Total population (1990 census): 7516
County seat: Breckenridge
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 163 | 35147 | 3889998 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 337 | 174736 | 6460478 bu | |
| Spring Wheat for Grain | 334 | 172557 | 6379086 bu | |
| Durum Wheat for Grain | 5 | 1641 | 63330 bu | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 4 | 538 | 18062 bu | |
| Barley | 94 | 14683 | 916568 bu | |
| Oats | 23 | 1090 | 64100 bu | |
| Sunflower | 19 | 2738 | 3052851 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 316 | 134325 | 4302493 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 25 | 3729 | 55990 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 87 | 8449 | 19105 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 73 | 5194 | 14655 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 10 | 579 | D | |
| Wild Hay | 23 | 2156 | 2526 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | D | 2792 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 25 | 996 | 9849 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 148 | 44943 | 822313 t | |
| Potatoes | 3 | D | D | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.