Total population (1990 census): 131821
County seat: Greeley
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 786 | 118327 | 17788545 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 16 | 1592 | 76869 bu | |
| Wheat | 608 | 156909 | 5002663 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 63 | 4040 | 185707 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 576 | 152869 | 4816956 bu | |
| Barley | 171 | 10870 | 819067 bu | |
| Oats | 22 | 1002 | 49821 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 34 | 15378 | 325360 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 24 | 5064 | 4504712 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 1506 | 137479 | 482051 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 1215 | 91369 | 387756 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 145 | 9160 | 17735 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 365 | 20224 | 38788 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 77 | 5725 | 5260 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 105 | 11001 | 97537 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 430 | 42352 | 947941 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum Cut for Dry Forage or Hay | 11 | 335 | 589 tons, dry | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 19 | 1819 | 13090 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 307 | 21772 | 435640 bu | |
| Potatoes | 36 | 3442 | 1098980 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 239 | 24986 | 517859 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 4 | 171 | ||
| Snap Bean | 8 | 25 | ||
| Beets | 6 | 5 | ||
| Broccoli | 5 | (D) | ||
| Head Cabbage | 9 | 804 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 6 | 19 | ||
| Carrots | 10 | 1714 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 15 | 472 | ||
| Eggplant | 4 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 68 | 5654 | ||
| Green Onions | 3 | 255 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 6 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 4 | 13 | ||
| Pumpkins | 15 | 301 | ||
| Squash | 10 | 152 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 27 | 2884 | ||
| Tomatoes | 10 | 28 | ||
| Watermelons | 8 | 17 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 3 | 4 | 245 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 | 46 | 5828220 | 3127 | 44864 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 29 | (X) | 3098 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 16 | 4289540 | (D) | 16637 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 13 | (D) | (D) | 9355 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | (X) | 7 | 22 |
| Nursery Crops | 12 | (D) | 143 | 681 |
| Sod Harvested | 13 | (X) | 2812 | 8794 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 4 | (D) | (X) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.