Total population (1990 census): 79555
County seat: Mt. Vernon
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 49 | 3477 | 293433 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 4 | 102 | 7229 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 48 | 3375 | 286204 bu | |
| Barley | 20 | 821 | 72018 bu | |
| Oats | 6 | 62 | 5659 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 5 | D | X | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 4 | 103 | 119905 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 318 | 19446 | 63224 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | 782 | 2751 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 7 | 141 | 486 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 167 | 5665 | 12806 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 79 | 2609 | 4033 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 113 | 10249 | 129450 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 69 | 6681 | 174185 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 7 | 4 | ||
| Beets | 7 | 48 | ||
| Broccoli | 6 | D | ||
| Carrots | 14 | 555 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 23 | 2540 | ||
| Garlic | 6 | 1 | ||
| Green Onions | 4 | 1 | ||
| Green Peas | 64 | 10908 | ||
| Potatoes | 16 | 6948 | 2341125 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 11 | 485 | ||
| Spinach | 3 | D | ||
| Squash | 7 | 61 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 23 | 656 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | D | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 39 | 357 | 94944 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 3 | D | D | |
| Sweet Cherries | 3 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 5 | D | D | |
| Pears | 10 | 5 | 785 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | Z | 16 trees | |
| Filberts and Hazelnuts | 5 | 12 | 1336 in shell | |
| Blackberries | 5 | 6 | 20400 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 17 | 330 | 2178199 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 30 | 1088 | 6288339 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 17 | 281 | 2574519 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other Crops | 5 | 100 | X | |
| 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 | 116 | 1988360 | 7084 | 42390 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 74 | X | 4154 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 39 | 1875094 | 687 | 25810 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 21 | 1464122 | D | 23863 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 15 | D | 347 | 1827 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 10 | D | D | 120 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes,and Tubers | 12 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 8 | X | 63 | 97 |
| Nursery Crops | 24 | 92730 | 359 | 3359 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 45 | D | 3563 | 5204 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 5 | 4436 | X | 14 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 8 | D | 35 | 258 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.