Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
122 
268 
200 
59 
234 
104 
workers 
27,414 
270 
625 
443 
157 
497 
263 
$1 ,000 payroll 
280,464 
2,536 
10,002 
5,271 
1,115 
4,800 
3,237 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,050 
58 
122 
87 
17 
101 
49 
workers 
4,050 
58 
122 
87 
17 
101 
49 
2 workers 
farms 
2,148 
38 
67 
50 
17 
65 
17 
workers 
4,296 
76 
134 
100 
34 
130 
34 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,864 
14 
52 
45 
18 
57 
17 
workers 
6,274 
42 
180 
149 
62 
184 
52 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
854 
8 
21 
17 
6 
9 
19 
workers 
5,203 
44 
123 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
384 
4 
6 
1 
1 
2 
2 
workers 
7,591 
50 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,610 
53 
159 
113 
24 
87 
54 
workers 
9,188 
91 
276 
206 
(D) 
150 
102 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,617 
32 
101 
59 
18 
57 
34 
workers 
2,617 
32 
101 
59 
18 
57 
34 
2 workers 
farms 
1,114 
14 
33 
34 
5 
17 
7 
workers 
2,228 
28 
66 
68 
10 
34 
14 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
614 
4 
15 
15 
_ 
11 
10 
workers 
2,046 
13 
53 
50 
- 
(D) 
31 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
193 
3 
10 
5 
1 
1 
2 
workers 
1,161 
18 
56 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
72 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
workers 
1,136 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
6,729 
88 
175 
137 
47 
188 
74 
workers 
18,226 
179 
349 
237 
(D) 
347 
161 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,229 
53 
87 
81 
10 
89 
34 
workers 
3,229 
53 
87 
81 
10 
89 
34 
2 workers 
farms 
1,474 
21 
42 
34 
19 
55 
19 
workers 
2,948 
42 
84 
68 
38 
110 
38 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,303 
9 
36 
14 
14 
40 
10 
workers 
4,303 
(D) 
112 
45 
47 
125 
32 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
446 
1 
8 
8 
3 
4 
11 
workers 
2,672 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
23 
57 
10 workers or more 
farms 
277 
4 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
workers 
5,074 
50 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
2,571 
34 
93 
63 
12 
46 
30 
workers 
4,408 
65 
155 
123 
18 
81 
44 
$1 ,000 payroll 
80,696 
1,346 
4,003 
2,543 
481 
1,719 
1,087 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
4,690 
69 
109 
87 
35 
147 
50 
workers 
10,417 
150 
195 
141 
95 
267 
105 
$1 ,000 payroll 
40,359 
573 
814 
802 
337 
1,032 
344 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,039 
19 
66 
50 
12 
41 
24 
1 50 days or more, workers 
4,780 
26 
121 
83 
16 
69 
58 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
7,809 
29 
154 
96 
28 
80 
56 
$1 ,000 payroll 
159,409 
617 
5,185 
1,926 
297 
2,048 
1,806 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
295 
2 
2 
6 
1 
7 
- 
workers 
1,586 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
13 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
284 
2 
2 
6 
1 
2 
_ 
workers 
1,564 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
workers 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
10,096 
92 
286 
189 
71 
262 
110 
workers 
21,632 
196 
478 
397 
155 
594 
291 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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