Total population (1990 census): 500631
County seat: Grand Rapids
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 373 | 42188 | 4550863 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 155 | 6918 | 361368 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 155 | 6918 | 361368 bu | |
| Barley | 7 | 142 | 8560 bu | |
| Emmer and Spelt | 5 | 54 | 3998 bu | |
| Oats | 94 | 1880 | 127653 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 123 | 14120 | 526560 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 17 | 2876 | 50270 cwt | |
| Potatoes | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 553 | 30713 | 78350 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 485 | 19996 | 52454 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 13 | 343 | 787 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 78 | 2009 | 3448 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 44 | 740 | 1096 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 69 | 7625 | 61698 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 113 | 10659 | 173817 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 12 | 124 | ||
| Snap Bean | 15 | 16 | ||
| Broccoli | 5 | 1 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 10 | (D) | ||
| Cantaloupes | 11 | (D) | ||
| Carrots | 4 | (D) | ||
| Cauliflower | 3 | (D) | ||
| Celery | 4 | 184 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 16 | 628 | ||
| Eggplant | 3 | (D) | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 10 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 3 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 3 | 227 | ||
| Green Peas | 4 | 1 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 5 | 4 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 15 | 83 | ||
| Pumpkins | 27 | 119 | ||
| Squash | 10 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Corn | 34 | 663 | ||
| Tomatoes | 18 | 54 | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 4 | (D) | ||
| Watermelons | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | (D) | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 172 | 14272 | 2118366 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 19 | 626 | 64962 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 14 | 73 | 7977 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 11 | 553 | 56985 trees | |
| Grapes | 7 | (D) | (D) | |
| Peaches | 23 | 155 | 27534 trees | |
| Pears | 5 | 13 | 1185 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 5 | 13 | 1407 trees | |
| Tame Blueberries | 9 | 43 | 161710 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 7 | 24 | 29942 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 15 | 66 | 229220 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 5 | 10 | (X) | |
| Maple Trees Tapped (Number of Taps) | 7 | 125 | 5330 | |
| Other | 4 | 32 | (X) | |
| 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 | 121 | 5512007 | 780 | 42908 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 27 | (X) | 83 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 62 | 5185367 | 49 | 40625 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 51 | 3370516 | 36 | 26641 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 7 | (D) | 9 | (D) |
| Foliage Plants | 4 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 27 | 1706845 | (D) | 13088 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 4 | 276520 | - | 818 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 17 | (X) | 92 | 135 |
| Nursery Crops | 32 | 46820 | 279 | 1214 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 25 | (D) | 335 | 61 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.