Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Acadia 
Allen 
Ascension 
Assumption 
Farms 
number, 2012 
3,015 
167 
45 
12 
3 
2007 
3,218 
214 
44 
10 
1 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
2,535,761 
181,300 
45,257 
448 
(D) 
2007 
2,366,975 
175,581 
36,026 
614 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,884 
162 
43 
12 
3 
2007 
2,769 
170 
40 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,868,577 
134,115 
24,716 
49 
(D) 
2007 
1,648,217 
107,765 
12,824 
(D) 
(D) 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured ... 
farms, 2012 
764 
88 
14 
2007 
867 
106 
18 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
199,028 
26,377 
9,154 
- 
- 
2007 
282,069 
43,110 
14,979 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
920 
49 
16 
7 
2007 
1,206 
75 
22 
9 
1 
acres, 2012 
212,371 
7,337 
5,309 
185 
- 
2007 
229,357 
11,483 
6,498 
177 
(D) 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
1,092,881 
82,854 
18,399 
22 
(D) 
2007 
954,353 
72,132 
11,620 
291 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,790 
162 
43 
10 
3 
2007 
2,682 
163 
40 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
1,078,596 
82,491 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
910,458 
69,892 
11,593 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
306 
8 
3 
2 
2007 
613 
55 
5 
5 
- 
acres, 2012 
14,285 
363 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
43,895 
2,240 
27 
(D) 
" 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
403 
4 
4 
4 
2 
acres irrigated 
869 
(D) 
6 
6 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
516 
11 
3 
5 
- 
acres irrigated 
4,756 
217 
8 
(D) 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
117 
2 
- 
1 
- 
acres irrigated 
2,348 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
118 
6 
1 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
3,637 
276 
(D) 
- 
- 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
130 
4 
- 
2 
- 
acres irrigated 
5,736 
252 
- 
(D) 
- 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
88 
5 
5 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
6,174 
274 
473 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
96 
8 
- 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
8,384 
577 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
64 
5 
1 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
7,047 
738 
(D) 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
272 
20 
6 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
43,258 
3,305 
884 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
319 
28 
8 
- 
1 
acres irrigated 
115,139 
10,935 
3,668 
- 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
471 
42 
8 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
319,622 
24,262 
4,407 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
421 
32 
9 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
575,911 
41,906 
8,950 
- 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
376 
11 
3 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
953 
21 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
604 
25 
7 
6 
1 
acres irrigated 
6,635 
383 
69 
(D) 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
145 
13 
1 
3 
- 
acres irrigated 
3,808 
402 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
140 
8 
3 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
3,981 
348 
5 
- 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
159 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
8,616 
264 
- 
- 
- 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
155 
15 
2 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
11,026 
1,337 
(D) 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
81 
4 
- 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
6,623 
414 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
88 
12 
3 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
9,488 
1,210 
380 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
285 
18 
3 
1 
- 
acres irrigated 
51,449 
3,567 
600 
(D) 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
374 
43 
5 
- 
acres irrigated 
117,310 
11,530 
1,471 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
452 
39 
12 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
290,080 
22,377 
4,405 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
359 
21 
5 
- 
- 
acres irrigated 
444,384 
30,279 
4,590 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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