
Total population (1990 census): 252913
County seat: Rockford
CropSELECT
FruitsCrop Statistics(1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 400 | 91774 | 11994603 bu | |
| Wheat | 79 | 3659 | 211591 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 70 | (D) | |
| Oats | 90 | 1576 | 104001 bu | |
| Popcorn | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 280 | 10070 | 27039 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 246 | 7384 | 21421 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 26 | 548 | 1040 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 38 | 507 | 1246 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 6 | 58 | 92 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 31 | 1573 | 9721 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 70 | 2192 | 34691 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 22 | 136 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 341 | 56702 | 2487270 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 5 | 5 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | 2 | ||
| Pumpkins | 9 | 14 | ||
| Squash | 4 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 9 | 159 | ||
| Tomatoes | 3 | (D) | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | 3 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 14 | 61 | 11072 trees | |
| Grapes | 4 | 1 | 188 vines | |
| Raspberries | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Strawberries | 4 | 6 | 12066 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 | 47 | 510798 | 633 | 6729 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 13 | (X) | 23 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 22 | 499597 | 9 | 4668 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 18 | 381412 | 4 | 3205 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | (D) | 3 | 36 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 5 | 105185 | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 6 | (X) | (D) | (D) |
| Nursery Crops | 20 | (D) | 154 | 1617 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 5 | (D) | 35 | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.