Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
152 
168 
176 
115 
332 
204 
workers 
78,012 
501 
528 
1,040 
428 
2,215 
1,107 
$1 ,000 payroll 
765,886 
2,697 
3,414 
5,617 
5,071 
10,375 
5,463 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,638 
65 
53 
63 
44 
117 
36 
workers 
4,638 
65 
53 
63 
44 
117 
36 
2 workers 
farms 
3,188 
33 
53 
56 
18 
58 
35 
workers 
6,376 
66 
106 
112 
36 
116 
70 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,928 
31 
34 
27 
29 
74 
54 
workers 
9,959 
106 
116 
92 
109 
253 
191 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,183 
15 
20 
15 
15 
37 
53 
workers 
13,599 
94 
122 
93 
95 
222 
322 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
1,532 
8 
8 
15 
9 
46 
26 
workers 
43,440 
170 
131 
680 
144 
1,507 
488 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,022 
62 
83 
68 
82 
90 
82 
workers 
30,165 
158 
231 
402 
238 
402 
322 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,828 
30 
41 
18 
42 
51 
28 
workers 
2,828 
30 
41 
18 
42 
51 
28 
2 workers 
farms 
1,700 
14 
15 
27 
21 
12 
18 
workers 
3,400 
28 
30 
54 
42 
24 
36 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,266 
11 
16 
10 
9 
8 
23 
workers 
4,280 
(D) 
51 
36 
30 
27 
79 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
714 
6 
6 
4 
5 
7 
4 
workers 
4,463 
39 
36 
24 
32 
50 
24 
10 workers or more 
farms 
514 
1 
5 
9 
5 
12 
9 
workers 
15,194 
(D) 
73 
270 
92 
250 
155 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
10,548 
108 
122 
140 
70 
286 
177 
workers 
47,847 
343 
297 
638 
190 
1,813 
785 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,581 
52 
48 
61 
23 
81 
36 
workers 
3,581 
52 
48 
61 
23 
81 
36 
2 workers 
farms 
2,521 
18 
45 
30 
21 
60 
43 
workers 
5,042 
36 
90 
60 
42 
120 
86 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,093 
23 
19 
29 
16 
67 
38 
workers 
7,009 
78 
65 
98 
58 
226 
133 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,442 
10 
6 
9 
8 
37 
44 
workers 
8,762 
65 
36 
54 
(D) 
225 
267 
10 workers or more 
farms 
911 
5 
4 
11 
2 
41 
16 
workers 
23,453 
112 
58 
365 
(D) 
1,161 
263 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
3,921 
44 
46 
36 
45 
46 
27 
workers 
13,129 
92 
145 
68 
105 
71 
86 
$1 ,000 payroll 
243,170 
1,020 
1,914 
761 
2,349 
605 
1,260 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
7,447 
90 
85 
108 
33 
242 
122 
workers 
23,994 
249 
217 
215 
81 
886 
514 
$1 ,000 payroll 
63,423 
596 
662 
382 
234 
1,208 
994 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
3,101 
18 
37 
32 
37 
44 
55 
1 50 days or more, workers 
17,036 
66 
86 
334 
133 
331 
236 
less than 150 days, workers 
23,853 
94 
80 
423 
109 
927 
271 
$1 ,000 payroll 
459,294 
1,081 
838 
4,474 
2,488 
8,562 
3,209 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1,804 
10 
9 
35 
2 
89 
73 
workers 
27,104 
49 
57 
460 
(D) 
1,424 
460 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1,605 
10 
9 
28 
2 
70 
61 
workers 
25,082 
49 
57 
380 
(D) 
1,214 
415 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
199 
- 
- 
7 
- 
19 
12 
workers 
2,022 
- 
- 
80 
- 
210 
45 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
21,730 
336 
260 
296 
146 
544 
249 
workers 
48,608 
778 
611 
654 
287 
1,219 
573 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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