Total population (1990 census): 178386
County seat: Springfield
CropSELECT
FruitsCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 662 | 210017 | 29748901 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 6 | (D) | (D) | |
| Wheat | 98 | 2986 | 180089 bu | |
| Oats | 20 | 762 | 56133 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 264 | 5800 | 16386 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 217 | 3833 | 13089 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 8 | 97 | 276 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 70 | 1383 | 2410 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 9 | 144 | 205 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 16 | 343 | 1222 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 9 | 175 | 2300 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 643 | 201881 | 8804263 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 4 | (D) | ||
| Snap Bean | 3 | (D) | ||
| Broccoli | 3 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Pumpkins | 3 | 9 | ||
| Squash | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 20 | ||
| Tomatoes | 6 | 7 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 10 | 33 | 1909 trees | |
| Peaches | 6 | (D) | 571 trees | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 13 | 21200 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 4 | 28 | 108250 lbs | |
| 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 | 33 | 225300 | 496 | (D) |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | (X) | (D) | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 8 | (D) | 49 | (D) |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 6 | 119000 | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 7 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 20 | (X) | 106 | 189 |
| Nursery Crops | 4 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | - | (D) | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.