Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Texas 
Anderson 
Andrews 
Angelina 
Aransas 
Archer 
Armstrong 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
56,401 
418 
43 
174 
13 
174 
56 
workers 
160,392 
919 
130 
387 
39 
484 
102 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1 ,544,572 
5,790 
1,040 
1,655 
(D) 
3,741 
1,003 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
25,817 
211 
16 
89 
4 
74 
29 
workers 
25,817 
211 
16 
89 
4 
74 
29 
2 workers 
farms 
13,978 
110 
17 
32 
6 
36 
15 
workers 
27,956 
220 
34 
64 
12 
72 
30 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
10,180 
63 
7 
41 
1 
45 
11 
workers 
34,163 
215 
23 
132 
(D) 
149 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
4,660 
27 
1 
6 
1 
12 
1 
workers 
28,467 
159 
(D) 
42 
(D) 
75 
(D) 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
1,766 
7 
2 
6 
1 
7 
workers 
43,989 
114 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
114 
- 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
24,788 
126 
26 
43 
8 
102 
28 
workers 
63,248 
251 
(D) 
67 
(D) 
203 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
14,444 
80 
12 
32 
1 
52 
20 
workers 
14,444 
80 
12 
32 
1 
52 
20 
2 workers 
farms 
5,339 
26 
12 
5 
5 
24 
7 
workers 
10,678 
52 
24 
10 
10 
48 
14 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,059 
16 
1 
4 
1 
23 
1 
workers 
10,075 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
74 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,171 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
workers 
7,329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
775 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
workers 
20,722 
59 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
39,622 
325 
22 
148 
6 
105 
39 
workers 
97,144 
668 
(D) 
320 
(D) 
281 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
18,508 
170 
13 
71 
3 
56 
20 
workers 
18,508 
170 
13 
71 
3 
56 
20 
2 workers 
farms 
10,443 
74 
2 
33 
1 
25 
13 
workers 
20,886 
148 
4 
66 
2 
50 
26 
3 er 4 workers 
farms 
7,157 
63 
5 
34 
_ 
12 
6 
workers 
23,778 
215 
(D) 
109 
- 
44 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,655 
13 
7 
2 
7 
workers 
15,793 
80 
- 
44 
(D) 
44 
- 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
859 
5 
2 
3 
5 
- 
workers 
18,179 
55 
(D) 
30 
- 
87 
- 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
16,779 
93 
21 
26 
7 
69 
17 
workers 
38,267 
178 
39 
31 
14 
143 
21 
$1 ,000 payroll 
734,826 
3,265 
632 
390 
31 
2,200 
618 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
31,613 
292 
17 
131 
5 
72 
28 
workers 
68,076 
596 
80 
274 
(D) 
226 
46 
$1 ,000 payroll 
156,306 
864 
313 
615 
7 
378 
52 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
8,009 
33 
5 
17 
1 
33 
11 
150 days or more, workers 
24,981 
73 
6 
36 
(D) 
60 
16 
less than 150 days, workers 
29,068 
72 
5 
46 
(D) 
55 
19 
$1 ,000 payroll 
653,440 
1,661 
94 
649 
(D) 
1,163 
332 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1,425 
10 
- 
2 
- 
5 
- 
workers 
4,915 
30 
- 
(D) 
- 
9 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1,019 
6 
- 
1 
_ 
5 
_ 
workers 
3,760 
26 
- 
(D) 
- 
9 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
406 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
1,155 
4 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
114,685 
936 
79 
516 
50 
219 
122 
workers 
259,072 
2,056 
170 
1,173 
129 
461 
242 
--continued 
452 Texas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
