Total population (1990 census): 317471
County seat: Geneva
CropSELECT
FruitsCrop Statistics(1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 374 | 101445 | 14302560 bu | |
| Wheat | 84 | 3999 | 265078 bu | |
| Oats | 46 | 1032 | 70005 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 208 | 6414 | 18447 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 178 | 5140 | 15962 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 15 | 299 | 628 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 23 | 350 | 744 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 11 | 80 | 140 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 16 | 545 | 2920 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 47 | 2513 | 52758 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 354 | 77811 | 3547633 bu | |
| Potatoes | 5 | 15 | 2510 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | 9 | ||
| Snap Bean | 6 | 19 | ||
| Broccoli | 5 | 7 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 3 | 4 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 5 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 16 | ||
| Pumpkins | 11 | 118 | ||
| Squash | 5 | 13 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 13 | 357 | ||
| Tomatoes | 10 | 25 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 15 | 66 | 11546 trees | |
| Grapes | 3 | (Z) | 50 vines | |
| 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 | 86 | 3842680 | 3207 | 45930 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 29 | (X) | 1610 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 36 | 1413980 | 129 | 11174 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 30 | 754630 | (D) | 6918 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 15 | (D) | - | 3685 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 11 | (X) | 35 | 239 |
| Nursery Crops | 40 | (D) | 1845 | 20426 |
| Sod Harvested | 3 | (X) | 1070 | 2491 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | - | (D) | 7 |
*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.