Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Alaska 
Aleutian Islands 
Anchorage 
Fairbanks 
Juneau 
Kenai Peninsula 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
259 
11 
111 
68 
25 
44 
workers 
1,577 
47 
784 
303 
266 
177 
$1 ,000 payroll 
18,647 
974 
8,697 
1,844 
5,977 
1,155 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
79 
5 
31 
30 
- 
13 
workers 
79 
5 
31 
30 
- 
13 
2 workers 
farms 
45 
1 
23 
10 
3 
8 
workers 
90 
2 
46 
20 
6 
16 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
60 
2 
23 
11 
8 
16 
workers 
211 
(D) 
85 
38 
28 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
29 
1 
10 
9 
4 
5 
workers 
189 
(D) 
62 
62 
28 
(D) 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
46 
2 
24 
8 
10 
2 
workers 
1,008 
(D) 
560 
153 
204 
(D) 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
103 
4 
48 
24 
18 
9 
workers 
464 
(D) 
235 
67 
108 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
31 
1 
12 
12 
2 
4 
workers 
31 
1 
12 
12 
2 
4 
2 workers 
farms 
17 
1 
10 
2 
3 
1 
workers 
34 
2 
20 
4 
6 
2 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
22 
1 
9 
6 
3 
3 
workers 
74 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
19 
- 
8 
3 
8 
- 
workers 
118 
- 
47 
19 
52 
- 
10 workers or more 
farms 
14 
1 
9 
1 
2 
1 
workers 
207 
(D) 
124 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
218 
11 
90 
55 
21 
41 
workers 
1,113 
(D) 
549 
236 
158 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
70 
5 
26 
23 
3 
13 
workers 
70 
5 
26 
23 
3 
13 
2 workers 
farms 
39 
1 
18 
9 
2 
9 
workers 
78 
2 
36 
18 
4 
18 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
50 
4 
20 
9 
4 
13 
workers 
170 
(D) 
71 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
36 
1 
15 
9 
7 
4 
workers 
233 
(D) 
96 
59 
45 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
23 
11 
5 
5 
2 
workers 
562 
- 
320 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
41 
- 
21 
13 
4 
3 
workers 
133 
- 
81 
30 
17 
5 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,990 
- 
1,854 
(D) 
730 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
less than 1 50 days 
farms 
156 
7 
63 
44 
7 
35 
workers 
450 
10 
193 
125 
31 
91 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,550 
35 
508 
702 
99 
205 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
62 
4 
27 
11 
14 
6 
150 days or more, workers 
331 
19 
154 
37 
91 
30 
less than 150 days, workers 
663 
18 
356 
111 
127 
51 
$1 ,000 payroll 
14,107 
939 
6,334 
(D) 
5,148 
(D) 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
workers 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
393 
20 
138 
119 
22 
94 
workers 
990 
42 
346 
293 
83 
226 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Area Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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