Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
New Mexico 
Bernalillo 
Catron 
Chaves 
Cibola 
Colfax 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
5,429 
193 
106 
214 
69 
79 
workers 
21,981 
633 
292 
1,522 
175 
357 
$1 ,000 payroll 
252,521 
3,860 
1,814 
28,983 
(D) 
2,356 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,320 
75 
35 
77 
32 
39 
workers 
2,320 
75 
35 
77 
32 
39 
2 workers 
farms 
1,245 
61 
26 
22 
25 
11 
workers 
2,490 
122 
52 
44 
50 
22 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
907 
33 
29 
32 
2 
13 
workers 
3,046 
117 
(D) 
105 
(D) 
48 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
583 
11 
14 
34 
9 
11 
workers 
3,569 
70 
90 
201 
72 
65 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
374 
13 
2 
49 
1 
5 
workers 
10,556 
249 
(D) 
1,095 
(D) 
183 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
2,412 
61 
46 
153 
12 
38 
workers 
9,275 
189 
94 
1,017 
(D) 
152 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1,248 
19 
22 
51 
5 
18 
workers 
1,248 
19 
22 
51 
5 
18 
2 workers 
farms 
458 
13 
12 
23 
5 
5 
workers 
916 
26 
24 
46 
10 
10 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
341 
23 
9 
30 
2 
12 
workers 
1,132 
78 
30 
97 
(D) 
39 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
187 
2 
3 
15 
- 
workers 
1,163 
(D) 
18 
87 
- 
- 
10 workers or more 
farms 
178 
4 
- 
34 
- 
3 
workers 
4,816 
(D) 
- 
736 
- 
85 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
3,904 
158 
75 
108 
60 
58 
workers 
12,706 
444 
198 
505 
(D) 
205 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
1,688 
79 
20 
39 
28 
26 
workers 
1,688 
79 
20 
39 
28 
26 
2 workers 
farms 
977 
45 
20 
21 
21 
14 
workers 
1,954 
90 
40 
42 
42 
28 
3 er 4 workers 
farms 
718 
19 
25 
17 
2 
11 
workers 
2,366 
66 
79 
57 
(D) 
42 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
323 
5 
10 
13 
8 
4 
workers 
1,946 
30 
59 
69 
66 
24 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
198 
10 
- 
18 
1 
3 
workers 
4,752 
179 
- 
298 
(D) 
85 
Reported only workers working 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
1,525 
35 
31 
106 
9 
21 
workers 
5,106 
96 
61 
734 
15 
40 
$1 ,000 payroll 
109,607 
1,922 
935 
19,192 
102 
946 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
3,017 
132 
60 
61 
57 
41 
workers 
7,083 
349 
137 
202 
136 
78 
$1 ,000 payroll 
15,123 
256 
421 
1,077 
105 
283 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
887 
26 
15 
47 
3 
17 
150 days or more, workers 
4,169 
93 
33 
283 
6 
112 
less than 150 days, workers 
5,623 
95 
61 
303 
18 
127 
$1 ,000 payroll 
127,791 
1,682 
458 
8,715 
(D) 
1,127 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
126 
3 
2 
10 
- 
1 
workers 
1,208 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
107 
2 
1 
10 
_ 
1 
workers 
1,106 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
- 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
19 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
12,120 
473 
200 
246 
296 
136 
workers 
28,701 
1,028 
562 
601 
743 
325 
--continued 
260 New Mexico 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
