Total population (1990 census): 717400
County seat: Mount Clemens
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 127 | 11379 | 1241058 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 114 | 4342 | 222756 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 113 | (D) | (D) | |
| Oats | 10 | 174 | 11337 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 172 | 23844 | 808061 bu | |
| Potatoes | 6 | 23 | 4662 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 125 | 4853 | 11220 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 95 | 3120 | 8341 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 9 | 114 | 101 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 34 | 889 | 1719 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 17 | 356 | 456 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 9 | 374 | 1812 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 26 | 1028 | 10782 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 7 | 10 | ||
| Snap Bean | 24 | 396 | ||
| Beets | 8 | 8 | ||
| Broccoli | 15 | 70 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 31 | 301 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 16 | 44 | ||
| Carrots | 4 | 2 | ||
| Cauliflower | 14 | 51 | ||
| Collards | 6 | 37 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 22 | 79 | ||
| Eggplant | 12 | 39 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 15 | 17 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 3 | 1 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 7 | 46 | ||
| Mustard Greens | 5 | (D) | ||
| Dry Onions | 8 | 8 | ||
| Green Peas | 5 | 7 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 12 | 12 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 26 | 82 | ||
| Pumpkins | 50 | 490 | ||
| Rhubarb | 3 | 10 | ||
| Spinach | 6 | 5 | ||
| Squash | 36 | 472 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 38 | 1099 | ||
| Tomatoes | 36 | 89 | ||
| Turnips | 4 | 9 | ||
| Turnip Greens | 5 | (D) | ||
| Watermelons | 10 | 21 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 14 | 81 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 30 | 723 | 88725 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 8 | 12 | 1310 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 7 | 9 | 1141 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 6 | 4 | 169 trees | |
| Grapes | 10 | 13 | 7613 vines | |
| Peaches | 9 | 38 | 4032 trees | |
| Pears | 9 | 15 | 759 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 6 | 7 | 506 trees | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 4 | (D) | 496 | |
| Raspberries | 7 | 8 | 13224 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 8 | 68 | 196566 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 15 | 17 | (X) | |
| Other | 5 | (D) | (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 | 2530972 | 1482 | 25761 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 36 | (X) | 1011 | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 84 | 2420102 | 121 | 14001 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 75 | 1455690 | 86 | 8764 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 15 | 591120 | 30 | 3466 |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 21 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 9 | (X) | 44 | 168 |
| Nursery Crops | 19 | (D) | 439 | (D) |
| Sod Harvested | 5 | (X) | 806 | 2581 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 4 | - | (D) | 16 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 11 | (D) | 63 | 94 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.