Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Knox 
Lancaster 
Lincoln 
Logan 
Loup 
McPherson 
Madison 
Merrick 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
304 
420 
308 
38 
60 
33 
254 
187 
workers 
834 
1,375 
1,023 
86 
151 
72 
616 
516 
$1 ,000 payroll 
5,824 
7,385 
10,918 
1,256 
1,256 
779 
4,840 
7,160 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
132 
168 
128 
10 
20 
16 
110 
65 
workers 
132 
168 
128 
10 
20 
16 
110 
65 
2 workers 
farms 
76 
126 
59 
18 
20 
2 
74 
53 
workers 
152 
252 
118 
36 
40 
4 
148 
106 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
64 
68 
73 
8 
13 
15 
45 
47 
workers 
223 
235 
250 
(D) 
42 
52 
148 
153 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
26 
37 
31 
2 
6 
- 
20 
20 
workers 
162 
216 
199 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
121 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
6 
21 
17 
1 
- 
5 
2 
workers 
165 
504 
328 
- 
(D) 
- 
89 
(D) 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
137 
146 
173 
17 
21 
18 
95 
99 
workers 
246 
391 
396 
(D) 
56 
37 
196 
228 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
91 
76 
96 
8 
6 
7 
64 
54 
workers 
91 
76 
96 
8 
6 
7 
64 
54 
2 workers 
farms 
20 
45 
32 
5 
4 
6 
18 
21 
workers 
40 
90 
64 
10 
8 
12 
36 
42 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
19 
9 
28 
3 
9 
5 
4 
20 
workers 
64 
32 
89 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
13 
68 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
6 
4 
12 
1 
2 
- 
5 
2 
workers 
(D) 
22 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
29 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
1 
12 
5 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
workers 
(D) 
171 
70 
- 
- 
- 
54 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
210 
341 
206 
31 
47 
20 
189 
130 
workers 
588 
984 
627 
(D) 
95 
35 
420 
288 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
78 
150 
91 
15 
20 
12 
69 
47 
workers 
78 
150 
91 
15 
20 
12 
69 
47 
2 workers 
farms 
61 
89 
31 
14 
18 
2 
66 
42 
workers 
122 
178 
62 
28 
36 
4 
132 
84 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
57 
56 
56 
1 
5 
6 
47 
34 
workers 
197 
190 
193 
(D) 
16 
19 
154 
106 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
10 
30 
19 
1 
4 
- 
5 
6 
workers 
59 
178 
127 
(D) 
23 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
4 
16 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
workers 
132 
288 
154 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
94 
79 
102 
7 
13 
13 
65 
57 
workers 
141 
172 
175 
(D) 
32 
26 
132 
103 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,646 
2,671 
3,843 
544 
551 
501 
2,537 
2,443 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
167 
274 
135 
21 
39 
15 
159 
88 
workers 
476 
604 
358 
40 
74 
28 
341 
191 
$1 ,000 payroll 
705 
1,437 
594 
87 
128 
70 
833 
608 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
43 
67 
71 
10 
8 
5 
30 
42 
1 50 days or more, workers 
105 
219 
221 
18 
24 
11 
64 
125 
less than 150 days, workers 
112 
380 
269 
(D) 
21 
7 
79 
97 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,472 
3,277 
6,482 
625 
577 
209 
1,471 
4,109 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
- 
9 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
19 
14 
- 
(D) 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
- 
9 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
370 
759 
502 
72 
48 
55 
244 
185 
workers 
891 
1,696 
1,025 
164 
89 
162 
486 
452 
-continued 
316 Nebraska 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
