
Total population (1990 census): 35580
County seat: Aberdeen
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 | 432 | 138486 | 13590813 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 462 | 169474 | 5883858 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 454 | 158611 | 5503234 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 42 | D | D | |
| Barley | 49 | 6388 | 326973 bu | |
| Oats | 67 | 5590 | 296363 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 33 | 2990 | 81757 bu | |
| Rye | 11 | 1038 | 25080 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 193 | 60820 | 92026838 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 414 | 166295 | 5799098 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 28 | 9099 | 170704 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | 90 | X | |
| Total Hay* | 542 | 77916 | 166531 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 446 | 45099 | 115710 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 14 | 949 | 1667 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 169 | 12264 | 20589 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 209 | 17370 | 24250 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 26 | 2234 | 12949 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 106 | 6826 | 74845 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 13 | 760 | 6720 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 3 | D | D | |
| Tomatoes | 3 | 1 | ||
| 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 | 96376 | D | 590 |
| Florculture Crops | 3 | 96376 | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.