Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kansas 
Allen 
Anderson 
Atchison 
Barber 
Barton 
Bourbon 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
16,943 
120 
139 
134 
151 
215 
207 
workers 
48,853 
211 
323 
333 
382 
684 
430 
$1 ,000 payroll 
531,492 
767 
2,191 
2,845 
3,033 
8,365 
1,760 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,289 
71 
68 
59 
63 
95 
108 
workers 
7,289 
71 
68 
59 
63 
95 
108 
2 workers 
farms 
4,060 
27 
36 
44 
29 
50 
34 
workers 
8,120 
54 
72 
88 
58 
100 
68 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,590 
20 
27 
21 
46 
39 
48 
workers 
12,172 
(D) 
88 
82 
153 
132 
160 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,544 
1 
6 
4 
6 
23 
16 
workers 
9,350 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
38 
131 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
460 
1 
2 
6 
7 
8 
1 
workers 
1 1 ,922 
(D) 
(D) 
78 
70 
226 
(D) 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,698 
39 
56 
42 
74 
121 
65 
workers 
18,972 
61 
86 
119 
139 
283 
95 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,476 
32 
39 
24 
45 
73 
50 
workers 
4,476 
32 
39 
24 
45 
73 
50 
2 workers 
farms 
1,626 
3 
8 
8 
14 
24 
8 
workers 
3,252 
6 
16 
16 
28 
48 
16 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,061 
3 
9 
4 
11 
17 
6 
workers 
3,531 
(D) 
31 
13 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
356 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
workers 
2,159 
- 
- 
- 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
179 
1 
- 
6 
- 
5 
workers 
5,554 
(D) 
- 
66 
- 
96 
- 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,202 
88 
105 
104 
96 
142 
163 
workers 
29,881 
150 
237 
214 
243 
401 
335 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
5,365 
46 
52 
38 
31 
66 
79 
workers 
5,365 
46 
52 
38 
31 
66 
79 
2 workers 
farms 
3,268 
28 
34 
48 
25 
35 
31 
workers 
6,536 
56 
68 
96 
50 
70 
62 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,553 
13 
15 
14 
34 
24 
42 
workers 
8,518 
(D) 
47 
54 
112 
80 
135 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
813 
1 
2 
4 
2 
13 
11 
workers 
4,897 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
66 
59 
10 workers or more 
farms 
203 
2 
- 
4 
4 
- 
workers 
4,565 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
119 
- 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,741 
32 
34 
30 
55 
73 
44 
workers 
10,355 
52 
46 
40 
89 
149 
65 
$1 ,000 payroll 
214,652 
405 
620 
679 
1,360 
3,195 
1,012 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
9,245 
81 
83 
92 
77 
94 
142 
workers 
20,284 
136 
201 
191 
196 
268 
283 
$1 ,000 payroll 
48,677 
(D) 
370 
240 
613 
554 
310 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,957 
7 
22 
12 
19 
48 
21 
1 50 days or more, workers 
8,617 
(D) 
40 
79 
50 
134 
30 
less than 150 days, workers 
9,597 
(D) 
36 
23 
47 
133 
52 
$1 ,000 payroll 
268,164 
(D) 
1,202 
1,927 
1,060 
4,617 
437 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
73 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
workers 
448 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
58 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
workers 
403 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
45 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
21,555 
230 
263 
237 
134 
268 
349 
workers 
46,808 
500 
580 
585 
305 
557 
793 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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