Table 29. Land Irrigated in the Open by Sprinkler Systems: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes area under protection and institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Center pivot system 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Low pressure 
under 30 psi 
Medium pressure 
30 to 59 psi 
High pressure 
60 psi or more 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
United States 2013 
121,655 
34,894,109 
57,410 
27,879,177 
27,685 
12,770,489 
28,890 
13,396,454 
5,498 
1,712,234 
2008 ^ 
114,348 
30,877,057 
53,395 
25,620,477 
26,970 
13,142,448 
23,556 
10,890,479 
6,484 
1 ,587,550 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
573 
103,131 
274 
85,615 
98 
26,526 
175 
54,376 
21 
4,713 
Alaska 
66 
1,018 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Arizona 
1,640 
240,691 
379 
1 1 1 ,947 
115 
83,928 
258 
24,209 
11 
3,810 
Arkansas 
1,578 
1 ,207,773 
753 
585,145 
256 
180,715 
503 
371,787 
82 
32,643 
California 
13,479 
1,662,125 
2,517 
148,858 
1,670 
59,896 
734 
68,695 
135 
20,267 
Colorado 
5,550 
1 ,470,829 
3,135 
1,249,417 
1,442 
586,545 
1,706 
635,657 
173 
27,215 
Connecticut 
303 
2,691 
65 
165 
34 
78 
21 
21 
10 
66 
Delaware 
304 
123,652 
241 
109,718 
95 
29,304 
170 
74,493 
6 
5,921 
Florida 
4,070 
377,278 
1,365 
136,211 
652 
58,937 
545 
59,318 
237 
17,956 
Georgia 
2,556 
1,135,450 
1,725 
1,017,219 
509 
242,544 
1,245 
687,416 
223 
87,259 
Hawaii 
729 
10,233 
152 
814 
73 
(D) 
79 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
Idaho 
8,249 
3,088,161 
3,025 
2,229,589 
1,206 
713,280 
1,748 
1 ,285,602 
342 
230,707 
Illinois 
1,359 
583,527 
1,026 
500,126 
390 
184,113 
614 
286,309 
114 
29,704 
Indiana 
1,271 
485,970 
952 
441,143 
355 
137,925 
605 
278,143 
117 
25,075 
Iowa 
645 
179,003 
480 
170,545 
190 
64,375 
271 
99,157 
51 
7,013 
Kansas 
4,699 
2,865,244 
4,480 
2,816,809 
3,007 
1 ,942,624 
1,663 
856,347 
51 
1 7,838 
Kentucky 
396 
45,564 
127 
39,224 
42 
5,628 
78 
32,553 
16 
1,043 
Louisiana 
859 
261,854 
296 
123,781 
162 
54,940 
139 
60,268 
35 
8,573 
Maine 
376 
19,970 
77 
(D) 
45 
278 
15 
2,612 
17 
(D) 
Maryland 
511 
102,059 
288 
88,323 
137 
38,706 
167 
47,270 
20 
2,347 
Massachusetts 
812 
25,530 
168 
(D) 
22 
65 
132 
1,883 
14 
(D) 
Michigan 
2,430 
589,389 
1,016 
477,236 
248 
114,367 
679 
277,617 
258 
85,252 
Minnesota 
1,737 
527,697 
1,323 
483,164 
591 
211,046 
718 
234,697 
176 
37,421 
Mississippi 
1,087 
530,478 
665 
430,872 
244 
142,511 
380 
222,000 
107 
66,361 
Missouri 
1,176 
588,721 
809 
486,387 
475 
298,992 
321 
165,882 
65 
21,513 
Montana 
3,208 
849,332 
1,421 
595,590 
435 
227,395 
791 
309,955 
267 
58,240 
Nebraska 
12,965 
7,362,241 
12,573 
7,274,378 
4,679 
2,093,606 
8,135 
4,711,072 
1,245 
469,700 
Nevada 
837 
289,042 
348 
238,337 
164 
102,171 
186 
129,341 
12 
6,825 
New Hampshire 
190 
2,063 
17 
17 
14 
14 
3 
3 
- 
- 
New Jersey 
811 
73,380 
193 
22,409 
72 
10,901 
100 
11,069 
26 
439 
New Mexico 
1,865 
458,284 
804 
396,227 
715 
299,390 
121 
93,869 
22 
2,968 
New York 
922 
39,351 
159 
10,894 
100 
8,542 
51 
1,812 
19 
540 
North Carolina 
1,440 
131,949 
358 
70,447 
167 
32,961 
174 
29,508 
47 
7,978 
North Dakota 
419 
194,545 
376 
189,942 
163 
77,384 
205 
99,540 
30 
13,018 
Ohio 
542 
34,259 
106 
18,259 
49 
3,328 
51 
1 1 ,350 
14 
3,581 
Oklahoma 
1,243 
429,033 
847 
412,333 
648 
289,101 
223 
117,294 
24 
5,938 
Oregon 
8,800 
1,141,042 
1,990 
543,142 
603 
201,770 
1,115 
267,691 
362 
73,681 
Pennsylvania 
817 
11,835 
146 
3,864 
68 
1,111 
59 
1,233 
20 
1,520 
Rhode Island 
128 
2,552 
26 
372 
16 
217 
8 
150 
5 
5 
South Carolina 
690 
108,599 
312 
90,029 
104 
31,583 
163 
49,096 
85 
9,350 
South Dakota 
967 
332,929 
827 
318,708 
306 
90,710 
466 
203,471 
151 
24,527 
Tennessee 
532 
146,200 
278 
128,181 
110 
41 ,422 
174 
81,742 
21 
5,017 
Texas 
8,761 
3,980,081 
5,787 
3,717,821 
4,797 
3,267,610 
1,075 
440,595 
87 
9,616 
Utah 
6,569 
663,834 
1,592 
326,144 
667 
124,696 
930 
176,708 
126 
24,740 
Vermont 
245 
1,727 
24 
95 
- 
- 
19 
43 
5 
52 
Virginia 
553 
43,194 
182 
23,547 
51 
(D) 
134 
16,443 
1 
(D) 
Washington 
8,618 
1 ,420,224 
1,697 
990,074 
807 
448,522 
834 
426,619 
218 
114,933 
West Virginia 
98 
712 
18 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
6 
6 
4 
(D) 
Wisconsin 
1,792 
497,601 
850 
427,345 
217 
62,789 
443 
234,178 
354 
130,378 
Wyoming 
2,188 
452,062 
1,139 
340,957 
666 
170,259 
457 
156,691 
35 
14,007 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
1,903 
53,199 
356 
7,603 
131 
652 
182 
4,672 
46 
2,279 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
3,407 
372,837 
1,076 
(D) 
457 
88,036 
617 
149,925 
82 
(D) 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
9,630 
1,859,749 
4,148 
1 ,395,809 
1,550 
382,771 
2,368 
880,697 
635 
132,341 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
3,796 
829,289 
1,596 
684,689 
475 
165,379 
977 
383,221 
413 
136,089 
Region 05 Ohio 
1,863 
365,480 
809 
303,235 
277 
97,515 
518 
190,638 
94 
15,082 
Region 06 Tennessee 
470 
57,752 
145 
48,760 
43 
(D) 
98 
28,919 
13 
(D) 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
4,917 
1,602,717 
3,384 
1,422,446 
1,362 
478,859 
1,788 
771,390 
625 
172,197 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
3,280 
2,351,503 
1,989 
1 ,468,485 
916 
602,128 
1,104 
754,792 
216 
111,565 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
385 
167,479 
312 
160,694 
141 
75,529 
175 
78,208 
28 
6,957 
Region 10 Missouri 
22,861 
10,801,661 
19,396 
10,368,911 
7,899 
3,579,922 
1 1 ,752 
6,198,958 
1,661 
590,031 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
7,208 
4,399,625 
6,023 
4,226,121 
3,938 
3,115,510 
2,154 
1 ,074,899 
212 
35,712 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
6,819 
2,541,793 
4,230 
2,351,296 
3,642 
2,124,926 
644 
222,674 
70 
3,696 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
2,195 
499,565 
1,099 
395,929 
893 
(D) 
264 
159,725 
11 
(D) 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
4,734 
494,751 
1,418 
235,601 
813 
85,924 
632 
138,876 
57 
10,801 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
2,040 
269,542 
471 
128,576 
129 
88,908 
303 
30,640 
54 
9,028 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
5,271 
833,044 
1,332 
521,476 
586 
235,467 
737 
261,952 
72 
24,057 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
26,223 
5,605,272 
6,847 
3,697,494 
2,671 
1,327,606 
3,703 
1 ,974,690 
996 
395,198 
Region 18 California 
13,858 
1 ,777,600 
2,625 
212,097 
1,688 
73,093 
794 
90,915 
176 
48,089 
Region 19 Alaska 
66 
1,018 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
729 
10,233 
152 
814 
73 
(D) 
79 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 101 
