Table 5. Off-Farm Water Suppliers: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Farms using any off-farm water 
Geographic area 
Acres in the open ' 
Area under protection 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
with 
off-farm 
water 
Acre- 
feet 
applied ^ 
Supplier of off-farm water ^ 
Farms 
Square 
feet 
irrigated 
Gallons 
applied 
(1,000) 
Supplier of off-farm water ® 
Bureau 
of 
Reclamation 
Other 
Federal 
agencies 
All 
other 
suppliers 
Bureau 
of 
Reclamation 
Other 
Federal 
agencies 
All 
other 
suppliers 
United States 2013 
96,646 
14,448,939 
30,780,070 
24,376 
6,129 
47,191 
8,490 
368,339,216 
3,902,891 
255 
250 
6,090 
2008 ^ 
80,500 
13,069,453 
28,969,626 
27,847 
4,419 
28,585 
4,785 
237,706,687 
3,188,668 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
198 
10,746 
3,282 
_ 
3 
146 
100 
12,551,272 
147,945 
_ 
_ 
91 
Alaska 
29 
51 
34 
- 
- 
22 
37 
1 ,366,995 
10,662 
- 
- 
28 
Arizona 
2,593 
540,280 
2,389,433 
638 
87 
1,351 
113 
8,341,096 
213,187 
2 
- 
91 
Arkansas 
245 
59,218 
63,759 
11 
12 
208 
83 
1,570,794 
1 1 ,857 
- 
6 
52 
California 
25,918 
4,013,401 
11,911,837 
5,242 
1,515 
15,635 
799 
104,784,472 
1 ,282,778 
67 
31 
460 
Colorado 
9,107 
1,109,670 
1,995,418 
2,791 
1,481 
4,117 
107 
1,008,275 
13,019 
31 
18 
55 
Connecticut 
65 
396 
387 
7 
18 
33 
113 
3,653,560 
(D) 
8 
26 
58 
Delaware 
20 
1,100 
850 
- 
- 
16 
30 
130,000 
459 
- 
- 
30 
Florida 
383 
399,032 
523,025 
1 
16 
164 
186 
21,488,755 
305,467 
- 
3 
137 
Georgia 
131 
16,835 
6,737 
5 
19 
79 
127 
479,624 
(D) 
- 
7 
63 
Hawaii 
1,411 
60,138 
151,396 
9 
21 
887 
519 
22,100,142 
201,335 
_ 
_ 
354 
Idaho 
1 1 ,209 
1,712,196 
3,052,337 
3,805 
255 
3,826 
61 
225,416 
2,527 
- 
- 
35 
Illinois 
102 
6,919 
6,924 
12 
- 
66 
140 
1,588,680 
(D) 
- 
- 
121 
Indiana 
140 
6,844 
3,708 
- 
- 
124 
187 
2,035,845 
9,707 
- 
- 
139 
Iowa 
115 
3,024 
1,542 
6 
14 
85 
146 
4,322,316 
35,702 
6 
124 
Kansas 
403 
35,432 
25,219 
136 
55 
164 
125 
2,775,792 
31,080 
_ 
_ 
91 
Kentucky 
341 
1,252 
718 
- 
90 
191 
402 
8,681,690 
50,602 
6 
45 
268 
Louisiana 
296 
41,734 
58,264 
- 
5 
184 
113 
1,402,008 
8,586 
- 
- 
78 
Maine 
66 
1,261 
180 
- 
- 
57 
231 
2,293,998 
(D) 
- 
- 
162 
Maryland 
82 
3,258 
1,217 
20 
20 
32 
71 
3,178,326 
24,487 
- 
41 
Massachusetts 
181 
2,214 
1,152 
7 
_ 
167 
262 
4,312,968 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
203 
Michigan 
206 
12,163 
5,848 
7 
1 
167 
243 
36,708,953 
205,706 
- 
6 
179 
Minnesota 
95 
19,811 
16,405 
11 
12 
61 
101 
13,326,064 
176,543 
- 
- 
78 
Mississippi 
166 
7,802 
5,567 
- 
3 
141 
50 
257,500 
2,584 
- 
- 
31 
Missouri 
136 
1 1 ,268 
5,073 
4 
- 
102 
247 
5,239,118 
48,311 
5 
5 
165 
Montana 
5,598 
1,410,375 
1 ,827,764 
1,053 
520 
2,416 
64 
381 ,660 
6,801 
_ 
5 
45 
Nebraska 
2,248 
511,745 
525,129 
1,177 
46 
785 
76 
712,960 
7,168 
8 
- 
52 
Nevada 
1,129 
226,633 
450,542 
426 
155 
396 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Hampshire 
33 
1,151 
436 
- 
- 
22 
95 
788,553 
(D) 
- 
- 
87 
New Jersey 
112 
1,596 
1,341 
- 
- 
58 
129 
3,318,334 
(D) 
- 
- 
109 
New Mexico 
4,539 
204,309 
363,165 
681 
156 
2,567 
30 
113,440 
(D) 
9 
_ 
10 
New York 
279 
4,626 
1,148 
- 
- 
219 
347 
12,001,438 
120,097 
- 
- 
255 
North Carolina 
138 
11,913 
4,150 
- 
49 
47 
314 
5,388,746 
28,317 
- 
19 
232 
North Dakota 
149 
45,569 
35,207 
70 
5 
66 
12 
144,000 
1,246 
- 
- 
12 
Ohio 
233 
3,653 
1,811 
- 
- 
203 
277 
6,912,152 
31 ,389 
- 
- 
214 
Oklahoma 
168 
22,591 
15,595 
3 
14 
129 
122 
8,539,645 
81,534 
_ 
2 
89 
Oregon 
6,591 
772,844 
1 ,530,388 
1,874 
106 
2,472 
269 
9,737,703 
120,447 
43 
5 
178 
Pennsylvania 
136 
1,745 
1,082 
2 
6 
121 
516 
5,881,121 
34,961 
7 
- 
471 
Rhode Island 
68 
196 
255 
- 
- 
64 
60 
416,820 
5,674 
- 
- 
60 
South Carolina 
196 
2,115 
1,657 
- 
6 
36 
55 
459,600 
15,452 
- 
22 
South Dakota 
444 
101,231 
125,333 
290 
31 
79 
52 
1 ,260,724 
6,674 
_ 
_ 
44 
Tennessee 
153 
3,436 
1,730 
- 
44 
55 
252 
5,926,287 
70,578 
6 
42 
150 
Texas 
2,689 
353,942 
548,906 
250 
78 
1,626 
322 
9,497,384 
(D) 
8 
- 
277 
Utah 
8,429 
759,434 
1 ,484,955 
2,205 
914 
3,969 
120 
11,689,966 
84,325 
33 
7 
53 
Vermont 
75 
240 
231 
3 
- 
64 
117 
1,163,720 
(D) 
3 
- 
98 
Virginia 
69 
3,714 
2,034 
_ 
3 
52 
203 
12,085,794 
177,753 
_ 
8 
155 
Washington 
5,633 
932,907 
2,084,867 
2,493 
136 
2,223 
212 
3,784,646 
38,981 
19 
- 
124 
West Virginia 
31 
189 
178 
- 
6 
22 
89 
593,040 
(D) 
- 
5 
81 
Wisconsin 
118 
9,604 
19,300 
- 
- 
90 
152 
3,464,065 
40,333 
- 
- 
130 
Wyoming 
3,750 
987,136 
1,522,554 
1,137 
227 
1,385 
12 
253,760 
2,684 
- 
4 
8 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
437 
5,258 
2,434 
14 
18 
359 
822 
12,079,171 
(D) 
8 
26 
615 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
447 
11,183 
6,418 
22 
32 
291 
825 
13,865,549 
(D) 
7 
- 
701 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
1,138 
434,603 
536,635 
6 
91 
568 
770 
49,977,228 
665,038 
- 
22 
523 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
565 
19,685 
9,278 
10 
1 
472 
659 
51,372,553 
325,701 
3 
6 
509 
Region 05 Ohio 
743 
7,313 
3,226 
12 
116 
489 
1,178 
20,033,155 
131,733 
6 
81 
864 
Region 06 Tennessee 
156 
1 1 ,724 
4,557 
_ 
23 
79 
259 
3,810,067 
42,145 
6 
26 
186 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
347 
33,403 
35,380 
15 
14 
247 
447 
16,824,598 
(D) 
- 
- 
361 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
445 
77,359 
86,280 
6 
19 
318 
160 
1,921,748 
(D) 
- 
- 
101 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
73 
15,991 
12,766 
9 
4 
60 
18 
7,214,500 
43,413 
- 
- 
18 
Region 10 Missouri 
12,596 
3,005,388 
4,026,463 
4,063 
755 
5,241 
526 
7,371,346 
66,726 
19 
21 
370 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
2,022 
248,287 
323,999 
531 
265 
1,032 
282 
12,075,324 
120,759 
8 
8 
190 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
2,068 
323,512 
510,922 
91 
79 
1,150 
298 
8,974,984 
(D) 
- 
- 
261 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,736 
254,926 
359,265 
760 
155 
2,787 
17 
107,500 
(D) 
- 
- 
16 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
8,434 
1,011,187 
2,071,501 
2,426 
1,599 
3,262 
73 
813,298 
8,700 
34 
12 
23 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
3,083 
563,062 
2,449,035 
642 
90 
1,807 
113 
8,341,096 
213,187 
2 
- 
91 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
7,207 
794,420 
1 ,453,730 
1,971 
590 
3,456 
98 
11,411,166 
82,275 
33 
7 
53 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
24,393 
3,479,063 
6,660,409 
8,276 
742 
9,024 
573 
12,860,725 
151,635 
56 
10 
360 
Region 18 California 
26,316 
4,092,386 
12,076,342 
5,513 
1,515 
15,640 
816 
105,818,072 
1 ,294,962 
73 
31 
466 
Region 19 Alaska 
29 
51 
34 
- 
- 
22 
37 
1,366,995 
10,662 
- 
- 
28 
Region 20 Hawaii 
1,411 
60,138 
151,396 
9 
21 
887 
519 
22,100,142 
201 ,335 
- 
- 
354 
’ Acres in the open was calculated as total acres minus square feet under protection converted to acres. 
^ May not add due to rounding. 
® Counts include only farms reporting a source of off-farm water. 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 15 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
