Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New York 
Albany 
Allegany 
Bronx 
Broome 
Cattaraugus 
Cayuga 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
10,345 
141 
148 
1 
96 
197 
251 
workers 
60,944 
767 
649 
(D) 
381 
724 
1,448 
$1 ,000 payroll 
730,687 
9,611 
5,255 
(D) 
2,435 
8,102 
27,145 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,961 
55 
58 
- 
22 
68 
66 
workers 
2,961 
55 
58 
- 
22 
68 
66 
2 workers 
farms 
2,101 
33 
30 
- 
24 
46 
76 
workers 
4,202 
66 
60 
- 
48 
92 
152 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,217 
28 
32 
1 
28 
38 
44 
workers 
7,545 
95 
107 
(D) 
96 
129 
152 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,637 
18 
19 
15 
27 
34 
workers 
10,516 
123 
124 
- 
82 
178 
213 
10 workers or more 
farms 
1,429 
7 
9 
- 
7 
18 
31 
workers 
35,720 
428 
300 
- 
133 
257 
865 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
5,990 
89 
65 
1 
46 
119 
163 
workers 
27,148 
366 
236 
(D) 
148 
347 
803 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,130 
47 
28 
- 
16 
42 
62 
workers 
2,130 
47 
28 
- 
16 
42 
62 
2 workers 
farms 
1,348 
19 
12 
- 
16 
37 
42 
workers 
2,696 
38 
24 
- 
32 
74 
84 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,103 
11 
8 
1 
11 
23 
26 
workers 
3,722 
34 
28 
(D) 
37 
73 
89 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
787 
8 
14 
1 
10 
14 
workers 
4,914 
47 
92 
- 
(D) 
58 
84 
10 workers or more 
farms 
622 
4 
3 
- 
2 
7 
19 
workers 
13,686 
200 
64 
- 
(D) 
100 
484 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
7,304 
88 
125 
- 
75 
137 
169 
workers 
33,796 
401 
413 
- 
233 
377 
645 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,300 
30 
63 
- 
20 
63 
62 
workers 
2,300 
30 
63 
- 
20 
63 
62 
2 workers 
farms 
1,704 
29 
24 
- 
22 
36 
45 
workers 
3,408 
58 
48 
- 
44 
72 
90 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,664 
20 
25 
_ 
20 
19 
30 
workers 
5,608 
72 
81 
- 
68 
65 
103 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
866 
5 
6 
- 
10 
10 
18 
workers 
5,377 
28 
33 
- 
59 
63 
104 
10 workers or more 
farms 
770 
4 
7 
- 
3 
9 
14 
workers 
17,103 
213 
188 
- 
42 
114 
286 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
3,041 
53 
23 
1 
21 
60 
82 
workers 
10,831 
129 
62 
(D) 
59 
153 
260 
$1 ,000 payroll 
213,587 
1,999 
1,234 
(D) 
633 
3,323 
5,212 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
4,355 
52 
83 
- 
50 
78 
88 
workers 
13,839 
126 
155 
- 
140 
205 
218 
$1 ,000 payroll 
37,924 
355 
391 
- 
201 
496 
522 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,949 
36 
42 
- 
25 
59 
81 
1 50 days or more, workers 
16,317 
237 
174 
- 
89 
194 
543 
less than 150 days, workers 
19,957 
275 
258 
- 
93 
172 
427 
$1 ,000 payroll 
479,176 
7,258 
3,631 
- 
1,600 
4,283 
21,411 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
855 
10 
1 
- 
1 
6 
13 
workers 
9,723 
74 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
42 
266 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
807 
9 
1 
- 
1 
6 
13 
workers 
9,416 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
42 
266 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
48 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
307 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,026 
276 
371 
1 
272 
466 
390 
workers 
40,979 
656 
944 
(D) 
567 
1,131 
955 
-continued 
284 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
