Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
566,469 
11,216 
259 
4,851 
11,715 
33,955 
workers 
2,736,417 
32,948 
1,577 
29,245 
33,104 
465,422 
$1 ,000 payroll 
26,986,669 
225,716 
18,647 
459,771 
342,712 
5,877,973 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
217,252 
4,426 
79 
2,145 
4,621 
10,208 
workers 
217,252 
4,426 
79 
2,145 
4,621 
10,208 
2 workers 
farms 
131,533 
3,172 
45 
892 
3,086 
5,878 
workers 
263,066 
6,344 
90 
1,784 
6,172 
1 1 ,756 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
112,097 
2,147 
60 
747 
2,396 
5,737 
workers 
378,712 
7,275 
211 
2,532 
8,119 
19,632 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
64,926 
1,091 
29 
572 
1,260 
4,968 
workers 
404,957 
6,573 
189 
3,569 
7,780 
32,329 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
40,661 
380 
46 
495 
352 
7,164 
workers 
1 ,472,430 
8,330 
1,008 
19,215 
6,412 
391,497 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
256,887 
4,174 
103 
2,721 
5,732 
20,018 
workers 
999,596 
10,311 
464 
16,066 
13,663 
205,851 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
124,089 
2,146 
31 
1,288 
2,656 
6,915 
workers 
124,089 
2,146 
31 
1,288 
2,656 
6,915 
2 workers 
farms 
56,195 
1,053 
17 
511 
1,493 
3,547 
workers 
112,390 
2,106 
34 
1,022 
2,986 
7,094 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
40,582 
622 
22 
366 
1,049 
3,249 
workers 
135,822 
2,054 
74 
1,221 
3,505 
11,066 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
21,030 
227 
19 
268 
417 
2,704 
workers 
131,651 
1,440 
118 
1,675 
2,519 
17,448 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
14,991 
126 
14 
288 
117 
3,603 
workers 
495,644 
2,565 
207 
10,860 
1,997 
163,328 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
418,055 
8,625 
218 
2,924 
8,325 
22,621 
workers 
1,736,821 
22,637 
1,113 
13,179 
19,441 
259,571 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
167,460 
3,537 
70 
1,252 
3,649 
7,384 
workers 
167,460 
3,537 
70 
1,252 
3,649 
7,384 
2 workers 
farms 
105,315 
2,591 
39 
684 
2,477 
4,303 
workers 
210,630 
5,182 
78 
1,368 
4,954 
8,606 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
83,211 
1,632 
50 
460 
1,573 
3,938 
workers 
277,920 
5,463 
170 
1,555 
5,204 
13,371 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
37,932 
641 
36 
301 
487 
2,833 
workers 
231,081 
3,768 
233 
1,831 
2,893 
17,758 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
24,137 
224 
23 
227 
139 
4,163 
workers 
849,730 
4,687 
562 
7,173 
2,741 
212,452 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
148,414 
2,591 
41 
1,927 
3,390 
1 1 ,334 
workers 
429,137 
5,581 
133 
8,315 
6,985 
71,384 
$1 ,000 payroll 
8,787,143 
93,586 
2,990 
193,868 
125,888 
1,917,652 
Reported only workers working 
less than 1 50 days 
farms 
309,582 
7,042 
156 
2,130 
5,983 
13,937 
workers 
842,635 
17,304 
450 
6,047 
12,707 
69,900 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,042,771 
32,271 
1,550 
16,059 
31,443 
234,497 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 1 50 days 
farms 
108,473 
1,583 
62 
794 
2,342 
8,684 
150 days or more, workers 
570,459 
4,730 
331 
7,751 
6,678 
134,467 
less than 150 days, workers 
894,186 
5,333 
663 
7,132 
6,734 
189,671 
$1 ,000 payroll 
16,156,756 
99,859 
14,107 
249,844 
185,382 
3,725,823 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
22,271 
211 
1 
147 
229 
3,676 
workers 
436,570 
2,032 
(D) 
3,629 
1,358 
131,457 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
18,911 
170 
1 
120 
205 
2,921 
workers 
401,653 
1,712 
(D) 
3,587 
1,241 
118,662 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
3,360 
41 
- 
27 
24 
755 
workers 
34,917 
320 
- 
42 
117 
12,795 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
892,842 
19,008 
393 
10,465 
19,073 
31,965 
workers 
2,062,011 
42,969 
990 
28,429 
43,305 
72,020 
--continued 
300 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
