
Total population (2000 census): 22,960
County seat: Scottsburg
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (US Census of Agriculture)
| 1997 | 1992 | |||||||
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Maize=Corn | 94 | 9693 | 816533 bu | 134 | 14227 | 1827328 bu | ||
| Wheat | 34 | 1800 | 69890 bu | 43 | 1820 | 73412 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 4 | 380 | 684580 lbs, shelled | 3 | D | D | ||
| Rye | NA | 4 | 47 | 1775 bu | ||||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 151 | 3946 | 9837 tons, dry | 166 | 3642 | 8755 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | 843 | 1982 tons, dry | 59 | 927 | 2579 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 5 | D | D | 3 | 29 | 18 tons, dry | ||
| Tame Hay | 102 | 2561 | 6975 tons, dry | 99 | 2355 | 5650 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 27 | 386 | 622 tons, dry | 21 | 260 | 383 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | NA | 5 | 71 | 374 tons, grn | ||||
| Corn for Silage | 9 | 206 | 3502 tons, grn | 7 | 161 | 3075 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 118 | 19156 | 661614 bu | 158 | 17368 | 593826 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 3 | D | NA | |||||
| Pumpkins | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | ||||
| Sweet Corn | NA | 6 | D | |||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 4 | D | D | 3 | 11 | D | ||
| Peaches | 3 | D | 43 | NA | ||||
| 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) | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | 7496 | 116 | 90 | NA | |||
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | D | X | NA | |||
| Floriculture Crops | 3 | D | D | 14 | NA | |||
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | D | D | 14 | NA | |||
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 6 | X | 44 | 38 | NA | |||
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | 3 | NA | |||
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Tobacco | 52 | 149 | 308462 lbs | 72 | 187 | 298976 lbs | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available
X=Not applicable.