Total population (2010 census): 24069
Total population (1990 census): 26992
County seat: Wellsburg
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
Crop Statistics (2007 US Census of Agriculture)
| Field Crops (for grain) | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
| Maize=Corn | 6 | 164 | 17261 | |
| Barley | 1 | D | D | |
| Wheat | 1 | D | D | |
| Rye | 1 | D | D | |
| Oats | 5 | 69 | 4765 | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 76 | 4162 | 6174 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | 538 | D | |
| Small Grain Hay | 3 | 54 | D | |
| Tame Hay | 59 | 3240 | 4542 | |
| Wild Hay | 12 | 330 | D | |
| Haylage, Grass Silage, Greenchop | 5 | 104 | 472 | |
| Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 4 | 84 | 1605 | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sweet Corn | - | - | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Blackberries and Dewberries | 3 | 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 Stock | 3 | - | D | 4000 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 17 | 244 | 26087 bu | |
| Wheat | 3 | 25 | 1805 bu | |
| Oats | 8 | 97 | 7080 bu | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 78 | 2763 | 5412 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | 1038 | 2648 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 4 | 93 | 134 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 48 | 1415 | 2376 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 8 | 132 | 131 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | 85 | 368 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 6 | 174 | 2605 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Beans | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 4 | 2 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 1 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 5 | 18 | D | |
| Peaches | 3 | 1 | 26 trees | |
| 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 | 3 | D | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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