Table 8. Characteristics of Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2013 (continued) 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
All pumped wells ^ 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Number 
Average 
well 
depth 
(feet) 
Average 
depth to 
water ® 
(feet) 
Average 
depth to 
bowls 
(feet) 
Average 
pumping 
capacity 
(gpm) 
Average 
operating 
pressure 
(psi) 
Average 
engine 
size 
(hp) 
Average 
hours of 
operation 
(hours) 
United States 
119,931 
472,185 
229 
90 
145 
722 
37 
87 
940 
Alabama 
564 
1,133 
177 
61 
105 
302 
49 
50 
311 
Alaska 
114 
(D) 
80 
33 
49 
92 
46 
32 
149 
Arizona 
1,908 
4,766 
392 
146 
237 
732 
35 
118 
1,423 
Arkansas 
3,715 
47,991 
128 
50 
83 
1,362 
27 
73 
507 
California 
23,594 
59,444 
354 
114 
197 
680 
38 
96 
1,191 
Colorado 
2,485 
9,826 
189 
83 
130 
775 
41 
78 
1,152 
Connecticut 
386 
509 
212 
72 
125 
114 
55 
56 
364 
Delaware 
342 
(D) 
99 
27 
62 
633 
44 
63 
300 
Florida 
6,800 
20,259 
324 
84 
140 
679 
41 
124 
352 
Georgia 
2,991 
10,652 
381 
131 
199 
554 
48 
112 
526 
Flawaii 
118 
160 
435 
160 
253 
1,567 
55 
290 
866 
Idaho 
3,073 
9,141 
297 
149 
201 
1,241 
62 
181 
1,208 
Illinois 
1,482 
5,244 
117 
38 
69 
772 
42 
71 
455 
Indiana 
1,403 
4,122 
95 
31 
58 
596 
46 
57 
369 
Iowa 
735 
1,868 
109 
29 
61 
642 
41 
48 
350 
Kansas 
4,745 
23,114 
219 
103 
164 
605 
30 
129 
1,397 
Kentucky 
249 
427 
112 
43 
76 
473 
47 
58 
220 
Louisiana 
1,599 
8,539 
128 
54 
84 
1,560 
21 
80 
427 
Maine 
524 
624 
215 
66 
120 
266 
52 
51 
273 
Maryland 
600 
(D) 
138 
44 
83 
327 
42 
50 
371 
Massachusetts 
633 
983 
147 
54 
90 
131 
48 
65 
340 
Michigan 
2,802 
7,511 
105 
39 
67 
378 
58 
44 
361 
Minnesota 
1,885 
5,329 
131 
45 
82 
570 
46 
58 
429 
Mississippi 
1,445 
14,660 
121 
48 
76 
1,760 
25 
65 
363 
Missouri 
1,798 
13,609 
121 
30 
65 
1,343 
29 
69 
389 
Montana 
1,051 
1,629 
137 
43 
88 
254 
62 
53 
419 
Nebraska 
14,897 
77,100 
194 
68 
121 
763 
40 
93 
681 
Nevada 
812 
2,533 
367 
104 
193 
1,145 
41 
143 
1,975 
New Hampshire 
322 
408 
259 
85 
158 
76 
48 
52 
180 
New Jersey 
923 
1,954 
151 
50 
85 
292 
59 
60 
307 
New Mexico 
3,977 
8,690 
250 
106 
165 
544 
45 
94 
1,109 
New York 
1,006 
1,503 
131 
49 
87 
213 
58 
57 
315 
North Carolina 
1,281 
2,296 
201 
69 
122 
100 
56 
33 
338 
North Dakota 
326 
(D) 
84 
29 
56 
609 
41 
46 
579 
Ohio 
725 
1,057 
110 
39 
70 
131 
48 
38 
308 
Oklahoma 
1,293 
4,909 
219 
84 
160 
408 
33 
112 
1,209 
Oregon 
4,744 
8,601 
202 
71 
119 
380 
63 
56 
732 
Pennsylvania 
2,071 
2,786 
240 
86 
147 
42 
51 
40 
297 
Rhode Island 
167 
248 
114 
42 
64 
44 
42 
53 
270 
South Carolina 
750 
1,809 
281 
71 
162 
296 
49 
60 
453 
South Dakota 
759 
2,133 
106 
38 
69 
686 
43 
62 
488 
Tennessee 
552 
1,446 
190 
63 
107 
581 
39 
69 
325 
Texas 
9,369 
81,265 
276 
146 
213 
208 
27 
71 
1,803 
Utah 
1,313 
2,747 
296 
94 
156 
1,251 
35 
129 
1,385 
Vermont 
235 
268 
238 
73 
138 
69 
43 
83 
197 
Virginia 
766 
1,072 
278 
97 
171 
56 
52 
52 
481 
Washington 
4,176 
6,771 
291 
110 
175 
483 
64 
110 
1,117 
West Virginia 
119 
150 
220 
83 
141 
41 
51 
36 
193 
Wisconsin 
1,837 
5,142 
149 
49 
89 
634 
56 
69 
423 
Wyoming 
470 
1,067 
268 
94 
167 
839 
42 
100 
1,043 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,142 
2,885 
190 
64 
112 
154 
50 
58 
298 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
5,039 
9,545 
179 
61 
109 
259 
51 
54 
327 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
12,565 
36,549 
325 
95 
156 
570 
45 
108 
407 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
4,399 
10,637 
114 
41 
72 
389 
57 
47 
365 
Region 05 Ohio 
2,053 
4,390 
103 
36 
67 
481 
46 
52 
314 
Region 06 Tennessee 
456 
(D) 
207 
71 
133 
151 
49 
39 
263 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
5,265 
15,664 
130 
43 
78 
652 
47 
67 
434 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
6,863 
74,034 
125 
48 
79 
1,486 
26 
72 
450 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
349 
1,459 
90 
29 
58 
586 
40 
43 
523 
Region 10 Missouri 
20,859 
97,029 
189 
69 
120 
741 
40 
93 
737 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
7,528 
48,384 
262 
136 
205 
637 
28 
111 
1,452 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
7,291 
65,580 
247 
126 
187 
174 
28 
60 
1,771 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,431 
9,715 
238 
77 
140 
663 
42 
82 
873 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
592 
(D) 
276 
98 
159 
1,028 
48 
166 
1,027 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
2,180 
5,207 
385 
143 
233 
788 
34 
117 
1,351 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
1,744 
4,614 
332 
96 
171 
1,143 
41 
135 
1,710 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
12,184 
24,679 
257 
110 
163 
705 
63 
115 
993 
Region 18 California 
23,759 
59,792 
354 
114 
197 
683 
38 
97 
1,195 
Region 19 Alaska 
114 
(D) 
80 
33 
49 
92 
46 
32 
149 
Region 20 Hawaii 
118 
160 
435 
160 
253 
1,567 
55 
290 
866 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
