Total population (1990 census): 74768
County seat: Lapeer
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 316 | 40124 | 4256713 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 191 | 7929 | 419911 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 191 | (D) | (D) | |
| Barley | 13 | 287 | 12418 bu | |
| Oats | 86 | 1536 | 89532 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 207 | 28400 | 940492 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 20 | 2863 | 87742 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 585 | 30884 | 75668 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 498 | 20922 | 56169 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 20 | 479 | 972 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 119 | 3450 | 6582 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 48 | 1090 | 1523 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 82 | 4943 | 31263 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 109 | 6475 | 83141 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 11 | 155 | 1543 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 11 | (D) | ||
| Beets | 10 | 63 | ||
| Broccoli | 3 | 1 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 7 | 52 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 6 | 5 | ||
| Carrots | 14 | 849 | ||
| Collards | 3 | (D) | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 6 | (D) | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 5 | 10 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 6 | (D) | ||
| Mustard Greens | 4 | 93 | ||
| Dry Onions | 4 | 195 | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | 1 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 6 | (D) | ||
| Pumpkins | 22 | 165 | ||
| Squash | 11 | 89 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 22 | 321 | ||
| Tomatoes | 13 | 20 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 3 | 88 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | 56 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 31 | 583 | 42749 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 12 | 29 | 1555 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 10 | 17 | 1198 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 6 | 12 | 357 trees | |
| Grapes | 5 | 10 | 4287 vines | |
| Peaches | 10 | 20 | 2183 trees | |
| Pears | 4 | 2 | 51 trees | |
| Other Nuts | 3 | 10 | 800 | |
| Raspberries | 5 | (D) | 14565 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 5 | 33 | 150916 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 5 | 10 | (X) | |
| Maple Trees Tapped (Number of Taps) | 11 | 214 | 9478 | |
| 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 | 78 | 497168 | 1266 | 5646 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 21 | (X) | 637 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 30 | 472548 | 24 | 2567 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 26 | 413072 | 7 | 2379 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 6 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 26 | (X) | 155 | 234 |
| Nursery Crops | 25 | (D) | 330 | 1593 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 14 | - | 220 | (D) |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.