Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Tennessee 
Anderson 
Bedford 
Benton 
Bledsoe 
Blount 
Bradley 
Campbell 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
15,071 
69 
360 
93 
187 
191 
160 
63 
workers 
42,737 
153 
866 
179 
593 
497 
548 
147 
$1 ,000 payroll 
252,642 
459 
4,630 
566 
2,458 
2,157 
4,123 
162 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
6,381 
25 
150 
49 
94 
87 
68 
20 
workers 
6,381 
25 
150 
49 
94 
87 
68 
20 
2 workers 
farms 
3,909 
22 
87 
28 
47 
41 
34 
22 
workers 
7,818 
44 
174 
56 
94 
82 
68 
44 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,920 
19 
81 
12 
30 
42 
29 
18 
workers 
9,793 
67 
274 
40 
99 
145 
98 
67 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,385 
3 
39 
2 
8 
14 
21 
3 
workers 
8,350 
17 
217 
(D) 
47 
86 
139 
16 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
476 
- 
3 
2 
8 
7 
8 
- 
workers 
10,395 
- 
51 
(D) 
259 
97 
175 
- 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
4,323 
15 
114 
31 
47 
63 
82 
16 
workers 
9,998 
(D) 
204 
35 
197 
122 
197 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,549 
12 
69 
27 
28 
37 
55 
10 
workers 
2,549 
12 
69 
27 
28 
37 
55 
10 
2 workers 
farms 
841 
2 
24 
4 
8 
10 
7 
4 
workers 
1,682 
4 
48 
8 
16 
20 
14 
8 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
590 
_ 
17 
_ 
6 
13 
12 
2 
workers 
1,964 
- 
60 
- 
18 
45 
42 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
228 
1 
3 
- 
- 
3 
5 
workers 
1,374 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
20 
26 
- 
10 workers or more 
farms 
115 
1 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
workers 
2,429 
- 
(D) 
- 
135 
- 
60 
- 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
12,574 
64 
280 
69 
161 
148 
123 
54 
workers 
32,739 
(D) 
662 
144 
396 
375 
351 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
5,350 
25 
111 
32 
86 
67 
58 
18 
workers 
5,350 
25 
111 
32 
86 
67 
58 
18 
2 workers 
farms 
3,472 
22 
81 
23 
40 
32 
19 
17 
workers 
6,944 
44 
162 
46 
80 
64 
38 
34 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,489 
15 
59 
10 
23 
37 
31 
18 
workers 
8,258 
(D) 
200 
32 
77 
127 
106 
(D) 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
951 
2 
27 
2 
6 
5 
10 
1 
workers 
5,602 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
30 
62 
(D) 
10 workers or more 
farms 
312 
- 
2 
2 
6 
7 
5 
- 
workers 
6,585 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
116 
87 
87 
- 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,497 
5 
80 
24 
26 
43 
37 
9 
workers 
4,863 
10 
147 
26 
39 
69 
54 
15 
$1 ,000 payroll 
87,977 
69 
2,539 
334 
476 
863 
1,040 
43 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
10,748 
54 
246 
62 
140 
128 
78 
47 
workers 
24,894 
110 
581 
135 
266 
312 
164 
107 
$1 ,000 payroll 
36,127 
88 
836 
220 
457 
291 
269 
66 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
1,826 
10 
34 
7 
21 
20 
45 
7 
1 50 days or more, workers 
5,135 
11 
57 
9 
158 
53 
143 
9 
less than 150 days, workers 
7,845 
22 
81 
9 
130 
63 
187 
16 
$1 ,000 payroll 
128,538 
302 
1,255 
12 
1,525 
1,002 
2,814 
53 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
580 
3 
2 
- 
6 
1 
3 
- 
workers 
4,771 
8 
(D) 
- 
75 
(D) 
5 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
502 
3 
- 
- 
5 
1 
3 
- 
workers 
4,177 
8 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
- 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
78 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
594 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
29,557 
211 
614 
213 
280 
482 
375 
166 
workers 
67,735 
501 
1,294 
424 
666 
1,195 
902 
377 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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