1860 Census Occupations

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I reformatted the 1860 Federal Census for Hopkins County using Excel, so afterwards I was able to use the program to "crunch some numbers." Here are the occupations held by white citizens of Hopkins County, listed from the most to least. I lumped some occupations, (laborer on farm and farm laborer) together, and left others (seamstress and sewing) separate. I've included notes, where relevant or interesting. I'm not sure about what the "H" refers to, but am impressed by the honesty of the person who listed their occupation as "idiot." - TSS

Occupation	Number	Notes
Farmer	651
Laborer on Farm	478	including one deaf and dumb
Day Laborer	259
Serving	257
Domestic	116	including one deaf and dumb
Carpenter	60
Seamstress	57
Merchant	33
Wagoner	29
Physician	26
Houskeeping	25
Blacksmith	23
Stock Raising	22
School teacher	22
Laborer	22
Grocer	19
Clergymen	17
Clerk in Store	17
Sewing	13
Attorney at Law	12
Cabinet Makers	10
Wheelwright or wainwright	9
Saddler	9
Teamster	7
Manager	7
Brickmason	7
Weaver	6
Washer woman	6
Miller	6
Landlord or Landlady	6
Shoemaker	5
Peddler	4
Grocery Keeper	4
Engineer	4
Toy Maker	4	all from Florance, Italy
Tailor	3
Stockherder	3
Sheep Herder	3
Living on Income	3
Deputy Sheriff	3
Doctoress	3	Elizabeth Brown, Susanna Elder, Rhoda Newton
Tanner	2
Student	2
Retired Merchant	2
Printer	2
Manager on Farm	2
Laborer in Ship	2
Druggist	2
Clerk in Grocery	2
Minstrel	2	both from Maryland
Trading	1
Tinner	1
Surveying	1
Student of Medicine	1
Student of Law	1
Sheriff	1
Raising Sheep	1
Overseer	1
Music Teacher	1
Millwright	1
Merchant & Farmer	1
Master Mason	1
Master Carpenter	1
Master Cabinet Maker	1
Mail Carrying	1
Lady living on Income	1
Knitting	1
Idiot	1
Hatter	1
H	1
Gun Smith	1
Editor	1
Deputy Clerk District Court	1
Dancing Teacher	1
County Surveyor	1
Clerk County Court	1
Chief Justice Hopkins County	1
Apprentice Printer	1
Apprentice Mason	1
Apprentice Carpenter	1
Carriage Maker	1	from Montreal, Canada