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] 
Other small grains (barley, oats, rye, etc.) (see text) 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Irrigated 
acres 
harvested 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Primary method of distribution 
Pressure system 
Gravity system 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
United States 2013 
6,258 
1,209,527 
1.4 
3,949 
887,964 
1.3 
2,309 
321,563 
1.6 
2008^ 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
323 
61,072 
2.8 
46 
12,362 
2.9 
277 
48,710 
2.8 
Arkansas 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
California 
334 
77,523 
1.8 
192 
29,285 
1.9 
142 
48,238 
1.7 
Colorado 
242 
58,106 
1.3 
189 
54,046 
1.3 
53 
4,060 
1.0 
Connecticut 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Delaware 
12 
1,495 
0.4 
12 
1,495 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
29 
3,443 
0.8 
29 
3,443 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
Georgia 
50 
3,615 
0.7 
50 
3,615 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
Flawaii 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Idaho 
1,452 
442,001 
1.3 
1,106 
407,572 
1.3 
346 
34,429 
1.3 
Illinois 
4 
300 
0.8 
4 
300 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
Indiana 
5 
32 
0.3 
5 
32 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Iowa 
5 
10 
0.3 
5 
10 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Kansas 
100 
13,669 
1.2 
99 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Kentucky 
7 
42 
0.9 
7 
42 
0.9 
- 
Louisiana 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maine 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
6 
1,264 
0.2 
6 
1,264 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Michigan 
10 
1,107 
0.5 
10 
1,107 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
Minnesota 
56 
2,026 
0.3 
56 
2,026 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Mississippi 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Missouri 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Montana 
1,114 
242,871 
1.1 
389 
130,346 
1.1 
725 
112,525 
1.0 
Nebraska 
103 
14,904 
0.4 
103 
14,904 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
Nevada 
66 
9,495 
2.4 
32 
5,323 
2.0 
34 
4,172 
2.8 
New Flampshire 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
New Jersey 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Mexico 
177 
1 1 ,704 
1.9 
75 
6,591 
2.4 
102 
5,113 
1.3 
New York 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
North Carolina 
28 
1,712 
0.9 
28 
1,712 
0.9 
- 
- 
- 
North Dakota 
41 
7,039 
0.8 
21 
3,115 
0.7 
20 
3,924 
0.9 
Ohio 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oklahoma 
41 
6,192 
1.0 
41 
6,192 
1.0 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Oregon 
113 
14,907 
1.4 
103 
12,376 
1.4 
10 
2,531 
1.8 
Pennsylvania 
3 
105 
0.4 
3 
105 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
Rhode Island 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Dakota 
22 
1,149 
0.7 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
Tennessee 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Texas 
282 
91,518 
1.2 
282 
91,518 
1.2 
- 
- 
- 
Utah 
1,007 
43,757 
1.7 
626 
25,079 
1.5 
381 
18,678 
1.9 
Vermont 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Washington 
139 
21,409 
1.3 
92 
19,556 
1.3 
47 
1,853 
1.3 
West Virginia 
3 
3 
0.2 
3 
3 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
34 
1,889 
0.3 
34 
1,889 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Wyoming 
444 
74,683 
1.8 
287 
38,128 
1.8 
157 
36,555 
1.8 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
3 
405 
0.9 
3 
405 
0.9 
- 
- 
- 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
23 
2,924 
0.4 
23 
2,924 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
107 
8,770 
0.8 
107 
8,770 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
17 
1,209 
0.5 
17 
1,209 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
Region 05 Ohio 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Region 06 Tennessee 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
78 
2,988 
0.4 
78 
2,988 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
21 
2,231 
0.4 
17 
1,307 
0.2 
4 
924 
0.5 
Region 10 Missouri 
1,667 
339,937 
1.2 
731 
185,202 
1.2 
936 
154,735 
1.2 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
250 
56,986 
1.2 
245 
55,346 
1.2 
5 
1,640 
1.1 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
151 
50,262 
1.2 
151 
50,262 
1.2 
- 
- 
- 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
242 
55,931 
1.4 
143 
50,498 
1.4 
99 
5,433 
1.4 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
358 
12,511 
2.0 
213 
10,965 
2.1 
145 
1,546 
1.5 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
222 
61,186 
2.8 
54 
13,302 
2.9 
168 
47,884 
2.8 
Region 16 Great Basin 
1,140 
80,268 
1.3 
678 
58,468 
1.0 
462 
21,800 
2.0 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
1,626 
449,786 
1.4 
1,273 
410,223 
1.4 
353 
39,563 
1.4 
Region 18 California 
342 
84,068 
1.7 
205 
36,030 
1.8 
137 
48,038 
1.7 
Region 19 Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
