Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizcna 
Arkansas 
Califcrnia 
Farms 
number, 2012 
296,303 
1,747 
230 
5,839 
5,084 
53,546 
2007 
301,028 
2,035 
184 
5,094 
5,393 
53,400 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
221,096,951 
692,630 
68,678 
2,580,504 
6,444,055 
16,039,761 
2007 
231,003,205 
751,005 
71,074 
2,692,407 
6,430,100 
16,231,930 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
264,364 
1,607 
226 
4,847 
4,949 
48,276 
2007 
259,591 
1,801 
175 
3,849 
5,347 
45,769 
acres, 2012 
88,411,028 
420,190 
3,599 
886,227 
5,892,633 
7,753,480 
2007 
86,529,391 
377,570 
6,720 
827,581 
5,755,725 
7,465,841 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
64,320 
478 
58 
958 
921 
6,080 
2007 
62,617 
619 
53 
756 
863 
6,318 
acres, 2012 
13,798,095 
27,441 
2,801 
112,732 
102,245 
664,791 
2007 
11,875,921 
37,864 
4,675 
132,679 
101,349 
620,748 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
129,568 
650 
42 
2,253 
1,027 
1 1 ,535 
2007 
144,856 
1,048 
41 
1,860 
1,211 
15,458 
acres, 2012 
100,479,074 
76,040 
(D) 
908,735 
149,905 
5,998,187 
2007 
113,241,325 
115,863 
(D) 
(D) 
207,143 
6,630,443 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
55,822,231 
113,008 
2,451 
880,613 
4,803,902 
7,861,964 
2007 
56,599,305 
112,819 
3,730 
876,158 
4,460,682 
8,016,159 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
261,281 
1,584 
226 
4,830 
4,896 
47,972 
2007 
256,105 
1,740 
174 
3,835 
5,327 
45,412 
acres, 2012 
52,092,384 
109,717 
2,392 
854,515 
4,795,969 
7,371,411 
2007 
51,537,104 
106,925 
(D) 
823,468 
4,455,478 
7,274,248 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
60,330 
199 
7 
1,308 
287 
7,884 
2007 
72,585 
358 
13 
1,519 
131 
10,546 
acres, 2012 
3,729,847 
3,291 
59 
26,098 
7,933 
490,553 
2007 
5,062,201 
5,894 
(D) 
52,690 
5,204 
741,911 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
63,956 
321 
109 
2,427 
215 
16,781 
acres irrigated 
174,459 
720 
140 
5,248 
489 
48,555 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
78,799 
541 
65 
1,686 
514 
17,952 
acres irrigated 
915,070 
2,757 
173 
17,164 
4,497 
277,751 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
13,341 
89 
10 
172 
117 
2,579 
acres irrigated 
340,472 
968 
91 
4,934 
2,914 
100,629 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
14,883 
107 
11 
166 
209 
2,555 
acres irrigated 
546,135 
1,288 
137 
6,031 
6,928 
149,309 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
12,819 
99 
8 
167 
222 
2,193 
acres irrigated 
645,319 
1,834 
38 
9,172 
11,195 
171,412 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
10,457 
79 
4 
151 
171 
1,650 
acres irrigated 
780,509 
1,783 
(D) 
12,991 
15,023 
179,907 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7,023 
41 
1 
90 
139 
1,045 
acres irrigated 
631,895 
1,676 
(D) 
9,646 
14,324 
146,234 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5,550 
31 
1 
71 
104 
834 
acres irrigated 
620,332 
886 
(D) 
8,849 
12,911 
137,641 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
21,314 
128 
9 
227 
461 
2,810 
acres irrigated 
3,602,645 
7,423 
(D) 
44,569 
95,330 
720,848 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
22,701 
118 
8 
257 
620 
2,267 
acres irrigated 
7,222,155 
14,946 
1,281 
104,923 
306,419 
1,125,266 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
20,638 
89 
1 
203 
1,093 
1,400 
acres irrigated 
11,590,136 
20,399 
(D) 
153,505 
1,212,733 
1,250,285 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24,822 
104 
3 
222 
1,219 
1,480 
acres irrigated 
28,753,104 
58,328 
(D) 
503,581 
3,121,139 
3,554,127 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
60,926 
317 
78 
2,444 
210 
15,614 
acres irrigated 
174,275 
700 
(D) 
5,716 
448 
47,640 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
81,444 
659 
42 
1,168 
518 
18,690 
acres irrigated 
1,015,333 
3,560 
89 
14,754 
5,975 
297,094 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
13,514 
122 
12 
117 
142 
2,560 
acres irrigated 
368,738 
1,199 
109 
3,824 
3,894 
102,227 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
15,180 
141 
7 
184 
212 
2,462 
acres irrigated 
590,571 
2,009 
(D) 
6,639 
8,515 
143,394 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
12,908 
119 
9 
132 
192 
2,038 
acres irrigated 
680,824 
2,298 
214 
7,843 
11,190 
166,382 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
11,013 
92 
8 
110 
177 
1,608 
acres irrigated 
834,371 
2,226 
199 
8,559 
14,214 
176,842 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7,042 
60 
- 
62 
118 
1,117 
acres irrigated 
635,717 
2,302 
- 
5,590 
10,657 
158,398 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5,954 
55 
3 
46 
122 
932 
acres irrigated 
681,808 
3,214 
(D) 
5,117 
14,151 
159,057 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
22,281 
144 
11 
177 
547 
2,977 
acres irrigated 
3,816,440 
8,072 
347 
38,708 
1 1 1 ,820 
771 ,942 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
24,072 
110 
8 
244 
923 
2,401 
acres irrigated 
7,842,051 
16,243 
987 
104,742 
455,445 
1,208,174 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
21,330 
111 
3 
182 
1,124 
1,563 
acres irrigated 
12,144,224 
20,964 
(D) 
167,021 
1,150,230 
1,418,462 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
25,364 
105 
3 
228 
1,108 
1,438 
acres irrigated 
27,814,953 
50,032 
(D) 
507,645 
2,674,143 
3,366,547 
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332 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
