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] 
Lettuce and romaine 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Irrigated 
acres 
harvested 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
(cwt) 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
Primary method of distribution 
Sprinkler system 
Farms 
Acres 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
(cwt) 
Average 
acre-feet 
applied 
per acre 
United States 2013 
5,052 
264,154 
415 
2.6 
2,025 
98,745 
412 
3.0 
2008 ^ 
2,203 
255,880 
(NA) 
2.9 
621 
78,620 
(NA) 
2.7 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
15 
33 
153 
0.7 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Alaska 
19 
25 
306 
0.2 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
0.2 
Arizona 
161 
47,344 
297 
3.3 
4 
9,732 
152 
(D) 
Arkansas 
12 
8 
409 
2.5 
- 
- 
- 
California 
261 
197,716 
457 
2.5 
Ill 
74,705 
478 
3.0 
Colorado 
53 
6,814 
352 
2.2 
5 
5,000 
352 
(D) 
Connecticut 
133 
70 
328 
0.4 
73 
40 
342 
0.3 
Delaware 
19 
6 
352 
1.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
125 
7,913 
175 
1.0 
21 
7,093 
150 
1.0 
Georgia 
42 
24 
309 
0.7 
14 
8 
409 
1.8 
Flawaii 
70 
175 
242 
1.4 
27 
75 
279 
1.7 
Idaho 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Illinois 
97 
73 
455 
1.2 
23 
8 
438 
1.4 
Indiana 
31 
55 
409 
0.2 
21 
52 
409 
0.2 
Iowa 
41 
7 
394 
0.3 
17 
4 
397 
0.1 
Kansas 
8 
1 
409 
0.1 
8 
1 
409 
0.1 
Kentucky 
52 
15 
354 
0.8 
22 
2 
324 
0.8 
Louisiana 
35 
4 
382 
0.5 
18 
2 
(D) 
0.3 
Maine 
96 
86 
159 
0.2 
19 
43 
150 
0.1 
Maryland 
78 
19 
387 
0.3 
30 
6 
387 
0.2 
Massachusetts 
159 
361 
103 
0.3 
109 
288 
104 
0.3 
Michigan 
209 
90 
355 
1.1 
85 
22 
364 
0.5 
Minnesota 
76 
12 
280 
0.4 
48 
9 
253 
0.4 
Mississippi 
84 
18 
364 
0.3 
77 
16 
365 
0.3 
Missouri 
65 
18 
363 
0.6 
33 
9 
366 
0.7 
Montana 
44 
7 
368 
2.0 
34 
6 
361 
2.1 
Nebraska 
25 
(D) 
400 
1.0 
8 
4 
409 
1.0 
Nevada 
18 
9 
409 
1.0 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Hampshire 
104 
33 
148 
0.8 
43 
21 
129 
0.5 
New Jersey 
113 
876 
428 
0.6 
51 
579 
447 
0.5 
New Mexico 
207 
254 
353 
1.3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
New York 
170 
531 
456 
1.6 
91 
367 
455 
2.1 
North Carolina 
195 
274 
294 
0.6 
44 
81 
302 
0.1 
North Dakota 
19 
(D) 
240 
0.2 
6 
(D) 
200 
0.5 
Ohio 
111 
193 
192 
0.3 
36 
(D) 
188 
0.3 
Oklahoma 
50 
24 
352 
0.2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Oregon 
415 
190 
145 
1.3 
169 
153 
149 
1.3 
Pennsylvania 
241 
348 
212 
0.2 
16 
5 
303 
0.7 
Rhode Island 
57 
27 
355 
0.1 
6 
1 
371 
0.1 
South Carolina 
74 
27 
224 
0.3 
16 
2 
327 
0.6 
South Dakota 
18 
3 
403 
0.6 
18 
3 
403 
0.6 
Tennessee 
72 
33 
372 
0.3 
18 
2 
409 
0.4 
Texas 
354 
86 
190 
1.0 
180 
35 
102 
1.0 
Utah 
21 
8 
362 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vermont 
110 
97 
276 
0.2 
59 
83 
274 
0.2 
Virginia 
103 
88 
135 
0.8 
9 
2 
239 
0.3 
Washington 
493 
117 
214 
2.3 
398 
90 
228 
2.7 
West Virginia 
19 
12 
388 
0.2 
3 
3 
352 
0.2 
Wisconsin 
74 
23 
225 
0.3 
43 
10 
211 
0.3 
Wyoming 
4 
1 
352 
0.5 
4 
1 
352 
0.5 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
584 
610 
160 
0.3 
274 
418 
144 
0.3 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
584 
1,488 
363 
0.5 
165 
712 
438 
0.5 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
524 
8,289 
179 
(D) 
167 
7,194 
152 
(D) 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
403 
671 
365 
1.4 
163 
478 
353 
1.7 
Region 05 Ohio 
225 
88 
310 
0.5 
64 
17 
332 
0.4 
Region 06 Tennessee 
84 
25 
369 
0.2 
24 
3 
361 
0.3 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
266 
161 
396 
0.7 
131 
80 
369 
0.3 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
59 
13 
369 
0.6 
24 
7 
(D) 
0.3 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
6 
2 
200 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 10 Missouri 
152 
1,829 
353 
(D) 
80 
20 
369 
0.9 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
126 
47 
359 
0.6 
16 
(D) 
383 
0.1 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
354 
86 
190 
1.0 
180 
35 
102 
1.0 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
169 
5,245 
352 
2.0 
5 
5,000 
352 
2.0 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
38 
13 
379 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
161 
47,344 
297 
3.3 
4 
9,732 
152 
(D) 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
39 
17 
386 
0.6 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
922 
310 
173 
1.7 
582 
246 
181 
1.8 
Region 18 California 
267 
197,717 
457 
2.5 
111 
74,705 
478 
3.0 
Region 19 Alaska 
19 
25 
306 
0.2 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
0.2 
Region 20 Hawaii 
70 
175 
242 
1.4 
27 
75 
279 
1.7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 151 
