Table 26. Sources of Irrigation Information Relied on for Reducing Irrigation Costs and Conserving 
Water: 2013 (continued) 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
NRCS, local Conservation district, 
other Federal or State agencies 
Media reports or 
information in the press 
Neighboring farmers 
Electronic information services 
(DTN and other Internet links) 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated ^ 
United States 
27,388 
10,781,136 
21,945 
6,463,374 
56,044 
14,217,927 
30,169 
10,617,540 
Alabama 
67 
7,710 
119 
12,376 
133 
15,738 
129 
19,670 
Alaska 
20 
34 
14 
186 
29 
60 
18 
105 
Arizona 
615 
192,600 
449 
50,599 
969 
184,472 
374 
125,124 
Arkansas 
755 
1,175,042 
367 
410,472 
1,007 
1 ,327,541 
576 
871 ,953 
California 
4,850 
1 ,283,390 
6,076 
1,131,951 
11,533 
2,026,356 
7,423 
1,523,555 
Colorado 
2,380 
549,439 
706 
203,530 
3,520 
523,435 
1,410 
460,003 
Connecticut 
59 
216 
43 
1,237 
104 
1,069 
40 
222 
Delaware 
57 
7,629 
21 
8,674 
91 
23,318 
62 
16,707 
Florida 
778 
205,245 
765 
54,394 
1,318 
158,812 
983 
235,744 
Georgia 
363 
172,143 
214 
131,157 
547 
257,271 
356 
131,607 
Hawaii 
133 
54,663 
138 
744 
304 
4,117 
146 
(D) 
Idaho 
1,259 
605,449 
604 
404,965 
4,531 
1,045,028 
632 
597,463 
Illinois 
73 
22,973 
189 
68,822 
306 
125,502 
349 
127,592 
Indiana 
100 
60,879 
235 
70,407 
390 
135,445 
333 
109,798 
Iowa 
36 
6,409 
105 
18,812 
233 
62,146 
158 
44,609 
Kansas 
541 
263,200 
629 
326,701 
1,062 
625,121 
895 
520,584 
Kentucky 
63 
1 1 ,332 
60 
12,978 
167 
16,642 
106 
15,307 
Louisiana 
237 
185,940 
128 
54,279 
437 
228,618 
181 
107,171 
Maine 
80 
13,625 
46 
735 
55 
2,792 
93 
686 
Maryland 
65 
14,610 
76 
1 1 ,256 
201 
28,857 
92 
22,205 
Massachusetts 
157 
7,422 
144 
3,250 
202 
6,699 
214 
3,357 
Michigan 
347 
69,984 
366 
59,372 
709 
161,506 
698 
164,108 
Minnesota 
221 
78,997 
206 
59,328 
440 
129,434 
387 
126,511 
Mississippi 
239 
388,689 
154 
135,083 
443 
367,689 
283 
201,074 
Missouri 
302 
334,785 
185 
1 1 1 ,964 
560 
353,937 
337 
205,707 
Montana 
1,382 
442,397 
527 
228,147 
1,850 
638,321 
460 
216,441 
Nebraska 
2,668 
1,775,265 
1,910 
1,259,643 
2,746 
1,704,707 
2,982 
2,203,289 
Nevada 
368 
141,939 
234 
61,873 
694 
212,333 
175 
93,266 
New Hampshire 
62 
2,373 
70 
2,343 
151 
2,566 
54 
2,126 
New Jersey 
145 
17,720 
130 
7,246 
222 
14,274 
105 
10,904 
New Mexico 
989 
130,597 
729 
1 1 1 ,099 
3,159 
145,461 
830 
62,248 
New York 
97 
5,752 
159 
4,869 
302 
8,140 
248 
6,845 
North Carolina 
196 
19,443 
300 
20,278 
414 
23,659 
371 
26,941 
North Dakota 
77 
33,907 
44 
17,741 
99 
37,087 
117 
58,515 
Ohio 
41 
1,552 
149 
4,434 
188 
7,651 
197 
1 1 ,762 
Oklahoma 
220 
53,026 
149 
45,544 
352 
77,856 
225 
69,924 
Oregon 
1,461 
293,851 
1,289 
178,451 
3,179 
505,336 
1,557 
280,502 
Pennsylvania 
86 
1,679 
184 
1,497 
499 
4,011 
209 
(D) 
Rhode Island 
47 
341 
24 
24 
67 
265 
24 
184 
South Carolina 
69 
15,660 
113 
15,102 
156 
28,542 
145 
22,804 
South Dakota 
74 
30,153 
138 
42,135 
305 
96,383 
231 
60,299 
Tennessee 
70 
28,029 
75 
13,609 
185 
36,285 
164 
20,286 
Texas 
2,162 
1,040,236 
1,268 
622,132 
3,932 
1,465,679 
2,093 
860,840 
Utah 
1,391 
277,706 
519 
108,929 
3,948 
395,412 
1,063 
152,636 
Vermont 
61 
237 
13 
51 
101 
779 
53 
206 
Virginia 
80 
9,148 
142 
6,388 
165 
13,733 
204 
12,382 
Washington 
804 
292,781 
1,196 
174,266 
1,555 
357,322 
1,695 
420,321 
West Virginia 
16 
223 
24 
74 
27 
123 
47 
171 
Wisconsin 
129 
41,531 
244 
55,712 
517 
135,142 
403 
172,739 
Wyoming 
896 
413,185 
276 
138,515 
1,940 
495,255 
242 
1 75,799 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
426 
24,001 
327 
7,589 
605 
13,564 
439 
6,661 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
457 
53,465 
630 
37,844 
1,273 
89,032 
809 
68,599 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
1,513 
422,055 
1,493 
235,531 
2,692 
487,441 
2,104 
442,854 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
529 
102,908 
586 
77,721 
1,192 
223,482 
1,063 
222,578 
Region 05 Ohio 
161 
36,389 
379 
55,382 
599 
89,282 
564 
88,284 
Region 06 Tennessee 
63 
3,331 
95 
4,028 
165 
12,500 
144 
(D) 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
395 
147,535 
630 
204,357 
1,399 
432,293 
1,159 
435,839 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
1,263 
1,854,310 
680 
592,569 
1,897 
2,035,149 
930 
1,177,191 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
61 
36,578 
54 
13,530 
63 
23,385 
107 
49,973 
Region 10 Missouri 
5,198 
2,781,055 
3,648 
1,842,761 
7,842 
3,156,467 
5,234 
3,046,312 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
1,395 
871,806 
900 
691,002 
2,450 
1,288,816 
1,650 
1,095,263 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
1,700 
717,322 
1,013 
346,586 
3,068 
947,917 
1,384 
485,891 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
1,117 
189,667 
689 
93,672 
3,018 
260,750 
1,156 
143,696 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
2,535 
398,096 
530 
134,188 
3,589 
387,761 
797 
135,683 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
559 
194,565 
331 
51,961 
1,040 
201,798 
428 
146,868 
Region 16 Great Basin 
1,045 
343,747 
598 
152,807 
3,404 
521,816 
733 
214,439 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
3,834 
1,242,314 
3,058 
761,597 
9,754 
1 ,967,889 
3,860 
1 ,286,773 
Region 18 California 
4,984 
1 ,307,295 
6,152 
1,159,319 
11,661 
2,074,408 
7,444 
1 ,522,680 
Region 19 Alaska 
20 
34 
14 
186 
29 
60 
18 
105 
Region 20 Hawaii 
133 
54,663 
138 
744 
304 
4,117 
146 
(D) 
' Data include only positive responses and respondents could choose more than one source of information. 
^ Acres irrigated are totals for all irrigation on these farms. 
96 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
