Table 36. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Primary Method of Distribution by Selected Crops Harvested 
in the Open: 2013 and 2008 (continued) 
[Excludes area under protection and institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Wheat for grain or seed 
Primary method of distribution 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Irrigated 
acres 
harvested 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
(bushels) 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Pressure system 
Gravity system 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
(bushels) 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
(bushels) 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
United States 2013 
12,974 
3,197,501 
78 
1.4 
9,934 
2,654,442 
75 
1.3 
3,040 
543,059 
95 
2.1 
2008 ^ 
16,265 
4,107,464 
75 
1.4 
11,781 
3,201,888 
70 
1.2 
4,484 
905,576 
92 
2.2 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
11 
2,500 
79 
0.3 
11 
2,500 
79 
0.3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
136 
65,301 
104 
3.4 
14 
11,145 
91 
4.0 
122 
54,156 
107 
3.3 
Arkansas 
32 
14,344 
67 
0.9 
19 
6,026 
65 
0.9 
13 
8,318 
68 
0.9 
California 
900 
339,188 
107 
2.1 
362 
121,181 
110 
1.9 
538 
218,007 
105 
2.3 
Colorado 
857 
102,472 
63 
1.9 
642 
87,972 
64 
2.0 
215 
14,500 
54 
1.2 
Connecticut 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Delaware 
62 
9,694 
68 
0.5 
62 
9,694 
68 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Georgia 
210 
50,584 
67 
0.4 
210 
50,584 
67 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hawaii 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Idaho 
2,758 
700,201 
104 
1.6 
1,914 
643,845 
103 
1.6 
844 
56,356 
117 
2.0 
Illinois 
49 
3,441 
71 
0.7 
49 
3,441 
71 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Indiana 
56 
4,907 
88 
0.4 
56 
4,907 
88 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Iowa 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Kansas 
1,683 
471,161 
45 
0.9 
1,675 
464,686 
45 
0.9 
8 
6,475 
45 
1.1 
Kentucky 
6 
1,630 
87 
0.7 
6 
1,630 
87 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Louisiana 
31 
1 1 ,952 
76 
0.4 
13 
2,460 
80 
0.4 
18 
9,492 
74 
0.4 
Maine 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
62 
5,873 
72 
0.4 
62 
5,873 
72 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Michigan 
66 
1 1 ,629 
74 
0.3 
66 
11,629 
74 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Minnesota 
28 
5,559 
70 
0.6 
28 
5,559 
70 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Mississippi 
9 
3,000 
63 
0.5 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Missouri 
99 
30,966 
70 
0.6 
81 
25,472 
70 
0.6 
18 
5,494 
67 
0.6 
Montana 
912 
164,970 
69 
1.3 
466 
93,884 
75 
1.1 
446 
71,086 
61 
1.5 
Nebraska 
947 
121,773 
74 
0.7 
932 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nevada 
48 
16,923 
111 
2.7 
28 
14,519 
112 
2.6 
20 
2,404 
106 
2.8 
New Hampshire 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Jersey 
20 
730 
52 
0.7 
20 
730 
52 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Mexico 
189 
56,367 
61 
1.4 
130 
54,983 
61 
1.4 
59 
1,384 
66 
1.0 
New York 
8 
790 
84 
0.9 
8 
790 
84 
0.9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
North Carolina 
66 
6,647 
74 
0.3 
66 
6,647 
74 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
North Dakota 
91 
17,522 
66 
0.6 
65 
1 1 ,808 
63 
0.7 
26 
5,714 
73 
0.5 
Ohio 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oklahoma 
400 
96,948 
41 
1.0 
365 
94,388 
41 
1.0 
35 
2,560 
29 
1.6 
Oregon 
459 
149,430 
101 
1.6 
321 
123,347 
101 
1.3 
138 
26,083 
103 
3.1 
Pennsylvania 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rhode Island 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
38 
5,272 
63 
0.5 
38 
5,272 
63 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Dakota 
18 
1,822 
82 
0.7 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tennessee 
12 
3,060 
84 
0.3 
12 
3,060 
84 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Texas 
1,494 
440,046 
42 
1.1 
1,446 
426,724 
42 
1.1 
48 
13,322 
52 
1.9 
Utah 
415 
40,956 
102 
1.6 
136 
15,648 
90 
1.9 
279 
25,308 
109 
1.4 
Vermont 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
12 
2,230 
83 
0.6 
12 
2,230 
83 
0.6 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Washington 
712 
227,058 
111 
1.8 
536 
209,665 
111 
1.8 
176 
17,393 
118 
1.6 
West Virginia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
24 
2,377 
67 
0.4 
24 
2,377 
67 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wyoming 
45 
7,886 
80 
1.1 
30 
5,836 
83 
1.1 
15 
2,050 
73 
0.9 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
156 
18,527 
70 
0.5 
156 
18,527 
70 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
328 
63,755 
68 
0.4 
328 
63,755 
68 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
95 
13,482 
75 
0.4 
95 
13,482 
75 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 05 Ohio 
28 
4,959 
85 
0.6 
28 
4,959 
85 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 06 Tennessee 
5 
1,400 
94 
0.4 
5 
1,400 
94 
0.4 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
105 
11,115 
72 
0.5 
105 
11,115 
72 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
170 
60,262 
70 
0.6 
116 
35,862 
70 
0.7 
54 
24,400 
70 
0.6 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
24 
3,551 
72 
0.3 
24 
3,551 
72 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 10 Missouri 
2,881 
446,353 
67 
1.0 
2,319 
362,794 
68 
0.9 
562 
83,559 
63 
1.3 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
2,535 
821,540 
44 
1.1 
2,437 
799,685 
44 
1.1 
98 
21,855 
38 
1.2 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
762 
172,560 
44 
1.0 
720 
163,838 
43 
0.9 
42 
8,722 
58 
2.5 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
141 
17,466 
55 
2.1 
82 
16,082 
55 
2.2 
59 
1,384 
66 
1.0 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
177 
16,168 
77 
2.1 
90 
14,508 
77 
2.2 
87 
1,660 
83 
1.5 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
197 
69,761 
104 
3.3 
70 
13,105 
93 
3.5 
127 
56,656 
106 
3.3 
Region 16 Great Basin 
504 
81,296 
96 
1.6 
208 
55,084 
91 
1.7 
296 
26,212 
108 
1.5 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
3,951 
1,050,017 
106 
1.7 
2,769 
946,913 
105 
1.6 
1,182 
103,104 
112 
2.2 
Region 18 California 
915 
345,289 
106 
2.1 
382 
129,782 
108 
1.8 
533 
215,507 
105 
2.3 
Region 19 Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
