Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Colorado 
Adams 
Alamosa 
Arapahoe 
Archuleta 
Baca 
Bent 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,059 
158 
98 
73 
90 
235 
77 
workers 
38,019 
1,366 
970 
320 
183 
510 
325 
$1 ,000 payroll 
471,562 
22,108 
10,122 
5,823 
1,448 
6,283 
6,145 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,510 
75 
30 
31 
45 
94 
30 
workers 
3,510 
75 
30 
31 
45 
94 
30 
2 workers 
farms 
2,298 
31 
20 
18 
23 
84 
20 
workers 
4,596 
62 
40 
36 
46 
168 
40 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,708 
17 
16 
16 
14 
41 
15 
workers 
5,719 
59 
52 
52 
43 
144 
51 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
920 
18 
6 
5 
8 
15 
9 
workers 
5,705 
123 
42 
26 
49 
(D) 
52 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
623 
17 
26 
3 
- 
1 
3 
workers 
18,489 
1,047 
806 
175 
- 
(D) 
152 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,883 
82 
63 
35 
34 
131 
55 
workers 
15,993 
571 
387 
171 
(D) 
210 
225 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,494 
33 
24 
14 
22 
89 
28 
workers 
2,494 
33 
24 
14 
22 
89 
28 
2 workers 
farms 
1,097 
19 
16 
8 
10 
22 
17 
workers 
2,194 
38 
32 
16 
20 
44 
34 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
715 
13 
11 
10 
2 
18 
6 
workers 
2,371 
45 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
347 
7 
7 
1 
1 
2 
workers 
2,133 
43 
41 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
230 
10 
5 
2 
- 
1 
2 
workers 
6,801 
412 
252 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
6,190 
117 
74 
53 
66 
170 
39 
workers 
22,026 
795 
583 
149 
(D) 
300 
100 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,548 
55 
22 
29 
29 
106 
17 
workers 
2,548 
55 
22 
29 
29 
106 
17 
2 workers 
farms 
1,667 
27 
17 
12 
21 
32 
13 
workers 
3,334 
54 
34 
24 
42 
64 
26 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,124 
16 
8 
9 
11 
19 
4 
workers 
3,734 
54 
27 
29 
36 
62 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
513 
9 
8 
1 
5 
13 
4 
workers 
3,082 
54 
51 
(D) 
(D) 
68 
21 
10 workers or more 
farms 
338 
10 
19 
2 
- 
1 
workers 
9,328 
578 
449 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,869 
41 
24 
20 
24 
65 
38 
workers 
7,502 
70 
37 
41 
31 
95 
195 
$1 ,000 payroll 
162,256 
1,085 
855 
567 
855 
3,055 
4,896 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
4,176 
76 
35 
38 
56 
104 
22 
workers 
10,076 
123 
172 
64 
100 
211 
48 
$1 ,000 payroll 
34,397 
555 
412 
105 
312 
838 
116 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,014 
41 
39 
15 
10 
66 
17 
1 50 days or more, workers 
8,491 
501 
350 
130 
17 
115 
30 
less than 150 days, workers 
11,950 
672 
411 
85 
35 
89 
52 
$1 ,000 payroll 
274,909 
20,468 
8,854 
5,151 
282 
2,390 
1,133 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
428 
6 
5 
- 
2 
3 
6 
workers 
3,714 
22 
88 
- 
(D) 
4 
13 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
344 
5 
4 
- 
- 
3 
3 
workers 
3,382 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
7 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
84 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
workers 
332 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
16,658 
378 
132 
312 
191 
203 
110 
workers 
38,488 
877 
307 
760 
421 
467 
228 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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