Total population (1990 census): 16,169
County seat: Bowling Green
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals
Grain Legumes
Oilseeds
Forage Grasses and Legumes
Vegetables
Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactives
Industrials and Fiber
Nursery and Ornamentals
Forest
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 408 | 49627 | 5479081 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 38 | 5137 | 500872 bu | |
| Wheat | 264 | 17663 | 928406 bu | |
| Oats | 27 | 373 | 23939 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 15 | 434 | (X) | |
| Fescue Seed | 3 | 240 | 59547 lbs | |
| Red Clover Seed | 13 | 194 | 25940 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 466 | 25261 | 57189 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 176 | 5623 | 17930 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 18 | 430 | 966 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 335 | 16079 | 33663 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 36 | 1966 | 3080 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 21 | 1163 | 4650 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 51 | 1339 | 23790 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 423 | 66458 | 2474989 bu | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 9 | 91 | (D) | |
| Peaches | 11 | 37 | 2041 trees | |
| Pears | 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 | 12 | (D) | 593 | 3733 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | (X) | (D) | (X) |
| Floriculture Crops | 5 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | (D) | (D) | (D) |
| Nursery Crops | 7 | (D) | 545 | 3093 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.