Total population (1990 census): 5688
County seat: Salem
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 | 386 | 88553 | 8764913 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 5 | 654 | 40745 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 29 | 1760 | 62840 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 10 | 581 | 23451 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 19 | 1179 | 39389 bu | |
| Barley | 7 | 501 | 23456 bu | |
| Oats | 56 | 2129 | 127649 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 386 | 96678 | 3591383 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 329 | 23360 | 61799 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 268 | 16131 | 48376 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 14 | 268 | 448 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 77 | 2545 | 4581 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 105 | 3692 | 6868 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 14 | 724 | 4575 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 156 | 7564 | 78968 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 6 | 262 | 3380 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.