Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Indiana 
Adams 
Allen 
Bartholomew 
Benton 
Blackford 
Boone 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,350 
289 
320 
169 
175 
69 
183 
workers 
46,590 
938 
895 
463 
645 
196 
645 
$1 ,000 payroll 
445,331 
8,406 
7,002 
3,190 
8,489 
2,003 
6,627 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
5,680 
99 
144 
70 
75 
22 
63 
workers 
5,680 
99 
144 
70 
75 
22 
63 
2 workers 
farms 
3,458 
60 
79 
40 
46 
19 
46 
workers 
6,916 
120 
158 
80 
92 
38 
92 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,052 
77 
49 
33 
23 
16 
32 
workers 
10,323 
263 
174 
109 
76 
(D) 
111 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,593 
43 
39 
23 
24 
11 
33 
workers 
9,785 
273 
244 
140 
155 
70 
190 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
567 
10 
9 
3 
7 
1 
9 
workers 
13,886 
183 
175 
64 
247 
(D) 
189 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
5,930 
119 
132 
58 
78 
26 
84 
workers 
15,733 
345 
291 
104 
237 
68 
213 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,069 
56 
81 
35 
45 
13 
30 
workers 
3,069 
56 
81 
35 
45 
13 
30 
2 workers 
farms 
1,310 
18 
22 
12 
16 
4 
25 
workers 
2,620 
36 
44 
24 
32 
8 
50 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
982 
31 
10 
8 
8 
3 
21 
workers 
3,251 
108 
(D) 
27 
24 
(D) 
67 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
380 
11 
17 
3 
4 
5 
5 
workers 
2,309 
69 
103 
18 
26 
27 
26 
10 workers or more 
farms 
189 
3 
2 
- 
5 
1 
3 
workers 
4,484 
76 
(D) 
- 
110 
(D) 
40 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
10,918 
221 
228 
141 
130 
59 
141 
workers 
30,857 
593 
604 
359 
408 
128 
432 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,494 
74 
92 
63 
53 
25 
59 
workers 
4,494 
74 
92 
63 
53 
25 
59 
2 workers 
farms 
2,927 
54 
63 
35 
41 
16 
34 
workers 
5,854 
108 
126 
70 
82 
32 
68 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,197 
68 
46 
26 
22 
13 
23 
workers 
7,372 
226 
159 
83 
76 
42 
72 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
974 
23 
21 
14 
11 
5 
19 
workers 
5,848 
(D) 
128 
82 
73 
29 
111 
10 workers or more 
farms 
326 
2 
6 
3 
3 
- 
6 
workers 
7,289 
(D) 
99 
61 
124 
- 
122 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
3,432 
68 
92 
28 
45 
10 
42 
workers 
6,816 
170 
169 
53 
94 
30 
82 
$1 ,000 payroll 
124,706 
2,543 
2,362 
851 
2,180 
676 
2,030 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
8,420 
170 
188 
111 
97 
43 
99 
workers 
20,504 
440 
427 
257 
203 
95 
245 
$1 ,000 payroll 
46,459 
1,346 
1,443 
731 
678 
148 
734 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,498 
51 
40 
30 
33 
16 
42 
1 50 days or more, workers 
8,917 
175 
122 
51 
143 
38 
131 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
10,353 
153 
177 
102 
205 
33 
187 
$1 ,000 payroll 
274,166 
4,518 
3,197 
1,607 
5,631 
1,179 
3,863 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
209 
1 
6 
3 
1 
1 
1 
workers 
2,016 
(D) 
30 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
188 
1 
6 
2 
1 
1 
1 
workers 
1,841 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
21 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
175 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
23,247 
656 
706 
258 
113 
97 
240 
workers 
57,799 
1,991 
2,000 
523 
258 
244 
533 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Indiana 303 
