Total population (1990 census): 54624
County seat: Mount Pleasant
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 381 | 42012 | 4320231 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 228 | 11156 | 573483 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 4 | 444 | 9500 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 224 | 10712 | 563983 bu | |
| Barley | 17 | 676 | 31510 bu | |
| Oats | 88 | 1839 | 100966 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 289 | 32446 | 1122410 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 74 | 7920 | 109863 cwt | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 11 | 3753 | 63325 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | 30 | (X) | |
| Red Clover Seed | 3 | 30 | 2995 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 508 | 38157 | 94320 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 426 | 27386 | 74201 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 26 | 457 | 917 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 81 | 2161 | 3283 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 24 | 917 | 1077 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 74 | 7236 | 44521 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 153 | 10403 | 149909 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 4 | 645 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 4 | (D) | ||
| Pumpkins | 5 | (D) | ||
| Spinach | 3 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 16 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 6 | (D) | (D) | |
| Cherries, Total | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Sweet Cherries | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Grapes | 3 | 1 | 398 vines | |
| Peaches | 4 | 1 | (D) | |
| Raspberries | 3 | 1 | 1667 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 5 | 19 | 58350 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped (Number of Taps) | 8 | 343 | 11860 | |
| 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 | 23 | (D) | 595 | 643 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 6 | (X) | 6 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 15 | (X) | 207 | 258 |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | (D) | (D) | 7 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 11 | - | 216 | 47 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.