Total population (1990 census): 9914
County seat: Sisseton
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 | 375 | 68825 | 7835954 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 440 | 88747 | 3109692 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 10 | 1195 | 31090 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 429 | 86328 | 3048443 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 15 | 1224 | 30159 bu | |
| Barley | 48 | 4890 | 237053 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 4 | 103 | 1865 bu | |
| Oats | 53 | 3030 | 138521 bu | |
| Rye | 11 | 414 | 10402 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 10 | 1388 | 2303944 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 495 | 141491 | 4854907 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 6 | 860 | 15400 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 461 | 50989 | 96464 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 361 | 24354 | 63424 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 24 | 902 | 1435 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 91 | 5051 | 7694 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 245 | 18819 | 20889 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 18 | 1863 | 9063 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 150 | 6818 | 90154 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 70 | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Cauliflower | 1 | D | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.