Table 29. Land Irrigated in the Open by Sprinkler Systems: 2013 and 2008 (continued) 
[Excludes area under protection and institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Side roll, 
wheel move, or 
other mechanical move 
Big gun or traveler 
Hand move 
Other 
sprinkler 
system (see text) 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
United States 2013 
16,806 
1,859,017 
8,446 
558,308 
29,936 
820,806 
1 1 ,973 
1,664,496 
2008 ^ 
18,656 
1,885,420 
9,906 
696,380 
29,461 
1,094,447 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
23 
2,489 
55 
4,653 
159 
1,238 
50 
1,641 
Alaska 
8 
185 
2 
(D) 
57 
(D) 
12 
17 
Arizona 
199 
8,776 
125 
899 
437 
32,287 
213 
25,967 
Arkansas 
43 
17,168 
122 
16,433 
138 
35,664 
549 
483,210 
California 
869 
166,574 
107 
5,906 
3,468 
138,084 
1,918 
426,168 
Colorado 
635 
75,024 
40 
348 
1,276 
30,767 
329 
61,941 
Connecticut 
10 
37 
36 
163 
177 
321 
44 
323 
Delaware 
35 
2,753 
39 
2,336 
14 
470 
27 
403 
Florida 
132 
15,277 
319 
29,910 
390 
2,902 
1,081 
94,692 
Georgia 
119 
19,625 
281 
28,011 
293 
2,810 
207 
16,582 
Flawaii 
8 
38 
12 
1,565 
306 
1,130 
199 
3,327 
Idaho 
2,784 
458,719 
403 
5,906 
4,261 
199,658 
472 
26,319 
Illinois 
107 
56,474 
123 
8,356 
158 
1,485 
69 
2,038 
Indiana 
82 
22,506 
133 
12,128 
159 
672 
83 
1,519 
Iowa 
42 
3,915 
18 
1,598 
112 
447 
23 
73 
Kansas 
114 
20,023 
39 
929 
115 
180 
97 
1 1 ,876 
Kentucky 
24 
2,083 
42 
1,884 
132 
(D) 
59 
789 
Louisiana 
18 
2,727 
44 
6,476 
130 
14,513 
294 
90,146 
Maine 
2 
(D) 
20 
2,981 
212 
429 
35 
62 
Maryland 
14 
4,224 
56 
5,548 
102 
385 
51 
1,751 
Massachusetts 
22 
985 
107 
5,864 
259 
2,884 
84 
547 
Michigan 
88 
9,177 
617 
60,921 
570 
5,609 
307 
6,803 
Minnesota 
50 
12,391 
192 
13,685 
200 
1,576 
78 
2,533 
Mississippi 
27 
12,135 
60 
3,327 
171 
1,444 
148 
63,505 
Missouri 
114 
17,322 
126 
5,310 
198 
1,654 
159 
61,412 
Montana 
1,352 
164,267 
304 
8,539 
1,074 
44,766 
182 
17,806 
Nebraska 
152 
8,112 
297 
9,496 
541 
8,826 
189 
47,503 
Nevada 
393 
25,951 
8 
24 
169 
3,333 
81 
9,608 
New Flampshire 
25 
185 
20 
1,128 
105 
219 
37 
117 
New Jersey 
20 
2,118 
255 
23,640 
262 
5,054 
124 
1,556 
New Mexico 
220 
25,943 
6 
1,449 
591 
12,254 
249 
9,033 
New York 
23 
2,121 
237 
16,032 
429 
2,749 
177 
3,244 
North Carolina 
31 
6,320 
386 
30,563 
370 
4,548 
151 
2,668 
North Dakota 
4 
1,200 
16 
825 
26 
587 
12 
876 
Ohio 
10 
244 
108 
7,368 
230 
2,344 
102 
1,907 
Oklahoma 
113 
6,384 
33 
682 
295 
2,673 
51 
1,718 
Oregon 
2,240 
224,305 
1,601 
88,896 
3,278 
121,504 
1,316 
33,749 
Pennsylvania 
48 
537 
97 
3,437 
362 
1,035 
170 
755 
Rhode Island 
3 
(D) 
10 
1,183 
67 
627 
30 
254 
South Carolina 
30 
5,799 
53 
5,371 
179 
968 
85 
1,537 
South Dakota 
33 
3,297 
32 
1,078 
89 
3,724 
52 
3,696 
Tennessee 
22 
8,968 
37 
4,078 
111 
665 
58 
2,301 
Texas 
794 
45,840 
531 
36,532 
832 
10,619 
1,016 
65,596 
Utah 
3,757 
230,474 
167 
6,005 
2,668 
45,357 
412 
10,044 
Vermont 
9 
134 
22 
173 
176 
1,039 
19 
52 
Virginia 
29 
1,942 
103 
8,891 
163 
1,431 
174 
3,264 
Washington 
1,309 
92,229 
517 
56,098 
3,529 
45,923 
460 
45,326 
West Virginia 
- 
- 
5 
(D) 
66 
(D) 
9 
21 
Wisconsin 
64 
15,111 
240 
15,973 
368 
3,881 
167 
4,570 
Wyoming 
556 
56,863 
243 
5,538 
462 
19,063 
62 
13,651 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
63 
1,363 
201 
11,391 
887 
4,601 
243 
1,316 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
166 
13,498 
721 
55,570 
1,081 
(D) 
651 
10,210 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
343 
50,045 
1,107 
101,233 
1,442 
12,880 
1,631 
116,876 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
131 
14,166 
822 
72,135 
1,046 
9,577 
443 
1 1 ,582 
Region 05 Ohio 
104 
27,789 
227 
19,222 
557 
2,914 
244 
1,304 
Region 06 Tennessee 
12 
827 
50 
2,424 
197 
(D) 
43 
1,256 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
230 
78,359 
488 
33,864 
683 
6,591 
277 
7,707 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
123 
52,405 
126 
23,033 
238 
51,194 
863 
640,174 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
6 
680 
3 
(D) 
55 
(D) 
6 
6 
Region 10 Missouri 
1,690 
170,769 
794 
25,095 
2,183 
51,174 
754 
117,359 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
251 
33,565 
184 
6,176 
543 
4,043 
485 
84,676 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
783 
34,219 
507 
27,652 
659 
9,450 
787 
39,728 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
174 
40,823 
30 
10,329 
658 
7,282 
268 
18,067 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
2,003 
134,270 
56 
3,186 
1,581 
51,888 
229 
31,878 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
445 
14,072 
149 
2,711 
401 
34,663 
213 
25,967 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
2,859 
197,756 
130 
1,652 
2,163 
50,233 
367 
17,910 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
6,232 
787,457 
2,707 
152,612 
1 1 ,642 
372,362 
2,328 
107,012 
Region 18 California 
1,175 
206,731 
130 
8,406 
3,557 
139,847 
1,930 
428,124 
Region 19 Alaska 
8 
185 
2 
(D) 
57 
(D) 
12 
17 
Region 20 Hawaii 
8 
38 
12 
1,565 
306 
1,130 
199 
3,327 
' 2008 data do not include non-horticultural field crops and pasture acreage on horticulture operations. 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 103 
