Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oklahoma 
Adair 
Alfalfa 
Atoka 
Beaver 
Beckham 
Blaine 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,108 
288 
209 
266 
212 
264 
204 
workers 
51,119 
788 
445 
889 
911 
767 
538 
$1 ,000 payroll 
309,657 
4,924 
3,666 
1,614 
4,590 
2,380 
3,851 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,761 
122 
89 
84 
85 
105 
84 
workers 
7,761 
122 
89 
84 
85 
105 
84 
2 workers 
farms 
5,021 
82 
62 
83 
65 
81 
37 
workers 
10,042 
164 
124 
166 
130 
162 
74 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,418 
46 
47 
61 
41 
37 
69 
workers 
11,514 
152 
161 
209 
142 
123 
247 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,405 
33 
10 
17 
15 
32 
10 
workers 
8,515 
200 
(D) 
116 
86 
204 
56 
10 workers or more 
farms 
503 
5 
1 
21 
6 
9 
4 
workers 
13,287 
150 
(D) 
314 
468 
173 
77 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,110 
87 
88 
75 
86 
67 
65 
workers 
15,426 
217 
162 
124 
280 
91 
138 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,665 
56 
49 
43 
59 
47 
43 
workers 
3,665 
56 
49 
43 
59 
47 
43 
2 workers 
farms 
1,439 
13 
26 
22 
15 
17 
10 
workers 
2,878 
26 
52 
44 
30 
34 
20 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
693 
10 
10 
9 
10 
3 
10 
workers 
2,308 
32 
33 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
210 
5 
2 
1 
- 
workers 
1,322 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
10 workers or more 
farms 
103 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
workers 
5,253 
78 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
14,174 
236 
165 
221 
159 
215 
159 
workers 
35,693 
571 
283 
765 
631 
676 
400 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,061 
98 
86 
58 
63 
79 
58 
workers 
6,061 
98 
86 
58 
63 
79 
58 
2 workers 
farms 
4,171 
69 
56 
86 
45 
63 
29 
workers 
8,342 
138 
112 
172 
90 
126 
58 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,622 
49 
19 
44 
36 
34 
61 
workers 
8,709 
160 
65 
146 
124 
112 
214 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
965 
19 
4 
14 
12 
30 
8 
workers 
5,725 
(D) 
20 
95 
(D) 
189 
40 
10 workers or more 
farms 
355 
1 
- 
19 
3 
9 
3 
workers 
6,856 
(D) 
- 
294 
(D) 
170 
30 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
3,934 
52 
44 
45 
53 
49 
45 
workers 
7,925 
135 
89 
70 
99 
63 
70 
$1 ,000 payroll 
110,877 
2,531 
1,507 
667 
1,931 
765 
602 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
11,998 
201 
121 
191 
126 
197 
139 
workers 
28,330 
484 
211 
684 
312 
624 
322 
$1 ,000 payroll 
47,837 
719 
887 
581 
770 
1,001 
577 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,176 
35 
44 
30 
33 
18 
20 
1 50 days or more, workers 
7,501 
82 
73 
54 
181 
28 
68 
less than 150 days, workers 
7,363 
87 
72 
81 
319 
52 
78 
$1 ,000 payroll 
150,943 
1,674 
1,272 
367 
1,889 
615 
2,672 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
189 
5 
4 
5 
7 
1 
1 
workers 
858 
12 
16 
7 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
140 
2 
1 
5 
5 
1 
1 
workers 
754 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
49 
3 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
workers 
104 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
36,302 
501 
230 
499 
456 
440 
342 
workers 
83,961 
1,172 
495 
1,233 
1,005 
992 
736 
-continued 
294 Oklahoma 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
