Total population (1996 census): 215,499
County seat: Painesville
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 17 | D | D | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 12 | 359 | 15052 bu | |
| Oats | 11 | 118 | 5660 bu | |
| Rye | 4 | 20 | 500 lbs, shelled | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 7 | 715 | 22110 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 71 | 2725 | 4650 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | 761 | 1294 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 42 | 20 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 41 | 1359 | 2577 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 7 | 395 | 564 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 5 | 168 | 585 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 8 | 146 | 734 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 8 | 7 | ||
| Cantaloupes | 4 | 19 | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 7 | 4 | ||
| Eggplant | 5 | 2 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 7 | 2 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 12 | 17 | ||
| Potatoes | 5 | 7 | 958 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 16 | 79 | ||
| Squash | 5 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 16 | 161 | ||
| Tomatoes | 16 | 19 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 3 | 3 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 18 | 129 | 17109 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 4 | D | D | |
| Cherries, Not Specified | 4 | D | D | |
| Grapes | 19 | 166 | 100330 vines | |
| Peaches | 11 | 78 | 8200 trees | |
| Pears | 3 | 2 | 74 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 3 | 1 | D | |
| Blackberries | 4 | 2 | 1440 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 3 | 5 | 4160 lbs | |
| Raspberries | 7 | 25 | 17750 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 7 | 27 | 99744 lbs | |
| 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 | 139 | 4086836 | 4868 | 71769 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 60 | X | 3116 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 54 | 188794 | 221 | 15469 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 44 | 1179333 | 196 | 10940 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 6 | D | 15 | 285 |
| Foliage Plants | 6 | D | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 16 | 415201 | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 19 | X | 175 | 312 |
| Nursery Crops | 80 | 2156941 | 4371 | 55879 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | D | D | 26 |
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maple Trees Tapped | 6 | 79 | 3865 | |
*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.