Total population (1990 census): 21878
County seat: Sturgis
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 | 14 | 1059 | 75296 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 22 | 2030 | 93461 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 199 | 94125 | 2345296 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 4 | 571 | 12136 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 100 | 28810 | 645446 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 157 | 64744 | 1687714 bu | |
| Barley | 22 | 1486 | 46333 bu | |
| Oats | 74 | 3338 | 133240 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 7 | 1312 | 64990 bu | |
| Safflower | 3 | 270 | 135000 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 19 | 2457 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 10 | 844 | 37100 lbs | |
| Wheatgrass Seed | 10 | 1613 | 74145 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 615 | 182821 | 264047 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 562 | 131859 | 203061 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 75 | 4813 | 6982 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 182 | 23171 | 28894 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 167 | 20798 | 21040 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 11 | 2180 | 12208 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 14 | 1142 | 10550 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 7 | 273 | 1112 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | 4 | D | ||
| 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 | 3 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.