Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Connecticut 
Fairfield 
Hartford 
Litchfield 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,704 
175 
308 
341 
workers 
13,713 
1,344 
4,082 
1,305 
$1 ,000 payroll 
177,047 
17,862 
43,480 
15,939 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
488 
44 
78 
119 
workers 
488 
44 
78 
119 
2 workers 
farms 
286 
45 
48 
69 
workers 
572 
90 
96 
138 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
304 
25 
48 
48 
workers 
1,005 
87 
164 
159 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
385 
31 
60 
84 
workers 
2,384 
227 
371 
514 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
241 
30 
74 
21 
workers 
9,264 
896 
3,373 
375 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,078 
109 
201 
193 
workers 
6,663 
574 
1,462 
633 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
384 
47 
64 
74 
workers 
384 
47 
64 
74 
2 workers 
farms 
200 
19 
38 
40 
workers 
400 
38 
76 
80 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
208 
9 
29 
34 
workers 
729 
32 
102 
123 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
183 
18 
47 
38 
workers 
1,096 
110 
300 
211 
10 workers or more 
farms 
103 
16 
23 
7 
workers 
4,054 
347 
920 
145 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,149 
127 
223 
218 
workers 
7,050 
770 
2,620 
672 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
316 
29 
50 
91 
workers 
316 
29 
50 
91 
2 workers 
farms 
248 
37 
40 
46 
workers 
496 
74 
80 
92 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
251 
30 
48 
29 
workers 
826 
108 
172 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
208 
16 
36 
45 
workers 
1,284 
109 
229 
282 
10 workers or more 
farms 
126 
15 
49 
7 
workers 
4,128 
450 
2,089 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
555 
48 
85 
123 
workers 
2,498 
167 
461 
379 
$1 ,000 payroll 
43,758 
2,507 
4,846 
9,468 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
626 
66 
107 
148 
workers 
2,097 
237 
435 
393 
$1 ,000 payroll 
8,263 
2,310 
2,043 
1,461 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
523 
61 
116 
70 
150 days or more, workers 
4,165 
407 
1,001 
254 
less than 150 days, workers 
4,953 
533 
2,185 
279 
$1 ,000 payroll 
125,026 
13,045 
36,592 
5,010 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
82 
4 
36 
4 
workers 
1,042 
12 
761 
16 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
79 
4 
35 
4 
workers 
1,035 
12 
(D) 
16 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
workers 
7 
- 
(D) 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
3,261 
225 
472 
709 
workers 
8,319 
584 
1,222 
1,781 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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