Total population (1990 census): 959275
County seat: Milwaukee
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 13 | 965 | 120823 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 10 | 324 | 19726 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 10 | 324 | 19726 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | D | D | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 15 | 1991 | 81191 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 19 | 826 | 2454 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | 656 | 2138 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 1 | D | D | |
| Wild Hay | 4 | 46 | 120 tons dry | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 5 | 6 | ||
| Carrots | 3 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 6 | 9 | ||
| Herbs | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | 1 | ||
| Green Onions | 3 | 1 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | D | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 6 | 8 | ||
| Pumpkins | 6 | 74 | ||
| Rhubarb | 3 | Z | ||
| Squash | 4 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 102 | ||
| Tomatoes | 8 | 14 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | D | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 5 | D | 2831 trees | |
| 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 | 36 | 91010 | 56 | 5380 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | X | 42 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 29 | 899100 | 12 | 5109 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 28 | 613010 | D | 3791 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 12 | 253175 | D | 1146 |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | D | D | 218 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | D | D | 12 |
*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.