Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Massachusetts 
Barnstable 
Berkshire 
Bristol 
Dukes 
Essex 
Franklin 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
2,534 
132 
158 
231 
46 
207 
248 
workers 
15,649 
773 
661 
1,133 
243 
1,438 
1,893 
$1 ,000 payroll 
164,366 
10,049 
6,145 
12,850 
2,910 
15,754 
18,663 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
703 
42 
49 
90 
7 
30 
62 
workers 
703 
42 
49 
90 
7 
30 
62 
2 workers 
farms 
459 
18 
35 
47 
11 
26 
50 
workers 
918 
36 
70 
94 
22 
52 
100 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
508 
30 
22 
31 
13 
44 
51 
workers 
1,747 
105 
79 
107 
(D) 
157 
175 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
491 
27 
39 
41 
9 
64 
39 
workers 
3,197 
192 
252 
254 
(D) 
422 
228 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
373 
15 
13 
22 
6 
43 
46 
workers 
9,084 
398 
211 
588 
(D) 
777 
1,328 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
1,500 
73 
106 
110 
30 
160 
122 
workers 
6,257 
332 
316 
483 
(D) 
674 
709 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
525 
24 
49 
39 
6 
57 
51 
workers 
525 
24 
49 
39 
6 
57 
51 
2 workers 
farms 
318 
13 
18 
24 
15 
19 
20 
workers 
636 
26 
36 
48 
30 
38 
40 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
332 
20 
18 
19 
3 
40 
26 
workers 
1,135 
70 
69 
68 
(D) 
139 
97 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
210 
6 
17 
18 
5 
30 
9 
workers 
1,325 
41 
108 
102 
(D) 
216 
53 
10 workers or more 
farms 
115 
10 
4 
10 
1 
14 
16 
workers 
2,636 
171 
54 
226 
(D) 
224 
468 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,893 
101 
106 
183 
31 
151 
198 
workers 
9,392 
441 
345 
650 
(D) 
764 
1,184 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
569 
27 
34 
89 
3 
25 
39 
workers 
569 
27 
34 
89 
3 
25 
39 
2 workers 
farms 
398 
26 
31 
37 
10 
23 
54 
workers 
796 
52 
62 
74 
20 
46 
108 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
427 
24 
21 
16 
8 
60 
46 
workers 
1,462 
79 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
208 
158 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
292 
14 
15 
28 
8 
27 
21 
workers 
1,861 
97 
94 
160 
54 
177 
121 
10 workers or more 
farms 
207 
10 
5 
13 
2 
16 
38 
workers 
4,704 
186 
(D) 
275 
(D) 
308 
758 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
641 
31 
52 
48 
15 
56 
50 
workers 
2,040 
65 
104 
225 
(D) 
224 
147 
$1 ,000 payroll 
41,276 
1,400 
1,516 
5,395 
(D) 
3,787 
3,736 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
1,034 
59 
52 
121 
16 
47 
126 
workers 
3,563 
164 
156 
297 
90 
244 
585 
$1 ,000 payroll 
14,236 
686 
892 
1,238 
(D) 
517 
1,434 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
859 
42 
54 
62 
15 
104 
72 
1 50 days or more, workers 
4,217 
267 
212 
258 
(D) 
450 
562 
less than 150 days, workers 
5,829 
277 
189 
353 
66 
520 
599 
$1 ,000 payroll 
108,854 
7,963 
3,737 
6,217 
1,680 
11,450 
13,493 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
132 
4 
- 
4 
2 
16 
13 
workers 
813 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
117 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
124 
3 
- 
3 
2 
12 
13 
workers 
797 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
63 
117 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
1 
- 
4 
- 
workers 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
8 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
3,967 
119 
266 
349 
44 
281 
440 
workers 
9,760 
249 
665 
829 
91 
592 
1,018 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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