Table 30. Land Irrigated in the Open by Drip, Trickle, or Low>Flow Micro Sprinklers: 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 
Surface drip 
Sub-surface drip 
Low-flew 
micro sprinklers 
Other drip, trickle, or low-flow 
micro systems (see text) 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
Farms 
Acres irrigated 
United States 2013 
59,435 
4,889,912 
41,135 
2,583,201 
6,412 
766,901 
15,050 
1 ,269,483 
3,947 
270,327 
2008 ^ 
43,368 
3,756,134 
25,716 
1,714,859 
4,694 
641,370 
15,871 
1,399,905 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
465 
9,973 
395 
6,481 
46 
2,335 
41 
694 
35 
463 
Alaska 
54 
111 
52 
106 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
471 
50,208 
387 
15,353 
26 
24,124 
231 
5,940 
27 
4,791 
Arkansas 
304 
28,785 
216 
14,221 
95 
1,026 
11 
13,480 
53 
58 
California 
25,408 
2,783,022 
16,106 
1,588,184 
1,463 
369,828 
9,152 
746,104 
1,785 
78,906 
Colorado 
738 
10,126 
682 
5,068 
23 
4,767 
222 
277 
7 
14 
Connecticut 
255 
3,261 
203 
1,796 
50 
134 
43 
683 
34 
648 
Delaware 
107 
3,632 
84 
1,911 
13 
1,278 
- 
- 
13 
443 
Florida 
4,367 
645,071 
2,237 
242,657 
396 
35,504 
1,974 
314,589 
451 
52,321 
Georgia 
1,255 
175,960 
971 
94,994 
175 
35,648 
244 
26,257 
66 
19,061 
Hawaii 
1,057 
61,127 
846 
57,756 
44 
2,342 
168 
619 
125 
410 
Idaho 
252 
28,149 
227 
18,350 
13 
960 
15 
8,063 
25 
776 
Illinois 
423 
10,420 
361 
7,291 
30 
2,823 
22 
35 
46 
271 
Indiana 
470 
6,289 
392 
3,973 
48 
342 
37 
929 
32 
1,045 
Iowa 
248 
2,615 
219 
(D) 
31 
503 
4 
1,404 
22 
(D) 
Kansas 
477 
72,663 
243 
2,544 
150 
19,985 
70 
40,510 
22 
9,624 
Kentucky 
556 
7,548 
445 
6,648 
64 
546 
54 
332 
22 
22 
Louisiana 
267 
5,993 
221 
4,452 
26 
877 
46 
534 
37 
130 
Maine 
274 
887 
251 
698 
39 
148 
9 
33 
8 
8 
Maryland 
389 
9,562 
321 
6,724 
68 
2,302 
6 
(D) 
25 
(D) 
Massachusetts 
437 
3,981 
408 
2,639 
28 
553 
15 
733 
28 
56 
Michigan 
1,136 
36,558 
942 
23,901 
169 
4,843 
116 
4,611 
93 
3,203 
Minnesota 
275 
6,725 
216 
4,088 
23 
64 
41 
1,670 
41 
903 
Mississippi 
273 
21,166 
200 
18,519 
41 
2,112 
4 
500 
35 
35 
Missouri 
726 
64,160 
634 
20,972 
75 
1,250 
29 
715 
49 
41,223 
Montana 
344 
1,079 
251 
654 
_ 
_ 
93 
425 
_ 
_ 
Nebraska 
875 
36,168 
276 
7,499 
607 
28,597 
21 
72 
- 
- 
Nevada 
78 
3,382 
71 
1,638 
3 
1,200 
4 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
New Hampshire 
233 
2,294 
185 
454 
56 
1,818 
11 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
New Jersey 
639 
28,099 
526 
22,583 
94 
4,136 
44 
510 
27 
870 
New Mexico 
1,069 
30,253 
975 
12,614 
44 
14,770 
56 
2,869 
_ 
_ 
New York 
797 
1 1 ,932 
617 
9,856 
193 
1,512 
57 
90 
58 
474 
North Carolina 
967 
15,523 
794 
1 1 ,583 
140 
1,920 
52 
1,781 
46 
239 
North Dakota 
22 
334 
22 
334 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ohio 
710 
13,540 
586 
8,522 
123 
1,464 
29 
76 
52 
3,478 
Oklahoma 
400 
7,747 
334 
4,307 
36 
2,375 
39 
716 
72 
349 
Oregon 
2,373 
85,456 
1,861 
57,487 
86 
7,210 
605 
19,335 
80 
1,424 
Pennsylvania 
1,775 
12,761 
1,359 
9,385 
466 
2,524 
54 
308 
77 
544 
Rhode Island 
162 
519 
157 
491 
3 
3 
2 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
South Carolina 
396 
34,442 
307 
23,106 
84 
1,687 
13 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
South Dakota 
44 
164 
43 
(D) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
(D) 
Tennessee 
341 
8,179 
282 
6,415 
64 
(D) 
26 
1,231 
35 
(D) 
Texas 
3,207 
280,045 
2,028 
81,569 
785 
170,972 
421 
3,095 
40 
24,409 
Utah 
499 
5,859 
284 
897 
8 
(D) 
94 
4,050 
146 
(D) 
Vermont 
208 
686 
164 
552 
47 
122 
10 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Virginia 
666 
8,399 
542 
6,823 
79 
864 
73 
593 
33 
119 
Washington 
2,277 
250,033 
1,662 
162,653 
262 
9,488 
751 
55,355 
84 
22,537 
West Virginia 
102 
626 
81 
575 
16 
33 
7 
15 
3 
3 
Wisconsin 
540 
3,763 
446 
2,493 
73 
1,091 
26 
52 
37 
127 
Wyoming 
27 
637 
23 
621 
4 
4 
8 
12 
- 
- 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
1,435 
11,071 
1,223 
6,109 
231 
2,749 
83 
1,473 
98 
740 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
3,725 
68,287 
2,978 
52,698 
731 
11,250 
215 
1,540 
214 
2,799 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf .... 
7,614 
882,046 
4,833 
380,117 
849 
77,593 
2,315 
352,962 
669 
71,374 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
2,176 
48,265 
1,778 
32,621 
364 
7,043 
172 
4,758 
130 
3,843 
Region 05 Ohio 
1,763 
26,129 
1,444 
16,841 
255 
4,249 
100 
1,085 
109 
3,954 
Region 06 Tennessee 
348 
8,675 
271 
6,140 
59 
709 
36 
811 
35 
1,015 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
1,394 
19,636 
1,181 
14,473 
117 
1,771 
99 
2,594 
136 
798 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
524 
104,292 
431 
44,469 
80 
3,591 
62 
15,060 
89 
41,172 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
28 
907 
20 
337 
6 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Region 10 Missouri 
1,942 
78,508 
1,086 
1 1 ,630 
766 
34,607 
318 
32,106 
57 
165 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red . 
1,265 
79,239 
951 
23,424 
267 
34,980 
53 
10,700 
103 
10,135 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
2,748 
224,420 
1,630 
60,241 
729 
157,443 
424 
4,535 
26 
2,201 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
1,227 
66,874 
1,143 
29,849 
37 
13,396 
53 
1,429 
6 
22,200 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
577 
1,945 
469 
1,586 
- 
- 
19 
53 
102 
306 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
494 
52,308 
397 
15,503 
39 
26,074 
231 
5,940 
27 
4,791 
Region 16 Great Basin 
458 
8,715 
338 
2,350 
11 
(D) 
91 
4,541 
45 
(D) 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
5,186 
363,279 
3,946 
237,71 1 
361 
17,658 
1,459 
83,173 
189 
24,737 
Region 18 California 
25,420 
2,784,078 
16,118 
1,589,240 
1,463 
369,828 
9,152 
746,104 
1,785 
78,906 
Region 19 Alaska 
54 
111 
52 
106 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
1,057 
61,127 
846 
57,756 
44 
2,342 
168 
619 
125 
410 
' 2008 data do not include non-horticultural field crops and pasture acreage on horticulture operations. 
104 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
