Table 33. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied in the Open Using Only Sprinkler Systems to Distribute 
Water: 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 
Only hand move 
systems 
Only big gun or 
traveler systems 
Only side roll, wheel move, or 
other mechanical move systems 
Only other 
sprinkler systems 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Average 
acre -feet 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Average 
acre -feet 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Average 
acre-feet 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Average 
acre-feet 
per acre 
United States 2013 
13,317 
165,971 
1.5 
2,870 
182,221 
0.7 
4,973 
428,008 
1.7 
2,702 
398,859 
1.3 
2008 ^ 
16,069 
268,388 
1.8 
3,683 
271,101 
0.7 
5,563 
414,893 
1.5 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
91 
538 
0.6 
18 
2,460 
0.7 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
23 
65 
0.4 
Alaska 
33 
65 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
20 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
295 
9,525 
(D) 
114 
570 
1.0 
21 
2,850 
4.1 
13 
3,878 
6.2 
Arkansas 
6 
6 
1.0 
85 
4,665 
0.2 
12 
2,016 
0.7 
182 
114,940 
1.2 
California 
1,708 
10,492 
1.0 
14 
136 
1.0 
379 
21,567 
3.0 
90 
33,153 
3.3 
Colorado 
220 
3,211 
1.2 
_ 
. 
_ 
91 
12,562 
1.5 
13 
127 
0.5 
Connecticut 
95 
154 
1.1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
15 
2.9 
Delaware 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
413 
0.8 
5 
115 
0.1 
17 
393 
0.4 
Florida 
156 
515 
0.9 
123 
5,338 
1.0 
12 
1,257 
(D) 
342 
64,089 
0.9 
Georgia 
171 
1,615 
0.6 
18 
880 
1.3 
5 
1,900 
0.3 
38 
5,155 
0.4 
Hawaii 
136 
349 
1.2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
56 
1,147 
4.1 
Idaho 
1,774 
17,924 
1.0 
- 
- 
- 
760 
148,421 
1.6 
27 
27 
1.0 
Illinois 
61 
265 
0.5 
44 
3,101 
0.5 
22 
27,620 
0.6 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Indiana 
87 
147 
0.7 
42 
4,896 
0.4 
8 
1,124 
0.4 
16 
862 
0.3 
Iowa 
70 
120 
0.7 
3 
80 
0.1 
18 
1,560 
0.4 
12 
62 
1.1 
Kansas 
38 
68 
1.0 
. 
_ 
_ 
38 
8,360 
0.5 
56 
1,680 
0.4 
Kentucky 
78 
415 
0.6 
20 
1,165 
0.5 
8 
406 
0.2 
7 
705 
(Z) 
Louisiana 
44 
650 
0.8 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
128 
24,071 
0.8 
Maine 
146 
308 
0.6 
7 
870 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
15 
143 
0.4 
24 
4,537 
0.2 
8 
1,328 
0.3 
30 
1,308 
0.3 
Massachusetts 
124 
929 
1.0 
17 
320 
2.3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
29 
306 
2.0 
Michigan 
368 
2,233 
0.5 
173 
16,071 
0.4 
9 
348 
0.7 
91 
2,352 
0.3 
Minnesota 
110 
1,128 
0.4 
73 
6,687 
0.5 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
21 
0.5 
Mississippi 
102 
299 
1.9 
34 
1,894 
0.8 
- 
58 
38,993 
0.9 
Missouri 
97 
632 
0.4 
60 
3,670 
0.9 
- 
- 
- 
46 
26,756 
0.7 
Montana 
286 
1 1 ,295 
1.1 
83 
830 
1.3 
267 
20,420 
0.9 
74 
8,490 
1.8 
Nebraska 
66 
178 
1.7 
3 
78 
1.4 
6 
30 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
Nevada 
63 
306 
2.7 
- 
- 
- 
163 
9,374 
3.2 
52 
416 
2.1 
New Hampshire 
41 
78 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
36 
0.8 
New Jersey 
107 
773 
0.7 
77 
6,677 
0.4 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
64 
0.9 
New Mexico 
149 
2,576 
1.3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
123 
12,792 
1.6 
58 
5,212 
3.7 
New York 
188 
505 
0.8 
74 
3,008 
0.1 
5 
518 
0.3 
60 
1,620 
(D) 
North Carolina 
226 
2,815 
0.8 
265 
20,839 
0.2 
15 
2,060 
0.2 
43 
1,276 
0.3 
North Dakota 
13 
546 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
6 
- 
Ohio 
129 
436 
0.9 
41 
3,476 
0.8 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
38 
1,394 
1.1 
Oklahoma 
172 
2,345 
(D) 
8 
280 
0.3 
42 
2,560 
0.4 
3 
420 
1.0 
Oregon 
1,356 
35,401 
1.7 
536 
17,162 
1.3 
593 
25,963 
2.5 
58 
7,706 
1.7 
Pennsylvania 
173 
341 
0.5 
24 
1,384 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
81 
235 
0.4 
Rhode Island 
30 
562 
0.9 
6 
1,055 
0.5 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
226 
0.5 
South Carolina 
135 
627 
0.9 
24 
1,439 
0.5 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
528 
0.4 
South Dakota 
63 
2,680 
0.9 
11 
253 
0.4 
_ 
_ 
_ 
9 
9 
1.0 
Tennessee 
72 
520 
0.8 
15 
2,133 
0.2 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
27 
645 
0.4 
Texas 
256 
1,701 
1.6 
395 
20,802 
0.7 
380 
19,504 
1.5 
577 
24,699 
0.7 
Utah 
1,097 
21,846 
1.5 
- 
- 
- 
1,329 
63,414 
1.9 
37 
2,298 
1.9 
Vermont 
93 
677 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
10 
1.0 
Virginia 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
42 
4,437 
0.4 
4 
372 
0.3 
42 
1,370 
0.3 
Washington 
2,134 
20,146 
1.6 
297 
36,103 
1.4 
378 
22,842 
1.9 
63 
17,949 
1.6 
West Virginia 
44 
140 
0.4 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
9 
21 
0.4 
Wisconsin 
182 
1,206 
3.4 
33 
3,092 
0.6 
14 
1,040 
0.1 
40 
429 
3.8 
Wyoming 
171 
5,257 
1.3 
52 
1,300 
0.8 
236 
13,797 
1.8 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
474 
2,088 
0.9 
30 
2,245 
0.7 
10 
146 
0.4 
86 
593 
1.4 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
419 
1,998 
0.7 
212 
18,074 
0.3 
22 
2,488 
0.3 
246 
4,923 
0.5 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
780 
6,256 
0.8 
459 
32,419 
0.4 
37 
5,800 
0.4 
519 
71 ,245 
0.9 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
612 
3,604 
(D) 
228 
18,601 
0.4 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
138 
4,346 
0.5 
Region 05 Ohio 
314 
1,614 
0.6 
96 
9,750 
0.6 
20 
7,222 
0.8 
66 
404 
0.8 
Region 06 Tennessee 
151 
565 
0.9 
22 
1,131 
0.2 
_ 
_ 
- 
22 
412 
0.6 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
334 
2,459 
1.9 
130 
12,122 
0.5 
36 
23,420 
0.5 
39 
977 
1.9 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
50 
742 
0.8 
43 
4,910 
0.4 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
310 
190,280 
1.0 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
36 
550 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 10 Missouri 
590 
8,745 
1.3 
172 
4,811 
0.6 
394 
27,247 
0.9 
154 
13,560 
2.0 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
272 
2,978 
0.7 
122 
3,385 
0.7 
54 
4,576 
0.5 
255 
17,340 
0.9 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
90 
539 
0.7 
395 
20,802 
0.7 
423 
21,224 
1.7 
363 
16,983 
0.9 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
272 
3,394 
1.6 
- 
- 
- 
77 
9,242 
1.6 
98 
11,212 
1.9 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
602 
14,450 
1.5 
- 
- 
- 
700 
35,842 
1.7 
- 
- 
- 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
243 
9,713 
(D) 
114 
570 
1.0 
183 
5,658 
3.2 
13 
3,878 
6.2 
Region 16 Great Basin 
774 
15,030 
1.2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1,038 
70,974 
1.8 
89 
2,714 
2.0 
Region 17 Pacific Northwest 
5,411 
80,306 
1.5 
833 
53,265 
1.4 
1,391 
183,432 
1.8 
158 
25,692 
1.6 
Region 18 California 
1,724 
10,526 
1.0 
14 
136 
1.0 
565 
29,007 
2.8 
90 
33,153 
3.3 
Region 19 Alaska 
33 
65 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
20 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
136 
349 
1.2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
56 
1,147 
4.1 
' Farms reporting more than one pressure are not included in the "All pressures" column. 
^ 2008 data do not include non-horticultural field crops and pasture acreage on horticulture operations. 
112 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
