ||
| Tomatoes | 24 | 48 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | 3 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 24 | 290 | 31800 trees | |
| Grapes | 5 | 1 | D | |
| Peaches | 9 | 35 | 3897 trees | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 8 | 10000 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 6 | 13 | 11855 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 10 | 37 | 141180 lbs | |
| 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 | 52 | 1351319 | 531 | 8748 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 12 | X | 97 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 24 | 419139 | D | 2896 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 22 | 353833 | 6 | 2646 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 11 | D | D | 167 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 17 | X | 47 | 300 |
| Nursery Crops | 14 | D | 48 | 223 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 12 | D | 133 | 71 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.