Total population (1990 census): 17503
County seat: Mitchell
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 | 226 | 56988 | 5056328 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 6 | 297 | 18945 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 122 | 17904 | 676576 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 14 | D | D | |
| Winter Wheat | 117 | 16716 | 643301 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 234 | D | |
| Oats | 39 | 2740 | 188142 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 10 | 1701 | 1537960 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 201 | 55308 | 2011361 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 284 | 32699 | 75418 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 239 | 19987 | 53513 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 14 | 485 | 1022 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 108 | 5809 | 9152 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 79 | 4869 | 7844 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 17 | 1549 | 11662 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 62 | 3628 | 37419 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 20 | 563 | 4153 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.