Total population (1990 census): 37447
County seat: Kearney
CropSELECT
Extension officeCrop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 646 | 207583 | 28262955 bu | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 45 | 3571 | 198806 bu | |
| Wheat | 166 | 7185 | 239063 bu | |
| Barley | 3 | 46 | 2600 bu | |
| Oats | 25 | 599 | 33284 bu | |
| Popcorn | 5 | 289 | 1008000 lbs, shelled | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 645 | 45932 | 131879 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 556 | 32782 | 111177 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 16 | 471 | 633 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 111 | 3440 | 7423 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 188 | 8649 | 11504 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 17 | 590 | 3474 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 102 | 3009 | 41314 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 24 | 537 | 6766 tons, grn | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 377 | 41589 | 1742412 bu | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Pumpkins | 4 | 30 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 22 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 2 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 53356 | 33 | 377 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 5 | (X) | 33 | (X) |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | - | (D) | 7 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.