Total population (1990 census): 16278
County seat: Independence
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 8 | 289 | 25641 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 555 | 19171 | 43379 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 84 | 1403 | 3944 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 376 | 776 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 452 | 15531 | 35964 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 80 | 1725 | 2390 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 136 | 913 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 33 | 1465 | 22349 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 8 | 15 | 503 cwt | |
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | 8 | 186 trees | |
| Peaches | 3 | 1 | 21 trees | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Tobacco | 174 | 292 | 492550 lbs | |
| 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 | 90 | 30442 | 1862 | 2867 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 12 | X | 325 | X |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 74 | X | 878 | 2671 |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | D | 122 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 44 | D | 952 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.