Table 16. Expenses for Hired and Contract Irrigation Labor: 2013 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
on farms with 
any hired or 
contract labor 
(see text) 
Total irrigation 
hired and 
contract labor 
expenses 
($1,000) 
Hired labor 
Contract labor 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1 ,000) 
Average hours 
of hired labor 
Average labor rate 
per hour per farm 
(dollars) 
Average labor 
expense per 
farm 
(dollars) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1 ,000) 
Average 
per farm 
(dollars) 
United States 
20,812,193 
949,929 
33,717 
789,315 
2,073 
11.29 
23,410 
6,099 
160,613 
26,334 
Alabama 
107 
25,243 
2,052 
105 
2,006 
1,640 
11.65 
19,102 
6 
46 
7,667 
Alaska 
19 
168 
34 
19 
34 
174 
10.19 
1,775 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
964 
464,415 
23,711 
934 
18,457 
2,102 
9.40 
19,761 
68 
5,254 
77,268 
Arkansas 
889 
1,904,345 
17,099 
883 
16,124 
1,722 
10.60 
18,260 
61 
975 
15,991 
California 
10,766 
4,269,817 
495,111 
9,313 
391,229 
3,757 
11.18 
42,009 
2,028 
103,882 
51,224 
Colorado 
948 
579,275 
13,081 
901 
1 1 ,906 
1,109 
11.92 
13,215 
128 
1,175 
9,181 
Connecticut 
140 
1,874 
1,416 
125 
1,341 
865 
12.40 
10,728 
22 
75 
3,423 
Delaware 
45 
24,169 
271 
43 
142 
250 
13.16 
3,293 
11 
130 
1 1 ,804 
Florida 
1,507 
556,464 
32,309 
1,286 
23,017 
1,658 
10.79 
17,898 
419 
9,292 
22,176 
Georgia 
521 
401,477 
7,853 
494 
6,161 
1,044 
11.94 
12,471 
69 
1,693 
24,531 
Hawaii 
114 
56,431 
2,568 
98 
2,401 
1,675 
14.62 
24,495 
25 
168 
6,712 
Idaho 
2,523 
1,587,602 
59,900 
1,926 
53,616 
2,638 
10.55 
27,838 
706 
6,284 
8,901 
Illinois 
274 
95,034 
2,975 
263 
2,395 
834 
10.92 
9,107 
35 
580 
16,575 
Indiana 
224 
82,739 
2,774 
218 
2,700 
1,013 
12.23 
12,384 
20 
74 
3,723 
Iowa 
115 
42,339 
478 
101 
452 
350 
12.80 
4,480 
16 
25 
1,586 
Kansas 
897 
791,009 
14,625 
746 
1 1 ,204 
921 
16.31 
15,019 
180 
3,422 
19,009 
Kentucky 
129 
16,150 
2,158 
122 
2,104 
1,496 
11.53 
17,247 
8 
54 
6,713 
Louisiana 
285 
263,445 
2,214 
263 
1,639 
632 
9.86 
6,231 
36 
576 
15,989 
Maine 
105 
15,944 
1,748 
92 
1,568 
1,331 
12.81 
17,043 
9 
180 
20,000 
Maryland 
157 
15,706 
2,376 
142 
2,332 
1,467 
11.20 
16,419 
5 
44 
8,800 
Massachusetts 
242 
11,525 
2,934 
204 
(D) 
1,182 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
Michigan 
617 
183,053 
6,528 
595 
6,326 
899 
11.83 
10,632 
37 
202 
5,464 
Minnesota 
254 
139,532 
2,782 
243 
2,668 
946 
11.60 
10,979 
21 
114 
5,451 
Mississippi 
714 
1 ,245,384 
8,909 
678 
7,686 
1,001 
11.33 
11,336 
55 
1,223 
22,236 
Missouri 
375 
444,511 
5,130 
339 
4,832 
1,203 
11.85 
14,252 
14 
299 
21,343 
Montana 
884 
611,701 
6,105 
863 
5,802 
580 
11.59 
6,723 
31 
303 
9,768 
Nebraska 
1,769 
1,980,076 
11,062 
1,482 
10,355 
488 
14.31 
6,987 
129 
708 
5,486 
Nevada 
383 
227,749 
4,384 
319 
3,774 
1,015 
11.66 
1 1 ,832 
98 
609 
6,218 
New Hampshire 
102 
3,055 
640 
65 
(D) 
568 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
(D) 
New Jersey 
207 
28,412 
3,858 
169 
3,696 
1,400 
15.62 
21,872 
7 
162 
23,071 
New Mexico 
785 
261,109 
1 1 ,665 
712 
10,282 
1,545 
9.35 
14,441 
171 
1,383 
8,088 
New York 
376 
18,752 
2,746 
285 
2,462 
852 
10.14 
8,640 
63 
284 
4,504 
North Carolina 
432 
39,424 
4,212 
407 
3,772 
788 
11.75 
9,268 
47 
440 
9,365 
North Dakota 
64 
50,880 
1,451 
61 
1,438 
1,511 
15.60 
23,573 
6 
14 
2,250 
Ohio 
336 
16,352 
4,105 
322 
4,007 
971 
12.82 
12,445 
11 
98 
8,864 
Oklahoma 
255 
86,366 
1,889 
225 
1,674 
653 
11.40 
7,441 
31 
215 
6,942 
Oregon 
2,087 
693,354 
33,039 
1,774 
31,133 
1,435 
12.23 
17,549 
367 
1,906 
5,194 
Pennsylvania 
347 
7,515 
1,173 
299 
1,062 
280 
12.67 
3,552 
21 
111 
5,269 
Rhode Island 
33 
199 
94 
30 
94 
306 
10.30 
3,148 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
133 
15,976 
721 
127 
(D) 
500 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
South Dakota 
81 
33,176 
446 
71 
423 
364 
16.39 
5,963 
5 
23 
4,600 
Tennessee 
138 
27,947 
1,492 
131 
1,454 
1,136 
9.77 
1 1 ,096 
12 
38 
3,197 
Texas 
2,321 
1,636,611 
51,634 
2,072 
42,372 
1,925 
10.62 
20,450 
337 
9,262 
27,484 
Utah 
1,222 
353,059 
10,081 
1,106 
8,043 
712 
10.22 
7,272 
317 
2,039 
6,431 
Vermont 
120 
1,315 
625 
90 
(D) 
239 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
Virginia 
251 
19,355 
5,641 
251 
5,472 
2,088 
10.44 
21,800 
21 
169 
8,057 
Washington 
1,862 
752,761 
69,017 
1,759 
64,183 
3,004 
12.15 
36,489 
200 
4,834 
24,170 
West Virginia 
33 
359 
104 
33 
(D) 
282 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Wisconsin 
381 
220,514 
6,397 
372 
5,754 
933 
16.58 
15,468 
26 
643 
24,712 
Wyoming 
676 
508,525 
6,306 
559 
5,374 
767 
12.53 
9,614 
183 
932 
5,092 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
699 
32,871 
6,869 
541 
6,429 
962 
12.35 
1 1 ,884 
87 
440 
5,055 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
1,147 
102,948 
14,231 
1,023 
13,324 
1,116 
11.67 
13,025 
86 
907 
10,545 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf .... 
2,758 
1,049,393 
52,351 
2,483 
39,863 
1,410 
11.39 
16,055 
573 
12,487 
21 ,793 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
1,069 
255,224 
11,710 
999 
11,142 
946 
11.79 
11,153 
59 
569 
9,641 
Region 05 Ohio 
599 
73,946 
6,986 
566 
6,745 
996 
11.96 
11,918 
45 
240 
5,343 
Region 06 Tennessee 
125 
15,156 
988 
114 
983 
903 
9.55 
8,621 
7 
5 
783 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
903 
433,937 
1 1 ,435 
869 
10,096 
849 
13.69 
11,618 
92 
1,339 
14,558 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
1,975 
3,561,188 
26,121 
1,883 
24,406 
1,231 
10.53 
12,961 
112 
1,714 
15,307 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
43 
45,652 
673 
43 
644 
990 
15.14 
14,979 
7 
29 
4,071 
Region 10 Missouri 
3,945 
3,526,009 
33,464 
3,479 
30,483 
667 
13.14 
8,762 
354 
2,982 
8,423 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red . 
1,365 
1,526,913 
29,774 
1,108 
23,300 
1,504 
13.98 
21,029 
367 
6,475 
1 7,642 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
1,941 
1,095,348 
37,641 
1,804 
31,660 
1,778 
9.87 
17,550 
202 
5,981 
29,607 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
800 
260,135 
10,697 
759 
9,355 
1,209 
10.19 
12,325 
149 
1,343 
9,011 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
700 
367,317 
8,193 
676 
6,440 
945 
10.08 
9,527 
129 
1,753 
13,586 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
1,065 
475,074 
25,743 
1,035 
20,344 
2,074 
9.48 
19,656 
78 
5,398 
69,208 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
1,605 
524,345 
1 1 ,589 
1,193 
10,109 
805 
10.53 
8,473 
544 
1,480 
2,721 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
6,515 
3,060,969 
162,740 
5,664 
149,325 
2,283 
11.55 
26,364 
1,152 
13,415 
1 1 ,645 
Region 18 California 
10,822 
4,349,169 
496,122 
9,361 
392,233 
3,747 
11.18 
41,901 
2,031 
103,889 
51,152 
Region 19 Alaska 
19 
168 
34 
19 
34 
174 
10.19 
1,775 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
114 
56,431 
2,568 
98 
2,401 
1,675 
14.62 
24,495 
25 
168 
6,712 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 69 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
