Table 1. Irrigated Farms in the Censuses of Agriculture: 2012 and Earlier Censuses 
Geographic area 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
1 997 not adjusted for 
coverage 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
United States 
296,303 
55,822,231 
301,028 
56,599,305 
299,583 
55,311,236 
308,818 
56,289,172 
279,442 
55,058,128 
Alabama 
1,747 
113,008 
2,035 
112,819 
1,698 
108,783 
1,503 
79,647 
1,301 
76,871 
Alaska 
230 
2,451 
184 
3,730 
150 
2,742 
114 
2,667 
114 
2,667 
Arizona 
5,839 
880,613 
5,094 
876,158 
4,172 
931,735 
4,233 
1,075,336 
3,426 
1,013,902 
Arkansas 
5,084 
4,803,902 
5,393 
4,460,682 
5,847 
4,149,766 
6,887 
3,785,338 
6,593 
3,717,217 
California 
53,546 
7,861,964 
53,400 
8,016,159 
55,596 
8,709,353 
63,226 
8,886,693 
55,920 
8,712,893 
Colorado 
15,547 
2,516,785 
15,774 
2,867,957 
13,623 
2,590,654 
15,747 
3,374,233 
15,470 
3,430,129 
Connecticut 
1,011 
9,272 
789 
9,901 
801 
10,139 
809 
7,689 
674 
7,366 
Delaware 
533 
127,272 
560 
104,562 
439 
97,167 
430 
75,024 
415 
72,635 
Florida 
1 1 ,744 
1,493,320 
12,868 
1,552,118 
13,456 
1,815,174 
14,573 
1 ,873,823 
12,673 
1,862,404 
Georgia 
5,230 
1,125,355 
5,716 
1,017,773 
5,369 
870,810 
4,752 
773,066 
4,372 
748,520 
Hawaii 
2,498 
81,813 
2,810 
58,635 
2,231 
69,194 
2,241 
76,971 
2,241 
76,971 
Idaho 
15,732 
3,365,292 
16,124 
3,299,889 
15,901 
3,288,522 
16,683 
3,543,805 
15,191 
3,493,542 
Illinois 
2,644 
522,479 
2,388 
474,454 
2,031 
390,843 
2,072 
351,676 
2,021 
349,799 
Indiana 
2,598 
437,445 
2,391 
397,113 
2,212 
313,130 
1,918 
255,917 
1,753 
250,050 
Iowa 
1,525 
171,656 
1,287 
189,518 
976 
142,109 
1,006 
133,149 
957 
124,983 
Kansas 
6,205 
2,881,292 
5,957 
2,762,748 
5,915 
2,678,277 
6,109 
2,695,816 
6,135 
2,707,489 
Kentucky 
2,910 
73,573 
2,980 
58,730 
3,606 
36,751 
4,233 
60,027 
4,104 
58,490 
Louisiana 
3,015 
1,092,881 
3,218 
954,353 
3,496 
938,841 
3,784 
960,831 
3,400 
942,528 
Maine 
1,365 
30,887 
901 
20,994 
1,031 
19,703 
805 
22,229 
671 
21,791 
Maryland 
1,220 
104,910 
1,326 
92,805 
1,265 
80,828 
1,198 
68,663 
1,154 
68,588 
Massachusetts 
1,746 
23,433 
1,630 
23,133 
1,580 
23,720 
2,021 
26,820 
1,630 
24,564 
Michigan 
5,025 
592,243 
5,078 
500,428 
4,413 
456,278 
4,123 
407,071 
3,752 
393,485 
Minnesota 
2,853 
524,016 
2,918 
506,357 
2,433 
454,850 
2,265 
403,289 
2,193 
380,394 
Mississippi 
2,454 
1,651,978 
2,284 
1,368,661 
2,235 
1,175,530 
1,912 
1,110,145 
1,769 
1,076,231 
Missouri 
3,727 
1,180,886 
3,613 
1,199,981 
3,304 
1,032,973 
3,108 
921,113 
2,891 
881,924 
Montana 
9,451 
1,903,019 
10,457 
2,013,167 
10,150 
1,976,111 
10,098 
2,101,548 
9,059 
1 ,994,484 
Nebraska 
17,136 
8,296,573 
17,128 
8,558,559 
17,970 
7,625,170 
19,297 
7,065,556 
18,804 
6,939,036 
Nevada 
2,512 
687,790 
2,054 
691,030 
1,981 
746,653 
2,296 
763,742 
2,159 
764,738 
New Hampshire 
686 
2,630 
505 
2,482 
451 
2,292 
506 
2,838 
429 
2,691 
New Jersey 
1,769 
88,376 
2,055 
95,277 
2,124 
96,893 
2,222 
94,380 
2,089 
92,965 
New Mexico 
11,430 
680,318 
10,167 
830,048 
8,282 
844,799 
8,953 
851,735 
7,444 
804,616 
New York 
3,404 
59,807 
3,036 
68,010 
3,307 
74,663 
2,835 
73,791 
2,501 
69,197 
North Carolina 
4,699 
174,526 
5,788 
232,075 
6,721 
264,057 
5,059 
156,315 
4,695 
156,250 
North Dakota 
744 
218,407 
795 
236,138 
659 
202,817 
730 
183,004 
710 
180,362 
Ohio 
2,462 
46,569 
2,402 
37,959 
2,623 
40,685 
1,967 
35,073 
1,778 
33,997 
Oklahoma 
2,500 
479,750 
3,026 
534,768 
2,942 
517,553 
2,860 
509,109 
2,710 
506,459 
Oregon 
14,975 
1,629,735 
16,792 
1,845,194 
17,776 
1,907,627 
17,016 
1,963,478 
15,348 
1 ,948,739 
Pennsylvania 
4,539 
38,990 
3,958 
37,786 
4,108 
42,516 
3,554 
40,089 
2,814 
36,150 
Rhode Island 
325 
3,954 
313 
4,306 
264 
3,963 
211 
3,333 
180 
3,265 
South Carolina 
1,973 
159,239 
2,030 
132,439 
1,918 
95,642 
1,435 
88,898 
1,248 
86,477 
South Dakota 
1,656 
378,678 
1,627 
373,842 
1,755 
401,083 
1,555 
367,195 
1,439 
343,742 
Tennessee 
2,146 
146,442 
2,453 
81,405 
2,592 
61,217 
1,985 
47,010 
1,768 
45,581 
Texas 
18,169 
4,489,163 
19,713 
5,010,416 
21,164 
5,074,638 
21,106 
5,764,295 
18,756 
5,484,663 
Utah 
12,296 
1,104,257 
12,492 
1,134,144 
11,587 
1,091,011 
12,230 
1,218,474 
11,291 
1,212,201 
Vermont 
766 
3,565 
523 
2,295 
508 
2,335 
409 
2,845 
333 
2,570 
Virginia 
2,456 
68,651 
2,347 
82,187 
3,331 
98,913 
2,509 
86,388 
2,337 
84,926 
Washington 
14,736 
1,633,571 
15,492 
1,735,917 
15,534 
1,823,155 
16,261 
1,787,120 
13,131 
1 ,705,025 
West Virginia 
466 
2,064 
457 
2,189 
408 
1,981 
319 
3,543 
268 
3,285 
Wisconsin 
3,240 
421,721 
2,907 
377,291 
2,457 
385,902 
2,269 
358,467 
2,025 
341,813 
Wyoming 
5,739 
1,435,710 
5,793 
1,550,723 
5,191 
1,541,688 
5,384 
1 ,749,908 
5,306 
1,719,463 
6 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
