Total population (2000 census): 16,577
County seat: Tipton
CropSELECT
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 | 316 | 70977 | 9957250 bu | 361 | 71146 | 10265488 bu | ||
| Wheat | 59 | 3246 | 220251 bu | 64 | 1711 | 98297 bu | ||
| Oats | 10 | 105 | 8390 bu | 18 | 200 | 16385 bu | ||
| Popcorn | 11 | 1305 | 3959916 lbs, shelled | 29 | 3291 | 13722637 lbs, shelled | ||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 59 | 1029 | 3155 tons, dry | 63 | 1415 | 3832 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | 807 | 2650 tons, dry | 57 | 945 | 2838 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 3 | 41 | 104 tons, dry | NA | ||||
| Tame Hay | 8 | 87 | 140 tons, dry | 8 | 302 | 466 tons, dry | ||
| Grass Silage | NA | 3 | D | D | ||||
| Corn for Silage | 4 | 120 | 2350 tons, grn | 7 | 361 | 7758 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 320 | 70257 | 3490850 bu | 349 | 66817 | 3067907 bu | ||
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | NA | 3 | 122 | |||||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 30 | NA | |||||
| Tomatoes | 3 | 655 | 6 | 654 | ||||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Apples | 4 | D | D | 5 | 11 | 1427 lbs | ||
| Grapes | NA | 3 | 1 | D | ||||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available