Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Adams 
Asotin 
Benton 
Chelan 
Clallam 
Clark 
Columbia 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
11,746 
317 
44 
449 
572 
116 
371 
86 
workers 
256,036 
6,623 
193 
19,422 
20,361 
547 
2,211 
486 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,713,124 
47,513 
2,247 
187,357 
66,194 
4,809 
9,032 
5,461 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,954 
85 
11 
103 
42 
39 
141 
24 
workers 
2,954 
85 
11 
103 
42 
39 
141 
24 
2 workers 
farms 
1,944 
51 
11 
59 
25 
19 
75 
22 
workers 
3,888 
102 
22 
118 
50 
38 
150 
44 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
2,002 
64 
14 
41 
43 
21 
69 
19 
workers 
6,818 
219 
46 
130 
147 
67 
238 
61 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,779 
59 
2 
50 
92 
20 
51 
11 
workers 
11,259 
357 
(D) 
321 
611 
131 
312 
73 
10 workers or more 
farms 
3,067 
58 
6 
196 
370 
17 
35 
10 
workers 
231,117 
5,860 
(D) 
18,750 
19,511 
272 
1,370 
284 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,067 
214 
24 
240 
297 
57 
97 
48 
workers 
56,387 
1,801 
71 
4,196 
2,448 
169 
329 
148 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,130 
74 
8 
71 
93 
27 
45 
20 
workers 
2,130 
74 
8 
71 
93 
27 
45 
20 
2 workers 
farms 
1,184 
51 
8 
36 
45 
13 
17 
8 
workers 
2,368 
102 
16 
72 
90 
26 
34 
16 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,091 
45 
4 
32 
54 
10 
20 
11 
workers 
3,696 
159 
13 
112 
180 
36 
69 
35 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
751 
10 
2 
39 
44 
3 
8 
6 
workers 
4,696 
67 
(D) 
235 
271 
18 
47 
34 
10 workers or more 
farms 
911 
34 
2 
62 
61 
4 
7 
3 
workers 
43,497 
1,399 
(D) 
3,706 
1,814 
62 
134 
43 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
9,398 
230 
38 
390 
529 
94 
318 
68 
workers 
199,649 
4,822 
122 
15,226 
17,913 
378 
1,882 
338 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
2,323 
62 
17 
87 
19 
29 
121 
22 
workers 
2,323 
62 
17 
87 
19 
29 
121 
22 
2 workers 
farms 
1,618 
42 
10 
53 
32 
17 
65 
16 
workers 
3,236 
84 
20 
106 
64 
34 
130 
32 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
1,693 
55 
6 
37 
38 
20 
65 
17 
workers 
5,707 
181 
20 
119 
134 
67 
225 
55 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
1,230 
36 
1 
39 
97 
18 
40 
9 
workers 
7,754 
204 
(D) 
232 
661 
121 
241 
59 
10 workers or more 
farms 
2,534 
35 
4 
174 
343 
10 
27 
4 
workers 
180,629 
4,291 
(D) 
14,682 
17,035 
127 
1,165 
170 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,348 
87 
6 
59 
43 
22 
53 
18 
workers 
11,366 
633 
9 
479 
173 
41 
145 
41 
$1 ,000 payroll 
230,552 
6,592 
123 
12,811 
3,074 
1,162 
1,932 
443 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
5,679 
103 
20 
209 
275 
59 
274 
38 
workers 
37,254 
664 
42 
1,840 
5,002 
160 
1,095 
72 
$1 ,000 payroll 
82,024 
5,038 
295 
2,692 
7,746 
167 
1,470 
302 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
3,719 
127 
18 
181 
254 
35 
44 
30 
1 50 days or more, workers 
45,021 
1,168 
62 
3,717 
2,275 
128 
184 
107 
less than 150 days, workers 
162,395 
4,158 
80 
13,386 
12,911 
218 
787 
266 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,400,548 
35,883 
1,828 
171,854 
55,374 
3,480 
5,631 
4,716 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1,397 
19 
4 
71 
264 
4 
20 
2 
workers 
57,618 
546 
7 
4,974 
7,871 
8 
454 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1,314 
18 
4 
69 
251 
4 
12 
2 
workers 
56,104 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
7,680 
8 
335 
(□) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
83 
1 
- 
2 
13 
- 
8 
- 
workers 
1,514 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
191 
- 
119 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,457 
206 
95 
693 
395 
303 
1,052 
Ill 
workers 
40,375 
388 
221 
1,655 
960 
632 
2,476 
237 
-continued 
266 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
