Total population (1990 census): 10189
County seat: Elk Point
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 | 373 | 99061 | 11292713 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 10 | D | 10634 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 5 | 237 | 7665 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 5 | 79 | D | |
| Oats | 60 | 2220 | 176567 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 392 | 104287 | 4011156 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 189 | 8652 | 25890 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 160 | 6374 | 22183 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 15 | 313 | 450 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 35 | 959 | 1371 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 28 | 714 | 1279 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 8 | 292 | 1818 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 52 | 2933 | 38692 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 64 | 803 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cantaloupes | 3 | D | ||
| Eggplant | 1 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 13 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | 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 | 29 | D |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 15 | X |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.