Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McCook 
McPherson 
Marshall 
Meade 
Mellette 
Miner 
Minnehaha 
Moody 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
148 
128 
151 
280 
114 
147 
301 
153 
workers 
378 
337 
549 
689 
243 
445 
936 
451 
$1 ,000 payroll 
3,989 
2,853 
10,696 
3,658 
1,412 
1,964 
8,685 
5,549 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
57 
43 
49 
119 
61 
66 
135 
70 
workers 
57 
43 
49 
119 
61 
66 
135 
70 
2 workers 
farms 
43 
34 
38 
54 
21 
41 
66 
41 
workers 
86 
68 
76 
108 
42 
82 
132 
82 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
32 
42 
35 
74 
22 
17 
55 
24 
workers 
114 
156 
113 
235 
73 
54 
171 
83 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
12 
8 
23 
29 
7 
20 
33 
11 
workers 
72 
(D) 
147 
183 
35 
123 
206 
64 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
4 
1 
6 
4 
3 
3 
12 
7 
workers 
49 
(D) 
164 
44 
32 
120 
292 
152 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
80 
45 
82 
124 
70 
51 
124 
76 
workers 
142 
76 
272 
195 
97 
89 
311 
214 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
59 
26 
38 
78 
48 
34 
82 
39 
workers 
59 
26 
38 
78 
48 
34 
82 
39 
2 workers 
farms 
11 
9 
21 
32 
17 
4 
20 
28 
workers 
22 
18 
42 
64 
34 
8 
40 
56 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
6 
10 
12 
11 
5 
11 
13 
4 
workers 
22 
32 
40 
37 
15 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2 
- 
8 
3 
- 
2 
5 
2 
workers 
(D) 
- 
44 
16 
- 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
workers 
(D) 
- 
108 
- 
- 
- 
118 
92 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
94 
101 
97 
199 
67 
118 
211 
93 
workers 
236 
261 
277 
494 
146 
356 
625 
237 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
22 
37 
30 
88 
32 
62 
79 
38 
workers 
22 
37 
30 
88 
32 
62 
79 
38 
2 workers 
farms 
35 
21 
26 
37 
18 
26 
49 
25 
workers 
70 
42 
52 
74 
36 
52 
98 
50 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
28 
39 
26 
50 
11 
12 
52 
19 
workers 
98 
144 
79 
159 
36 
37 
163 
64 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
9 
3 
12 
21 
5 
15 
22 
9 
workers 
46 
(D) 
75 
139 
(D) 
85 
127 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
- 
1 
3 
3 
1 
3 
9 
2 
workers 
- 
(D) 
41 
34 
(D) 
120 
158 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
54 
27 
54 
81 
47 
29 
90 
60 
workers 
97 
50 
97 
124 
63 
49 
147 
178 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,323 
909 
2,313 
1,666 
794 
954 
2,269 
4,108 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
68 
83 
69 
156 
44 
96 
177 
77 
workers 
161 
216 
202 
420 
85 
318 
417 
160 
$1 ,000 payroll 
401 
737 
567 
609 
240 
647 
1,141 
543 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
26 
18 
28 
43 
23 
22 
34 
16 
150 days or more, workers 
45 
26 
175 
71 
34 
40 
164 
36 
less than 150 days, workers 
75 
45 
75 
74 
61 
38 
208 
77 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,265 
1,207 
7,817 
1,383 
377 
362 
5,275 
898 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
4 
- 
2 
2 
1 
workers 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
13 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
4 
_ 
2 
2 
1 
workers 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
13 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
187 
152 
151 
395 
108 
166 
398 
179 
workers 
440 
327 
364 
969 
237 
440 
785 
398 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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