Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
132 
- 
124 
781 
176 
373 
workers 
465,422 
804 
- 
697 
5,136 
601 
3,205 
$1 ,000 payroll 
5,877,973 
10,492 
- 
4,591 
66,947 
3,564 
89,073 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
10,208 
49 
- 
44 
205 
73 
98 
workers 
10,208 
49 
- 
44 
205 
73 
98 
2 workers 
farms 
5,878 
18 
- 
37 
146 
35 
65 
workers 
11,756 
36 
- 
74 
292 
70 
130 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
5,737 
30 
_ 
15 
160 
41 
81 
workers 
19,632 
97 
- 
52 
546 
140 
282 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
4,968 
15 
- 
9 
145 
15 
62 
workers 
32,329 
91 
- 
55 
955 
85 
418 
10 workers or more 
farms 
7,164 
20 
- 
19 
125 
12 
67 
workers 
391,497 
531 
- 
472 
3,138 
233 
2,277 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
20,018 
67 
- 
65 
421 
69 
250 
workers 
205,851 
355 
- 
221 
1,667 
140 
1,839 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,915 
33 
- 
24 
193 
36 
79 
workers 
6,915 
33 
- 
24 
193 
36 
79 
2 workers 
farms 
3,547 
14 
- 
15 
75 
13 
40 
workers 
7,094 
28 
- 
30 
150 
26 
80 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,249 
11 
_ 
20 
51 
17 
61 
workers 
11,066 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
168 
57 
212 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,704 
2 
- 
1 
60 
2 
24 
workers 
17,448 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
402 
(D) 
156 
10 workers or more 
farms 
3,603 
7 
- 
5 
42 
1 
46 
workers 
163,328 
245 
- 
90 
754 
(D) 
1,312 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
22,621 
91 
_ 
83 
626 
137 
248 
workers 
259,571 
449 
- 
476 
3,469 
461 
1,366 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,384 
32 
- 
30 
164 
55 
73 
workers 
7,384 
32 
- 
30 
164 
55 
73 
2 workers 
farms 
4,303 
6 
- 
25 
150 
33 
49 
workers 
8,606 
12 
- 
50 
300 
66 
98 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,938 
30 
_ 
8 
114 
32 
57 
workers 
13,371 
98 
- 
26 
390 
102 
195 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,833 
9 
- 
7 
117 
6 
41 
workers 
17,758 
48 
- 
42 
741 
33 
247 
10 workers or more 
farms 
4,163 
14 
- 
13 
81 
11 
28 
workers 
212,452 
259 
- 
328 
1,874 
205 
753 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
11,334 
41 
- 
41 
155 
39 
125 
workers 
71,384 
214 
- 
86 
435 
70 
771 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,917,652 
4,286 
- 
2,197 
10,324 
1,679 
36,134 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
13,937 
65 
- 
59 
360 
107 
123 
workers 
69,900 
234 
- 
189 
1,266 
323 
306 
$1 ,000 payroll 
234,497 
516 
- 
367 
4,265 
518 
2,140 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
8,684 
26 
- 
24 
266 
30 
125 
1 50 days or more, workers 
134,467 
141 
- 
135 
1,232 
70 
1,068 
less than 150 days, workers 
189,671 
215 
- 
287 
2,203 
138 
1,060 
$1 ,000 payroll 
3,725,823 
5,689 
- 
2,026 
52,358 
1,367 
50,800 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
3,676 
8 
- 
32 
49 
12 
28 
workers 
131,457 
(D) 
- 
539 
393 
228 
796 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
2,921 
6 
- 
12 
42 
10 
24 
workers 
118,662 
(D) 
- 
270 
319 
(D) 
760 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
755 
2 
- 
20 
7 
2 
4 
workers 
12,795 
(D) 
- 
269 
74 
(D) 
36 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
31,965 
220 
2 
258 
923 
345 
277 
workers 
72,020 
574 
(D) 
633 
2,074 
931 
578 
-continued 
294 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
