Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hawaii 
Hawaii 
Honolulu 
Kauai 
Maui 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,977 
1,173 
334 
142 
328 
workers 
12,492 
5,876 
3,462 
843 
2,311 
$1 ,000 payroll 
269,907 
68,254 
74,515 
27,868 
99,270 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
692 
414 
76 
62 
140 
workers 
692 
414 
76 
62 
140 
2 workers 
farms 
326 
201 
53 
13 
59 
workers 
652 
402 
106 
26 
118 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
385 
231 
73 
26 
55 
workers 
1,357 
821 
258 
90 
188 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
318 
181 
67 
27 
43 
workers 
2,031 
1,181 
430 
165 
255 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
256 
146 
65 
14 
31 
workers 
7,760 
3,058 
2,592 
500 
1,610 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,011 
539 
261 
62 
149 
workers 
6,698 
2,482 
2,188 
373 
1,655 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
386 
225 
89 
25 
47 
workers 
386 
225 
89 
25 
47 
2 workers 
farms 
181 
105 
46 
6 
24 
workers 
362 
210 
92 
12 
48 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
183 
93 
50 
8 
32 
workers 
636 
336 
169 
28 
103 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
138 
66 
28 
14 
30 
workers 
878 
423 
181 
82 
192 
10 workers or more 
farms 
123 
50 
48 
9 
16 
workers 
4,436 
1,288 
1,657 
226 
1,265 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,380 
842 
186 
108 
244 
workers 
5,794 
3,394 
1,274 
470 
656 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
506 
281 
45 
48 
132 
workers 
506 
281 
45 
48 
132 
2 workers 
farms 
286 
176 
47 
17 
46 
workers 
572 
352 
94 
34 
92 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
287 
175 
52 
23 
37 
workers 
1,000 
608 
184 
79 
129 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
167 
123 
19 
13 
12 
workers 
1,022 
779 
104 
74 
65 
10 workers or more 
farms 
134 
87 
23 
7 
17 
workers 
2,694 
1,374 
847 
235 
238 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
597 
331 
148 
34 
84 
workers 
3,541 
1,099 
1,135 
143 
1,164 
$1 ,000 payroll 
126,696 
(D) 
34,251 
(D) 
59,091 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
966 
634 
73 
80 
179 
workers 
3,452 
2,128 
682 
313 
329 
$1 ,000 payroll 
19,985 
(D) 
2,308 
(D) 
1,321 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
414 
208 
113 
28 
65 
150 days or more, workers 
3,157 
1,383 
1,053 
230 
491 
less than 150 days, workers 
2,342 
1,266 
592 
157 
327 
$1 ,000 payroll 
123,226 
37,385 
37,957 
9,028 
38,857 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
114 
92 
6 
10 
6 
workers 
770 
625 
37 
82 
26 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
63 
43 
5 
9 
6 
workers 
436 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
51 
49 
1 
1 
- 
workers 
334 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
3,518 
2,194 
410 
318 
596 
workers 
8,613 
5,343 
986 
863 
1,421 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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