Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Michigan 
Alcona 
Alger 
Allegan 
Alpena 
Antrim 
Arenac 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,620 
60 
16 
405 
98 
131 
76 
workers 
83,451 
177 
45 
3,866 
295 
722 
261 
$1 ,000 payroll 
744,744 
1,017 
336 
53,713 
1,414 
4,983 
3,037 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,281 
29 
5 
120 
33 
48 
23 
workers 
4,281 
29 
5 
120 
33 
48 
23 
2 workers 
farms 
2,835 
9 
3 
64 
20 
24 
16 
workers 
5,670 
18 
6 
128 
40 
48 
32 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,824 
11 
5 
78 
33 
19 
22 
workers 
9,663 
38 
18 
263 
111 
62 
73 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,089 
8 
3 
64 
8 
21 
11 
workers 
13,428 
55 
16 
426 
51 
138 
67 
10 workers or more 
farms 
1,591 
3 
- 
79 
4 
19 
4 
workers 
50,409 
37 
- 
2,929 
60 
426 
66 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
5,965 
18 
5 
216 
35 
46 
34 
workers 
25,710 
49 
15 
1,478 
90 
207 
109 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,490 
8 
2 
84 
14 
21 
9 
workers 
2,490 
8 
2 
84 
14 
21 
9 
2 workers 
farms 
1,181 
3 
- 
34 
6 
10 
11 
workers 
2,362 
6 
- 
68 
12 
20 
22 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,034 
5 
1 
39 
11 
9 
8 
workers 
3,510 
(D) 
(D) 
138 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
748 
2 
2 
29 
4 
2 
4 
workers 
4,695 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
26 
(D) 
25 
10 workers or more 
farms 
512 
30 
- 
4 
2 
workers 
12,653 
- 
- 
988 
- 
124 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
10,784 
49 
14 
307 
84 
107 
61 
workers 
57,741 
128 
30 
2,388 
205 
515 
152 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,352 
26 
5 
90 
39 
35 
26 
workers 
3,352 
26 
5 
90 
39 
35 
26 
2 workers 
farms 
2,534 
5 
3 
64 
18 
20 
11 
workers 
5,068 
10 
6 
128 
36 
40 
22 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,478 
12 
6 
63 
21 
15 
19 
workers 
8,406 
40 
19 
221 
69 
49 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,430 
5 
- 
45 
4 
22 
4 
workers 
9,024 
(D) 
- 
289 
(D) 
136 
24 
10 workers or more 
farms 
990 
1 
- 
45 
2 
15 
1 
workers 
31,891 
(D) 
1,660 
(D) 
255 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,836 
11 
2 
98 
14 
24 
15 
workers 
9,271 
24 
(D) 
481 
36 
42 
52 
$1 ,000 payroll 
188,225 
226 
(D) 
14,234 
213 
687 
1,352 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
7,655 
42 
11 
189 
63 
85 
42 
workers 
23,851 
98 
(D) 
576 
142 
308 
84 
$1 ,000 payroll 
50,896 
204 
22 
1,120 
189 
688 
158 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
3,129 
7 
3 
118 
21 
22 
19 
150 days or more, workers 
16,439 
25 
5 
997 
54 
165 
57 
less than 150 days, workers 
33,890 
30 
9 
1,812 
63 
207 
68 
$1 ,000 payroll 
505,623 
588 
(D) 
38,359 
1,013 
3,607 
1,526 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
862 
2 
- 
19 
- 
19 
3 
workers 
18,194 
(D) 
717 
- 
176 
12 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
768 
2 
- 
18 
- 
14 
3 
workers 
17,058 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
151 
12 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
94 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
- 
workers 
1,136 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
25 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
22,501 
113 
59 
565 
237 
189 
166 
workers 
53,797 
244 
157 
1,298 
512 
424 
372 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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