Table 26. Sources of Irrigation Information Relied on for Reducing Irrigation Costs and Conserving Water: 2013 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Total ' 
Extension agents or 
university specialists 
Private irrigation 
specialists or consultants 
Irrigation equipment 
dealers 
Irrigation district 
or water supplier 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
United States 
149,214 
41,781,901 
60,559 
20,158,783 
38,716 
19,617,414 
42,214 
17,159,205 
26,672 
6,503,523 
Alabama 
571 
80,159 
305 
39,327 
95 
29,561 
179 
40,161 
14 
164 
Alaska 
81 
300 
27 
132 
7 
22 
15 
79 
5 
5 
Arizona 
2,395 
559,326 
1,084 
327,355 
372 
209,430 
331 
121,091 
661 
1 1 1 ,320 
Arkansas 
3,311 
4,199,032 
2,163 
3,017,989 
993 
1,626,933 
635 
970,910 
167 
266,410 
California 
28,739 
5,346,785 
11,175 
2,696,417 
10,740 
2,919,040 
5,958 
1,902,447 
6,907 
1,644,914 
Colorado 
8,286 
1,684,726 
1,902 
549,203 
1,131 
613,722 
1,263 
532,486 
2,202 
333,120 
Connecticut 
338 
2,851 
163 
1,891 
46 
1,117 
132 
1,645 
- 
- 
Delaware 
291 
95,102 
194 
60,721 
102 
44,036 
137 
51,667 
7 
5,490 
Florida 
5,080 
773,517 
2,504 
487,660 
1,089 
239,872 
1,385 
232,265 
478 
208,470 
Georgia 
2,387 
976,400 
1,737 
729,924 
533 
330,193 
753 
449,254 
64 
38,244 
Hawaii 
844 
67,712 
318 
53,722 
98 
18,181 
243 
51,521 
61 
2,623 
Idaho 
9,709 
2,624,686 
2,605 
973,302 
1,740 
1,180,274 
3,288 
1 ,524,037 
2,377 
497,689 
Illinois 
1,103 
397,028 
320 
125,469 
225 
98,152 
702 
297,458 
28 
8,024 
Indiana 
1,158 
366,857 
539 
173,840 
304 
142,123 
629 
243,511 
8 
8,250 
Iowa 
651 
137,270 
258 
49,218 
119 
34,822 
363 
89,813 
7 
(D) 
Kansas 
4,336 
2,341,247 
1,514 
706,163 
3,100 
1,905,317 
1,300 
832,605 
557 
256,902 
Kentucky 
630 
33,808 
377 
22,014 
60 
14,499 
149 
21,470 
17 
8,804 
Louisiana 
1,449 
813,786 
723 
413,569 
289 
211,389 
454 
346,785 
44 
25,319 
Maine 
384 
18,909 
252 
5,638 
111 
3,272 
132 
15,491 
11 
254 
Maryland 
619 
84,376 
355 
41,337 
123 
29,780 
285 
50,465 
11 
1,464 
Massachusetts 
797 
18,060 
466 
13,813 
97 
2,620 
226 
11,361 
23 
(D) 
Michigan 
2,498 
448,877 
1,324 
232,111 
405 
136,766 
1,246 
338,714 
29 
8,444 
Minnesota 
1,497 
417,026 
727 
232,235 
479 
168,066 
808 
263,026 
66 
27,535 
Mississippi 
1,441 
1 ,509,393 
815 
843,220 
477 
721 ,946 
534 
705,720 
39 
54,971 
Missouri 
1,459 
908,113 
625 
433,303 
329 
302,491 
590 
408,044 
36 
36,435 
Montana 
4,272 
1,240,673 
1,718 
484,303 
511 
279,655 
1,125 
578,124 
1,101 
257,263 
Nebraska 
1 1 ,228 
6,595,454 
5,333 
3,164,187 
5,600 
4,218,523 
4,122 
2,438,183 
1,422 
874,496 
Nevada 
1,209 
412,062 
315 
178,691 
253 
155,643 
178 
171,570 
318 
100,287 
New Hampshire 
321 
3,641 
243 
3,234 
61 
937 
132 
3,074 
8 
360 
New Jersey 
810 
64,029 
486 
37,392 
95 
18,304 
301 
30,998 
9 
787 
New Mexico 
5,785 
556,339 
1,820 
224,601 
568 
169,495 
266 
143,882 
1,524 
84,211 
New York 
1,055 
30,089 
701 
22,225 
129 
4,768 
311 
1 1 ,948 
8 
760 
North Carolina 
1,698 
104,495 
1,004 
57,129 
294 
35,569 
601 
63,825 
17 
4,112 
North Dakota 
392 
155,068 
219 
88,556 
133 
73,980 
156 
70,571 
26 
1 1 ,795 
Ohio 
751 
36,305 
361 
18,613 
103 
8,242 
298 
28,512 
5 
15 
Oklahoma 
1,144 
277,097 
551 
91,366 
349 
155,926 
365 
118,538 
28 
11,217 
Oregon 
8,010 
1,112,830 
2,800 
454,841 
1,730 
428,455 
2,696 
486,708 
2,521 
206,400 
Pennsylvania 
1,358 
15,671 
608 
7,647 
214 
5,655 
637 
9,986 
20 
684 
Rhode Island 
207 
1,480 
61 
807 
15 
15 
51 
384 
12 
(D) 
South Carolina 
700 
87,182 
431 
62,290 
134 
21,894 
236 
49,151 
21 
5,033 
South Dakota 
802 
242,847 
198 
75,898 
164 
89,074 
364 
137,474 
95 
20,127 
Tennessee 
620 
123,153 
386 
75,898 
137 
51,634 
205 
57,880 
32 
10,027 
Texas 
9,487 
3,381,979 
3,916 
1 ,535,275 
2,438 
1 ,762,346 
3,737 
1,624,261 
1,346 
679,923 
Utah 
7,103 
741 ,274 
2,515 
318,219 
536 
120,427 
1,152 
251,676 
1,931 
149,361 
Vermont 
265 
1,734 
149 
1,038 
39 
260 
95 
970 
2 
(D) 
Virginia 
874 
40,648 
460 
20,170 
75 
11,153 
300 
24,703 
9 
(D) 
Washington 
5,857 
1,160,408 
1,928 
421 ,768 
1,216 
623,463 
1,810 
745,533 
1,304 
209,353 
West Virginia 
142 
752 
74 
540 
22 
214 
55 
493 
3 
42 
Wisconsin 
1,420 
408,175 
691 
203,307 
364 
171,007 
709 
346,452 
18 
5,146 
Wyoming 
3,650 
1,083,170 
1,119 
381,215 
472 
227,151 
575 
262,283 
1,073 
323,751 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,145 
45,204 
1,217 
25,508 
374 
8,077 
695 
32,070 
54 
1,292 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
4,241 
313,716 
2,327 
179,441 
617 
107,946 
1,740 
171,135 
62 
11,190 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
10,660 
2,025,470 
6,040 
1,374,581 
2,203 
662,371 
3,261 
837,815 
605 
258,091 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
3,990 
635,990 
2,242 
327,017 
667 
224,379 
1,868 
492,232 
42 
9,252 
Region 05 Ohio 
2,300 
270,677 
1,149 
112,318 
412 
96,364 
897 
183,573 
48 
17,196 
Region 06 Tennessee 
653 
48,888 
438 
30,809 
85 
20,083 
165 
23,738 
17 
722 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
4,191 
1 ,249,963 
1,778 
581,376 
1,084 
433,306 
2,383 
915,216 
93 
35,544 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
5,867 
6,577,586 
3,401 
4,084,504 
1,782 
2,541,501 
1,619 
2,190,517 
255 
339,720 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
311 
127,538 
158 
77,196 
109 
65,144 
124 
57,677 
15 
10,162 
Region 10 Missouri 
23,028 
10,424,204 
9,435 
4,533,486 
8,359 
5,723,235 
7,605 
4,115,617 
3,594 
1,515,892 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
8,065 
4,238,475 
2,760 
1,716,362 
3,647 
2,839,261 
2,016 
1 ,347,586 
1,166 
538,109 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
7,564 
2,240,547 
3,135 
1,086,774 
1,592 
904,687 
3,180 
1,142,780 
933 
457,922 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
5,663 
583,940 
1,990 
260,288 
701 
267,427 
295 
180,148 
1,651 
114,413 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
7,166 
922,824 
1,798 
320,500 
316 
78,756 
737 
188,046 
1,893 
228,698 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
2,649 
600,412 
993 
347,057 
384 
225,965 
458 
145,410 
854 
114,412 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
6,243 
1,036,018 
2,585 
448,801 
702 
290,402 
1,028 
387,477 
1,568 
214,923 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
24,398 
4,935,244 
7,509 
1,872,606 
4,789 
2,175,389 
7,787 
2,748,433 
6,626 
966,929 
Region 18 California 
29,155 
5,437,193 
1 1 ,259 
2,726,305 
10,788 
2,934,918 
6,098 
1,948,135 
7,130 
1,666,428 
Region 19 Alaska 
81 
300 
27 
132 
7 
22 
15 
79 
5 
5 
Region 20 Hawaii 
844 
67,712 
318 
53,722 
98 
18,181 
243 
51,521 
61 
2,623 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 95 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
