Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rhode Island 
Bristol 
Kent 
Newport 
Providence 
Washington 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
394 
17 
55 
76 
111 
135 
workers 
1,869 
66 
146 
591 
443 
623 
$1 ,000 payroll 
19,889 
638 
2,131 
5,807 
3,396 
7,917 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
93 
6 
15 
9 
32 
31 
workers 
93 
6 
15 
9 
32 
31 
2 workers 
farms 
86 
1 
23 
15 
25 
22 
workers 
172 
2 
46 
30 
50 
44 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
84 
3 
11 
12 
25 
33 
workers 
280 
11 
35 
43 
82 
109 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
87 
7 
3 
23 
18 
36 
workers 
571 
47 
17 
149 
113 
245 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
44 
- 
3 
17 
11 
13 
workers 
753 
- 
33 
360 
166 
194 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
248 
10 
37 
45 
68 
88 
workers 
783 
22 
78 
208 
187 
288 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
101 
5 
18 
5 
30 
43 
workers 
101 
5 
18 
5 
30 
43 
2 workers 
farms 
35 
1 
5 
13 
6 
10 
workers 
70 
2 
10 
26 
12 
20 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
69 
3 
11 
15 
23 
17 
workers 
228 
(D) 
(D) 
51 
77 
56 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
29 
1 
3 
9 
6 
10 
workers 
171 
(D) 
(D) 
53 
35 
62 
10 workers or more 
farms 
14 
3 
3 
8 
workers 
213 
- 
- 
73 
33 
107 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
277 
13 
32 
57 
79 
96 
workers 
1,086 
44 
68 
383 
256 
335 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
75 
3 
16 
8 
24 
24 
workers 
75 
3 
16 
8 
24 
24 
2 workers 
farms 
79 
- 
11 
14 
33 
21 
workers 
158 
- 
22 
28 
66 
42 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
55 
8 
_ 
15 
7 
25 
workers 
195 
(D) 
- 
56 
23 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
47 
2 
4 
8 
9 
24 
workers 
285 
(D) 
(D) 
52 
56 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
21 
1 
12 
6 
2 
workers 
373 
- 
(D) 
239 
87 
(D) 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
117 
4 
23 
19 
32 
39 
workers 
412 
4 
53 
91 
84 
180 
$1 ,000 payroll 
7,969 
75 
1,066 
1,705 
1,272 
3,852 
Reported only workers working 
less than 1 50 days 
farms 
146 
7 
18 
31 
43 
47 
workers 
409 
25 
32 
145 
96 
111 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,425 
338 
280 
619 
358 
829 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
131 
6 
14 
26 
36 
49 
150 days or more, workers 
371 
18 
25 
117 
103 
108 
less than 150 days, workers 
677 
19 
36 
238 
160 
224 
$1 ,000 payroll 
9,495 
225 
785 
3,483 
1,766 
3,236 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
workers 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
8 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
6 
_ 
_ 
2 
4 
_ 
workers 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
8 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
598 
26 
52 
91 
227 
202 
workers 
1,474 
65 
121 
268 
554 
466 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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