Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Hampshire 
Belknap 
Carroll 
Cheshire 
Coos 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,167 
55 
86 
114 
83 
workers 
6,110 
263 
318 
572 
366 
$1 ,000 payroll 
53,786 
1,471 
2,160 
3,623 
2,724 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
348 
20 
20 
41 
29 
workers 
348 
20 
20 
41 
29 
2 workers 
farms 
231 
6 
30 
16 
15 
workers 
462 
12 
60 
32 
30 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
271 
8 
17 
25 
10 
workers 
901 
27 
56 
82 
36 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
164 
17 
15 
16 
17 
workers 
1,068 
119 
93 
102 
103 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
153 
4 
4 
16 
12 
workers 
3,331 
85 
89 
315 
168 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
588 
34 
40 
43 
37 
workers 
1,957 
83 
85 
170 
83 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
238 
22 
17 
22 
14 
workers 
238 
22 
17 
22 
14 
2 workers 
farms 
164 
2 
14 
7 
11 
workers 
328 
4 
28 
14 
22 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
102 
7 
7 
7 
8 
workers 
337 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
50 
2 
1 
5 
4 
workers 
336 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
10 workers or more 
farms 
34 
1 
1 
2 
- 
workers 
718 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
900 
37 
66 
97 
62 
workers 
4,153 
180 
233 
402 
283 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
300 
7 
17 
36 
21 
workers 
300 
7 
17 
36 
21 
2 workers 
farms 
173 
9 
21 
16 
13 
workers 
346 
18 
42 
32 
26 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
189 
3 
15 
19 
6 
workers 
622 
(D) 
(D) 
61 
23 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
133 
16 
10 
14 
10 
workers 
844 
100 
66 
87 
54 
10 workers or more 
farms 
105 
2 
3 
12 
12 
workers 
2,041 
(D) 
(D) 
186 
159 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
267 
18 
20 
17 
21 
workers 
661 
30 
44 
38 
49 
$1 ,000 payroll 
12,189 
354 
813 
982 
841 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
579 
21 
46 
71 
46 
workers 
1,886 
87 
107 
236 
174 
$1 ,000 payroll 
6,421 
67 
373 
540 
250 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
321 
16 
20 
26 
16 
150 days or more, workers 
1,296 
53 
41 
132 
34 
less than 150 days, workers 
2,267 
93 
126 
166 
109 
$1 ,000 payroll 
35,176 
1,050 
974 
2,101 
1,632 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
30 
3 
1 
1 
- 
workers 
306 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
29 
3 
1 
1 
_ 
workers 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
2,359 
157 
136 
205 
165 
workers 
5,641 
363 
335 
482 
368 
--continued 
238 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
