Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Martin 
Meeker 
Mille Lacs 
Morrison 
Mower 
Murray 
Nicollet 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
337 
256 
163 
610 
420 
301 
280 
workers 
1,010 
1,115 
369 
2,013 
1,336 
711 
1,053 
$1 ,000 payroll 
12,623 
10,972 
1,444 
12,372 
9,844 
5,594 
13,457 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
111 
112 
78 
191 
149 
122 
84 
workers 
111 
112 
78 
191 
149 
122 
84 
2 workers 
farms 
90 
33 
41 
202 
101 
80 
76 
workers 
180 
66 
82 
404 
202 
160 
152 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
75 
53 
28 
129 
92 
60 
58 
workers 
250 
188 
(D) 
436 
316 
193 
199 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
48 
41 
14 
58 
64 
36 
51 
workers 
290 
265 
79 
361 
407 
201 
313 
10 workers or more 
farms 
13 
17 
2 
30 
14 
3 
11 
workers 
179 
484 
(D) 
621 
262 
35 
305 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
169 
106 
53 
207 
158 
114 
129 
workers 
389 
323 
109 
612 
361 
224 
394 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
89 
54 
27 
96 
84 
63 
48 
workers 
89 
54 
27 
96 
84 
63 
48 
2 workers 
farms 
36 
23 
9 
59 
34 
25 
31 
workers 
72 
46 
18 
118 
68 
50 
62 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
27 
18 
15 
34 
29 
21 
34 
workers 
92 
55 
(D) 
109 
99 
69 
109 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
13 
5 
2 
9 
7 
2 
12 
workers 
79 
31 
(D) 
63 
50 
(D) 
79 
10 workers or more 
farms 
4 
6 
9 
4 
3 
4 
workers 
57 
137 
- 
226 
60 
(D) 
96 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
245 
197 
136 
504 
348 
227 
214 
workers 
621 
792 
260 
1,401 
975 
487 
659 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
81 
78 
79 
176 
141 
94 
73 
workers 
81 
78 
79 
176 
141 
94 
73 
2 workers 
farms 
72 
34 
24 
165 
84 
67 
63 
workers 
144 
68 
48 
330 
168 
134 
126 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
64 
44 
26 
98 
82 
44 
48 
workers 
216 
162 
84 
327 
285 
143 
164 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
26 
29 
5 
49 
31 
22 
24 
workers 
(D) 
176 
(D) 
291 
196 
116 
146 
10 workers or more 
farms 
2 
12 
2 
16 
10 
- 
6 
workers 
(D) 
308 
(D) 
277 
185 
- 
150 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
92 
59 
27 
106 
72 
74 
66 
workers 
179 
95 
49 
198 
186 
147 
156 
$1 ,000 payroll 
3,610 
1,276 
444 
2,978 
3,953 
2,849 
2,526 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
168 
150 
110 
403 
262 
187 
151 
workers 
379 
532 
191 
1,038 
682 
391 
359 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,219 
838 
329 
2,068 
1,558 
1,068 
1,001 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
77 
47 
26 
101 
86 
40 
63 
1 50 days or more, workers 
210 
228 
60 
414 
175 
77 
238 
less than 150 days, workers 
242 
260 
69 
363 
293 
96 
300 
$1 ,000 payroll 
7,793 
8,858 
671 
7,325 
4,333 
1,677 
9,931 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
3 
9 
- 
3 
3 
1 
3 
workers 
20 
32 
- 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
3 
8 
- 
3 
1 
- 
3 
workers 
20 
(D) 
- 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
workers 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
352 
388 
328 
778 
414 
246 
257 
workers 
744 
898 
734 
1,883 
822 
570 
543 
-continued 
324 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
