Total population (1990 census): 430459
County seat: Flint
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 190 | 27126 | 2753644 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 134 | 7648 | 421823 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 134 | 7648 | 421823 bu | |
| Barley | 4 | 31 | (D) | |
| Oats | 44 | 848 | 53993 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 212 | 32355 | 1021645 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 7 | 861 | 11260 cwt | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 4 | 456 | 9279 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 365 | 12565 | 27010 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 297 | 8751 | 20486 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 8 | 42 | 72 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 80 | 2002 | 3673 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 41 | 547 | 833 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 26 | 1223 | 5831 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 34 | 1714 | 18803 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 24 | 72 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 4 | 11 | ||
| Snap Bean | 10 | 104 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 4 | 17 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 21 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 12 | 28 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 6 | 5 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 6 | 13 | ||
| Pumpkins | 23 | 53 | ||
| Squash | 11 | 26 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 29 | 289 | ||
| Tomatoes | 15 | 41 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 30 | 312 | 34827 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 6 | 12 | (D) | |
| Sweet Cherries | 4 | (D) | 127 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 5 | (D) | (D) | |
| Grapes | 7 | 5 | 817 vines | |
| Peaches | 3 | (Z) | (D) | |
| Pears | 9 | 9 | 703 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | (D) | (D) | |
| Tame Blueberries | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Raspberries | 3 | 10 | 12200 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 5 | 27 | 77500 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped (Number of Taps) | 4 | 61 | 1265 | |
| 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 | 80 | 220196 | 657 | 3591 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 21 | (X) | 166 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 31 | 188484 | 45 | 1459 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 27 | 152204 | 35 | 938 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | (D) | 7 | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 10 | 14580 | (D) | 94 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 22 | (X) | 148 | 294 |
| Nursery Crops | 20 | (D) | 162 | 1307 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 19 | (D) | 96 | 37 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.