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] 
Land in orchards 
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 
52,018 
3,662,131 
2.4 
12,659 
505,106 
2.4 
8,841 
513,650 
2.8 
30,518 
2,643,376 
2.3 
2008 ^ 
57,184 
3,733,339 
2.4 
18,487 
675,139 
2.4 
10,044 
579,845 
2.9 
28,653 
2,478,355 
2.3 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
172 
2,701 
(D) 
39 
207 
(D) 
9 
1,683 
0.5 
124 
811 
(D) 
Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
1,042 
24,800 
3.6 
282 
978 
3.5 
468 
17,254 
3.6 
292 
6,569 
3.7 
Arkansas 
71 
1,498 
2.0 
4 
20 
0.3 
36 
720 
3.0 
31 
758 
1.0 
California 
31,859 
2,576,601 
2.7 
6,204 
289,629 
2.8 
5,272 
396,150 
2.8 
20,383 
1 ,890,822 
2.7 
Colorado 
870 
2,184 
0.5 
575 
1,731 
0.4 
75 
78 
2.1 
220 
375 
0.4 
Connecticut 
39 
97 
0.8 
15 
12 
1.0 
- 
- 
- 
24 
85 
0.8 
Delaware 
19 
321 
0.2 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
Florida 
3,132 
491,029 
1.0 
658 
33,636 
0.8 
24 
25,155 
0.7 
2,450 
432,237 
1.0 
Georgia 
534 
100,609 
0.6 
196 
26,734 
0.5 
4 
960 
0.6 
334 
72,915 
0.6 
Hawaii 
688 
4,720 
1.3 
172 
1,689 
1.0 
56 
210 
0.4 
460 
2,821 
1.6 
Idaho 
333 
7,364 
1.9 
307 
7,346 
1.9 
17 
13 
1.0 
9 
5 
0.2 
Illinois 
41 
104 
0.3 
23 
7 
0.9 
- 
- 
- 
18 
97 
0.3 
Indiana 
53 
382 
0.4 
23 
76 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
30 
306 
0.5 
Iowa 
57 
267 
0.6 
16 
133 
1.0 
12 
64 
0.1 
29 
70 
0.4 
Kansas 
200 
1,809 
0.6 
72 
1,685 
0.6 
55 
(D) 
1.1 
73 
(D) 
0.8 
Kentucky 
108 
124 
0.4 
50 
(D) 
0.3 
7 
1 
0.1 
51 
(D) 
0.6 
Louisiana 
142 
1,197 
0.8 
17 
340 
1.7 
45 
495 
0.2 
80 
362 
0.6 
Maine 
59 
144 
1.1 
19 
(D) 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
40 
(D) 
1.3 
Maryland 
80 
1,975 
0.8 
32 
207 
2.3 
3 
30 
0.3 
45 
1,738 
0.6 
Massachusetts 
54 
1,045 
0.4 
28 
94 
0.4 
_ 
_ 
_ 
26 
951 
0.4 
Michigan 
416 
18,525 
0.5 
55 
2,358 
0.3 
22 
44 
0.3 
339 
16,124 
0.5 
Minnesota 
93 
147 
0.3 
62 
30 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
31 
116 
0.4 
Mississippi 
22 
1,204 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22 
1,204 
0.5 
Missouri 
177 
363 
0.6 
6 
2 
0.1 
42 
151 
1.0 
129 
210 
0.4 
Montana 
436 
896 
0.5 
172 
354 
0.5 
10 
35 
0.7 
254 
507 
0.4 
Nebraska 
16 
33 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
33 
0.2 
Nevada 
51 
1,203 
3.7 
3 
6 
1.0 
- 
- 
- 
48 
1,197 
3.7 
New Hampshire 
57 
614 
0.3 
13 
17 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
44 
597 
0.3 
New Jersey 
107 
2,671 
0.6 
29 
185 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
78 
2,486 
0.6 
New Mexico 
2,549 
45,419 
3.4 
115 
5,111 
2.2 
1,900 
33,127 
3.8 
534 
7,180 
2.1 
New York 
214 
6,938 
0.7 
38 
1,502 
0.4 
10 
163 
0.1 
166 
5,274 
0.8 
North Carolina 
170 
1,205 
0.2 
64 
998 
0.2 
6 
1 
0.6 
100 
206 
0.2 
North Dakota 
7 
21 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
21 
0.1 
Ohio 
109 
430 
0.7 
20 
177 
1.1 
9 
18 
0.1 
80 
235 
0.4 
Oklahoma 
252 
2,100 
1.0 
41 
326 
1.3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
211 
1,774 
1.0 
Oregon 
1,546 
42,698 
1.3 
856 
25,884 
1.1 
5 
3 
0.3 
685 
16,811 
1.6 
Pennsylvania 
162 
2,761 
0.3 
27 
185 
0.3 
6 
3 
0.3 
129 
2,573 
0.3 
Rhode Island 
17 
60 
0.2 
3 
3 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
South Carolina 
73 
10,453 
(D) 
46 
204 
1.7 
- 
27 
10,249 
(D) 
South Dakota 
11 
21 
1.3 
11 
21 
1.3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Tennessee 
86 
619 
0.8 
28 
340 
0.9 
5 
1 
0.5 
53 
279 
0.6 
Texas 
2,048 
48,095 
2.7 
357 
1,370 
0.8 
483 
35,282 
3.4 
1,208 
1 1 ,442 
0.9 
Utah 
619 
6,347 
1.9 
326 
3,009 
2.1 
212 
1,040 
1.3 
81 
2,299 
1.9 
Vermont 
9 
132 
0.2 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Virginia 
96 
1,142 
1.0 
18 
43 
0.4 
7 
1 
0.1 
71 
1,098 
1.1 
Washington 
2,984 
248,175 
2.6 
1,569 
97,733 
3.1 
31 
877 
1.8 
1,384 
149,564 
2.3 
West Virginia 
21 
35 
0.7 
5 
5 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
16 
30 
0.8 
Wisconsin 
113 
855 
0.5 
56 
353 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
57 
502 
0.8 
Wyoming 
4 
1 
0.4 
4 
1 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
262 
1,979 
0.5 
78 
(D) 
0.5 
4 
(D) 
0.6 
180 
1,806 
0.5 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
537 
13,215 
0.6 
125 
1,720 
0.6 
28 
62 
0.3 
384 
1 1 ,433 
0.7 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
4,052 
603,260 
0.9 
965 
59,050 
0.6 
42 
27,720 
0.7 
3,045 
516,490 
1.0 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
612 
21,457 
0.5 
108 
3,364 
0.3 
26 
204 
0.1 
478 
17,888 
0.5 
Region 05 Ohio 
256 
1,219 
0.5 
87 
425 
0.7 
16 
19 
0.1 
153 
776 
0.4 
Region 06 Tennessee 
106 
3,092 
1.0 
67 
2,779 
1.0 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
358 
1,321 
0.6 
126 
331 
0.5 
43 
152 
1.0 
189 
838 
0.6 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
203 
3,650 
1.2 
27 
380 
1.5 
68 
1,207 
1.9 
108 
2,063 
0.7 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
7 
21 
0.1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
21 
0.1 
Region 10 Missouri 
435 
2,235 
0.6 
291 
2,074 
0.6 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
(D) 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
612 
2,921 
1.1 
66 
(D) 
1.2 
116 
(D) 
1.1 
430 
2,487 
1.0 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
1,740 
33,798 
2.1 
352 
1,120 
0.6 
354 
21,575 
2.8 
1,034 
11,102 
0.9 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
2,563 
58,003 
3.6 
119 
4,995 
2.0 
1,910 
45,828 
4.0 
534 
7,180 
2.1 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
708 
3,060 
1.3 
367 
1,739 
1.3 
127 
947 
1.7 
214 
374 
0.4 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
1,280 
26,296 
3.6 
384 
1,692 
2.5 
594 
17,476 
3.6 
302 
7,129 
3.8 
Region 16 Great Basin 
456 
6,174 
2.1 
227 
2,301 
2.5 
110 
938 
1.0 
119 
2,936 
2.1 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
5,275 
298,690 
2.4 
2,894 
131,305 
2.6 
58 
918 
1.8 
2,323 
166,467 
2.2 
Region 18 California 
31,868 
2,577,022 
2.7 
6,204 
289,629 
2.8 
5,272 
396,150 
2.8 
20,392 
1 ,891 ,243 
2.7 
Region 19 Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
688 
4,720 
1.3 
172 
1,689 
1.0 
56 
210 
0.4 
460 
2,821 
1.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
156 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
