A column chart shows demand for temporary farm worker visas rising from approximately 55,000 in 2007 to 371,000 in 2022. the top ten states requesting the visas are, in descending order, Florida, California, Georgia, Washington, North Carolina, Michigan, Louisiana, Arizona, Texas and New York.

Demand for temporary farm worker visas is booming

Due to a shortage of domestic farm workers, U.S. farmers requested nearly 371,000 H-2A temporary farm worker visas in 2022, a sevenfold increase from 2005. Fewer than 4% of workers admitted under the H-2A program in 2021 were women.

Data is by fiscal year. About 80% of job certifications result in visas being issued to workers.
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