Table 7. Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2013 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Wells used 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Number 
With flow meters 
With backflow prevention devices 
Farms 
Number 
Acres 
irrigated in 
the open 
Square feet 
under 
protection 
irrigated 
Farms 
Number 
Acres 
irrigated in 
the open 
Square feet 
under 
protection 
irrigated 
United States 
121,491 
475,796 
35,720 
132,700 
12,968,068 
318,407,073 
76,193 
310,483 
24,421,398 
630,741 ,503 
Alabama 
567 
1,193 
33 
61 
3,605 
592,320 
348 
723 
30,954 
7,027,332 
Alaska 
114 
142 
6 
10 
12 
6,560 
44 
60 
336 
191,068 
Arizona 
1,956 
4,942 
585 
1,801 
132,580 
594,018 
809 
2,290 
141,629 
710,360 
Arkansas 
3,715 
48,310 
568 
2,663 
270,359 
147,600 
1,695 
15,890 
1 ,486,547 
254,496 
California 
23,602 
59,499 
6,264 
15,331 
1,380,804 
90,634,000 
14,577 
35,588 
2,306,649 
128,611,243 
Colorado 
2,674 
10,105 
2,002 
7,013 
685,901 
10,158,000 
1,840 
7,968 
796,767 
10,829,364 
Connecticut 
459 
582 
22 
30 
16 
(D) 
265 
353 
940 
3,493,820 
Delaware 
344 
1,564 
62 
193 
13,104 
24,360 
234 
1,166 
76,361 
28,372 
Florida 
7,033 
20,783 
1,309 
6,224 
386,307 
(D) 
4,581 
14,418 
530,056 
210,338,894 
Georgia 
3,034 
10,726 
1,627 
7,304 
733,933 
9,289,015 
2,097 
8,374 
772,201 
18,690,488 
Hawaii 
129 
171 
60 
68 
4,323 
212,000 
51 
60 
3,945 
212,000 
Idaho 
3,073 
9,194 
688 
1,970 
431,708 
13,500 
2,124 
6,926 
1 ,074,307 
375,461 
Illinois 
1,484 
5,252 
153 
536 
62,180 
4,984,587 
1,122 
4,148 
416,202 
1 1 ,935,434 
Indiana 
1,405 
4,133 
127 
403 
36,250 
578,866 
887 
2,941 
293,605 
1,818,316 
Iowa 
744 
1,877 
95 
240 
20,895 
89,400 
458 
1,291 
120,343 
5,334,721 
Kansas 
4,745 
23,114 
4,207 
20,556 
2,548,343 
3,044,464 
3,877 
19,999 
2,451,136 
6,104,332 
Kentucky 
249 
427 
28 
65 
4,649 
42,000 
144 
266 
14,197 
196,128 
Louisiana 
1,599 
8,553 
60 
196 
24,913 
284,160 
716 
3,732 
375,353 
3,337,008 
Maine 
540 
649 
30 
52 
(D) 
(D) 
304 
343 
10,781 
1,811,410 
Maryland 
600 
1,515 
118 
275 
13,911 
496,024 
434 
1,121 
53,100 
6,938,519 
Massachusetts 
691 
1,087 
30 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
397 
643 
1,780 
3,914,855 
Michigan 
2,822 
7,554 
355 
753 
29,652 
7,069,700 
2,020 
5,801 
322,170 
19,305,787 
Minnesota 
1,890 
5,385 
601 
1,743 
165,049 
1,808,412 
1,292 
4,181 
354,423 
11,137,644 
Mississippi 
1,451 
14,670 
280 
894 
102,772 
- 
862 
6,294 
655,433 
2,405,903 
Missouri 
1,798 
13,621 
90 
366 
40,633 
41,300 
852 
4,412 
370,844 
4,075,171 
Montana 
1,056 
1,653 
123 
157 
15,601 
402,400 
295 
531 
23,392 
831,148 
Nebraska 
14,897 
77,155 
7,503 
30,138 
3,141,452 
- 
1 1 ,731 
58,982 
6,090,003 
844,608 
Nevada 
830 
2,593 
353 
1,166 
184,508 
349,200 
570 
1,722 
203,259 
118,000 
New Hampshire 
341 
456 
10 
18 
22 
(D) 
241 
322 
737 
2,548,077 
New Jersey 
961 
2,020 
210 
471 
20,531 
9,092,486 
691 
1,501 
40,788 
15,456,648 
New Mexico 
4,027 
8,759 
1,493 
3,207 
190,131 
344,260 
1,419 
4,473 
255,277 
606,770 
New York 
1,085 
1,606 
102 
187 
3,919 
2,131,200 
563 
902 
16,094 
7,346,933 
North Carolina 
1,290 
2,314 
83 
246 
9,336 
522,200 
809 
1,640 
27,657 
9,211,286 
North Dakota 
326 
1,483 
177 
1,024 
98,522 
30,240 
265 
1,306 
129,862 
30,240 
Ohio 
725 
1,064 
38 
48 
1,983 
826,700 
415 
668 
19,120 
6,698,485 
Oklahoma 
1,293 
4,912 
216 
809 
63,618 
_ 
793 
3,472 
271,101 
292,980 
Oregon 
4,804 
8,779 
1,222 
1,927 
171,827 
8,299,994 
2,221 
4,372 
238,621 
19,301,434 
Pennsylvania 
2,140 
2,908 
135 
149 
930 
1,251,806 
1,345 
1,927 
7,117 
14,007,783 
Rhode Island 
167 
267 
11 
11 
11 
- 
75 
110 
88 
683,700 
South Carolina 
759 
1,818 
121 
364 
26,112 
9,540 
581 
1,350 
67,524 
1,146,685 
South Dakota 
768 
2,161 
108 
187 
21,055 
_ 
491 
1,316 
142,686 
363,135 
Tennessee 
566 
1,472 
85 
206 
17,648 
251,528 
373 
1,000 
81,211 
22,422,076 
Texas 
9,542 
81,511 
2,883 
19,911 
1,455,096 
16,985,845 
6,624 
65,284 
3,218,959 
35,271,381 
Utah 
1,433 
3,055 
187 
397 
32,932 
2,776,000 
500 
1,296 
142,757 
- 
Vermont 
276 
309 
3 
3 
9 
- 
135 
146 
166 
645,588 
Virginia 
834 
1,185 
126 
207 
1,256 
8,363,782 
479 
734 
3,113 
16,760,427 
Washington 
4,196 
6,801 
611 
1,389 
241,202 
116,000 
1,872 
3,518 
345,235 
2,397,720 
West Virginia 
119 
150 
3 
6 
6 
- 
96 
125 
349 
998,810 
Wisconsin 
1,851 
5,169 
373 
1,318 
122,666 
8,031,288 
1,313 
4,042 
351,607 
13,537,863 
Wyoming 
487 
1,148 
144 
375 
44,945 
- 
266 
756 
84,616 
141,600 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,324 
3,170 
103 
143 
10,900 
(D) 
1,376 
1,868 
14,410 
12,651,262 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
5,215 
9,842 
751 
1,476 
53,351 
21,359,658 
3,334 
6,791 
190,295 
57,171,572 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
12,862 
37,228 
3,191 
14,255 
1,159,286 
136,914,947 
8,529 
26,796 
1 ,424,757 
249,257,593 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
4,506 
10,787 
531 
1,284 
75,891 
14,843,588 
3,072 
7,994 
464,999 
33,958,554 
Region 05 Ohio 
2,076 
4,456 
150 
362 
20,737 
(D) 
1,263 
2,927 
200,294 
26,828,247 
Region 06 Tennessee 
472 
714 
38 
64 
3,165 
238,528 
278 
426 
12,577 
4,081,076 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
5,287 
15,746 
1,011 
3,193 
318,871 
7,339,799 
3,616 
12,179 
1,121,067 
27,261,384 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
6,869 
74,385 
938 
3,854 
417,855 
428,160 
3,397 
27,261 
2,687,697 
3,880,776 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
349 
1,459 
139 
725 
63,481 
30,240 
261 
1,191 
105,725 
34,580 
Region 10 Missouri 
20,893 
97,219 
10,772 
41,901 
4,462,140 
12,929,764 
15,603 
74,138 
7,771,269 
23,076,631 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
7,528 
48,391 
4,303 
22,973 
2,775,148 
382,600 
5,640 
35,349 
3,609,724 
4,682,291 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
7,508 
65,870 
1,737 
12,602 
658,618 
16,873,845 
5,069 
52,498 
2,064,485 
34,521,383 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,620 
9,999 
2,004 
5,685 
358,648 
391,260 
1,611 
4,796 
287,701 
653,768 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
622 
1,096 
54 
127 
5,806 
- 
163 
269 
11,132 
14,700 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
2,204 
5,335 
635 
1,880 
139,605 
600,318 
1,073 
2,679 
154,770 
716,660 
Region 16 Great Basin 
1,882 
4,982 
505 
1,417 
220,204 
3,125,200 
975 
2,778 
345,841 
118,000 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
12,262 
24,953 
2,506 
5,256 
826,328 
8,831,894 
6,218 
14,677 
1,616,013 
22,817,515 
Region 18 California 
23,769 
59,851 
6,286 
15,425 
1,393,699 
90,627,700 
14,620 
35,746 
2,334,361 
128,612,443 
Region 19 Alaska 
114 
142 
6 
10 
12 
6,560 
44 
60 
336 
191,068 
Region 20 Hawaii 
129 
171 
60 
68 
4,323 
212,000 
51 
60 
3,945 
212,000 
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20 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
