Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ohio 
Adams 
Allen 
Ashland 
Ashtabula 
Athens 
Auglaize 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
17,035 
309 
206 
251 
299 
98 
230 
workers 
64,589 
740 
820 
784 
993 
333 
597 
$1 ,000 payroll 
527,247 
1,178 
3,752 
3,563 
4,983 
1,226 
3,558 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,717 
162 
89 
117 
106 
38 
85 
workers 
6,717 
162 
89 
117 
106 
38 
85 
2 workers 
farms 
3,879 
54 
52 
59 
73 
30 
58 
workers 
7,758 
108 
104 
118 
146 
60 
116 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
3,513 
54 
32 
39 
56 
19 
52 
workers 
1 1 ,883 
180 
108 
133 
187 
63 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
2,071 
33 
25 
21 
46 
5 
33 
workers 
12,854 
206 
139 
131 
271 
33 
197 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
855 
6 
8 
15 
18 
6 
2 
workers 
25,377 
84 
380 
285 
283 
139 
(D) 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
6,618 
62 
81 
84 
113 
20 
85 
workers 
20,984 
96 
224 
232 
301 
47 
197 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
3,345 
44 
40 
38 
64 
7 
39 
workers 
3,345 
44 
40 
38 
64 
7 
39 
2 workers 
farms 
1,450 
10 
25 
26 
16 
7 
17 
workers 
2,900 
20 
50 
52 
32 
14 
34 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,016 
5 
12 
9 
19 
5 
17 
workers 
3,391 
17 
44 
30 
63 
(D) 
58 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
541 
3 
2 
6 
10 
12 
workers 
3,385 
15 
(D) 
35 
57 
- 
66 
10 workers or more 
farms 
266 
- 
2 
5 
4 
1 
- 
workers 
7,963 
- 
(D) 
77 
85 
(D) 
- 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
13,261 
268 
153 
198 
248 
90 
174 
workers 
43,605 
644 
596 
552 
692 
286 
400 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
5,335 
130 
67 
89 
109 
37 
65 
workers 
5,335 
130 
67 
89 
109 
37 
65 
2 workers 
farms 
3,323 
54 
35 
52 
47 
32 
50 
workers 
6,646 
108 
70 
104 
94 
64 
100 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,792 
57 
28 
38 
57 
13 
43 
workers 
9,358 
192 
91 
128 
193 
43 
134 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,277 
23 
17 
10 
22 
4 
15 
workers 
7,702 
152 
97 
56 
134 
29 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
534 
4 
6 
9 
13 
4 
1 
workers 
14,564 
62 
271 
175 
162 
113 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
3,774 
41 
53 
53 
51 
8 
56 
workers 
8,889 
51 
85 
107 
120 
17 
123 
$1 ,000 payroll 
144,035 
378 
790 
1,244 
1,826 
280 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
10,417 
247 
125 
167 
186 
78 
145 
workers 
27,358 
582 
292 
410 
512 
247 
323 
$1 ,000 payroll 
57,855 
527 
623 
462 
750 
326 
(D) 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
2,844 
21 
28 
31 
62 
12 
29 
1 50 days or more, workers 
12,095 
45 
139 
125 
181 
30 
74 
less than 1 50 days, workers 
16,247 
62 
304 
142 
180 
39 
77 
$1 ,000 payroll 
325,358 
272 
2,339 
1,857 
2,407 
620 
(D) 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
289 
7 
1 
3 
4 
- 
1 
workers 
4,198 
18 
(D) 
5 
21 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
267 
7 
1 
3 
4 
_ 
1 
workers 
4,081 
18 
(D) 
5 
21 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
117 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
31,722 
574 
268 
494 
611 
363 
376 
workers 
79,860 
1,406 
550 
1,346 
1,588 
901 
910 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Ohio 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
