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] 
Ground water from wells 
Applied in the open 
Applied under protection 
Total 
Only source 
Total 
Only source 
Geographic area 
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 
115,674 
37,199,644 
48,482,419 
92,587 
27,182,385 
1.2 
14,661 
841,607,093 
10,474,182 
13,544 
676,370,353 
8,034,222 
2008 
110,397 
36,554,687 
48,810,030 
86,628 
26,855,810 
1.2 
14,796 
908,627,874 
15,979,605 
12,631 
659,549,521 
10,074,700 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
532 
48,481 
23,089 
463 
35,646 
0.5 
175 
12,283,392 
312,294 
145 
9,024,072 
193,026 
Alaska 
71 
856 
389 
61 
846 
0.4 
88 
290,088 
2,565 
82 
286,964 
2,536 
Arizona 
1,936 
314,677 
1 ,038,973 
1,388 
186,297 
3.7 
93 
9,185,968 
110,315 
90 
8,057,200 
66,714 
Arkansas 
3,709 
4,493,900 
5,495,085 
2,674 
3,083,790 
1.2 
83 
423,348 
4,501 
77 
419,748 
4,375 
California 
23,363 
3,852,318 
9,753,381 
16,164 
1 ,448,904 
2.6 
785 
141,722,788 
2,000,359 
658 
98,165,067 
1 ,261 ,226 
Colorado 
2,624 
1 ,003,590 
1 ,564,222 
1,860 
789,948 
1.6 
126 
7,714,802 
99,998 
102 
2,643,780 
27,678 
Connecticut 
318 
1,769 
1,829 
279 
933 
0.7 
303 
1 1 ,330,240 
(D) 
288 
11,315,720 
(D) 
Delaware 
334 
108,720 
56,252 
304 
91,115 
0.5 
42 
148,120 
664 
42 
148,120 
664 
Florida 
6,342 
737,127 
698,591 
5,893 
581,527 
1.0 
1,515 
268,297,234 
3,853,508 
1,370 
207,568,908 
2,963,400 
Georgia 
2,922 
963,074 
474,557 
2,161 
653,250 
0.5 
312 
23,757,719 
356,689 
296 
23,596,544 
350,376 
Flawaii 
117 
28,621 
(D) 
88 
2,135 
1.1 
30 
577,360 
5,223 
30 
577,360 
5,223 
Idaho 
3,048 
1 ,431 ,878 
2,521,148 
1,709 
586,923 
1.7 
109 
524,149 
4,791 
109 
524,149 
4,791 
Illinois 
1,360 
526,246 
354,616 
1,293 
513,327 
0.7 
290 
12,267,969 
111,168 
275 
9,888,884 
88,736 
Indiana 
1,278 
409,889 
207,926 
1,159 
359,21 1 
0.5 
267 
3,318,728 
(D) 
261 
3,302,096 
(D) 
Iowa 
669 
167,223 
88,965 
635 
159,618 
0.5 
172 
6,207,086 
102,000 
167 
6,144,586 
101,313 
Kansas 
4,697 
2,805,697 
3,388,163 
4,280 
2,605,069 
1.2 
79 
4,416,992 
32,420 
61 
3,371,392 
1 1 ,878 
Kentucky 
205 
26,530 
9,043 
192 
25,361 
0.3 
92 
559,978 
4,016 
82 
506,178 
(D) 
Louisiana 
1,573 
883,114 
1,088,201 
1,264 
699,109 
1.2 
208 
5,650,282 
71 ,475 
174 
4,563,204 
57,030 
Maine 
321 
11,067 
3,341 
297 
1,543 
0.5 
386 
9,983,622 
(D) 
378 
9,917,622 
(D) 
Maryland 
476 
78,554 
37,038 
390 
55,717 
0.5 
237 
8,003,013 
59,130 
216 
7,726,759 
56,809 
Massachusetts 
522 
7,795 
4,693 
393 
2,311 
1.4 
329 
5,388,856 
44,940 
264 
2,964,106 
21,600 
Michigan 
2,487 
466,358 
236,826 
1,995 
294,957 
0.5 
771 
27,909,752 
117,999 
723 
23,794,736 
95,225 
Minnesota 
1,718 
466,723 
283,007 
1,636 
429,793 
0.6 
378 
15,484,640 
121,620 
357 
13,276,700 
106,897 
Mississippi 
1,425 
1 ,609,442 
1,676,219 
1,156 
1,199,111 
1.0 
86 
3,251,458 
31,863 
86 
3,251,458 
31,863 
Missouri 
1,707 
1,172,182 
1,154,374 
1,634 
1,136,984 
1.0 
267 
6,502,828 
50,796 
240 
6,420,086 
50,052 
Montana 
1,012 
54,858 
62,797 
698 
26,479 
1.2 
207 
1,981,678 
26,662 
207 
1,981,678 
26,662 
Nebraska 
14,863 
7,666,888 
7,389,258 
11,881 
5,583,339 
0.9 
111 
1,416,368 
19,802 
111 
1,416,368 
19,802 
Nevada 
830 
359,178 
1 ,053,389 
569 
188,187 
3.3 
19 
359,200 
4,407 
19 
359,200 
4,407 
New Hampshire 
237 
1,107 
373 
200 
766 
0.4 
220 
4,942,488 
(D) 
196 
4,742,488 
(D) 
New Jersey 
903 
59,312 
31,590 
750 
41 ,580 
0.6 
370 
29,348,143 
248,404 
351 
26,808,422 
226,982 
New Mexico 
3,977 
405,285 
805,301 
2,670 
323,174 
1.9 
120 
763,888 
(D) 
110 
661,090 
5,028 
New York 
766 
25,159 
10,061 
710 
24,367 
0.4 
598 
12,339,281 
90,835 
563 
12,254,324 
89,958 
North Carolina 
996 
38,034 
13,369 
875 
25,890 
0.4 
697 
14,407,351 
116,203 
641 
12,865,066 
104,464 
North Dakota 
308 
155,003 
106,471 
285 
129,662 
0.7 
24 
117,456 
1,856 
18 
113,424 
1,851 
Ohio 
555 
23,960 
12,745 
475 
20,598 
0.5 
320 
12,420,452 
54,031 
281 
11,901,368 
50,502 
Oklahoma 
1,262 
374,587 
480,381 
1,228 
366,969 
1.3 
93 
1 ,660,040 
(D) 
90 
1 ,633,040 
(D) 
Oregon 
4,647 
508,867 
805,875 
3,630 
325,748 
1.6 
565 
28,313,706 
375,389 
537 
21 ,389,605 
253,247 
Pennsylvania 
1,661 
10,847 
(D) 
1,466 
8,685 
0.4 
1,201 
28,383,831 
210,183 
1,157 
27,932,081 
207,327 
Rhode Island 
128 
441 
178 
128 
441 
0.4 
120 
903,682 
3,730 
109 
870,682 
3,656 
South Carolina 
697 
101,600 
57,034 
557 
72,321 
0.6 
163 
2,759,773 
29,457 
154 
2,751,205 
29,446 
South Dakota 
724 
240,864 
143,536 
651 
223,440 
0.6 
79 
560,434 
4,992 
70 
492,934 
4,353 
Tennessee 
466 
125,819 
49,241 
420 
124,495 
0.4 
201 
27,405,032 
266,114 
165 
24,035,422 
221,904 
Texas 
9,359 
4,062,079 
5,044,573 
8,735 
3,856,811 
1.2 
362 
40,068,854 
(D) 
336 
21,971,174 
343,196 
Utah 
1,419 
279,769 
626,614 
975 
142,923 
2.4 
34 
6,854,892 
192,987 
34 
6,854,892 
192,987 
Vermont 
173 
368 
209 
144 
304 
0.6 
222 
1 ,502,352 
20,882 
183 
1 ,462,202 
(D) 
Virginia 
693 
7,182 
4,480 
665 
5,780 
0.5 
500 
16,662,476 
169,445 
458 
13,302,346 
116,520 
Washington 
4,061 
516,522 
1 ,084,300 
3,663 
285,571 
2.1 
549 
4,012,310 
54,224 
528 
3,930,710 
53,029 
West Virginia 
83 
794 
250 
83 
794 
0.3 
72 
1,175,260 
(D) 
72 
1,175,260 
(D) 
Wisconsin 
1,617 
428,267 
299,805 
1,400 
360,810 
0.7 
574 
17,901,353 
233,803 
564 
17,863,553 
233,680 
Wyoming 
483 
137,023 
155,254 
361 
99,826 
1.2 
17 
146,380 
3,228 
17 
146,380 
3,228 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
1,605 
22,279 
10,568 
1,369 
6,087 
0.9 
1,428 
32,789,928 
(D) 
1,282 
30,025,498 
300,750 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
4,344 
281,788 
139,881 
3,860 
219,778 
0.5 
2,470 
88,052,557 
731,352 
2,375 
81,480,644 
652,126 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
1 1 ,684 
1 ,883,276 
1,268,187 
10,151 
1 ,362,832 
0.7 
2,855 
325,476,615 
4,705,245 
2,607 
259,832,141 
3,679,462 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
3,808 
662,679 
350,123 
3,126 
456,407 
0.5 
1,572 
52,390,555 
359,709 
1,453 
47,996,002 
334,842 
Region 05 Ohio 
1,660 
305,436 
157,249 
1,475 
293,284 
0.5 
797 
33,030,388 
272,786 
700 
30,144,840 
240,709 
Region 06 Tennessee 
327 
17,510 
(D) 
274 
12,955 
0.5 
250 
4,798,044 
57,475 
226 
3,706,074 
39,684 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
4,814 
1 ,401 ,838 
914,645 
4,484 
1 ,274,829 
0.7 
1,168 
34,216,538 
307,077 
1,122 
29,614,653 
269,966 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
6,821 
7,389,597 
8,395,712 
5,330 
5,534,778 
1.1 
304 
9,039,862 
(D) 
270 
7,952,784 
83,359 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
315 
142,628 
92,625 
303 
133,974 
0.6 
45 
363,012 
3,652 
39 
358,980 
3,647 
Region 10 Missouri 
20,666 
9,791 ,794 
9,615,883 
16,617 
7,411,950 
1.0 
643 
24,024,194 
272,081 
586 
18,797,130 
197,053 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
7,412 
4,809,089 
6,318,042 
6,961 
4,442,125 
1.3 
307 
4,507,166 
49,994 
290 
3,468,566 
30,228 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
7,320 
2,632,286 
3,058,306 
6,712 
2,469,489 
1.1 
361 
39,534,854 
515,567 
335 
21,437,174 
334,509 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,570 
530,262 
1,112,374 
3,265 
373,539 
2.1 
128 
610,888 
(D) 
118 
508,090 
4,683 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
615 
51,677 
103,615 
517 
36,817 
2.0 
14 
169,400 
391 
7 
140,000 
349 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
2,197 
332,077 
1 ,085,764 
1,507 
197,411 
3.6 
80 
9,176,268 
110,212 
77 
8,047,500 
66,611 
Region 16 Great Basin 
1,875 
607,113 
1,582,221 
1,223 
326,245 
2.9 
54 
7,122,316 
197,501 
54 
7,122,316 
197,501 
Region 17 Pacific Northwest 
11,916 
2,388,556 
4,296,414 
8,979 
1,140,666 
1.8 
1,283 
33,708,187 
452,934 
1,234 
26,702,486 
329,597 
Region 18 California 
23,537 
3,920,282 
9,891 ,489 
16,285 
1 ,486,238 
2.6 
784 
141,728,872 
2,000,520 
657 
98,171,151 
1 ,261 ,387 
Region 19 Alaska 
71 
856 
389 
61 
846 
0.4 
88 
290,088 
2,565 
82 
286,964 
2,536 
Region 20 Hawaii 
117 
28,621 
(D) 
88 
2,135 
1.1 
30 
577,360 
5,223 
30 
577,360 
5,223 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
12 2013 FRiS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
