Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,954 
358 
102 
153 
136 
276 
590 
workers 
65,487 
3,191 
455 
444 
370 
1,046 
3,542 
$1 ,000 payroll 
671,592 
33,107 
2,506 
2,194 
2,478 
9,067 
65,812 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
5,290 
93 
34 
48 
51 
89 
191 
workers 
5,290 
93 
34 
48 
51 
89 
191 
2 workers 
farms 
3,417 
71 
25 
45 
32 
75 
158 
workers 
6,834 
142 
50 
90 
64 
150 
316 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,165 
83 
18 
40 
37 
56 
111 
workers 
10,792 
289 
63 
139 
(D) 
193 
385 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,989 
42 
11 
16 
14 
44 
82 
workers 
12,538 
285 
73 
100 
84 
286 
491 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
1,093 
69 
14 
4 
2 
12 
48 
workers 
30,033 
2,382 
235 
67 
(D) 
328 
2,159 
Workers by days werked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
7,148 
203 
49 
50 
69 
154 
362 
workers 
26,601 
1,020 
205 
119 
142 
397 
1,656 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,242 
74 
20 
21 
32 
52 
182 
workers 
3,242 
74 
20 
21 
32 
52 
182 
2 workers 
farms 
1,638 
49 
10 
15 
19 
51 
71 
workers 
3,276 
98 
20 
30 
38 
102 
142 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,329 
35 
8 
9 
15 
35 
54 
workers 
4,462 
114 
25 
28 
51 
118 
187 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
609 
24 
5 
4 
3 
13 
35 
workers 
3,769 
156 
35 
(D) 
21 
79 
211 
10 workers or more 
farms 
330 
21 
6 
1 
- 
3 
20 
workers 
1 1 ,852 
578 
105 
(D) 
- 
46 
934 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
10,805 
268 
74 
129 
101 
177 
387 
workers 
38,886 
2,171 
250 
325 
228 
649 
1,886 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
4,073 
84 
20 
44 
50 
77 
142 
workers 
4,073 
84 
20 
44 
50 
77 
142 
2 workers 
farms 
2,551 
35 
23 
38 
30 
34 
113 
workers 
5,102 
70 
46 
76 
60 
68 
226 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,332 
62 
18 
35 
12 
40 
71 
workers 
7,813 
213 
57 
118 
(D) 
139 
235 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,178 
39 
7 
11 
8 
19 
35 
workers 
7,309 
261 
42 
(D) 
49 
136 
205 
10 workers or more 
farms 
671 
48 
6 
1 
1 
7 
26 
workers 
14,589 
1,543 
85 
(D) 
(D) 
229 
1,078 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,149 
90 
28 
24 
35 
99 
203 
workers 
1 1 ,882 
207 
123 
49 
82 
232 
820 
$1 ,000 payroll 
221,485 
2,257 
925 
704 
1,078 
3,576 
18,143 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
7,806 
155 
53 
103 
67 
122 
228 
workers 
21,886 
567 
136 
235 
122 
345 
620 
$1 ,000 payroll 
55,518 
1,699 
299 
388 
357 
537 
1,747 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,999 
113 
21 
26 
34 
55 
159 
1 50 days or more, workers 
14,719 
813 
82 
70 
60 
165 
836 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
17,000 
1,604 
114 
90 
106 
304 
1,266 
$1 ,000 payroll 
394,589 
29,151 
1,281 
1,102 
1,043 
4,953 
45,921 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
440 
72 
8 
- 
4 
9 
8 
workers 
4,268 
1,109 
37 
- 
12 
158 
51 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
402 
65 
8 
_ 
4 
9 
8 
workers 
4,105 
1,066 
37 
- 
12 
158 
51 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
38 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
163 
43 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
29,483 
563 
190 
474 
343 
620 
1,005 
workers 
78,159 
1,369 
476 
1,204 
953 
1,590 
2,650 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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