Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
Farms 
number, 2012 
533 
131 
49 
353 
2007 
560 
148 
44 
368 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
321,863 
97,901 
21,556 
202,406 
2007 
283,829 
93,860 
13,218 
176,751 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
518 
125 
47 
346 
2007 
532 
132 
43 
357 
acres, 2012 
293,085 
89,987 
19,982 
183,116 
2007 
257,409 
84,098 
1 1 ,933 
161,378 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured ... 
farms, 2012 
79 
21 
5 
53 
2007 
67 
23 
6 
38 
acres, 2012 
2,781 
1,316 
276 
1,189 
2007 
2,385 
761 
139 
1,485 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
114 
34 
8 
72 
2007 
97 
35 
7 
55 
acres, 2012 
2,825 
498 
99 
2,228 
2007 
2,409 
637 
142 
1,630 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
127,272 
31,833 
4,630 
90,809 
2007 
104,562 
29,066 
2,711 
72,785 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
512 
125 
47 
340 
2007 
532 
132 
43 
357 
acres, 2012 
127,007 
31,794 
4,622 
90,591 
2007 
104,063 
(D) 
(D) 
72,349 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
29 
8 
4 
17 
2007 
36 
17 
1 
18 
acres, 2012 
265 
39 
8 
218 
2007 
499 
(D) 
(D) 
436 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
56 
14 
10 
32 
acres irrigated 
119 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
79 
18 
16 
45 
acres irrigated 
619 
109 
58 
452 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
5 
1 
8 
acres irrigated 
257 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
24 
4 
- 
20 
acres irrigated 
1,206 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
44 
4 
3 
37 
acres irrigated 
2,129 
(D) 
(D) 
1,880 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
31 
7 
- 
24 
acres irrigated 
1,304 
323 
- 
981 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
11 
- 
9 
acres irrigated 
1,764 
1,217 
- 
547 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
5 
1 
11 
acres irrigated 
1,287 
(D) 
(D) 
789 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
73 
10 
4 
59 
acres irrigated 
9,401 
(D) 
(D) 
8,287 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
57 
14 
2 
41 
acres irrigated 
16,671 
(D) 
(D) 
13,618 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
68 
22 
9 
37 
acres irrigated 
34,874 
6,236 
2,553 
26,085 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
50 
17 
3 
30 
acres irrigated 
57,641 
19,590 
1,350 
36,701 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
155 
50 
18 
87 
acres irrigated 
264 
(D) 
(D) 
139 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
87 
19 
11 
57 
acres irrigated 
1,226 
241 
33 
952 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
2 
1 
11 
acres irrigated 
526 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
32 
3 
1 
28 
acres irrigated 
1,352 
(D) 
(D) 
1,325 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
18 
1 
1 
16 
acres irrigated 
1,265 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
10 
3 
1 
6 
acres irrigated 
583 
(D) 
(D) 
336 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
9 
2 
- 
7 
acres irrigated 
806 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
6 
- 
2 
acres irrigated 
686 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
66 
15 
3 
48 
acres irrigated 
9,643 
(D) 
(D) 
7,166 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
56 
12 
3 
41 
acres irrigated 
16,419 
2,416 
595 
13,408 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
67 
17 
3 
47 
acres irrigated 
37,642 
6,604 
905 
30,133 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
38 
18 
2 
18 
acres irrigated 
34,150 
16,735 
(D) 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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