Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Ada 
Adams 
Bannock 
Bear Lake 
Benewah 
Bingham 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
7,862 
275 
54 
175 
156 
92 
493 
workers 
48,225 
1,673 
134 
665 
369 
263 
4,259 
$1 ,000 payroll 
592,484 
17,756 
1,126 
5,497 
1,872 
1,335 
39,483 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,404 
102 
20 
67 
71 
34 
132 
workers 
2,404 
102 
20 
67 
71 
34 
132 
2 workers 
farms 
1,750 
60 
11 
34 
36 
17 
109 
workers 
3,500 
120 
22 
68 
72 
34 
218 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,648 
41 
17 
47 
40 
25 
85 
workers 
5,598 
135 
51 
163 
134 
77 
294 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,073 
36 
5 
14 
8 
14 
53 
workers 
6,942 
250 
(D) 
85 
(D) 
(D) 
340 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
987 
36 
1 
13 
1 
2 
114 
workers 
29,781 
1,066 
(D) 
282 
(D) 
(D) 
3,275 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,036 
124 
31 
69 
49 
46 
243 
workers 
19,365 
737 
61 
188 
80 
88 
1,153 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1,543 
44 
17 
38 
36 
23 
94 
workers 
1,543 
44 
17 
38 
36 
23 
94 
2 workers 
farms 
879 
18 
2 
14 
9 
10 
46 
workers 
1,758 
36 
4 
28 
18 
20 
92 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
713 
23 
11 
10 
3 
12 
26 
workers 
2,414 
83 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
479 
22 
1 
2 
1 
42 
workers 
3,107 
138 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
265 
10 workers or more 
farms 
422 
17 
5 
1 
35 
workers 
10,543 
436 
- 
75 
(D) 
- 
611 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
5,854 
199 
36 
134 
127 
70 
403 
workers 
28,860 
936 
73 
477 
289 
175 
3,106 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1,985 
85 
18 
51 
54 
26 
98 
workers 
1,985 
85 
18 
51 
54 
26 
98 
2 workers 
farms 
1,387 
48 
8 
26 
36 
15 
103 
workers 
2,774 
96 
16 
52 
72 
30 
206 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,262 
28 
6 
36 
29 
23 
76 
workers 
4,216 
90 
18 
124 
92 
76 
257 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
629 
24 
4 
13 
7 
6 
29 
workers 
4,002 
156 
21 
81 
(D) 
43 
185 
10 workers or more 
farms 
591 
14 
- 
8 
1 
- 
97 
workers 
15,883 
509 
- 
169 
(D) 
- 
2,360 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
2,008 
76 
18 
41 
29 
22 
90 
workers 
8,844 
462 
35 
75 
42 
34 
256 
$1 ,000 payroll 
214,113 
10,604 
185 
1,295 
572 
137 
4,392 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
3,826 
151 
23 
106 
107 
46 
250 
workers 
10,501 
642 
41 
293 
223 
101 
898 
$1 ,000 payroll 
26,052 
821 
129 
685 
394 
279 
2,126 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,028 
48 
13 
28 
20 
24 
153 
150 days or more, workers 
10,521 
275 
26 
113 
38 
54 
897 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
18,359 
294 
32 
184 
66 
74 
2,208 
$1 ,000 payroll 
352,318 
6,332 
812 
3,517 
905 
920 
32,965 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
656 
18 
- 
13 
1 
6 
67 
workers 
7,216 
197 
- 
24 
(D) 
32 
357 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
617 
18 
_ 
13 
1 
2 
67 
workers 
6,934 
197 
- 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
357 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
39 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
workers 
282 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,404 
640 
132 
372 
246 
130 
579 
workers 
27,485 
1,559 
298 
1,019 
651 
304 
1,502 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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