Total population (1990 census): 96255
County seat: Kankakee
CropSELECT
FruitsCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 664 | 176339 | 22428064 bu | |
| Wheat | 106 | 4746 | 306711 bu | |
| Oats | 51 | 813 | 59480 bu | |
| Popcorn | 18 | 3086 | 9213828 lbs, shelled | |
| Rye | 6 | 128 | 5575 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 155 | 3441 | 8403 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 132 | 2322 | 6361 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 16 | (D) | 476 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 29 | 571 | 1277 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 10 | 253 | (D) | |
| Corn for Silage | 21 | 673 | 10875 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 621 | 133859 | 5652965 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 4 | (D) | ||
| Beets | 4 | 5 | ||
| Broccoli | 3 | (D) | ||
| Head Cabbage | 10 | 405 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 14 | 234 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 8 | 62 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 3 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 5 | 9 | ||
| Okra | 3 | 3 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | (D) | ||
| Hot Peppers | 5 | 70 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 10 | 116 | ||
| Pumpkins | 20 | 558 | ||
| Squash | 9 | 115 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 21 | 586 | ||
| Tomatoes | 9 | 98 | ||
| Watermelons | 18 | 384 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | 15 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 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 | 43 | 328844 | 4979 | 14049 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 22 | (X) | 4771 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 20 | 290018 | 340 | 3495 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 12 | 206368 | (D) | 1927 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 8 | (D) | 252 | 1089 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | (D) | (D) | 478 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | (X) | 58 | 37 |
| Nursery Crops | 7 | (D) | (D) | 2986 |
| Sod Harvested | 9 | (X) | 2875 | 7393 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 4 | (D) | (D) | 26 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.