Table 4. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied By Source: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Water applied from all sources 
Geographic area 
Total area ' 
Acres in the open ® 
Area under protection 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
applied ^ 
Average 
acre-feet 
per acre 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
applied 
Average 
acre-feet 
per acre 
Farms 
Square 
feet 
irrigated 
Gallons 
applied 
(1,000) 
United States 2013 
229,237 
55,319,417 
88,510,811 
55,283,340 
88,455,968 
24,829 
1,405,381,805 
17,870,533 
2008 
235,715 
55,540,978 
91,956,721 
55,509,548 
91,877,639 
20,610 
1,369,090,815 
25,768,753 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
1,022 
101,178 
46,163 
100,605 
44,604 
301 
25,455,310 
508,017 
Alaska 
181 
1,071 
499 
968 
457 
139 
1,731,548 
13,784 
Arizona 
4,380 
851,861 
3,756,938 
851,407 
3,755,876 
205 
17,572,080 
346,182 
Arkansas 
4,212 
4,950,053 
6,454,502 
1.3 
4,949,965 
6,454,191 
1.3 
176 
3,953,942 
101,483 
California 
44,347 
7,549,161 
23,499,744 
3.1 
7,543,928 
23,488,939 
3.1 
1,569 
243,531,183 
3,520,721 
Colorado 
12,501 
2,309,543 
4,136,462 
1.8 
2,309,178 
4,135,873 
1.8 
241 
13,702,377 
191,795 
Connecticut 
715 
5,371 
5,091 
0.9 
4,557 
3,999 
0.9 
473 
30,922,369 
355,832 
Delaware 
396 
114,769 
58,426 
0.5 
114,738 
58,423 
0.5 
72 
265,160 
1,123 
Florida 
8,120 
1,364,559 
1,589,559 
1.2 
1,356,561 
1 ,573,095 
1.2 
1,789 
369,783,392 
5,364,931 
Georgia 
3,545 
1,196,947 
609,704 
0.5 
1,196,373 
608,568 
0.5 
446 
22,415,692 
370,124 
Hawaii 
1,919 
76,459 
250,271 
3.3 
75,770 
249,449 
3.3 
612 
23,942,112 
267,863 
Idaho 
14,092 
3,511,839 
6,424,185 
1.8 
3,511,751 
6,424,081 
1.8 
179 
2,556,909 
33,894 
Illinois 
1,807 
541,818 
367,709 
0.7 
541,281 
367,207 
0.7 
467 
18,295,306 
163,485 
Indiana 
1,893 
454,712 
235,086 
0.5 
454,346 
234,935 
0.5 
471 
7,450,681 
49,160 
Iowa 
1,090 
175,847 
93,008 
0.5 
175,514 
92,573 
0.5 
364 
8,839,112 
141,902 
Kansas 
5,243 
2,851,317 
3,432,654 
1.2 
2,851,085 
3,432,397 
1.2 
192 
8,074,504 
83,755 
Kentucky 
1,212 
51,126 
20,631 
0.4 
50,663 
20,335 
0.4 
552 
10,918,317 
96,311 
Louisiana 
2,130 
1,096,381 
1,455,012 
1.3 
1 ,096,228 
1,454,716 
1.3 
319 
8,152,878 
96,599 
Maine 
946 
20,817 
7,273 
0.3 
20,290 
6,959 
0.3 
651 
10,607,864 
102,353 
Maryland 
890 
100,909 
47,919 
0.5 
100,530 
47,592 
0.5 
343 
13,852,007 
106,450 
Massachusetts 
1,398 
27,230 
36,480 
1.3 
26,800 
36,195 
1.4 
613 
10,926,750 
92,710 
Michigan 
3,662 
587,850 
312,651 
0.5 
586,466 
311,599 
0.5 
1,070 
53,296,819 
342,773 
Minnesota 
2,162 
516,724 
323,812 
0.6 
516,063 
322,879 
0.6 
485 
23,831 ,980 
304,154 
Mississippi 
1,843 
1,701,587 
1,769,046 
1.0 
1 ,701 ,494 
1 ,768,937 
1.0 
149 
2,918,426 
35,423 
Missouri 
2,569 
1,235,334 
1,193,443 
1.0 
1,235,005 
1,193,127 
1.0 
556 
8,469,932 
102,943 
Montana 
7,384 
1 ,872,389 
2,502,453 
1.3 
1,872,286 
2,502,345 
1.3 
284 
2,458,858 
35,168 
Nebraska 
15,747 
8,297,560 
8,069,122 
1.0 
8,297,457 
8,069,039 
1.0 
187 
2,057,548 
26,970 
Nevada 
2,149 
689,953 
1,913,769 
2.8 
689,953 
1,913,755 
2.8 
19 
359,200 
4,407 
New Hampshire 
528 
4,020 
1,432 
0.4 
3,773 
1,282 
0.3 
351 
5,660,877 
49,037 
New Jersey 
1,255 
80,777 
49,030 
0.6 
80,071 
48,086 
0.6 
527 
34,930,178 
307,645 
New Mexico 
8,733 
694,632 
1,311,403 
1.9 
694,571 
1,311,363 
1.9 
168 
886,778 
12,933 
New York 
1,936 
48,705 
22,143 
0.5 
47,580 
21,300 
0.4 
1,066 
38,211,640 
274,807 
North Carolina 
2,710 
136,721 
54,639 
0.4 
135,707 
53,351 
0.4 
1,073 
36,315,699 
419,636 
North Dakota 
533 
213,728 
148,355 
0.7 
213,686 
148,332 
0.7 
42 
919,488 
7,606 
Ohio 
1,453 
41,776 
25,819 
0.6 
40,854 
25,160 
0.6 
710 
32,573,918 
214,671 
Oklahoma 
1,672 
426,602 
522,454 
1.2 
426,296 
522,118 
1.2 
212 
11,723,148 
109,646 
Oregon 
12,299 
1,554,173 
2,972,530 
1.9 
1 ,553,034 
2,970,591 
1.9 
910 
44,589,359 
631,897 
Pennsylvania 
3,126 
24,027 
10,234 
0.4 
22,523 
9,431 
0.4 
1,820 
34,643,884 
261,502 
Rhode Island 
294 
3,042 
2,231 
0.7 
2,996 
2,198 
0.7 
197 
1,438,186 
10,860 
South Carolina 
1,046 
133,927 
77,382 
0.6 
133,816 
77,234 
0.6 
264 
3,082,705 
48,283 
South Dakota 
1,274 
369,864 
291,854 
0.8 
369,802 
291,815 
0.8 
140 
1,300,058 
12,710 
Tennessee 
1,108 
146,932 
58,371 
0.4 
145,965 
57,136 
0.4 
483 
37,454,409 
402,528 
Texas 
13,259 
4,491,987 
5,802,895 
1.3 
4,489,837 
5,799,584 
1.3 
748 
89,427,943 
1 ,079,049 
Utah 
10,357 
1,125,106 
2,379,301 
2.1 
1,124,729 
2,378,450 
2.1 
154 
18,539,818 
277,312 
Vermont 
567 
2,324 
1,008 
0.4 
2,127 
911 
0.4 
353 
2,865,406 
31,682 
Virginia 
1,342 
50,100 
26,766 
0.5 
49,141 
25,395 
0.5 
768 
36,117,321 
446,874 
Washington 
10,575 
1,623,389 
3,662,824 
2.3 
1,623,123 
3,662,524 
2.3 
957 
7,997,166 
97,907 
West Virginia 
297 
1,453 
787 
0.5 
1,319 
686 
0.5 
184 
2,003,960 
32,859 
Wisconsin 
2,427 
473,483 
387,991 
0.8 
472,856 
387,148 
0.8 
741 
18,036,668 
274,667 
Wyoming 
4,891 
1,418,284 
2,089,747 
1.5 
1,418,272 
2,089,728 
1.5 
37 
320,940 
6,111 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
4,098 
60,990 
52,786 
0.9 
58,842 
50,899 
0.9 
2,408 
60,433,198 
614,723 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
7,325 
391,761 
199,316 
0.5 
388,390 
196,197 
0.5 
3,577 
115,035,065 
1,016,451 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
16,745 
2,946,118 
2,390,968 
0.8 
2,935,603 
2,369,716 
0.8 
3,874 
470,764,723 
6,925,027 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
6,462 
821,148 
451,162 
0.5 
817,946 
448,422 
0.5 
2,413 
118,145,599 
892,795 
Region 05 Ohio 
4,554 
356,743 
185,063 
0.5 
354,602 
183,456 
0.5 
2,135 
59,729,601 
523,725 
Region 06 Tennessee 
1,139 
57,924 
26,417 
0.5 
57,459 
26,091 
0.5 
532 
8,897,441 
106,126 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
6,665 
1,534,692 
1 ,062,887 
0.7 
1,533,177 
1,061,086 
0.7 
1,718 
45,904,253 
586,885 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
7,682 
8,013,711 
9,629,376 
1.2 
8,013,416 
9,628,711 
1.2 
482 
13,975,098 
216,780 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
466 
175,244 
118,781 
0.7 
175,021 
118,621 
0.7 
75 
8,391,544 
52,017 
Region 10 Missouri 
33,574 
13,599,516 
14,891,781 
1.1 
13,598,476 
14,890,524 
1.1 
1,199 
33,023,426 
409,756 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
10,446 
5,228,308 
6,953,706 
1.3 
5,227,723 
6,952,945 
1.3 
619 
20,243,993 
247,906 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
10,567 
3,030,034 
3,719,141 
1.2 
3,027,926 
3,715,944 
1.2 
707 
87,455,543 
1,041,778 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
9,195 
802,641 
1 ,587,844 
2.0 
802,574 
1,587,805 
2.0 
163 
827,838 
12,558 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
10,352 
1,321,954 
2,638,973 
2.0 
1,321,937 
2,638,943 
2.0 
98 
981,198 
9,669 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
5,092 
916,132 
3,955,119 
4.3 
915,691 
3,954,057 
4.3 
192 
17,562,380 
346,078 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
9,441 
1,558,309 
3,629,811 
2.3 
1 ,557,939 
3,628,952 
2.3 
152 
18,528,442 
279,776 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
38,443 
6,725,486 
13,004,705 
1.9 
6,723,954 
13,002,330 
1.9 
2,149 
55,237,936 
773,767 
Region 18 California 
44,891 
7,701,176 
23,762,206 
3.1 
7,695,926 
23,751,363 
3.1 
1,585 
244,570,867 
3,533,066 
Region 19 Alaska 
181 
1,071 
499 
0.5 
968 
457 
0.5 
139 
1,731,548 
13,784 
Region 20 Hawaii 
1,919 
76,459 
250,271 
3.3 
75,770 
249,449 
3.3 
612 
23,942,112 
267,863 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
