Table 8. Characteristics of irrigation Weiis Used on Farms: 2013 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
All wells used 
Flowing or 
artesian wells used 
Change in average depth to water ' 
Did not change 
Increased 
Decreased 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
of wells 
Farms 
Number 
of wells 
Farms 
Number 
of wells 
United States 
121,491 
475,796 
2,204 
3,611 
83,328 
275,701 
14,222 
70,889 
23,941 
129,206 
Alabama 
567 
1,193 
12 
60 
497 
1,038 
32 
38 
38 
117 
Alaska 
114 
142 
2 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Arizona 
1,956 
4,942 
89 
176 
1,245 
2,450 
159 
1,040 
552 
1,452 
Arkansas 
3,715 
48,310 
25 
319 
2,465 
30,860 
392 
5,966 
858 
1 1 ,484 
California 
59,499 
37 
55 
12,247 
25,318 
3,965 
15,405 
7,390 
18,776 
Colorado 
2,674 
10,105 
227 
279 
1,294 
3,705 
903 
4,057 
477 
2,343 
Connecticut 
459 
582 
73 
73 
322 
421 
- 
- 
137 
161 
Delaware 
344 
1,564 
2 
(D) 
292 
1,390 
38 
108 
14 
66 
Florida 
7,033 
20,783 
244 
524 
6,011 
17,770 
562 
1,555 
460 
1,458 
Georgia 
3,034 
10,726 
48 
74 
2,164 
7,010 
525 
1,942 
345 
1,774 
Hawaii 
129 
171 
11 
11 
113 
155 
2 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
Idaho 
3,073 
9,194 
13 
53 
1,803 
5,170 
227 
824 
1,043 
3,200 
Illinois 
1,484 
5,252 
4 
8 
1,356 
4,461 
71 
329 
57 
462 
Indiana 
1,405 
4,133 
7 
11 
1,349 
3,956 
28 
102 
28 
75 
Iowa 
744 
1,877 
9 
9 
679 
1,666 
44 
153 
21 
58 
Kansas 
4,745 
23,114 
_ 
_ 
2,132 
7,991 
895 
5,609 
1,718 
9,514 
Kentucky 
249 
427 
- 
- 
234 
412 
13 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Louisiana 
1,599 
8,553 
7 
14 
1,476 
7,928 
30 
105 
93 
520 
Maine 
540 
649 
25 
25 
512 
602 
19 
29 
9 
18 
Maryland 
600 
1,515 
1 
(D) 
483 
1,316 
49 
79 
68 
120 
Massachusetts 
691 
1,087 
74 
104 
610 
989 
_ 
_ 
81 
98 
Michigan 
2,822 
7,554 
39 
43 
2,659 
7,108 
63 
157 
100 
289 
Minnesota 
1,890 
5,385 
15 
56 
1,765 
5,011 
76 
271 
49 
103 
Mississippi 
1,451 
14,670 
8 
10 
1,260 
12,488 
66 
883 
125 
1,299 
Missouri 
1,798 
13,621 
10 
12 
1,569 
1 1 ,440 
120 
1,105 
109 
1,076 
Montana 
1,056 
1,653 
16 
24 
1,042 
1,626 
5 
10 
9 
17 
Nebraska 
14,897 
77,155 
55 
55 
10,128 
48,424 
2,012 
10,710 
2,757 
18,021 
Nevada 
830 
2,593 
34 
60 
345 
1,079 
196 
615 
289 
899 
New Hampshire 
341 
456 
47 
48 
297 
390 
3 
3 
41 
63 
New Jersey 
961 
2,020 
46 
66 
654 
1,453 
69 
122 
238 
445 
New Mexico 
4,027 
8,759 
55 
69 
2,092 
3,531 
724 
1,813 
1,211 
3,415 
New York 
1,085 
1,606 
85 
103 
988 
1,476 
22 
42 
75 
88 
North Carolina 
1,290 
2,314 
16 
18 
1,190 
2,082 
51 
119 
49 
113 
North Dakota 
326 
1,483 
2 
(D) 
275 
1,280 
31 
120 
20 
83 
Ohio 
725 
1,064 
6 
7 
686 
1,016 
24 
29 
15 
19 
Oklahoma 
1,293 
4,912 
3 
3 
812 
2,816 
143 
576 
338 
1,520 
Oregon 
4,804 
8,779 
172 
178 
4,434 
8,099 
201 
297 
169 
383 
Pennsylvania 
2,140 
2,908 
86 
122 
2,016 
2,742 
77 
83 
47 
83 
Rhode Island 
167 
267 
15 
19 
156 
256 
11 
11 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
759 
1,818 
9 
9 
633 
1,545 
81 
161 
45 
112 
South Dakota 
768 
2,161 
12 
28 
656 
1,833 
75 
197 
37 
131 
Tennessee 
566 
1,472 
26 
26 
520 
1,377 
21 
52 
25 
43 
Texas 
9,542 
81,511 
194 
246 
4,422 
20,041 
1,491 
14,522 
3,629 
46,948 
Utah 
1,433 
3,055 
123 
308 
776 
1,386 
199 
745 
458 
924 
Vermont 
276 
309 
41 
41 
207 
240 
38 
38 
31 
31 
Virginia 
834 
1,185 
113 
113 
787 
1,110 
35 
35 
12 
40 
Washington 
4,196 
6,801 
23 
30 
3,478 
5,461 
205 
444 
513 
896 
West Virginia 
119 
150 
- 
- 
113 
141 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
Wisconsin 
1,851 
5,169 
24 
27 
1,710 
4,845 
70 
165 
71 
159 
Wyoming 
487 
1,148 
19 
81 
262 
(D) 
155 
(D) 
70 
287 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,324 
3,170 
250 
285 
1,957 
2,721 
48 
58 
319 
391 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
5,215 
9,842 
253 
297 
4,591 
8,670 
245 
418 
379 
754 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
12,862 
37,228 
323 
679 
10,677 
29,848 
1,251 
3,809 
934 
3,571 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
4,506 
10,787 
136 
150 
4,215 
10,136 
149 
295 
142 
356 
Region 05 Ohio 
2,076 
4,456 
32 
66 
1,931 
4,136 
66 
149 
79 
171 
Region 06 Tennessee 
472 
714 
30 
(D) 
429 
655 
26 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
5,287 
15,746 
38 
82 
4,916 
14,406 
210 
681 
161 
659 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
6,869 
74,385 
46 
351 
5,394 
55,767 
440 
6,626 
1,035 
1 1 ,992 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
349 
1,459 
- 
- 
272 
1,149 
35 
210 
42 
100 
Region 10 Missouri 
20,893 
97,219 
110 
190 
14,174 
60,173 
2,931 
14,774 
3,788 
22,272 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
7,528 
48,391 
5 
7 
3,584 
17,708 
1,495 
10,719 
2,449 
19,964 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
7,508 
65,870 
238 
290 
3,465 
15,467 
1,144 
10,810 
2,899 
39,593 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,620 
9,999 
220 
284 
2,488 
4,643 
890 
2,606 
1,242 
2,750 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
622 
1,096 
34 
(D) 
286 
(D) 
143 
(D) 
193 
226 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
2,204 
5,335 
65 
128 
1,615 
2,954 
159 
1,040 
430 
1,341 
Region 16 Great Basin 
1,882 
4,982 
157 
368 
700 
1,855 
418 
1,364 
764 
1,763 
Region 17 Pacific Northwest 
12,262 
24,953 
215 
274 
10,011 
19,121 
595 
1,426 
1,656 
4,406 
Region 18 California 
23,769 
59,851 
39 
59 
12,398 
25,577 
3,973 
15,418 
7,398 
18,856 
Region 19 Alaska 
114 
142 
2 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
129 
171 
11 
11 
113 
155 
2 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
22 2013 FRiS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
