Table 4. Estimated Quantity of Water Appiied By Source: 2013 and 2008 (continued) 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Off-farm water from all suppliers 
Geographic area 
Applied in the open 
Applied under protection 
Total 
Only source 
Total 
Only source 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
applied 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Average 
acre-feet 
per acre 
Farms 
Square 
feet 
irrigated 
Gallons 
applied 
(1,000) 
Farms 
Square 
feet 
irrigated 
Gallons 
applied 
(1,000) 
United States 
..2013 
96,646 
14,448,939 
30,780,070 
78,901 
9,434,701 
2.2 
8,490 
368,339,216 
3,902,891 
7,824 
283,422,445 
3,114,107 
2008 
84,443 
13,165,405 
29,138,113 
71,525 
8,547,539 
2.2 
4,785 
237,706,687 
3,188,668 
3,999 
171,449,220 
2,154,001 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
198 
10,746 
3,282 
153 
8,926 
0.3 
100 
12,551,272 
147,945 
82 
12,470,152 
146,515 
Alaska 
29 
51 
34 
18 
28 
0.8 
37 
1 ,366,995 
10,662 
28 
1 ,354,332 
10,633 
Arizona 
2,593 
540,280 
2,389,433 
2,155 
401,595 
4.7 
113 
8,341,096 
213,187 
111 
3,831,080 
32,786 
Arkansas 
245 
59,218 
63,759 
157 
2,873 
0.5 
83 
1 ,570,794 
11,857 
77 
1 ,538,394 
10,723 
California 
25,918 
4,013,401 
11,911,837 
18,007 
1 ,929,004 
3.5 
799 
104,784,472 
1 ,282,778 
703 
74,641,754 
993,175 
Colorado 
9,107 
1,109,670 
1,995,418 
8,344 
818,162 
1.9 
107 
1 ,008,275 
13,019 
94 
997,133 
12,884 
Connecticut 
65 
396 
387 
57 
282 
0.9 
113 
3,653,560 
(D) 
113 
3,653,560 
(D) 
Delaware 
20 
1,100 
850 
14 
420 
0.5 
30 
130,000 
459 
30 
130,000 
459 
Florida 
383 
399,032 
523,025 
252 
226,991 
1.1 
186 
21,488,755 
305,467 
132 
6,944,334 
218,467 
Georgia 
131 
16,835 
6,737 
73 
10,789 
0.3 
127 
479,624 
(D) 
127 
479,624 
(D) 
Flawaii 
1,411 
60,138 
151,396 
1,345 
18,200 
2.3 
519 
22,100,142 
201,335 
495 
22,018,002 
199,928 
Idaho 
1 1 ,209 
1,712,196 
3,052,337 
9,534 
1,065,396 
1.8 
61 
225,416 
2,527 
52 
68,600 
1,303 
Illinois 
102 
6,919 
6,924 
71 
6,731 
1.0 
140 
1 ,588,680 
(D) 
134 
1,583,280 
(D) 
Indiana 
140 
6,844 
3,708 
117 
2,922 
0.5 
187 
2,035,845 
9,707 
182 
1,873,345 
9,200 
Iowa 
115 
3,024 
1,542 
103 
1,660 
0.7 
146 
4,322,316 
35,702 
141 
4,309,836 
35,514 
Kansas 
403 
35,432 
25,219 
271 
17,069 
0.5 
125 
2,775,792 
31,080 
102 
1,849,712 
12,155 
Kentucky 
341 
1,252 
718 
320 
1,113 
0.6 
402 
8,681,690 
50,602 
382 
6,032,987 
42,657 
Louisiana 
296 
41,734 
58,264 
222 
15,395 
1.1 
113 
1 ,402,008 
8,586 
102 
1 ,385,840 
8,411 
Maine 
66 
1,261 
180 
63 
121 
0.7 
231 
2,293,998 
(D) 
222 
1,933,998 
(D) 
Maryland 
82 
3,258 
1,217 
76 
2,643 
0.3 
71 
3,178,326 
24,487 
61 
2,964,326 
22,568 
Massachusetts 
181 
2,214 
1,152 
107 
1,489 
0.5 
262 
4,312,968 
(D) 
182 
2,342,318 
(D) 
Michigan 
206 
12,163 
5,848 
187 
9,353 
0.5 
243 
36,708,953 
205,706 
219 
22,462,305 
144,054 
Minnesota 
95 
19,811 
16,405 
75 
15,146 
0.9 
101 
13,326,064 
176,543 
90 
13,091,600 
1 73,303 
Mississippi 
166 
7,802 
5,567 
145 
1,589 
0.4 
50 
257,500 
2,584 
50 
257,500 
2,584 
Missouri 
136 
1 1 ,268 
5,073 
114 
9,928 
0.5 
247 
5,239,118 
48,311 
220 
5,194,686 
47,847 
Montana 
5,598 
1,410,375 
1 ,827,764 
5,283 
1,311,260 
1.3 
64 
381,660 
6,801 
64 
381,660 
6,801 
Nebraska 
2,248 
511,745 
525,129 
777 
144,508 
0.9 
76 
712,960 
7,168 
76 
712,960 
7,168 
Nevada 
1,129 
226,633 
450,542 
941 
117,886 
2.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Flampshire 
33 
1,151 
436 
14 
14 
1.6 
95 
788,553 
(D) 
87 
724,553 
(D) 
New Jersey 
112 
1,596 
1,341 
82 
1,320 
0.8 
129 
3,318,334 
(D) 
129 
3,318,334 
(D) 
New Mexico 
4,539 
204,309 
363,165 
3,276 
148,024 
1.9 
30 
113,440 
(D) 
29 
28,440 
269 
New York 
279 
4,626 
1,148 
220 
3,423 
0.3 
347 
12,001,438 
120,097 
330 
11,954,638 
119,589 
North Carolina 
138 
11,913 
4,150 
114 
11,157 
0.4 
314 
5,388,746 
28,317 
288 
3,679,533 
22,400 
North Dakota 
149 
45,569 
35,207 
140 
42,120 
0.8 
12 
144,000 
1,246 
12 
144,000 
1,246 
Ohio 
233 
3,653 
1,811 
198 
2,860 
0.5 
277 
6,912,152 
31,389 
270 
6,637,681 
30,827 
Oklahoma 
168 
22,591 
15,595 
117 
14,887 
0.7 
122 
8,539,645 
81,534 
117 
4,768,100 
50,340 
Oregon 
6,591 
772,844 
1 ,530,388 
5,886 
522,271 
2.1 
269 
9,737,703 
120,447 
240 
4,297,817 
66,177 
Pennsylvania 
136 
1,745 
1,082 
95 
1,536 
0.6 
516 
5,881,121 
34,961 
488 
4,880,455 
33,191 
Rhode Island 
68 
196 
255 
54 
182 
1.3 
60 
416,820 
5,674 
57 
414,900 
5,656 
South Carolina 
196 
2,115 
1,657 
139 
1,472 
0.7 
55 
459,600 
15,452 
55 
459,600 
15,452 
South Dakota 
444 
101,231 
125,333 
392 
87,455 
1.3 
52 
1,260,724 
6,674 
52 
1,260,724 
6,674 
Tennessee 
153 
3,436 
1,730 
127 
3,310 
0.5 
252 
5,926,287 
70,578 
228 
4,305,687 
49,727 
Texas 
2,689 
353,942 
548,906 
2,355 
259,562 
1.7 
322 
9,497,384 
(D) 
307 
9,453,684 
(D) 
Utah 
8,429 
759,434 
1 ,484,955 
7,730 
597,369 
2.0 
120 
1 1 ,689,966 
84,325 
120 
11,689,966 
84,325 
Vermont 
75 
240 
231 
64 
148 
0.9 
117 
1,163,720 
(D) 
109 
1,139,720 
(D) 
Virginia 
69 
3,714 
2,034 
60 
3,640 
0.5 
203 
12,085,794 
177,753 
181 
11,668,634 
176,180 
Washington 
5,633 
932,907 
2,084,867 
5,190 
710,363 
2.2 
212 
3,784,646 
38,981 
201 
3,781,796 
38,978 
West Virginia 
31 
189 
178 
31 
189 
0.9 
89 
593,040 
(D) 
89 
593,040 
(D) 
Wisconsin 
118 
9,604 
19,300 
85 
6,307 
2.1 
152 
3,464,065 
40,333 
152 
3,464,065 
40,333 
Wyoming 
3,750 
987,136 
1,522,554 
3,551 
875,613 
1.6 
12 
253,760 
2,684 
12 
253,760 
2,684 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
437 
5,258 
2,434 
319 
2,128 
0.6 
822 
12,079,171 
(D) 
714 
9,658,601 
55,840 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
447 
11,183 
6,418 
339 
9,274 
0.5 
825 
13,865,549 
(D) 
799 
13,427,403 
(D) 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf .... 
1,138 
434,603 
536,635 
823 
252,442 
1.0 
770 
49,977,228 
665,038 
667 
33,303,834 
570,475 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
565 
19,685 
9,278 
484 
14,298 
0.5 
659 
51,372,553 
325,701 
606 
36,209,921 
260,997 
Region 05 Ohio 
743 
7,313 
3,226 
664 
5,848 
0.5 
1,178 
20,033,155 
131,733 
1,118 
16,313,081 
117,674 
Region 06 Tennessee 
156 
1 1 ,724 
4,557 
125 
1 1 ,503 
0.4 
259 
3,810,067 
42,145 
240 
2,728,547 
24,774 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
347 
33,403 
35,380 
268 
25,046 
1.1 
447 
16,824,598 
(D) 
425 
16,679,318 
(D) 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
445 
77,359 
86,280 
306 
13,084 
0.8 
160 
1,921,748 
(D) 
149 
1,905,580 
(D) 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
73 
15,991 
12,766 
65 
13,395 
0.8 
18 
7,214,500 
43,413 
18 
7,214,500 
43,413 
Region 10 Missouri 
12,596 
3,005,388 
4,026,463 
10,181 
2,317,599 
1.4 
526 
7,371 ,346 
66,726 
477 
7,256,092 
63,640 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red . 
2,022 
248,287 
323,999 
1,841 
145,070 
1.3 
282 
12,075,324 
120,759 
263 
7,407,379 
72,015 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
2,068 
323,512 
510,922 
1,732 
228,456 
1.7 
298 
8,974,984 
(D) 
283 
8,931,284 
(D) 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,736 
254,926 
359,265 
3,523 
132,243 
1.6 
17 
107,500 
(D) 
16 
22,500 
239 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
8,434 
1,011,187 
2,071,501 
8,152 
926,194 
2.1 
73 
813,298 
8,700 
73 
813,298 
8,700 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
3,083 
563,062 
2,449,035 
2,479 
419,415 
4.6 
113 
8,341,096 
213,187 
111 
3,831,080 
32,786 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
7,207 
794,420 
1 ,453,730 
6,453 
535,154 
1.9 
98 
11,411,166 
82,275 
98 
11,411,166 
82,275 
Region 17 Pacific Northwest 
24,393 
3,479,063 
6,660,409 
21,420 
2,391,029 
1.9 
573 
12,860,725 
151,635 
524 
7,261,173 
96,137 
Region 18 California 
26,316 
4,092,386 
12,076,342 
18,364 
1 ,974,295 
3.5 
816 
105,818,072 
1 ,294,962 
720 
75,675,354 
1 ,005,359 
Region 19 Alaska 
29 
51 
34 
18 
28 
0.8 
37 
1,366,995 
10,662 
28 
1,354,332 
10,633 
Region 20 Flawaii 
1,411 
60,138 
151,396 
1,345 
18,200 
2.3 
519 
22,100,142 
201,335 
495 
22,018,002 
199,928 
^ Irrigated square feet under protection were converted to acres and added to acres irrigated for the Total Area columns. 
^ Total gallons were converted to acre-feet. May not add due to rounding. 
^ Acres in the open was calculated as total acres minus square feet under protection converted to acres. 
14 2013 FRiS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
