Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
462 
204 
308 
243 
291 
151 
287 
184 
workers 
1,435 
598 
794 
685 
869 
336 
679 
578 
$1 ,000 payroll 
16,073 
6,682 
6,600 
4,595 
8,946 
3,689 
5,280 
3,842 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
162 
100 
138 
83 
129 
69 
148 
82 
workers 
162 
100 
138 
83 
129 
69 
148 
82 
2 workers 
farms 
125 
38 
77 
73 
67 
36 
65 
36 
workers 
250 
76 
154 
146 
134 
72 
130 
72 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
90 
39 
65 
51 
59 
34 
50 
44 
workers 
313 
133 
221 
176 
192 
113 
161 
145 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
64 
19 
16 
34 
26 
11 
18 
18 
workers 
396 
135 
114 
(D) 
155 
(D) 
112 
111 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
21 
8 
12 
2 
10 
1 
6 
4 
workers 
314 
154 
167 
(D) 
259 
(D) 
128 
168 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
218 
66 
120 
82 
114 
89 
113 
74 
workers 
556 
187 
280 
202 
297 
149 
218 
134 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
121 
42 
64 
34 
64 
51 
79 
42 
workers 
121 
42 
64 
34 
64 
51 
79 
42 
2 workers 
farms 
43 
10 
22 
19 
22 
24 
18 
12 
workers 
86 
20 
44 
38 
44 
48 
36 
24 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
28 
7 
19 
22 
20 
12 
12 
18 
workers 
92 
24 
(D) 
69 
69 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
14 
3 
13 
6 
4 
2 
3 
2 
workers 
95 
18 
81 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
12 
4 
2 
1 
4 
- 
1 
- 
workers 
162 
83 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
- 
(D) 
- 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
346 
158 
226 
196 
233 
85 
204 
138 
workers 
879 
411 
514 
483 
572 
187 
461 
444 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
132 
70 
102 
64 
120 
35 
99 
66 
workers 
132 
70 
102 
64 
120 
35 
99 
66 
2 workers 
farms 
92 
33 
60 
61 
49 
22 
50 
30 
workers 
184 
66 
120 
122 
98 
44 
100 
60 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
83 
39 
53 
54 
44 
25 
39 
29 
workers 
286 
130 
179 
176 
138 
(D) 
124 
94 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
34 
12 
7 
16 
13 
2 
11 
10 
workers 
198 
89 
51 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
64 
70 
10 workers or more 
farms 
5 
4 
4 
1 
7 
1 
5 
3 
workers 
79 
56 
62 
(D) 
141 
(D) 
74 
154 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
116 
46 
82 
47 
58 
66 
83 
46 
workers 
294 
86 
147 
76 
93 
100 
116 
76 
$1 ,000 payroll 
6,994 
1,403 
2,963 
906 
1,625 
2,056 
1,559 
1,439 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
244 
138 
188 
161 
177 
62 
174 
110 
workers 
596 
333 
393 
385 
379 
124 
384 
390 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,235 
651 
1,105 
900 
1,139 
396 
1,226 
633 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
102 
20 
38 
35 
56 
23 
30 
28 
1 50 days or more, workers 
262 
101 
133 
126 
204 
49 
102 
58 
less than 150 days, workers 
283 
78 
121 
98 
193 
63 
77 
54 
$1 ,000 payroll 
7,845 
4,628 
2,532 
2,789 
6,183 
1,237 
2,495 
1,770 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
workers 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
12 
6 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
workers 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
12 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
312 
286 
259 
310 
276 
178 
264 
150 
workers 
642 
695 
539 
762 
580 
440 
727 
316 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 325 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
