Table 25. Barriers to Making improvements to Reduce Energy Use or Conserve Water: 2013 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Total ^ 
Investigating improvements 
not a priority 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Acres 
irrigated 
Acre-feet 
applied 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Acre-feet 
applied ^ 
United States 
128,115 
106,750,320 
29,305,842 
46,506,688 
50,242 
7,653,357 
11,211,006 
Alabama 
517 
290,861 
51,188 
19,646 
219 
19,940 
5,986 
Alaska 
59 
1,444 
211 
102 
29 
147 
66 
Arizona 
2,767 
1 ,960,865 
453,111 
1,938,844 
1,099 
87,691 
291,425 
Arkansas 
2,196 
3,344,240 
2,758,935 
3,580,841 
743 
703,031 
824,924 
California 
26,371 
8,164,258 
3,496,710 
10,940,118 
12,555 
722,917 
2,222,193 
Colorado 
7,525 
6,248,689 
1,346,966 
2,426,385 
2,175 
292,331 
448,744 
Connecticut 
347 
14,049 
2,467 
2,761 
154 
500 
325 
Delaware 
208 
100,984 
41,236 
21,294 
78 
1 1 ,624 
6,498 
Florida 
4,112 
1 ,005,343 
423,796 
407,701 
1,836 
159,607 
160,155 
Georgia 
1,634 
1,539,028 
576,497 
293,389 
673 
172,448 
94,490 
Hawaii 
1,007 
184,874 
61,647 
216,719 
539 
3,873 
7,657 
Idaho 
9,217 
3,842,712 
2,043,388 
3,739,475 
3,601 
462,599 
875,449 
Illinois 
812 
630,590 
204,349 
137,566 
380 
70,368 
51,038 
Indiana 
792 
668,838 
189,253 
105,600 
355 
68,146 
36,100 
Iowa 
586 
415,645 
102,558 
55,479 
294 
30,752 
15,716 
Kansas 
2,703 
7,188,205 
1 ,487,932 
1,810,690 
914 
312,010 
349,760 
Kentucky 
506 
190,777 
25,995 
12,852 
269 
8,064 
4,139 
Louisiana 
1,104 
1,154,611 
544,180 
767,799 
531 
250,288 
370,535 
Maine 
329 
38,783 
4,709 
1,909 
157 
1,529 
640 
Maryland 
530 
164,849 
54,864 
27,756 
232 
16,736 
8,038 
Massachusetts 
713 
46,436 
13,938 
10,599 
365 
5,547 
3,652 
Michigan 
1,922 
814,233 
283,751 
149,535 
801 
60,225 
31,564 
Minnesota 
1,104 
838,010 
230,398 
141,839 
457 
65,366 
37,589 
Mississippi 
957 
1,523,153 
920,936 
964,797 
435 
522,337 
587,699 
Missouri 
1,286 
1 ,042,838 
571,976 
552,488 
696 
187,261 
174,409 
Montana 
3,860 
9,173,216 
1,102,358 
1 ,432,074 
1,719 
369,850 
459,918 
Nebraska 
8,933 
11,914,972 
4,538,770 
4,466,057 
2,100 
966,457 
925,214 
Nevada 
1,533 
2,689,102 
405,861 
1,080,880 
471 
73,145 
199,432 
New Hampshire 
311 
16,342 
3,059 
1,005 
159 
2,528 
694 
New Jersey 
667 
101,617 
42,392 
24,990 
286 
10,864 
5,790 
New Mexico 
4,781 
4,422,027 
459,549 
811,726 
1,052 
190,478 
297,619 
New York 
963 
123,555 
18,879 
9,062 
390 
7,308 
4,852 
North Carolina 
1,167 
333,548 
65,992 
22,660 
476 
14,940 
3,991 
North Dakota 
257 
708,780 
103,351 
63,695 
113 
44,528 
28,948 
Ohio 
658 
108,700 
22,750 
15,095 
350 
9,860 
6,983 
Oklahoma 
945 
1,253,961 
193,216 
235,541 
354 
36,281 
42,964 
Oregon 
6,780 
5,706,029 
898,408 
1,745,715 
2,610 
257,338 
484,683 
Pennsylvania 
1,149 
180,446 
13,180 
5,339 
614 
6,238 
2,648 
Rhode Island 
217 
5,822 
2,271 
1,609 
47 
1,692 
1,136 
South Carolina 
425 
252,109 
54,301 
27,423 
174 
13,233 
5,514 
South Dakota 
610 
1,178,186 
148,079 
119,949 
239 
51,883 
42,129 
Tennessee 
485 
330,438 
76,694 
37,466 
235 
24,355 
8,694 
Texas 
8,105 
12,113,141 
2,609,367 
3,239,319 
2,488 
590,190 
727,190 
Utah 
6,097 
2,968,854 
663,156 
1,379,677 
1,976 
137,417 
283,677 
Vermont 
260 
12,999 
888 
504 
93 
414 
234 
Virginia 
654 
168,400 
23,466 
11,084 
315 
4,923 
3,321 
Washington 
5,694 
2,906,553 
857,025 
1,926,101 
2,783 
240,333 
568,680 
West Virginia 
129 
14,938 
671 
449 
65 
526 
348 
Wisconsin 
1,208 
759,31 1 
268,168 
234,052 
475 
50,143 
43,505 
Wyoming 
2,923 
7,892,959 
843,000 
1,289,034 
1,071 
313,096 
454,048 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,001 
124,809 
26,746 
17,987 
908 
11,947 
6,502 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
3,465 
693,937 
182,248 
94,223 
1,633 
53,220 
27,962 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
8,077 
3,613,976 
1,187,937 
780,908 
3,473 
384,682 
277,044 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
3,247 
1,165,603 
391 ,479 
219,933 
1,331 
84,424 
48,323 
Region 05 Ohio 
1,833 
809,909 
172,253 
92,612 
908 
66,997 
33,640 
Region 06 Tennessee 
455 
159,933 
20,770 
9,943 
233 
4,925 
1,924 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
3,384 
2,320,084 
702,865 
515,550 
1,527 
200,943 
140,547 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
4,134 
6,030,329 
4,250,736 
5,151,880 
1,656 
1 ,471 ,623 
1 ,732,794 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
242 
480,436 
75,729 
42,254 
128 
24,512 
13,100 
Region 10 Missouri 
18,462 
34,989,895 
7,488,637 
8,426,001 
5,500 
1,885,132 
2,024,945 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
5,578 
1 1 ,348,248 
2,746,258 
3,582,335 
1,873 
635,932 
824,040 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
7,094 
7,006,849 
1,919,444 
2,298,853 
2,340 
478,550 
535,704 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
4,761 
5,393,844 
442,741 
847,108 
1,139 
156,223 
321,822 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
6,519 
4,021,123 
793,793 
1,572,717 
1,899 
187,789 
299,911 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
3,028 
2,303,646 
489,529 
2,076,344 
1,485 
99,019 
325,507 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
5,913 
4,591,859 
949,353 
2,137,750 
1,448 
184,228 
424,373 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
22,088 
13,032,279 
3,786,501 
7,273,553 
9,617 
971,437 
1 ,893,625 
Region 18 California 
26,768 
8,477,243 
3,616,965 
11,149,917 
12,576 
747,754 
2,271,520 
Region 19 Alaska 
59 
1,444 
211 
102 
29 
147 
66 
Region 20 Hawaii 
1,007 
184,874 
61,647 
216,719 
539 
3,873 
7,657 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 2013 FRiS - Entire Farm Data 91 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
