Table 6. Irrigation by Estimated Quantity of Water Applied: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Acres in the open ^ 
Geographic area 
Total 
Less than 100 acre-feet 
1 00 to 1 99 acre-feet 
200 to 499 acre-feet 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
of water 
applied ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
of water 
applied 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
of water 
applied 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
of water 
applied 
United States 2013 
218,172 
55,283,340 
88,455,968 
140,098 
3,502,479 
2,734,968 
19,109 
2,996,660 
2,715,995 
23,538 
6,966,970 
7,387,859 
2008 
225,631 
55,509,548 
91,877,613 
144,691 
4,415,640 
3,056,185 
20,404 
3,172,370 
2,883,136 
24,726 
7,663,067 
8,034,934 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
955 
100,605 
44,604 
862 
30,780 
10,027 
28 
1 1 ,872 
3,774 
46 
31,025 
14,043 
Alaska 
103 
968 
457 
101 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
4,280 
851,407 
3,755,876 
3,113 
31,040 
45,633 
146 
6,132 
20,896 
299 
23,472 
98,443 
Arkansas 
4,176 
4,949,965 
6,454,191 
1,067 
37,266 
26,283 
240 
44,607 
30,162 
399 
144,844 
128,453 
California 
43,840 
7,543,928 
23,488,939 
31,264 
363,993 
564,346 
2,819 
228,969 
406,897 
2,641 
310,928 
830,049 
Colorado 
12,397 
2,309,178 
4,135,873 
7,428 
196,268 
231,501 
1,457 
146,337 
179,372 
1,445 
322,807 
501,815 
Connecticut 
469 
4,557 
3,999 
463 
2,872 
1,617 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Delaware 
367 
114,738 
58,423 
242 
21,863 
(D) 
52 
20,965 
7,309 
41 
27,355 
13,453 
Florida 
7,270 
1,356,561 
1 ,573,095 
6,242 
119,260 
70,459 
366 
76,314 
50,690 
286 
110,355 
88,682 
Georgia 
3,384 
1,196,373 
608,568 
2,221 
195,150 
43,235 
383 
141,275 
54,339 
473 
289,636 
145,904 
Flawaii 
1,569 
75,770 
249,449 
1,504 
(D) 
9,268 
26 
(D) 
2,981 
18 
(D) 
5,718 
Idaho 
14,031 
3,511,751 
6,424,081 
8,907 
213,758 
227,643 
1,247 
169,264 
179,510 
1,401 
330,177 
448,792 
Illinois 
1,590 
541,281 
367,207 
936 
63,681 
21,402 
237 
61,154 
32,948 
211 
114,682 
66,695 
Indiana 
1,622 
454,346 
234,935 
1,048 
69,131 
21,163 
223 
72,191 
31,980 
234 
134,648 
74,979 
Iowa 
892 
175,514 
92,573 
650 
33,124 
11,985 
88 
23,178 
11,861 
118 
68,036 
36,211 
Kansas 
5,147 
2,851,085 
3,432,397 
1,280 
108,477 
50,265 
740 
119,893 
109,934 
1,274 
443,235 
427,366 
Kentucky 
895 
50,663 
20,335 
852 
14,916 
4,944 
26 
9,205 
3,343 
9 
9,604 
2,928 
Louisiana 
2,053 
1 ,096,228 
1,454,716 
820 
29,660 
13,659 
169 
25,782 
24,348 
266 
100,290 
84,582 
Maine 
560 
20,290 
6,959 
549 
5,314 
1,698 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Maryland 
751 
100,530 
47,592 
627 
37,220 
10,106 
54 
16,298 
7,706 
51 
30,388 
16,760 
Massachusetts 
1,094 
26,800 
36,195 
1,045 
17,713 
13,560 
26 
2,542 
3,348 
15 
2,933 
5,091 
Michigan 
3,163 
586,466 
311,599 
2,569 
123,279 
34,828 
265 
80,906 
35,826 
181 
101,212 
55,185 
Minnesota 
1,905 
516,063 
322,879 
1,250 
88,710 
34,631 
292 
70,997 
40,410 
247 
133,181 
75,229 
Mississippi 
1,794 
1,701,494 
1 ,768,937 
698 
40,735 
15,529 
117 
28,977 
17,350 
226 
101,731 
75,814 
Missouri 
2,334 
1,235,005 
1,193,127 
1,221 
45,000 
17,412 
291 
74,656 
37,817 
303 
166,485 
99,844 
Montana 
7,306 
1 ,872,286 
2,502,345 
4,088 
136,133 
86,771 
970 
169,628 
145,589 
970 
314,382 
285,364 
Nebraska 
15,662 
8,297,457 
8,069,039 
3,878 
244,081 
142,895 
2,958 
568,340 
452,018 
4,407 
1,708,181 
1 ,350,264 
Nevada 
2,149 
689,953 
1,913,755 
1,048 
20,915 
38,197 
100 
9,268 
14,312 
366 
40,729 
110,017 
New Flampshire 
345 
3,773 
1,282 
345 
3,773 
1,282 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Jersey 
1,135 
80,071 
48,086 
1,000 
29,524 
1 1 ,422 
85 
20,954 
1 1 ,770 
32 
12,678 
9,322 
New Mexico 
8,673 
694,571 
1,311,363 
7,182 
86,852 
106,883 
524 
37,466 
70,793 
397 
69,322 
120,784 
New York 
1,400 
47,580 
21,300 
1,362 
28,693 
9,475 
23 
6,237 
(D) 
4 
3,200 
(D) 
North Carolina 
2,186 
135,707 
53,351 
2,059 
73,599 
21,605 
67 
22,523 
8,276 
49 
22,611 
14,287 
North Dakota 
509 
213,686 
148,332 
220 
25,041 
8,931 
114 
32,308 
16,778 
104 
52,433 
33,953 
Ohio 
1,064 
40,854 
25,160 
999 
12,492 
6,002 
31 
8,912 
4,633 
29 
1 1 ,240 
9,256 
Oklahoma 
1,568 
426,296 
522,118 
869 
34,589 
14,620 
180 
31 ,784 
24,015 
238 
75,674 
75,846 
Oregon 
1 1 ,993 
1,553,034 
2,970,591 
8,566 
157,120 
176,383 
907 
77,102 
125,242 
1,415 
239,977 
395,402 
Pennsylvania 
2,187 
22,523 
9,431 
2,176 
18,918 
7,659 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Rhode Island 
248 
2,996 
2,198 
245 
2,586 
1,826 
3 
410 
372 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
967 
133,816 
77,234 
856 
33,578 
10,567 
31 
10,522 
4,275 
40 
22,433 
1 1 ,990 
South Dakota 
1,212 
369,802 
291,815 
546 
49,991 
22,810 
234 
55,609 
33,095 
297 
119,565 
93,149 
Tennessee 
826 
145,965 
57,136 
703 
42,913 
9,010 
68 
32,274 
9,141 
38 
31,386 
1 1 ,1 62 
Texas 
12,838 
4,489,837 
5,799,584 
6,938 
176,582 
126,856 
770 
165,171 
117,082 
2,170 
656,372 
704,719 
Utah 
10,329 
1,124,729 
2,378,450 
6,857 
127,821 
171,271 
1,394 
123,438 
193,533 
932 
155,919 
279,499 
Vermont 
380 
2,127 
911 
380 
2,127 
911 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
1,029 
49,141 
25,395 
970 
22,717 
8,264 
30 
7,669 
3,986 
24 
10,286 
8,106 
Washington 
10,383 
1,623,123 
3,662,524 
7,775 
123,690 
169,584 
492 
45,138 
73,768 
704 
124,323 
228,017 
West Virginia 
185 
1,319 
686 
185 
1,319 
686 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
2,074 
472,856 
387,148 
1,515 
58,228 
23,061 
186 
45,401 
25,691 
197 
73,515 
60,578 
Wyoming 
4,883 
1,418,272 
2,089,728 
2,377 
91,623 
70,973 
631 
88,177 
83,068 
936 
218,006 
287,424 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,849 
58,842 
50,899 
2,780 
32,684 
20,249 
36 
5,032 
4,700 
19 
5,223 
6,210 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
5,842 
388,390 
196,197 
5,370 
146,291 
48,431 
247 
72,602 
34,218 
152 
83,957 
48,739 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
15,125 
2,935,603 
2,369,716 
12,585 
464,698 
161,369 
887 
267,114 
123,044 
897 
469,934 
276,534 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
5,290 
817,946 
448,422 
4,414 
165,284 
50,011 
368 
110,098 
50,904 
288 
1 57,774 
89,321 
Region 05 Ohio 
3,292 
354,602 
183,456 
2,848 
73,357 
24,786 
198 
57,974 
26,919 
163 
90,124 
50,084 
Region 06 Tennessee 
774 
57,459 
26,091 
707 
17,333 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
9,460 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
5,834 
1,533,177 
1 ,061 ,086 
3,909 
222,330 
84,904 
740 
191,234 
102,986 
700 
348,929 
217,853 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
7,554 
8,013,416 
9,628,711 
1,863 
126,012 
51,489 
671 
156,731 
90,916 
1,006 
448,414 
329,012 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
425 
175,021 
118,621 
209 
20,947 
6,074 
102 
27,137 
14,519 
68 
36,044 
21,961 
Region 10 Missouri 
33,072 
13,598,476 
14,890,524 
12,286 
638,160 
388,143 
5,290 
971 ,484 
773,272 
7,515 
2,686,720 
2,337,209 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
10,163 
5,227,723 
6,952,945 
4,091 
145,401 
94,174 
894 
156,748 
126,551 
2,020 
672,275 
656,617 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
10,165 
3,027,926 
3,715,944 
5,885 
155,715 
121,810 
573 
106,476 
86,002 
1,497 
465,636 
510,363 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
9,129 
802,574 
1 ,587,805 
7,544 
98,099 
113,604 
559 
51,196 
77,253 
415 
73,374 
110,941 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
10,339 
1,321,937 
2,638,943 
6,410 
151,182 
193,295 
1,404 
126,536 
183,262 
1,272 
214,716 
422,405 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
5,005 
915,691 
3,954,057 
3,584 
35,669 
52,823 
222 
9,892 
28,936 
390 
33,124 
119,195 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
9,420 
1 ,557,939 
3,628,952 
6,101 
121,461 
162,203 
938 
89,028 
126,167 
905 
147,361 
276,553 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
37,837 
6,723,954 
13,002,330 
26,293 
501,935 
559,185 
3,102 
355,870 
452,134 
3,470 
683,422 
1 ,046,475 
Region 18 California 
44,385 
7,695,926 
23,751,363 
31,614 
377,557 
587,337 
2,822 
229,629 
407,227 
2,713 
326,957 
853,209 
Region 19 Alaska 
103 
968 
457 
101 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
1,569 
75,770 
249,449 
1,504 
(D) 
9,268 
26 
(D) 
2,981 
18 
(D) 
5,718 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
16 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
