Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,838 
2,415 
3,536 
2,534 
13,620 
22,595 
workers 
26,632 
15,072 
14,705 
15,649 
83,451 
81,666 
$1 ,000 payroll 
251,287 
134,674 
179,692 
164,366 
744,744 
692,816 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,654 
629 
1,202 
703 
4,281 
8,374 
workers 
2,654 
629 
1,202 
703 
4,281 
8,374 
2 workers 
farms 
2,131 
553 
788 
459 
2,835 
4,990 
workers 
4,262 
1,106 
1,576 
918 
5,670 
9,980 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,709 
501 
793 
508 
2,824 
4,977 
workers 
5,723 
1,678 
2,687 
1,747 
9,663 
16,754 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
960 
351 
479 
491 
2,089 
2,904 
workers 
6,051 
2,309 
3,029 
3,197 
13,428 
18,146 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
384 
381 
274 
373 
1,591 
1,350 
workers 
7,942 
9,350 
6,211 
9,084 
50,409 
28,412 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
3,602 
1,146 
2,039 
1,500 
5,965 
9,106 
workers 
10,520 
4,594 
6,814 
6,257 
25,710 
24,566 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1,589 
473 
856 
525 
2,490 
4,504 
workers 
1,589 
473 
856 
525 
2,490 
4,504 
2 workers 
farms 
870 
273 
454 
318 
1,181 
1,999 
workers 
1,740 
546 
908 
636 
2,362 
3,998 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
617 
174 
424 
332 
1,034 
1,641 
workers 
2,045 
587 
1,410 
1,135 
3,510 
5,451 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
378 
154 
212 
210 
748 
660 
workers 
2,405 
983 
1,287 
1,325 
4,695 
4,170 
10 workers or more 
farms 
148 
72 
93 
115 
512 
302 
workers 
2,741 
2,005 
2,353 
2,636 
12,653 
6,443 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
5,746 
1,976 
2,286 
1,893 
10,784 
18,067 
workers 
16,112 
10,478 
7,891 
9,392 
57,741 
57,100 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,021 
550 
813 
569 
3,352 
7,021 
workers 
2,021 
550 
813 
569 
3,352 
7,021 
2 workers 
farms 
1,817 
499 
559 
398 
2,534 
4,259 
workers 
3,634 
998 
1,118 
796 
5,068 
8,518 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,239 
422 
533 
427 
2,478 
4,125 
workers 
4,097 
1,409 
1,787 
1,462 
8,406 
13,695 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
524 
222 
255 
292 
1,430 
1,802 
workers 
3,080 
1,420 
1,616 
1,861 
9,024 
1 1 ,032 
10 workers or more 
farms 
145 
283 
126 
207 
990 
860 
workers 
3,280 
6,101 
2,557 
4,704 
31,891 
16,834 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
2,092 
439 
1,250 
641 
2,836 
4,528 
workers 
5,440 
1,075 
3,150 
2,040 
9,271 
10,043 
$1 ,000 payroll 
95,779 
21,720 
56,573 
41,276 
188,225 
181,895 
Reported only workers working 
less than 1 50 days 
farms 
4,236 
1,269 
1,497 
1,034 
7,655 
13,489 
workers 
9,914 
4,395 
4,011 
3,563 
23,851 
35,046 
$1 ,000 payroll 
29,185 
10,450 
12,010 
14,236 
50,896 
85,249 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
1,510 
707 
789 
859 
3,129 
4,578 
150 days or more, workers 
5,080 
3,519 
3,664 
4,217 
16,439 
14,523 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
6,198 
6,083 
3,880 
5,829 
33,890 
22,054 
$1 ,000 payroll 
126,323 
102,504 
111,110 
108,854 
505,623 
425,672 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
440 
125 
153 
132 
862 
476 
workers 
3,941 
2,706 
1,403 
813 
18,194 
3,582 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
387 
109 
133 
124 
768 
453 
workers 
3,758 
2,478 
1,303 
797 
17,058 
3,472 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
53 
16 
20 
8 
94 
23 
workers 
183 
228 
100 
16 
1,136 
110 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
12,569 
4,229 
5,802 
3,967 
22,501 
26,289 
workers 
28,436 
10,698 
13,659 
9,760 
53,797 
58,356 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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