Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Illinois 
Adams 
Alexander 
Bond 
Boone 
Brown 
Bureau 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,222 
258 
55 
177 
136 
67 
357 
workers 
63,985 
648 
147 
532 
649 
163 
1,652 
$1 ,000 payroll 
594,616 
4,639 
1,123 
2,507 
6,358 
1,781 
25,986 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
8,738 
120 
24 
87 
53 
28 
150 
workers 
8,738 
120 
24 
87 
53 
28 
150 
2 workers 
farms 
4,758 
54 
12 
40 
19 
20 
93 
workers 
9,516 
108 
24 
80 
38 
40 
186 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
4,073 
55 
12 
31 
31 
13 
65 
workers 
13,659 
189 
45 
105 
99 
43 
217 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,882 
24 
5 
11 
19 
5 
29 
workers 
1 1 ,489 
156 
(D) 
64 
120 
(D) 
175 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
771 
5 
2 
8 
14 
1 
20 
workers 
20,583 
75 
(D) 
196 
339 
(D) 
924 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
8,649 
124 
23 
61 
62 
29 
113 
workers 
22,022 
258 
47 
120 
238 
61 
775 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,768 
73 
10 
38 
36 
19 
64 
workers 
4,768 
73 
10 
38 
36 
19 
64 
2 workers 
farms 
1,876 
23 
7 
6 
11 
4 
27 
workers 
3,752 
46 
14 
12 
22 
8 
54 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,245 
20 
6 
12 
5 
3 
15 
workers 
4,203 
66 
23 
40 
19 
10 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
535 
7 
- 
5 
5 
3 
3 
workers 
3,266 
(D) 
- 
30 
37 
24 
20 
10 workers or more 
farms 
225 
1 
- 
- 
5 
- 
4 
workers 
6,033 
(D) 
- 
- 
124 
- 
(D) 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
15,378 
184 
40 
141 
99 
49 
308 
workers 
41,963 
390 
100 
412 
411 
102 
877 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,056 
85 
17 
75 
26 
20 
135 
workers 
7,056 
85 
17 
75 
26 
20 
135 
2 workers 
farms 
4,050 
60 
15 
32 
21 
20 
82 
workers 
8,100 
120 
30 
64 
42 
40 
164 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,820 
22 
3 
27 
32 
6 
58 
workers 
9,278 
71 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
19 
192 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,000 
13 
3 
1 
13 
2 
20 
workers 
5,887 
74 
18 
(D) 
84 
(D) 
117 
10 workers or more 
farms 
452 
4 
2 
6 
7 
1 
13 
workers 
1 1 ,642 
40 
(D) 
176 
157 
(D) 
269 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,844 
74 
15 
36 
37 
18 
49 
workers 
10,007 
134 
33 
54 
93 
42 
622 
$1 ,000 payroll 
205,831 
2,303 
470 
689 
2,322 
1,234 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
1 1 ,573 
134 
32 
116 
74 
38 
244 
workers 
26,895 
271 
81 
366 
296 
73 
655 
$1 ,000 payroll 
66,115 
431 
142 
873 
413 
207 
(D) 
Reported both - workers werking 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
3,805 
50 
8 
25 
25 
11 
64 
1 50 days or more, workers 
12,015 
124 
14 
66 
145 
19 
153 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
15,068 
119 
19 
46 
115 
29 
222 
$1 ,000 payroll 
322,670 
1,905 
511 
945 
3,622 
339 
4,917 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
213 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
7 
workers 
2,434 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
33 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
198 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
7 
workers 
2,385 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
33 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
49 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
24,372 
409 
39 
258 
171 
86 
327 
workers 
50,979 
851 
73 
512 
415 
217 
717 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Illinois 311 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
