Total population (1990 census): 111723
County seat: Bay City
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 374 | 44992 | 5832241 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 184 | 6489 | 432136 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 184 | 6489 | 432136 bu | |
| Barley | 4 | 163 | 9105 bu | |
| Oats | 39 | 550 | 41691 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 397 | 35768 | 1405659 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 266 | 33331 | 560713 cwt | |
| Potatoes | 38 | 4085 | 952556 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 210 | 18919 | 337683 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 140 | 5930 | 15690 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 113 | 3568 | 11835 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 6 | 118 | 266 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 25 | 540 | 981 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 20 | 376 | 302 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 13 | 1328 | 6922 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 21 | 971 | 14657 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 8 | 5 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 16 | 136 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 27 | 131 | ||
| Carrots | 4 | 1 | ||
| Cauliflower | 4 | 106 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 29 | 982 | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 15 | 67 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | (D) | ||
| Hot Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 21 | 166 | ||
| Pumpkins | 28 | 167 | ||
| Squash | 19 | 104 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 35 | 387 | ||
| Tomatoes | 22 | 56 | ||
| Watermelons | 6 | 13 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 4 | 6 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 7 | 14 | 1365 trees | |
| Grapes | 5 | 5 | 970 vines | |
| Strawberries | 8 | 25 | 70710 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 | 42 | 425464 | 557 | 2395 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 7 | (X) | 40 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 22 | (D) | (D) | 2036 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 16 | 337558 | 15 | 1402 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 5 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | (D) | (D) | 291 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 10 | (X) | 26 | 57 |
| Nursery Crops | 11 | (D) | 162 | 276 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | - | 92 | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.