Total population (1990 census): 5925
County seat: Desmet
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 | 371 | 90104 | 8031017 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 4 | 208 | 7900 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 245 | 42421 | 1388075 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 152 | 22743 | 715401 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 175 | 19678 | 672674 bu | |
| Barley | 13 | 649 | 32169 bu | |
| Oats | 52 | 2641 | 154171 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 235 | 7207 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 29 | 11160 | 19481185 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 361 | 109512 | 3623346 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 366 | 43062 | 105101 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 326 | 29978 | 80802 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 24 | 1077 | 2018 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 102 | 6194 | 12847 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 93 | 4248 | 6250 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 24 | 1565 | 9555 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 150 | 9649 | 99696 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 22 | 892 | 11334 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.