Total population (2000 census): 16,788
County seat: Newport
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 | 185 | 47354 | 5058426 bu | 216 | 50716 | 7427532 bu | ||
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 3 | 101 | 6834 bu | 3 | 243 | 17708 bu | ||
| Wheat | 48 | 1728 | 94013 bu | 65 | 2168 | 96475 bu | ||
| Oats | 7 | 78 | 4880 bu | 8 | 110 | 6200 bu | ||
| Popcorn | NA | 5 | 439 | 1633340 lbs, shelled | ||||
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Total Hay* | 94 | 3943 | 9921 tons, dry | 117 | 2537 | 5808 tons, dry | ||
| Alfalfa Hay | 72 | 2774 | 7410 tons, dry | 93 | 1867 | 4537 tons, dry | ||
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 39 | 54 tons, dry | NA | ||||
| Tame Hay | 32 | 861 | 1934 tons, dry | 30 | 455 | 922 tons, dry | ||
| Wild Hay | 8 | 149 | 218 tons, dry | 7 | 125 | D | ||
| Grass Silage | 5 | 120 | 916 tons, grn | 4 | D | 255 tons, grn | ||
| Corn for Silage | 13 | 286 | 3923 tons, grn | 15 | 350 | 5781 tons, grn | ||
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | Farms | Acres | Yield | ||
| Soybean | 169 | 42563 | 1580906 bu | 200 | 36673 | 1552923 bu | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
NA=Not Available