Table 27. Discontinuance of All Irrigation by Reason: 2013 and 2008 (continued) 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Reason for discontinuance ' - con. 
Geographic area 
Irrigation is 
uneconomical 
Loss of water rights 
Sold or leased water 
rights or annual 
water allocation 
Sold or leased irrigated 
land or irrigated area 
under protection 
Restrictions on 
water use 
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 ^ 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
in previous 
census 
year ^ 
United States 2013 
2,254 
104,143 
277 
9,852 
614 
31,017 
1,951 
161,367 
2,094 
93,881 
2008 
2,544 
92,738 
125 
735 
268 
19,084 
(NA) 
(NA) 
968 
3,477 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
14 
256 
_ 
_ 
2 
(D) 
11 
80 
10 
70 
Alaska 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Arkansas 
45 
6,057 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
21,270 
4 
80 
California 
12 
6,008 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
380 
22,838 
350 
16,840 
Colorado 
249 
4,413 
_ 
_ 
1 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
401 
29,250 
Connecticut 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
8 
Delaware 
14 
495 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
120 
- 
- 
Florida 
111 
8,181 
9 
(D) 
153 
3,967 
96 
2,782 
23 
(D) 
Georgia 
115 
3,915 
13 
650 
5 
1,070 
53 
3,179 
45 
8,118 
Flawaii 
43 
268 
2 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
14 
48 
Idaho 
- 
- 
- 
277 
7,122 
244 
10,240 
45 
6,906 
Illinois 
59 
499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
2,420 
6 
330 
Indiana 
29 
63 
- 
- 
- 
- 
32 
4,366 
11 
11 
Iowa 
16 
21 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Kansas 
120 
9,720 
35 
8,400 
_ 
_ 
25 
25,222 
_ 
_ 
Kentucky 
53 
382 
- 
- 
7 
140 
1 
(D) 
13 
74 
Louisiana 
26 
1,816 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
3,096 
17 
816 
Maine 
- 
- 
- 
- 
44 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
3 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Michigan 
56 
1,924 
- 
- 
- 
- 
24 
1,920 
35 
963 
Minnesota 
45 
1,873 
- 
- 
- 
- 
24 
1,654 
1 
(D) 
Mississippi 
4 
1,600 
- 
- 
3 
1,971 
17 
5,787 
- 
Missouri 
114 
10,744 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
864 
- 
- 
Montana 
171 
752 
83 
332 
_ 
_ 
105 
13,706 
160 
7,204 
Nebraska 
6 
90 
- 
- 
- 
- 
150 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nevada 
12 
2,700 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1,200 
New Flampshire 
6 
35 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
3 
3 
New Jersey 
11 
208 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Mexico 
6 
1,710 
131 
131 
_ 
_ 
262 
786 
241 
4,470 
New York 
62 
533 
- 
- 
6 
6 
19 
491 
227 
1,347 
North Carolina 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
29 
1,025 
- 
- 
North Dakota 
5 
600 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
10 
1,040 
- 
- 
Ohio 
29 
832 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oklahoma 
85 
7,313 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
18 
6,500 
_ 
_ 
Oregon 
3 
3,000 
- 
- 
3 
1,500 
18 
6,372 
11 
11 
Pennsylvania 
67 
494 
4 
290 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
25 
991 
Rhode Island 
3 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
53 
636 
- 
- 
43 
172 
- 
- 
8 
16 
South Dakota 
52 
1,248 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
11 
1,155 
_ 
_ 
Tennessee 
9 
566 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Texas 
362 
18,108 
- 
- 
- 
- 
355 
13,756 
166 
498 
Utah 
102 
816 
- 
- 
21 
2,121 
- 
- 
206 
4,820 
Vermont 
3 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
16 
407 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
150 
- 
- 
Washington 
5 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
West Virginia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
20 
120 
- 
- 
41 
755 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
Wyoming 
30 
4,760 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
13 
5,239 
58 
7,504 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
12 
59 
- 
- 
46 
99 
- 
- 
11 
11 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
135 
1,821 
4 
(D) 
6 
6 
15 
376 
130 
1,760 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
304 
13,755 
22 
659 
203 
5,659 
189 
7,066 
86 
8,487 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
93 
2,604 
- 
- 
- 
- 
42 
3,297 
150 
1,534 
Region 05 Ohio 
87 
548 
- 
- 
7 
140 
27 
1,468 
25 
(D) 
Region 06 Tennessee 
10 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
60 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
206 
7,394 
- 
- 
41 
(D) 
46 
6,679 
7 
2,350 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
51 
13,201 
- 
- 
3 
1,971 
39 
32,567 
21 
896 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 10 Missouri 
287 
9,212 
118 
8,732 
2 
(D) 
289 
22,040 
365 
22,033 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
256 
21,153 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
43 
31,722 
77 
8,393 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
196 
15,950 
- 
- 
- 
- 
355 
13,756 
166 
498 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
166 
2,158 
- 
- 
- 
- 
131 
655 
43 
946 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
285 
1,731 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
196 
14,113 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
- 
- 
131 
131 
- 
133 
2,291 
131 
(D) 
Region 16 Great Basin 
14 
4,100 
_ 
_ 
60 
10,403 
_ 
_ 
186 
1 1 ,995 
Region 17 Pacific Northwest 
91 
3,425 
- 
- 
240 
240 
262 
16,612 
130 
3,754 
Region 18 California 
12 
6,008 
- 
- 
5 
(D) 
380 
22,838 
350 
16,840 
Region 19 Alaska 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
43 
268 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
14 
48 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
98 2013 FRIS - Entire Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
