Total population (1990 census): 262852
County seat: Belleville
CropSELECT
FruitsCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 553 | 86990 | 10331146 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 46 | 6157 | 467316 bu | |
| Wheat | 458 | 41384 | 2348516 bu | |
| Barley | 7 | 281 | 17500 bu | |
| Oats | 8 | 148 | 10355 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 10 | 149 | (X) | |
| Red Clover Seed | 10 | 149 | 10780 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 230 | 5446 | 15479 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 177 | 3125 | 11298 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 9 | 112 | 126 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 93 | 1963 | 3332 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 4 | 64 | 32 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 182 | 2074 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 31 | 792 | 11950 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 568 | 98881 | 3920170 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 8 | 19 | ||
| Snap Bean | 7 | 13 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 6 | 11 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 3 | (D) | ||
| Okra | 4 | 2 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 23 | ||
| Pumpkins | 10 | 101 | ||
| Squash | 4 | 43 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 10 | 34 | ||
| Tomatoes | 12 | 22 | ||
| Turnips | 3 | (D) | ||
| Watermelons | 4 | 3 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 11 | 264 | (D) | |
| Grapes | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Peaches | 13 | 326 | 30944 trees | |
| Blackberries | 5 | 6 | 6531 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 8 | 28 | 84494 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 | 41 | 485280 | 212 | 2679 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 8 | (X) | 62 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 22 | (D) | (D) | 2026 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 19 | 452170 | 7 | 1923 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 8 | 24110 | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 10 | (X) | 25 | 144 |
| Nursery Crops | 8 | - | 103 | 419 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.