Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
201 
155 
284 
120 
218 
371 
workers 
79,838 
655 
363 
822 
355 
618 
915 
$1 ,000 payroll 
697,719 
7,110 
3,132 
7,559 
1,639 
6,467 
8,257 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
11,861 
78 
62 
128 
50 
73 
151 
workers 
11,861 
78 
62 
128 
50 
73 
151 
2 workers 
farms 
6,683 
60 
36 
56 
30 
61 
101 
workers 
13,366 
120 
72 
112 
60 
122 
202 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
5,952 
31 
47 
59 
28 
52 
83 
workers 
20,070 
100 
157 
192 
96 
177 
283 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,564 
25 
8 
27 
6 
27 
29 
workers 
15,753 
143 
(D) 
173 
32 
178 
170 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
846 
7 
2 
14 
6 
5 
7 
workers 
18,788 
214 
(D) 
217 
117 
68 
109 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
11,099 
77 
85 
103 
33 
94 
153 
workers 
25,620 
229 
134 
306 
59 
205 
357 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,470 
46 
57 
57 
22 
39 
83 
workers 
6,470 
46 
57 
57 
22 
39 
83 
2 workers 
farms 
2,362 
10 
18 
16 
4 
32 
30 
workers 
4,724 
20 
36 
32 
8 
64 
60 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,496 
12 
8 
12 
6 
18 
28 
workers 
4,870 
(D) 
(D) 
39 
(D) 
58 
91 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
530 
7 
1 
11 
1 
4 
8 
workers 
3,293 
41 
(D) 
73 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
10 workers or more 
farms 
241 
2 
1 
7 
1 
4 
workers 
6,263 
(D) 
(D) 
105 
- 
(D) 
71 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
21,219 
154 
109 
226 
97 
167 
270 
workers 
54,218 
426 
229 
516 
296 
413 
558 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
9,079 
58 
33 
96 
36 
62 
120 
workers 
9,079 
58 
33 
96 
36 
62 
120 
2 workers 
farms 
5,570 
51 
51 
61 
27 
47 
78 
workers 
11,140 
102 
102 
122 
54 
94 
156 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
4,548 
29 
22 
54 
25 
37 
57 
workers 
15,234 
98 
74 
173 
84 
128 
198 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,543 
12 
2 
9 
4 
20 
15 
workers 
9,250 
68 
(D) 
60 
20 
(D) 
84 
10 workers or more 
farms 
479 
4 
1 
6 
5 
1 
- 
workers 
9,515 
100 
(D) 
65 
102 
(D) 
- 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,687 
47 
46 
58 
23 
51 
101 
workers 
12,876 
77 
57 
140 
33 
112 
197 
$1 ,000 payroll 
242,534 
1,378 
1,139 
3,088 
228 
1,563 
2,993 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
16,807 
124 
70 
181 
87 
124 
218 
workers 
39,849 
306 
146 
370 
255 
278 
466 
$1 ,000 payroll 
94,568 
647 
448 
536 
450 
817 
1,189 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
4,412 
30 
39 
45 
10 
43 
52 
1 50 days or more, workers 
12,744 
152 
77 
166 
26 
93 
160 
less than 150 days, workers 
14,369 
120 
83 
146 
41 
135 
92 
$1 ,000 payroll 
360,617 
5,085 
1,546 
3,935 
962 
4,087 
4,074 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
69 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
workers 
341 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
54 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
257 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
workers 
84 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,555 
228 
141 
328 
225 
145 
335 
workers 
58,413 
519 
297 
692 
551 
304 
698 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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