Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kentucky 
Adair 
Allen 
Anderson 
Ballard 
Barren 
Bath 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
19,586 
339 
274 
160 
101 
500 
200 
workers 
68,586 
959 
819 
499 
237 
1,624 
804 
$1 ,000 payroll 
377,169 
2,537 
2,293 
734 
1,984 
5,492 
1,435 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
7,363 
132 
111 
66 
41 
204 
71 
workers 
7,363 
132 
111 
66 
41 
204 
71 
2 workers 
farms 
4,438 
56 
64 
29 
28 
99 
45 
workers 
8,876 
112 
128 
58 
56 
198 
90 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
4,042 
99 
47 
34 
21 
99 
34 
workers 
13,538 
339 
163 
117 
68 
335 
110 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,490 
43 
41 
21 
10 
73 
31 
workers 
15,448 
258 
260 
130 
(D) 
465 
190 
10 workers or more 
farms 
1,253 
9 
11 
10 
1 
25 
19 
workers 
23,361 
118 
157 
128 
(D) 
422 
343 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,047 
74 
82 
34 
43 
154 
41 
workers 
18,689 
124 
189 
66 
68 
350 
184 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,074 
51 
41 
16 
28 
87 
26 
workers 
3,074 
51 
41 
16 
28 
87 
26 
2 workers 
farms 
1,265 
8 
17 
8 
6 
25 
7 
workers 
2,530 
16 
34 
16 
12 
50 
14 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
983 
12 
16 
9 
9 
29 
5 
workers 
3,274 
39 
53 
(D) 
28 
104 
19 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
456 
3 
7 
1 
- 
8 
1 
workers 
2,876 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
53 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
269 
- 
1 
- 
5 
2 
workers 
6,935 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
56 
(D) 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
16,044 
300 
224 
143 
80 
412 
173 
workers 
49,897 
835 
630 
433 
169 
1,274 
620 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,053 
109 
89 
56 
37 
157 
57 
workers 
6,053 
109 
89 
56 
37 
157 
57 
2 workers 
farms 
3,822 
53 
57 
32 
25 
83 
41 
workers 
7,644 
106 
114 
64 
50 
166 
82 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,523 
105 
48 
32 
9 
101 
30 
workers 
1 1 ,743 
356 
163 
112 
(D) 
328 
93 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,790 
25 
20 
14 
8 
52 
28 
workers 
10,933 
159 
129 
87 
43 
306 
167 
10 workers or more 
farms 
856 
8 
10 
9 
1 
19 
17 
workers 
13,524 
105 
135 
114 
(D) 
317 
221 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
3,542 
39 
50 
17 
21 
88 
27 
workers 
10,365 
63 
121 
26 
33 
180 
157 
$1 ,000 payroll 
137,160 
535 
940 
172 
820 
2,480 
569 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
13,539 
265 
192 
126 
58 
346 
159 
workers 
39,227 
734 
517 
379 
118 
954 
573 
$1 ,000 payroll 
53,080 
1,049 
551 
314 
179 
1,072 
619 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,505 
35 
32 
17 
22 
66 
14 
1 50 days or more, workers 
8,324 
61 
68 
40 
35 
170 
27 
less than 150 days, workers 
10,670 
101 
113 
54 
51 
320 
47 
$1 ,000 payroll 
186,930 
954 
802 
248 
986 
1,941 
247 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1,487 
26 
35 
3 
4 
33 
14 
workers 
10,820 
126 
230 
8 
11 
233 
123 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1,181 
23 
21 
3 
4 
28 
12 
workers 
8,448 
113 
128 
8 
11 
194 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
306 
3 
14 
- 
- 
5 
2 
workers 
2,372 
13 
102 
- 
- 
39 
(D) 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
33,069 
480 
440 
306 
132 
729 
304 
workers 
76,822 
1,087 
1,010 
743 
297 
1,627 
682 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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