Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wisconsin 
Adams 
Ashland 
Barron 
Bayfield 
Brown 
Buffalo 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
18,931 
95 
36 
418 
84 
334 
303 
workers 
79,590 
820 
153 
1,777 
325 
1,625 
922 
$1 ,000 payroll 
878,266 
12,139 
1,189 
24,475 
1,630 
22,049 
10,287 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,659 
37 
11 
139 
38 
99 
104 
workers 
6,659 
37 
11 
139 
38 
99 
104 
2 workers 
farms 
4,066 
19 
4 
109 
9 
67 
71 
workers 
8,132 
38 
8 
218 
18 
134 
142 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,905 
13 
10 
79 
16 
71 
78 
workers 
13,279 
46 
(D) 
268 
57 
240 
262 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,752 
14 
9 
66 
15 
54 
39 
workers 
17,391 
84 
62 
414 
94 
358 
246 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
1,549 
12 
2 
25 
6 
43 
11 
workers 
34,129 
615 
(D) 
738 
118 
794 
168 
Workers by days werked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
10,577 
69 
21 
199 
25 
218 
164 
workers 
33,645 
336 
(D) 
754 
48 
897 
460 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,714 
31 
10 
76 
9 
81 
68 
workers 
4,714 
31 
10 
76 
9 
81 
68 
2 workers 
farms 
2,243 
12 
4 
63 
11 
38 
43 
workers 
4,486 
24 
8 
126 
22 
76 
86 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,951 
10 
5 
28 
5 
50 
31 
workers 
6,588 
34 
19 
92 
17 
164 
110 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,099 
10 
2 
16 
- 
32 
13 
workers 
6,814 
59 
(D) 
105 
- 
217 
80 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
570 
6 
16 
- 
17 
9 
workers 
1 1 ,043 
188 
- 
355 
- 
359 
116 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
13,049 
54 
27 
300 
73 
190 
213 
workers 
45,945 
484 
(D) 
1,023 
277 
728 
462 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,834 
18 
8 
112 
31 
59 
94 
workers 
4,834 
18 
8 
112 
31 
59 
94 
2 workers 
farms 
3,221 
11 
4 
77 
14 
43 
49 
workers 
6,442 
22 
8 
154 
28 
86 
98 
3 er 4 workers 
farms 
2,829 
11 
8 
64 
8 
43 
57 
workers 
9,506 
37 
(D) 
219 
26 
148 
182 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,423 
4 
6 
37 
14 
27 
10 
workers 
8,785 
28 
37 
216 
78 
173 
56 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
742 
10 
1 
10 
6 
18 
3 
workers 
16,378 
379 
(D) 
322 
114 
262 
32 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
5,882 
41 
9 
118 
11 
144 
90 
workers 
14,598 
77 
15 
414 
16 
511 
260 
$1 ,000 payroll 
270,768 
2,007 
(D) 
7,182 
(D) 
10,446 
4,418 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
8,354 
26 
15 
219 
59 
116 
139 
workers 
23,172 
59 
44 
509 
214 
401 
279 
$1 ,000 payroll 
52,990 
321 
(D) 
1,134 
657 
966 
728 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
4,695 
28 
12 
81 
14 
74 
74 
150 days or more, workers 
19,047 
259 
35 
340 
32 
386 
200 
less than 150 days, workers 
22,773 
425 
59 
514 
63 
327 
183 
$1 ,000 payroll 
554,509 
9,811 
979 
16,159 
(D) 
10,637 
5,141 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
280 
4 
- 
2 
- 
5 
9 
workers 
2,814 
120 
- 
(D) 
- 
21 
28 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
264 
4 
_ 
2 
_ 
5 
9 
workers 
2,737 
120 
- 
(D) 
- 
21 
28 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
77 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
27,576 
134 
92 
510 
153 
448 
423 
workers 
65,854 
303 
228 
1,156 
372 
1,119 
932 
--continued 
296 Wisconsin 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
