Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
898 
261 
131 
506 
workers 
3,697 
1,059 
539 
2,099 
$1 ,000 payroll 
50,307 
1 1 ,872 
9,207 
29,228 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
268 
93 
47 
128 
workers 
268 
93 
47 
128 
2 workers 
farms 
245 
79 
21 
145 
workers 
490 
158 
42 
290 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
192 
44 
19 
129 
workers 
638 
146 
62 
430 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
135 
33 
35 
67 
workers 
844 
198 
228 
418 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
58 
12 
9 
37 
workers 
1,457 
464 
160 
833 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
578 
166 
91 
321 
workers 
1,772 
450 
324 
998 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
252 
77 
35 
140 
workers 
252 
77 
35 
140 
2 workers 
farms 
139 
43 
17 
79 
workers 
278 
86 
34 
158 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
90 
31 
12 
47 
workers 
290 
101 
36 
153 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
73 
7 
24 
42 
workers 
444 
43 
158 
243 
10 workers or more 
farms 
24 
8 
3 
13 
workers 
508 
143 
61 
304 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
567 
148 
71 
348 
workers 
1,925 
609 
215 
1,101 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
218 
59 
34 
125 
workers 
218 
59 
34 
125 
2 workers 
farms 
146 
39 
9 
98 
workers 
292 
78 
18 
196 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
136 
33 
17 
86 
workers 
448 
111 
53 
284 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
37 
14 
7 
16 
workers 
223 
(D) 
(D) 
94 
10 workers or more 
farms 
30 
3 
4 
23 
workers 
744 
(D) 
(D) 
402 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
331 
113 
60 
158 
workers 
941 
236 
193 
512 
$1 ,000 payroll 
20,887 
3,961 
4,592 
12,334 
Reported only workers working 
less than 1 50 days 
farms 
320 
95 
40 
185 
workers 
728 
197 
106 
425 
$1 ,000 payroll 
3,328 
994 
543 
1,792 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
247 
53 
31 
163 
150 days or more, workers 
831 
214 
131 
486 
less than 150 days, workers 
1,197 
412 
109 
676 
$1 ,000 payroll 
26,091 
6,917 
4,072 
15,102 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
44 
12 
7 
25 
workers 
846 
374 
68 
404 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
38 
11 
7 
20 
workers 
771 
(D) 
68 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
5 
workers 
75 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,092 
398 
195 
499 
workers 
2,550 
1,006 
480 
1,064 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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