The National Center for Farmworker Health developed a standardized methodology in collaboration with Dr. Susan Gabbard of JBS International for estimating the number of crop production and animal production workers in any county in the U.S. using the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Census of Agriculture.
The map below displays the 2017 estimates of the number of contract and directly hired workers by county (you can hover over a circle to view the estimates and more details). These numbers are threshold numbers of workers only and could be affected by current weather conditions, labor policies, etc. You can request a spreadsheet with directly hired and contracted workers by county by contacting NCFH. NCFH also conducts a thorough process of expert interviews & data analysis for organizations that need to verify the numbers of farm workers in their area. Please see our content in Professional Services to learn more about this service.
The map below displays the 2017 estimates of the number of contract and directly hired workers by county (you can hover over a circle to view the estimates and more details). These numbers are threshold numbers of workers only and could be affected by current weather conditions, labor policies, etc. You can request a spreadsheet with directly hired and contracted workers by county by contacting NCFH. NCFH also conducts a thorough process of expert interviews & data analysis for organizations that need to verify the numbers of farm workers in their area. Please see our content in Professional Services to learn more about this service.
