Table 27. Discontinuance of Aii irrigation by Reason: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Discontinued irrigation 
since previous census year 
Reason for discontinuance ' 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
in previous 
census 
year ^ 
Square 
feet 
under 
protection 
in 
previous 
census 
year ^ 
Farms reporting 
discontinuance to be 
permanent 
Sufficient soil 
moisture 
Shortage of surface 
water 
Shortage of ground 
water 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
in previous 
census 
year ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
in previous 
census 
year ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
in previous 
census 
year ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
in previous 
census 
year ^ 
United States 2013 
41,455 
2,519,094 
11,759,756 
3,711 
125,540 
9,559 
504,584 
2,903 
318,768 
1,284 
157,862 
2008 
23,255 
1,318,275 
1,132,318 
2,299 
72,555 
3,892 
252,601 
943 
48,188 
690 
12,360 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
519 
21,332 
11,200 
56 
869 
199 
15,267 
11 
94 
8 
88 
Alaska 
36 
475 
216,252 
9 
26 
13 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
419 
23,911 
- 
- 
- 
14 
3,840 
47 
868 
- 
- 
Arkansas 
388 
76,984 
2,100 
- 
- 
167 
21,614 
- 
- 
4 
80 
California 
3,874 
298,099 
48,000 
450 
13,111 
127 
20,652 
661 
106,583 
576 
97,319 
Colorado 
2,302 
180,931 
39,234 
249 
5,667 
387 
17,882 
507 
68,824 
248 
9,466 
Connecticut 
243 
2,118 
286,495 
15 
15 
67 
1,327 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Delaware 
102 
14,255 
- 
6 
1,640 
46 
6,838 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
2,334 
89,498 
387,360 
407 
13,076 
376 
32,956 
35 
1,155 
7 
560 
Georgia 
1,300 
109,140 
139,006 
92 
5,301 
487 
45,703 
7 
21 
3 
3,030 
Hawaii 
453 
3,352 
113,197 
35 
105 
144 
723 
23 
100 
2 
(D) 
Idaho 
1,254 
67,641 
- 
8 
80 
248 
2,480 
8 
24 
- 
Illinois 
607 
44,039 
242,940 
108 
2,370 
162 
16,662 
17 
257 
7 
565 
Indiana 
574 
25,946 
616,135 
100 
1,902 
166 
1 1 ,384 
12 
48 
- 
- 
Iowa 
320 
19,925 
269,744 
38 
1,154 
61 
5,504 
2 
(D) 
8 
532 
Kansas 
509 
63,058 
23,904 
125 
16,954 
63 
2,224 
_ 
_ 
56 
1,400 
Kentucky 
1,225 
26,346 
883,005 
101 
1,012 
646 
16,714 
19 
113 
- 
- 
Louisiana 
590 
48,350 
78,216 
70 
3,015 
261 
9,116 
- 
- 
17 
816 
Maine 
282 
3,835 
142,782 
46 
73 
75 
2,554 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
295 
9,721 
197,112 
12 
(D) 
148 
5,653 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
201 
1,531 
2,856 
61 
89 
40 
664 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Michigan 
971 
19,890 
687,933 
69 
2,953 
261 
9,551 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Minnesota 
393 
27,350 
148,440 
46 
2,041 
56 
7,747 
5 
5 
2 
(D) 
Mississippi 
460 
74,568 
144,000 
25 
4,607 
169 
13,535 
4 
1,600 
4 
1,600 
Missouri 
755 
86,303 
288,248 
112 
5,758 
171 
33,829 
5 
5 
6 
2,392 
Montana 
1,452 
152,970 
39,180 
92 
2,648 
52 
16,981 
85 
14,609 
83 
83 
Nebraska 
580 
164,535 
1,248 
8 
8 
15 
(D) 
147 
11,907 
- 
- 
Nevada 
248 
29,369 
- 
- 
- 
- 
42 
20,166 
6 
1,200 
New Hampshire 
100 
457 
3,840 
4 
13 
31 
93 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Jersey 
430 
12,139 
79,195 
59 
110 
215 
7,256 
5 
10 
1 
(D) 
New Mexico 
1,549 
52,056 
_ 
192 
4,245 
369 
13,540 
574 
18,190 
59 
3,340 
New York 
1,177 
14,273 
751,875 
80 
738 
483 
7,063 
48 
156 
6 
6 
North Carolina 
1,151 
42,250 
885,301 
52 
1,282 
575 
24,259 
6 
6 
- 
- 
North Dakota 
132 
18,362 
- 
10 
1,250 
46 
3,843 
5 
710 
- 
- 
Ohio 
835 
16,514 
1,403,217 
117 
535 
331 
10,542 
5 
5 
7 
33 
Oklahoma 
579 
30,429 
_ 
49 
1,192 
262 
7,941 
11 
2,150 
41 
4,921 
Oregon 
1,213 
86,528 
159,524 
140 
3,287 
202 
3,886 
18 
15,049 
2 
(D) 
Pennsylvania 
1,014 
11,851 
1,158,335 
115 
(D) 
353 
7,556 
37 
62 
- 
Rhode Island 
15 
204 
- 
- 
6 
147 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
668 
40,000 
6,300 
76 
323 
281 
31,431 
51 
114 
- 
- 
South Dakota 
156 
12,463 
_ 
1 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
26 
1,170 
_ 
_ 
Tennessee 
650 
20,261 
299,973 
72 
374 
306 
5,086 
3 
100 
- 
- 
Texas 
3,499 
219,848 
60,240 
188 
18,171 
244 
11,781 
38 
16,816 
67 
24,808 
Utah 
1,715 
66,969 
1,260 
66 
2,427 
9 
1,890 
380 
27,867 
57 
627 
Vermont 
126 
1,230 
127,463 
8 
8 
20 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
785 
17,813 
193,716 
19 
755 
502 
12,705 
1 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
Washington 
1,824 
65,747 
620,377 
44 
59 
381 
15,559 
- 
5 
(D) 
West Virginia 
116 
549 
212,250 
9 
33 
31 
214 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
655 
12,630 
788,303 
57 
78 
230 
3,653 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wyoming 
380 
91,049 
- 
13 
4,030 
6 
9,900 
58 
9,364 
2 
(D) 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
878 
8,249 
457,897 
126 
190 
230 
4,796 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
2,581 
64,832 
1,747,147 
159 
3,283 
1,194 
38,584 
37 
166 
1 
(D) 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf .... 
6,486 
312,206 
1,359,411 
686 
22,044 
2,192 
154,289 
110 
1,390 
18 
3,678 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
2,313 
41,209 
1,813,087 
223 
3,696 
722 
17,532 
48 
(D) 
6 
6 
Region 05 Ohio 
2,704 
58,928 
3,099,816 
351 
3,428 
1,160 
32,463 
43 
212 
7 
33 
Region 06 Tennessee 
484 
8,065 
309,629 
53 
556 
277 
5,741 
2 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
1,753 
89,460 
1 ,228,824 
241 
6,635 
422 
29,222 
27 
267 
7 
565 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
1,128 
244,195 
151,941 
88 
8,872 
411 
60,675 
4 
1,600 
27 
4,728 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
76 
16,919 
18,348 
5 
650 
30 
5,279 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Region 10 Missouri 
3,520 
500,223 
276,752 
325 
16,974 
430 
47,275 
362 
46,176 
95 
775 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red . 
2,443 
168,601 
38,904 
145 
18,094 
788 
22,697 
198 
22,673 
348 
19,647 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
2,772 
183,340 
60,240 
188 
18,171 
233 
1 1 ,424 
39 
15,691 
38 
1 1 ,448 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
1,638 
62,102 
- 
55 
2,806 
310 
9,487 
485 
13,126 
19 
7,560 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
1,916 
128,976 
39,150 
249 
3,342 
31 
17,950 
639 
59,864 
123 
5,907 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
425 
24,966 
- 
131 
131 
14 
3,840 
23 
460 
- 
- 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
1,418 
70,993 
1,260 
- 
_ 
_ 
- 
146 
28,607 
8 
2,600 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
4,530 
225,088 
779,901 
192 
3,426 
831 
21,925 
56 
21,637 
7 
2,010 
Region 18 California 
3,901 
306,915 
48,000 
450 
13,111 
127 
20,652 
661 
106,583 
576 
97,319 
Region 19 Alaska 
36 
475 
216,252 
9 
26 
13 
30 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
453 
3,352 
113,197 
35 
105 
144 
723 
23 
100 
2 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 2013 FRiS - Entire Farm Data 97 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
