Total population (1990 census): 95328
County seat: West Bend
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 428 | 27105 | 3410357 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 180 | 4717 | 253080 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 6 | 141 | 5460 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 175 | 4576 | 247620 bu | |
| Barley | 62 | 1348 | 79883 bu | |
| Oats | 253 | 4846 | 320792 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 97 | 4364 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybean | 216 | 14349 | 632430 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 514 | 34566 | 99275 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 480 | 19507 | 63398 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 37 | 828 | 1984 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 29 | 520 | 1301 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 23 | 266 | 446 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 190 | 13445 | 96448 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 259 | 9525 | 120380 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | D | 181 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 7 | 13 | ||
| Snap Bean | 11 | 74 | ||
| Beets | 12 | 288 | ||
| Broccoli | 3 | D | ||
| Carrots | 3 | D | ||
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 10 | 4 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 4 | 1 | ||
| Dry Onions | 5 | 2 | ||
| Green Peas | 22 | 808 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 9 | 5 | ||
| Potatoes | 7 | 45 | 11203 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 22 | 96 | ||
| Rhubarb | 3 | Z | ||
| Spinach | 4 | Z | ||
| Squash | 12 | 21 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 66 | 1955 | ||
| Tomatoes | 16 | 18 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 6 | 19 | ||
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 18 | 165 | 28578 trees | |
| Grapes | 4 | D | D | |
| Raspberries | 7 | 9 | D | |
| Strawberries | 7 | 40 | D | |
| 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 | 44 | 747030 | 698 | 7198 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 10 | X | 57 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 26 | 717330 | 35 | 5516 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 19 | 421830 | D | 2425 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 4 | D | 16 | D |
| Foliage Plants | 3 | 18000 | D | D |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 8 | 277500 | D | 2865 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 7 | X | 36 | 210 |
| Nursery Crops | 14 | D | 162 | 324 |
| Sod Harvested | 3 | X | 418 | 762 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 7 | D | 47 | D |
| Herb, Spice, Medicinal, Bioactive... | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Ginseng | 4 | 13 | 10600 lbs | |
| Other | 3 | 3 | X | |
*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.