Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
69 
105 
282 
98 
293 
workers 
81,666 
208 
843 
1,402 
219 
929 
$1 ,000 payroll 
692,816 
1,016 
10,162 
14,946 
1,011 
8,430 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
8,374 
31 
38 
108 
42 
87 
workers 
8,374 
31 
38 
108 
42 
87 
2 workers 
farms 
4,990 
14 
20 
71 
23 
94 
workers 
9,980 
28 
40 
142 
46 
188 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
4,977 
15 
14 
57 
23 
64 
workers 
16,754 
(D) 
45 
194 
72 
210 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,904 
7 
15 
21 
10 
38 
workers 
18,146 
49 
95 
141 
59 
232 
10 workers or more 
farms 
1,350 
2 
18 
25 
- 
10 
workers 
28,412 
(D) 
625 
817 
- 
212 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
9,106 
26 
42 
115 
31 
98 
workers 
24,566 
64 
338 
621 
59 
298 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,504 
14 
20 
58 
14 
37 
workers 
4,504 
14 
20 
58 
14 
37 
2 workers 
farms 
1,999 
6 
4 
11 
13 
24 
workers 
3,998 
12 
8 
22 
26 
48 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,641 
4 
5 
27 
2 
22 
workers 
5,451 
(D) 
16 
89 
(D) 
70 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
660 
1 
6 
8 
2 
10 
workers 
4,170 
(D) 
42 
56 
(D) 
59 
10 workers or more 
farms 
302 
1 
7 
11 
5 
workers 
6,443 
(D) 
252 
396 
- 
84 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
18,067 
53 
86 
212 
73 
238 
workers 
57,100 
144 
505 
781 
160 
631 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,021 
22 
32 
74 
30 
74 
workers 
7,021 
22 
32 
74 
30 
74 
2 workers 
farms 
4,259 
16 
12 
70 
16 
86 
workers 
8,518 
32 
24 
140 
32 
172 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
4,125 
10 
17 
40 
20 
49 
workers 
13,695 
32 
54 
135 
61 
158 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,802 
3 
12 
14 
7 
27 
workers 
1 1 ,032 
(D) 
69 
96 
37 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
860 
2 
13 
14 
- 
2 
workers 
16,834 
(D) 
326 
336 
- 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,528 
16 
19 
70 
25 
55 
workers 
10,043 
25 
91 
161 
45 
121 
$1 ,000 payroll 
181,895 
97 
870 
3,254 
285 
2,161 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
13,489 
43 
63 
167 
67 
195 
workers 
35,046 
95 
204 
470 
144 
526 
$1 ,000 payroll 
85,249 
127 
649 
986 
225 
1,359 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
4,578 
10 
23 
45 
6 
43 
150 days or more, workers 
14,523 
39 
247 
460 
14 
177 
less than 150 days, workers 
22,054 
49 
301 
311 
16 
105 
$1 ,000 payroll 
425,672 
792 
8,643 
10,707 
500 
4,909 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
476 
1 
3 
6 
3 
4 
workers 
3,582 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
453 
1 
3 
6 
3 
4 
workers 
3,472 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
110 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,289 
221 
186 
394 
260 
407 
workers 
58,356 
533 
450 
988 
659 
877 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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