Total population (1990 census): 265038
County seat: Brighton
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 59 | 12634 | 1019356 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 10 | 1969 | 70300 bu | |
| Wheat | 225 | 208883 | 6688672 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 16 | 1564 | 50931 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 217 | 207319 | 6637741 bu | |
| Barley | 7 | 608 | 20177 bu | |
| Oats | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Proso Millet | 21 | 12120 | 372877 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 17 | 4476 | 3200771 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 210 | 15856 | 42146 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 150 | 9693 | 32292 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 19 | 766 | 1026 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 53 | 3020 | 5752 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 16 | 2132 | 2733 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | 245 | 1027 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 15 | 520 | 11385 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 5 | 620 | (D) | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 9 | 433 | 8940 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 15 | 1091 | 22316 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | 74 | ||
| Snap Bean | 3 | (D) | ||
| Head Cabbage | 5 | 1477 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 8 | 337 | ||
| Eggplant | 4 | (D) | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 7 | 1256 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 9 | 223 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 8 | 109 | ||
| Pumpkins | 5 | (D) | ||
| Spinach | 5 | 182 | ||
| Squash | 8 | 280 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 11 | 84 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 1 | ||
| Turnips | 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 | 35 | 1858594 | 1397 | 27166 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 18 | (X) | 1396 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 21 | 1739274 | (D) | 11512 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 15 | 1099904 | 11 | 8628 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 5 | 534200 | (D) | 2554 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | (D) | - | (D) |
| Nursery Crops | 10 | (D) | 323 | 7333 |
| Sod Harvested | 5 | (X) | 1030 | 7537 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 3 | 25000 | (X) | 158 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.