Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
329 
199 
433 
276 
174 
294 
228 
323 
workers 
902 
754 
1,368 
810 
444 
876 
655 
893 
$1 ,000 payroll 
8,526 
6,454 
12,338 
8,822 
3,589 
10,844 
7,927 
5,544 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
143 
93 
204 
124 
89 
148 
94 
121 
workers 
143 
93 
204 
124 
89 
148 
94 
121 
2 workers 
farms 
89 
42 
120 
78 
29 
42 
57 
89 
workers 
178 
84 
240 
156 
58 
84 
114 
178 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
51 
24 
72 
51 
44 
72 
52 
80 
workers 
170 
80 
238 
164 
159 
238 
179 
263 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
41 
24 
32 
14 
5 
22 
18 
26 
workers 
242 
155 
192 
84 
27 
131 
133 
161 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
5 
16 
5 
9 
7 
10 
7 
7 
workers 
169 
342 
494 
282 
111 
275 
135 
170 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
114 
97 
168 
98 
76 
146 
88 
105 
workers 
286 
203 
428 
381 
136 
380 
236 
232 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
63 
56 
105 
59 
59 
80 
43 
55 
workers 
63 
56 
105 
59 
59 
80 
43 
55 
2 workers 
farms 
26 
23 
31 
18 
10 
29 
14 
34 
workers 
52 
46 
62 
36 
20 
58 
28 
68 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
17 
11 
26 
11 
3 
29 
16 
9 
workers 
54 
36 
90 
36 
10 
92 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
5 
4 
4 
5 
2 
5 
13 
6 
workers 
34 
27 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
32 
89 
33 
10 workers or more 
farms 
3 
3 
2 
5 
2 
3 
2 
1 
workers 
83 
38 
(D) 
222 
(D) 
118 
(D) 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
259 
141 
334 
206 
121 
200 
184 
258 
workers 
616 
551 
940 
429 
308 
496 
419 
661 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
122 
67 
179 
95 
50 
108 
88 
95 
workers 
122 
67 
179 
95 
50 
108 
88 
95 
2 workers 
farms 
69 
26 
99 
58 
25 
40 
56 
74 
workers 
138 
52 
198 
116 
50 
80 
112 
148 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
38 
15 
31 
43 
37 
34 
30 
70 
workers 
130 
52 
100 
138 
130 
112 
99 
232 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
29 
19 
20 
9 
6 
12 
7 
16 
workers 
(D) 
101 
118 
(D) 
39 
70 
39 
95 
10 workers or more 
farms 
1 
14 
5 
1 
3 
6 
3 
3 
workers 
(D) 
279 
345 
(D) 
39 
126 
81 
91 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
70 
58 
99 
70 
53 
94 
44 
65 
workers 
153 
105 
165 
319 
64 
200 
113 
141 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,996 
2,683 
3,425 
6,743 
717 
4,564 
2,729 
2,374 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
215 
102 
265 
178 
98 
148 
140 
218 
workers 
520 
278 
569 
365 
244 
320 
325 
558 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,083 
549 
1,735 
1,092 
454 
792 
1,189 
965 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
44 
39 
69 
28 
23 
52 
44 
40 
1 50 days or more, workers 
133 
98 
263 
62 
72 
180 
123 
91 
less than 150 days, workers 
96 
273 
371 
64 
64 
176 
94 
103 
$1 ,000 payroll 
4,447 
3,222 
7,177 
987 
2,418 
5,488 
4,009 
2,205 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
190 
279 
350 
239 
241 
244 
258 
223 
workers 
371 
552 
863 
480 
575 
520 
563 
441 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 327 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
