Total population (1990 census): 33899
County seat: Marion
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 | 50 | 3611 | 353234 bu | |
| Wheat | 57 | 12586 | 558277 bu | |
| Oats | 10 | 336 | 17800 bu | |
| Rye | 3 | 29 | 860 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 99 | 22876 | 557814 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 59 | 1886 | 5106 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 12 | D | D | |
| Tame Hay | 54 | 1577 | 4480 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 3 | D | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweetpotatoes | 4 | 14 | 1040 bu | |
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 3 | 2 | 520 vines | |
| Pecans | 7 | 23 | 285 in shell | |
| Tame Blueberries | 4 | 4 | 1600 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cotton | 7 | 3703 | 4721 bales | |
| Tobacco | 78 | 5988 | 13680008 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 | 4 | D | D | 70 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.