Total population (1990 census): 47495
County seat: Helena
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 24 | 11005 | 409379 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 22 | 8985 | 319075 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 4 | D | D | |
| Barley | 49 | 9054 | 470225 bu | |
| Oats | 13 | 422 | 32830 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 329 | 44020 | 104071 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 264 | 30633 | 81213 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 50 | D | D | |
| Tame Hay | 48 | 4628 | 7442 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 67 | 5926 | 9319 tons dry | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Potatoes | 3 | 2 | 439 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
| Squash | 4 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 5 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 486960 | 16 | 2067 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 4 | X | 16 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 11 | 468520 | D | 1826 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 10 | 343520 | D | 1204 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 4 | 67000 | D | 290 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 4 | D | X | 109 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.