Table 28. Land Irrigated in the Open by Method of Water Distribution: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes area under protection and institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Acres 
irrigated 
Gravity systems ^ 
Sprinkler systems 
Drip, trickle, or 
low-flow micro sprinklers 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
United States 2013 
55,283,340 
85,159 
21,504,684 
121,655 
34,894,109 
59,435 
4,889,912 
2008 ^ 
54,929,915 
90,453 
22,217,750 
114,348 
30,877,057 
43,368 
3,756,134 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
100,605 
97 
4,419 
573 
103,131 
465 
9,973 
Alaska 
968 
11 
69 
66 
1,018 
54 
111 
Arizona 
851,407 
3,005 
748,012 
1,640 
240,691 
471 
50,208 
Arkansas 
4,949,965 
3,356 
4,296,734 
1,578 
1,207,773 
304 
28,785 
California 
7,543,928 
15,231 
4,539,426 
13,479 
1,662,125 
25,408 
2,783,022 
Colorado 
2,309,178 
9,044 
1,196,805 
5,550 
1 ,470,829 
738 
10,126 
Connecticut 
4,557 
41 
336 
303 
2,691 
255 
3,261 
Delaware 
114,738 
9 
18 
304 
123,652 
107 
3,632 
Florida 
1,356,561 
363 
573,147 
4,070 
377,278 
4,367 
645,071 
Georgia 
1,196,373 
256 
4,866 
2,556 
1,135,450 
1,255 
175,960 
Hawaii 
75,770 
228 
1 1 ,788 
729 
10,233 
1,057 
61,127 
Idaho 
3,511,751 
7,902 
757,753 
8,249 
3,088,161 
252 
28,149 
Illinois 
541,281 
65 
8,523 
1,359 
583,527 
423 
10,420 
Indiana 
454,346 
62 
4,585 
1,271 
485,970 
470 
6,289 
Iowa 
175,514 
75 
1,564 
645 
179,003 
248 
2,615 
Kansas 
2,851,085 
1,100 
106,984 
4,699 
2,865,244 
477 
72,663 
Kentucky 
50,663 
66 
428 
396 
45,564 
556 
7,548 
Louisiana 
1,096,228 
1,416 
969,325 
859 
261,854 
267 
5,993 
Maine 
20,290 
22 
34 
376 
19,970 
274 
887 
Maryland 
100,530 
44 
646 
511 
102,059 
389 
9,562 
Massachusetts 
26,800 
61 
2,091 
812 
25,530 
437 
3,981 
Michigan 
586,466 
135 
1,998 
2,430 
589,389 
1,136 
36,558 
Minnesota 
516,063 
95 
21,741 
1,737 
527,697 
275 
6,725 
Mississippi 
1,701,494 
1,064 
1,265,091 
1,087 
530,478 
273 
21,166 
Missouri 
1,235,005 
918 
760,732 
1,176 
588,721 
726 
64,160 
Montana 
1,872,286 
5,350 
1,144,584 
3,208 
849,332 
344 
1,079 
Nebraska 
8,297,457 
7,191 
1,251,630 
12,965 
7,362,241 
875 
36,168 
Nevada 
689,953 
1,607 
469,556 
837 
289,042 
78 
3,382 
New Hampshire 
3,773 
36 
160 
190 
2,063 
233 
2,294 
New Jersey 
80,071 
41 
2,704 
811 
73,380 
639 
28,099 
New Mexico 
694,571 
7,112 
289,732 
1,865 
458,284 
1,069 
30,253 
New York 
47,580 
76 
1,069 
922 
39,351 
797 
1 1 ,932 
North Carolina 
135,707 
173 
1,841 
1,440 
131,949 
967 
15,523 
North Dakota 
213,686 
140 
28,108 
419 
194,545 
22 
334 
Ohio 
40,854 
78 
695 
542 
34,259 
710 
13,540 
Oklahoma 
426,296 
138 
14,010 
1,243 
429,033 
400 
7,747 
Oregon 
1 ,553,034 
3,975 
571,531 
8,800 
1,141,042 
2,373 
85,456 
Pennsylvania 
22,523 
141 
1,206 
817 
11,835 
1,775 
12,761 
Rhode Island 
2,996 
9 
163 
128 
2,552 
162 
519 
South Carolina 
133,816 
88 
5,577 
690 
108,599 
396 
34,442 
South Dakota 
369,802 
371 
51,774 
967 
332,929 
44 
164 
Tennessee 
145,965 
76 
8,419 
532 
146,200 
341 
8,179 
Texas 
4,489,837 
3,246 
560,944 
8,761 
3,980,081 
3,207 
280,045 
Utah 
1,124,729 
5,431 
592,225 
6,569 
663,834 
499 
5,859 
Vermont 
2,127 
60 
177 
245 
1,727 
208 
686 
Virginia 
49,141 
29 
162 
553 
43,194 
666 
8,399 
Washington 
1,623,123 
1,259 
169,489 
8,618 
1 ,420,224 
2,277 
250,033 
West Virginia 
1,319 
7 
106 
98 
712 
102 
626 
Wisconsin 
472,856 
149 
8,034 
1,792 
497,601 
540 
3,763 
Wyoming 
1,418,272 
3,710 
1,053,673 
2,188 
452,062 
27 
637 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
58,842 
179 
2,797 
1,903 
53,199 
1,435 
11,071 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
388,390 
314 
4,912 
3,407 
372,837 
3,725 
68,287 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
2,935,603 
1,039 
593,083 
9,630 
1,859,749 
7,614 
882,046 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
817,946 
266 
3,576 
3,796 
829,289 
2,176 
48,265 
Region 05 Ohio 
354,602 
189 
4,528 
1,863 
365,480 
1,763 
26,129 
Region 06 Tennessee 
57,459 
72 
395 
470 
57,752 
348 
8,675 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
1,533,177 
367 
37,496 
4,917 
1,602,717 
1,394 
19,636 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
8,013,416 
5,733 
6,483,957 
3,280 
2,351,503 
524 
104,292 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
175,021 
50 
17,431 
385 
167,479 
28 
907 
Region 10 Missouri 
13,598,476 
17,663 
3,491,310 
22,861 
10,801,661 
1,942 
78,508 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red .. 
5,227,723 
3,226 
1,135,891 
7,208 
4,399,625 
1,265 
79,239 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
3,027,926 
2,594 
474,752 
6,819 
2,541,793 
2,748 
224,420 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
802,574 
7,223 
366,462 
2,195 
499,565 
1,227 
66,874 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
1,321,937 
7,297 
1,035,080 
4,734 
494,751 
577 
1,945 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
915,691 
3,440 
797,472 
2,040 
269,542 
494 
52,308 
Region 16 Great Basin 
1 ,557,939 
5,504 
871 ,799 
5,271 
833,044 
458 
8,715 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
6,723,954 
14,308 
1,573,577 
26,223 
5,605,272 
5,186 
363,279 
Region 18 California 
7,695,926 
15,456 
4,598,309 
13,858 
1 ,777,600 
25,420 
2,784,078 
Region 19 Alaska 
968 
11 
69 
66 
1,018 
54 
111 
Region 20 Hawaii 
75,770 
228 
1 1 ,788 
729 
10,233 
1,057 
61,127 
' Subirrigation data were collected as a separate item in 2008 but were collected under “Other gravity systems” for 201 3. 
^ 2008 data do not include non-horticultural field crops and pasture acreage on horticulture operations. 
100 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
