Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
178 
134 
157 
288 
370 
201 
workers 
56,543 
460 
387 
390 
615 
952 
442 
$1 ,000 payroll 
405,792 
1,543 
1,454 
4,352 
5,287 
7,392 
4,144 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
9,555 
75 
68 
72 
148 
179 
103 
workers 
9,555 
75 
68 
72 
148 
179 
103 
2 workers 
farms 
5,041 
38 
41 
35 
66 
81 
50 
workers 
10,082 
76 
82 
70 
132 
162 
100 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,934 
40 
11 
29 
48 
78 
34 
workers 
13,161 
(D) 
36 
94 
154 
270 
114 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,654 
23 
10 
18 
24 
23 
11 
workers 
9,970 
144 
59 
106 
(D) 
151 
68 
10 workers or more 
farms 
518 
2 
4 
3 
2 
9 
3 
workers 
13,775 
(D) 
142 
48 
(D) 
190 
57 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,725 
68 
43 
95 
123 
155 
72 
workers 
18,101 
114 
(D) 
158 
227 
316 
167 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,478 
38 
26 
56 
68 
76 
27 
workers 
4,478 
38 
26 
56 
68 
76 
27 
2 workers 
farms 
1,707 
19 
11 
26 
24 
55 
29 
workers 
3,414 
38 
22 
52 
48 
110 
58 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,088 
10 
5 
10 
28 
15 
13 
workers 
3,603 
(D) 
18 
35 
88 
53 
41 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
323 
1 
- 
3 
2 
8 
2 
workers 
1,960 
(D) 
- 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
129 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
workers 
4,646 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
15,932 
142 
107 
103 
202 
283 
152 
workers 
38,442 
346 
(D) 
232 
388 
636 
275 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,641 
61 
61 
52 
103 
153 
91 
workers 
7,641 
61 
61 
52 
103 
153 
91 
2 workers 
farms 
4,146 
34 
27 
26 
51 
82 
31 
workers 
8,292 
68 
54 
52 
102 
164 
62 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,855 
31 
9 
14 
40 
27 
24 
workers 
9,405 
102 
(D) 
46 
129 
87 
78 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
943 
14 
6 
8 
7 
14 
6 
workers 
5,553 
(D) 
35 
41 
(D) 
87 
44 
10 workers or more 
farms 
347 
2 
4 
3 
1 
7 
- 
workers 
7,551 
(D) 
132 
41 
(D) 
145 
- 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,770 
36 
27 
54 
86 
87 
49 
workers 
8,676 
53 
38 
87 
132 
173 
89 
$1 ,000 payroll 
122,052 
486 
407 
1,633 
2,178 
1,995 
1,451 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
12,977 
110 
91 
62 
165 
215 
129 
workers 
28,004 
256 
271 
115 
283 
467 
216 
$1 ,000 payroll 
49,397 
413 
409 
549 
625 
2,661 
732 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,955 
32 
16 
41 
37 
68 
23 
1 50 days or more, workers 
9,425 
61 
38 
71 
95 
143 
78 
less than 150 days, workers 
10,438 
90 
40 
117 
105 
169 
59 
$1 ,000 payroll 
234,342 
644 
638 
2,170 
2,484 
2,736 
1,961 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
217 
- 
1 
- 
10 
- 
1 
workers 
2,181 
- 
(D) 
- 
34 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
198 
- 
1 
- 
10 
- 
1 
workers 
2,134 
(D) 
- 
34 
(□) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
47 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
39,253 
336 
260 
97 
414 
581 
322 
workers 
89,614 
721 
576 
192 
1,042 
1,322 
809 
-continued 
338 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
