The most important industries in this land located in the New Berlin micro area, are educational, health, manufacturing, retail, and agriculture-mining services (more than 760 acres are dedicated to farming activities); accounting for the 7/10 of workers receiving private wages and approximately 2/10 of residents considered as government workers. Some of the cities in this county established back in the 1870s include Oriental, Minesott Beach, Vandemere, Olympia, Merritt, Florence, Mesic, Bayboro (county seat), and Alliance.

Hon. Jerry Waddell, Hon. Paul Quinn, Hon. Cheryl Spencer, Hon. Peter Mack Jr, and Hon. Karen Alexander.