Total population (1990 census): 3272
County seat: Howard
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 214 | 50610 | 4103174 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 66 | 9860 | 344194 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 24 | D | D | |
| Winter Wheat | 53 | 6920 | 244448 bu | |
| Oats | 25 | 1009 | 47446 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 7 | 1914 | 2209895 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 188 | 52329 | 1735735 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 253 | 32472 | 74622 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 230 | 20047 | 55803 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 11 | 495 | 717 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 56 | 4300 | 8188 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 104 | 7092 | 8894 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 8 | 538 | 3058 tons, grn | |
| Corn Cut for Dry Fodder | 1 | D | X | |
| Corn for Silage | 84 | 5550 | 55423 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 6 | 280 | 2250 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.