Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Florida 
Alachua 
Baker 
Bay 
Bradford 
Brevard 
Broward 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,291 
413 
52 
17 
63 
127 
234 
workers 
107,192 
2,690 
109 
123 
179 
531 
1,480 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,276,025 
20,240 
525 
1,116 
929 
9,280 
14,422 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,733 
204 
23 
5 
30 
33 
76 
workers 
4,733 
204 
23 
5 
30 
33 
76 
2 workers 
farms 
2,774 
70 
17 
3 
12 
39 
46 
workers 
5,548 
140 
34 
6 
24 
78 
92 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,479 
65 
10 
_ 
12 
24 
41 
workers 
8,448 
222 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
80 
129 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,785 
48 
2 
4 
7 
24 
42 
workers 
11,190 
287 
(D) 
22 
46 
156 
253 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
1,520 
26 
5 
2 
7 
29 
workers 
77,273 
1,837 
- 
90 
(D) 
184 
930 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,132 
178 
18 
9 
19 
60 
131 
workers 
48,743 
746 
(D) 
57 
54 
199 
708 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,841 
97 
12 
3 
9 
21 
45 
workers 
2,841 
97 
12 
3 
9 
21 
45 
2 workers 
farms 
1,458 
34 
5 
1 
3 
14 
20 
workers 
2,916 
68 
10 
2 
6 
28 
40 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,154 
14 
_ 
_ 
4 
9 
44 
workers 
3,878 
50 
- 
- 
15 
29 
153 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
836 
15 
1 
4 
2 
13 
11 
workers 
5,296 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
86 
61 
10 workers or more 
farms 
843 
18 
1 
1 
3 
11 
workers 
33,812 
441 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
409 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
8,783 
283 
38 
14 
50 
88 
167 
workers 
58,449 
1,944 
(D) 
66 
125 
332 
772 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,373 
137 
16 
4 
23 
27 
80 
workers 
3,373 
137 
16 
4 
23 
27 
80 
2 workers 
farms 
2,123 
56 
11 
1 
12 
38 
31 
workers 
4,246 
112 
22 
2 
24 
76 
62 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,631 
46 
10 
_ 
9 
9 
29 
workers 
5,526 
156 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
30 
92 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
889 
34 
1 
8 
5 
10 
10 
workers 
5,391 
205 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
59 
10 workers or more 
farms 
767 
10 
1 
1 
4 
17 
workers 
39,913 
1,334 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
140 
479 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,508 
130 
14 
3 
13 
39 
67 
workers 
23,151 
419 
19 
4 
39 
144 
203 
$1 ,000 payroll 
511,510 
9,530 
311 
(D) 
589 
4,131 
4,977 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
6,159 
235 
34 
8 
44 
67 
103 
workers 
19,925 
629 
75 
27 
86 
257 
381 
$1 ,000 payroll 
65,547 
2,049 
95 
(D) 
157 
2,147 
1,413 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,624 
48 
4 
6 
6 
21 
64 
1 50 days or more, workers 
25,592 
327 
8 
53 
15 
55 
505 
less than 150 days, workers 
38,524 
1,315 
7 
39 
39 
75 
391 
$1 ,000 payroll 
698,968 
8,660 
118 
1,041 
183 
3,002 
8,032 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1,014 
31 
3 
- 
2 
9 
7 
workers 
43,842 
2,475 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
176 
65 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
665 
27 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 
workers 
38,192 
2,443 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
349 
4 
2 
- 
- 
7 
6 
workers 
5,650 
32 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
21,861 
798 
166 
57 
207 
238 
327 
workers 
47,526 
1,712 
371 
111 
474 
520 
678 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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