Total population (1990 census): 93145
County seat: Grand Junction
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 89 | 6229 | 777572 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | 106 | 10600 bu | |
| Wheat | 75 | 4626 | 356861 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 9 | 181 | 15572 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 71 | 4445 | 341289 bu | |
| Barley | 17 | 448 | 47917 bu | |
| Oats | 20 | 446 | 25797 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 7 | 1514 | (X) | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 7 | 872 | 207364 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 818 | 38718 | 101664 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 694 | 29416 | 84059 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 54 | 807 | 1713 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 145 | 5653 | 9780 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 28 | 1248 | 1936 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 25 | 1594 | 12528 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 53 | 2498 | 46978 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 19 | 662 | 13137 bu | |
| Potatoes | 5 | 27 | 4940 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 5 | (D) | ||
| Snap Bean | 4 | 17 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 4 | 4 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 11 | 21 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 8 | 12 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 2 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 10 | 214 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | (D) | ||
| Hot Peppers | 12 | 87 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 8 | ||
| Pumpkins | 5 | 11 | ||
| Squash | 6 | 11 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 18 | 711 | ||
| Tomatoes | 15 | 164 | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | (D) | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 100 | 373 | 62034 trees | |
| Apricots | 44 | 62 | 5694 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 61 | 131 | 16093 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 53 | 87 | 10577 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 15 | 44 | 5516 trees | |
| Grapes | 48 | 361 | 242771 vines | |
| Peaches | 200 | 1702 | 302454 trees | |
| Pears | 45 | 140 | 20444 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 25 | 22 | 2895 trees | |
| Raspberries | 4 | 1 | 3000 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 3 | (D) | (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 | 38 | 326044 | 152 | 5915 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 28 | (X) | 152 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 11 | 279144 | 15 | 3626 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 8 | 204108 | (D) | 2148 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 5 | 32140 | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | (X) | 3 | 21 |
| Nursery Crops | 11 | (D) | 58 | 1529 |
| Sod Harvested | 5 | (X) | 65 | 395 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 5 | 36452 | (X) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | (D) | (D) | 3 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.