Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nebraska 
Adams 
Antelope 
Arthur 
Banner 
Blaine 
Boone 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,338 
218 
321 
47 
74 
46 
250 
workers 
50,495 
651 
991 
139 
258 
121 
710 
$1 ,000 payroll 
565,334 
8,180 
1 1 ,933 
2,665 
3,922 
1,792 
10,843 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,046 
79 
136 
14 
21 
15 
115 
workers 
7,046 
79 
136 
14 
21 
15 
115 
2 workers 
farms 
4,326 
56 
80 
14 
20 
11 
63 
workers 
8,652 
112 
160 
28 
40 
22 
126 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,759 
51 
60 
10 
20 
13 
48 
workers 
12,680 
171 
202 
(D) 
65 
41 
168 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,670 
29 
35 
7 
9 
6 
18 
workers 
10,208 
184 
214 
42 
50 
(D) 
108 
10 workers or more 
farms 
537 
3 
10 
2 
4 
1 
6 
workers 
11,909 
105 
279 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
193 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
8,431 
127 
156 
33 
34 
30 
102 
workers 
19,663 
245 
463 
70 
102 
73 
275 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,507 
78 
66 
14 
10 
10 
57 
workers 
4,507 
78 
66 
14 
10 
10 
57 
2 workers 
farms 
1,962 
32 
44 
13 
14 
9 
22 
workers 
3,924 
64 
88 
26 
28 
18 
44 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,314 
12 
29 
3 
6 
8 
17 
workers 
4,400 
42 
99 
10 
(D) 
25 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
445 
4 
11 
3 
1 
2 
1 
workers 
2,769 
(D) 
75 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
203 
1 
6 
- 
3 
1 
5 
workers 
4,063 
(D) 
135 
- 
37 
(D) 
109 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,436 
151 
235 
30 
52 
24 
186 
workers 
30,832 
406 
528 
69 
156 
48 
435 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
5,698 
54 
120 
14 
20 
8 
98 
workers 
5,698 
54 
120 
14 
20 
8 
98 
2 workers 
farms 
3,171 
44 
70 
5 
11 
8 
36 
workers 
6,342 
88 
140 
10 
22 
16 
72 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,508 
37 
32 
8 
14 
8 
41 
workers 
8,359 
127 
112 
30 
44 
24 
140 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
825 
13 
8 
3 
5 
- 
8 
workers 
5,022 
77 
42 
15 
(D) 
- 
48 
10 workers or more 
farms 
234 
3 
5 
- 
2 
- 
3 
workers 
5,411 
60 
114 
- 
(D) 
- 
77 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,902 
67 
86 
17 
22 
22 
64 
workers 
9,904 
104 
187 
31 
57 
52 
144 
$1 ,000 payroll 
215,686 
1,835 
4,649 
684 
1,236 
904 
5,328 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
8,907 
91 
165 
14 
40 
16 
148 
workers 
19,351 
204 
291 
33 
109 
30 
305 
$1 ,000 payroll 
56,245 
813 
908 
135 
482 
63 
1,133 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
3,529 
60 
70 
16 
12 
8 
38 
1 50 days or more, workers 
9,759 
141 
276 
39 
45 
21 
131 
less than 150 days, workers 
11,481 
202 
237 
36 
47 
18 
130 
$1 ,000 payroll 
293,403 
5,532 
6,376 
1,846 
2,204 
825 
4,383 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
153 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
workers 
788 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
9 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
131 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
workers 
709 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
9 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
79 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,535 
132 
248 
38 
73 
54 
195 
workers 
37,809 
256 
443 
73 
157 
111 
399 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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