Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
46 
119 
212 
71 
217 
254 
142 
workers 
14,705 
106 
414 
1,105 
199 
813 
1,118 
1,325 
$1 ,000 payroll 
179,692 
208 
5,396 
15,296 
670 
7,215 
15,552 
20,234 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1,202 
17 
44 
69 
22 
72 
78 
40 
workers 
1,202 
17 
44 
69 
22 
72 
78 
40 
2 workers 
farms 
788 
15 
26 
38 
21 
52 
59 
37 
workers 
1,576 
30 
52 
76 
42 
104 
118 
74 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
793 
11 
25 
32 
17 
50 
65 
29 
workers 
2,687 
35 
89 
114 
(D) 
168 
218 
100 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
479 
3 
16 
42 
9 
27 
30 
12 
workers 
3,029 
24 
99 
257 
52 
183 
191 
72 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
274 
- 
8 
31 
2 
16 
22 
24 
workers 
6,211 
- 
130 
589 
(D) 
286 
513 
1,039 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,039 
14 
62 
148 
32 
116 
161 
94 
workers 
6,814 
15 
172 
630 
47 
327 
549 
857 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
856 
13 
32 
50 
21 
43 
66 
32 
workers 
856 
13 
32 
50 
21 
43 
66 
32 
2 workers 
farms 
454 
1 
7 
39 
7 
21 
42 
17 
workers 
908 
2 
14 
78 
14 
42 
84 
34 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
424 
_ 
17 
28 
4 
37 
30 
24 
workers 
1,410 
- 
(D) 
97 
12 
118 
102 
74 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
212 
- 
4 
19 
- 
11 
13 
8 
workers 
1,287 
- 
26 
109 
- 
64 
90 
55 
10 workers or more 
farms 
93 
- 
2 
12 
- 
4 
10 
13 
workers 
2,353 
- 
(D) 
296 
- 
60 
207 
662 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
2,286 
36 
89 
132 
54 
138 
159 
91 
workers 
7,891 
91 
242 
475 
152 
486 
569 
468 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
813 
11 
36 
46 
19 
45 
66 
35 
workers 
813 
11 
36 
46 
19 
45 
66 
35 
2 workers 
farms 
559 
11 
25 
19 
12 
43 
29 
26 
workers 
1,118 
22 
50 
38 
24 
86 
58 
52 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
533 
11 
12 
38 
13 
24 
39 
8 
workers 
1,787 
34 
38 
141 
(D) 
78 
130 
27 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
255 
3 
13 
21 
8 
15 
18 
10 
workers 
1,616 
24 
79 
141 
40 
91 
115 
57 
10 workers or more 
farms 
126 
- 
3 
8 
2 
11 
7 
12 
workers 
2,557 
- 
39 
109 
(D) 
186 
200 
297 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,250 
10 
30 
80 
17 
79 
95 
51 
workers 
3,150 
11 
54 
254 
29 
203 
235 
242 
$1 ,000 payroll 
56,573 
(D) 
711 
3,621 
(D) 
3,383 
4,213 
5,193 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
1,497 
32 
57 
64 
39 
101 
93 
48 
workers 
4,011 
85 
139 
156 
98 
259 
233 
157 
$1 ,000 payroll 
12,010 
87 
423 
513 
158 
954 
469 
472 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
789 
4 
32 
68 
15 
37 
66 
43 
1 50 days or more, workers 
3,664 
4 
118 
376 
18 
124 
314 
615 
less than 150 days, workers 
3,880 
6 
103 
319 
54 
227 
336 
311 
$1 ,000 payroll 
111,110 
(D) 
4,263 
11,162 
(D) 
2,878 
10,870 
14,569 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
153 
- 
- 
21 
- 
12 
11 
7 
workers 
1,403 
- 
115 
142 
75 
178 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
133 
- 
- 
14 
- 
10 
11 
7 
workers 
1,303 
- 
- 
89 
- 
(D) 
75 
178 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
workers 
100 
- 
- 
26 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
5,802 
196 
195 
314 
133 
224 
527 
224 
workers 
13,659 
543 
427 
704 
340 
576 
1,346 
463 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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