Total population (1990 census): 39928
County seat: Sandusky
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 669 | 90245 | 10394096 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 472 | 31433 | 1808861 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 7 | 191 | 9648 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 467 | 31242 | 1799213 bu | |
| Barley | 42 | 1489 | 88061 bu | |
| Oats | 226 | 5618 | 376736 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 638 | 103213 | 3666136 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas | 176 | 19103 | 286008 cwt | |
| Potatoes | 4 | 937 | 292874 bu | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 71 | 14577 | 262448 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 3 | 37 | (X) | |
| Total Hay* | 744 | 54697 | 154177 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 633 | 34133 | 108831 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 49 | 1510 | 3279 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 143 | 4351 | 10573 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 28 | 763 | 809 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 183 | 13940 | 92045 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 332 | 19786 | 288635 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 4 | 88 | 1195 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 3 | (D) | ||
| Snap Bean | 5 | 1 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 5 | 3 | ||
| Carrots | 5 | (D) | ||
| Cauliflower | 3 | 2 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 8 | (D) | ||
| Green Peas | 3 | (Z) | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 5 | 2 | ||
| Pumpkins | 6 | 8 | ||
| Squash | 3 | (D) | ||
| Sweet Corn | 13 | 32 | ||
| Tomatoes | 6 | 2 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 19 | 353 | 27134 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 4 | 14 | 590 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 4 | 14 | 590 trees | |
| Peaches | 9 | 19 | 929 trees | |
| Raspberries | 4 | (D) | 1850 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 4 | (D) | (D) | |
| 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 | 31 | 99788 | 1924 | 6531 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 9 | (X) | (D) | (X) |
| Florculture Crops | 9 | (D) | (D) | 466 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 8 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 12 | (X) | 68 | 162 |
| Nursery Crops | 6 | - | 178 | (D) |
| Sod Harvested | 4 | (X) | (D) | (D) |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | - | 194 | (D) |
*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.