Table 36. Estimated Quantity of Water Appiied and Primary Method of Distribution by Seiected 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] 
Land in vegetables 
Primary method of distribution 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Irrigated 
acres 
harvested 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Sprinkler system 
Gravity system 
Low-flow irrigation (drip, 
trickle, or micro sprinklers) 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
United States 2013 
24,157 
2,993,600 
2.0 
11,113 
1,822,915 
1.7 
1,945 
340,345 
2.6 
1 1 ,099 
830,341 
2.2 
2008 ^ 
16,899 
3,084,879 
2.0 
8,443 
2,043,430 
1.7 
3,079 
447,561 
2.8 
5,377 
593,888 
2.3 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
264 
5,947 
0.7 
63 
2,757 
0.6 
20 
610 
0.8 
181 
2,579 
0.7 
Alaska 
71 
453 
0.5 
39 
414 
0.5 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
Arizona 
595 
102,972 
3.1 
142 
15,396 
4.3 
296 
74,479 
3.0 
157 
13,097 
2.7 
Arkansas 
251 
7,692 
0.5 
41 
307 
0.8 
56 
1,152 
0.8 
154 
6,232 
0.4 
California 
3,374 
1,018,036 
2.8 
1,391 
280,298 
3.1 
183 
155,814 
3.1 
1,800 
581,924 
2.6 
Colorado 
351 
91,613 
1.9 
208 
76,399 
1.8 
82 
12,879 
2.7 
61 
2,335 
2.0 
Connecticut 
269 
1,460 
0.6 
130 
229 
0.3 
16 
176 
0.1 
123 
1,055 
0.7 
Delaware 
109 
15,930 
0.4 
47 
13,385 
0.4 
9 
9 
0.5 
53 
2,536 
0.4 
Florida 
537 
170,941 
1.2 
215 
52,201 
1.2 
48 
43,402 
1.1 
274 
75,338 
1.2 
Georgia 
558 
94,985 
0.6 
352 
78,903 
0.6 
14 
26 
1.4 
192 
16,057 
0.4 
Hawaii 
334 
6,788 
1.3 
91 
838 
1.9 
9 
24 
1.1 
234 
5,927 
1.2 
Idaho 
848 
381,698 
2.1 
684 
363,937 
2.1 
121 
10,693 
2.5 
43 
7,068 
1.5 
Illinois 
331 
26,683 
0.6 
132 
23,970 
0.6 
22 
1,612 
0.8 
177 
1,102 
0.3 
Indiana 
326 
11,312 
0.5 
110 
8,258 
0.5 
12 
12 
0.1 
204 
3,042 
0.5 
Iowa 
226 
1,691 
0.6 
82 
1,136 
0.7 
17 
20 
0.8 
127 
536 
0.5 
Kansas 
235 
4,139 
0.9 
31 
1,787 
0.9 
63 
56 
0.1 
141 
2,297 
1.0 
Kentucky 
424 
2,007 
0.7 
84 
183 
0.5 
18 
115 
0.2 
322 
1,710 
0.8 
Louisiana 
186 
3,186 
0.4 
80 
329 
0.3 
55 
1,888 
0.4 
51 
969 
0.3 
Maine 
312 
6,896 
0.3 
149 
6,299 
0.3 
3 
15 
0.1 
160 
582 
0.4 
Maryland 
337 
14,678 
0.4 
143 
10,362 
0.4 
11 
40 
0.1 
183 
4,277 
0.4 
Massachusetts 
312 
8,290 
0.3 
186 
7,599 
0.3 
_ 
. 
_ 
126 
691 
0.3 
Michigan 
954 
80,931 
0.6 
651 
76,512 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
303 
4,419 
0.4 
Minnesota 
460 
46,410 
0.6 
341 
45,740 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
119 
670 
0.3 
Mississippi 
188 
371 
0.2 
160 
(D) 
0.2 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
33 
(D) 
Missouri 
509 
14,859 
1.0 
117 
12,533 
1.0 
16 
32 
0.6 
376 
2,293 
1.1 
Montana 
366 
5,269 
1.4 
326 
5,152 
1.4 
10 
92 
0.1 
30 
26 
1.4 
Nebraska 
233 
10,172 
0.8 
28 
9,929 
0.8 
22 
36 
0.3 
183 
207 
0.2 
Nevada 
103 
8,632 
3.4 
4 
5,619 
3.1 
63 
2,990 
4.0 
36 
23 
4.0 
New Hampshire 
210 
2,580 
0.2 
78 
1,075 
0.2 
3 
9 
2.0 
129 
1,496 
0.2 
New Jersey 
535 
31,606 
0.6 
289 
20,193 
0.6 
5 
65 
1.3 
241 
1 1 ,348 
0.7 
New Mexico 
1,049 
23,508 
1.5 
295 
12,203 
1.3 
407 
7,302 
1.2 
347 
4,003 
2.7 
New York 
686 
25,878 
0.5 
413 
21,475 
0.4 
21 
497 
0.4 
252 
3,906 
1.0 
North Carolina 
760 
17,507 
0.5 
259 
8,221 
0.3 
37 
713 
0.3 
464 
8,573 
0.6 
North Dakota 
65 
29,283 
0.8 
52 
29,270 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
13 
13 
(D) 
Ohio 
550 
19,415 
0.4 
155 
10,724 
0.5 
28 
33 
0.4 
367 
8,658 
0.3 
Oklahoma 
274 
3,617 
1.4 
203 
3,321 
1.5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
71 
296 
0.6 
Oregon 
916 
122,258 
1.8 
553 
111,186 
1.7 
26 
4,385 
3.7 
337 
6,687 
2.2 
Pennsylvania 
1,512 
1 1 ,474 
0.3 
214 
2,899 
(D) 
39 
305 
(D) 
1,259 
8,269 
0.3 
Rhode Island 
109 
442 
0.1 
26 
235 
0.1 
- 
- 
83 
207 
0.1 
South Carolina 
321 
15,032 
0.7 
126 
7,719 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
186 
(D) 
0.8 
South Dakota 
82 
233 
0.4 
56 
197 
0.4 
_ 
- 
_ 
26 
36 
0.4 
Tennessee 
284 
6,955 
0.4 
96 
(D) 
0.2 
18 
(D) 
0.6 
170 
3,653 
0.6 
Texas 
943 
63,021 
1.7 
474 
30,187 
1.3 
52 
10,561 
1.7 
417 
22,273 
2.1 
Utah 
204 
3,845 
2.1 
42 
2,124 
2.7 
24 
1,554 
1.4 
138 
167 
1.3 
Vermont 
204 
1,306 
0.4 
96 
925 
0.2 
11 
11 
0.9 
97 
370 
0.8 
Virginia 
353 
7,432 
0.6 
96 
4,820 
0.6 
_ 
- 
- 
257 
2,612 
0.4 
Washington 
1,271 
269,346 
2.3 
1,052 
258,992 
2.4 
61 
6,490 
1.8 
158 
3,864 
2.3 
West Virginia 
95 
424 
0.5 
34 
184 
0.3 
7 
95 
0.2 
54 
146 
1.0 
Wisconsin 
643 
193,310 
0.7 
469 
192,893 
0.7 
15 
27 
0.1 
159 
391 
0.4 
Wyoming 
28 
1,088 
1.0 
8 
23 
0.9 
12 
1,059 
1.0 
8 
6 
1.0 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
1,255 
19,897 
0.3 
601 
15,579 
0.3 
22 
200 
0.2 
632 
4,118 
0.4 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
3,057 
94,872 
0.5 
1,058 
65,091 
0.4 
83 
552 
0.6 
1,916 
29,230 
0.5 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
2,483 
303,638 
0.9 
1,072 
150,072 
0.8 
127 
45,710 
1.1 
1,284 
107,856 
1.0 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
1,838 
144,719 
0.6 
1,051 
131,703 
0.6 
14 
458 
0.4 
773 
12,558 
0.5 
Region 05 Ohio 
1,279 
27,432 
0.5 
293 
18,188 
0.5 
64 
172 
(D) 
922 
9,072 
(D) 
Region 06 Tennessee 
397 
4,868 
0.6 
185 
398 
0.7 
14 
81 
0.4 
198 
4,389 
0.6 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
1,484 
214,082 
0.7 
850 
209,234 
0.7 
54 
1,659 
0.8 
580 
3,189 
0.4 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
306 
26,389 
0.7 
102 
15,656 
0.8 
58 
2,737 
0.6 
146 
7,996 
0.6 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
81 
23,151 
0.7 
75 
23,145 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
6 
6 
0.1 
Region 10 Missouri 
1,082 
59,791 
1.4 
451 
46,543 
1.2 
79 
11,901 
2.6 
552 
1,347 
0.4 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
862 
21,663 
1.5 
320 
14,706 
1.6 
186 
1,567 
2.2 
356 
5,390 
1.3 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
909 
50,049 
1.4 
470 
24,137 
1.1 
51 
9,661 
1.5 
388 
16,251 
1.8 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
901 
68,694 
2.0 
348 
55,872 
1.8 
200 
2,820 
2.3 
353 
10,003 
2.9 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
424 
20,434 
1.5 
147 
13,747 
1.7 
220 
6,518 
1.1 
57 
170 
1.4 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
476 
102,685 
3.2 
35 
15,229 
284 
74,359 
3.0 
157 
13,097 
2.7 
Region 16 Great Basin 
318 
27,034 
2.6 
64 
22,335 
87 
(D) 
3.1 
167 
(D) 
1.5 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
3,183 
752,220 
2.1 
2,433 
713,027 
2.1 
208 
21,568 
2.5 
542 
17,625 
1.9 
Region 18 California 
3,417 
1,024,741 
2.8 
1,428 
287,002 
3.0 
183 
155,814 
3.1 
1,806 
581 ,925 
2.6 
Region 19 Alaska 
71 
453 
0.5 
39 
414 
0.5 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
Region 20 Hawaii 
334 
6,788 
1.3 
91 
838 
1.9 
9 
24 
1.1 
234 
5,927 
1.2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 2013 FRiS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
