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] 
All other crops (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 
26,309 
2,320,822 
1.7 
23,709 
1,619,163 
1.7 
2,600 
701,659 
1.9 
2008 ^ 
6,761 
1 ,487,387 
1.8 
4,964 
886,595 
1.7 
1,797 
600,792 
1.9 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
361 
18,569 
0.7 
357 
18,561 
0.7 
4 
8 
1.3 
Alaska 
37 
132 
0.3 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Arizona 
447 
21,381 
4.2 
219 
9,678 
3.4 
228 
11,703 
4.8 
Arkansas 
226 
23,875 
2.5 
179 
21,005 
2.8 
47 
2,870 
0.5 
California 
3,819 
249,561 
2.7 
3,548 
178,064 
2.6 
271 
71,497 
2.8 
Colorado 
1,070 
59,113 
1.5 
663 
48,996 
1.5 
407 
10,117 
1.4 
Connecticut 
273 
2,817 
1.2 
273 
2,817 
1.2 
- 
- 
- 
Delaware 
36 
2,209 
0.4 
27 
2,200 
0.4 
9 
9 
0.5 
Florida 
3,058 
454,826 
1.5 
2,974 
81,246 
1.0 
84 
373,580 
1.6 
Georgia 
456 
25,058 
0.6 
454 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Flawaii 
700 
28,431 
4.1 
608 
28,025 
4.2 
92 
406 
1.4 
Idaho 
939 
258,292 
2.3 
666 
208,181 
2.2 
273 
50,111 
2.8 
Illinois 
346 
23,969 
1.0 
346 
23,969 
1.0 
- 
- 
- 
Indiana 
271 
16,055 
0.4 
271 
16,055 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
Iowa 
127 
2,983 
0.7 
127 
2,983 
0.7 
- 
- 
- 
Kansas 
269 
54,060 
1.0 
260 
(D) 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
Kentucky 
277 
3,454 
0.8 
272 
3,444 
0.8 
5 
10 
1.0 
Louisiana 
381 
15,960 
1.2 
325 
8,688 
1.0 
56 
7,272 
1.4 
Maine 
161 
1,209 
0.2 
161 
1,209 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
181 
9,457 
0.5 
181 
9,457 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
315 
2,421 
0.7 
300 
2,406 
0.7 
15 
15 
0.5 
Michigan 
710 
32,235 
0.6 
698 
32,199 
0.6 
12 
36 
0.1 
Minnesota 
244 
30,904 
1.1 
219 
1 1 ,458 
0.9 
25 
19,446 
1.2 
Mississippi 
261 
6,002 
1.4 
260 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Missouri 
171 
10,625 
0.9 
160 
5,861 
1.1 
11 
4,764 
0.8 
Montana 
789 
110,623 
1.5 
417 
55,072 
1.2 
372 
55,551 
1.8 
Nebraska 
498 
108,355 
1.1 
484 
106,255 
1.1 
14 
2,100 
1.5 
Nevada 
42 
8,081 
1.8 
37 
5,790 
2.4 
5 
2,291 
0.4 
New Flampshire 
167 
733 
0.4 
159 
717 
0.4 
8 
16 
1.0 
New Jersey 
531 
16,987 
0.7 
529 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
New Mexico 
322 
6,885 
2.7 
67 
3,161 
1.9 
255 
3,724 
3.3 
New York 
601 
8,067 
0.7 
595 
8,061 
0.7 
6 
6 
0.5 
North Carolina 
753 
22,087 
0.5 
737 
22,026 
0.5 
16 
61 
2.5 
North Dakota 
90 
18,074 
0.8 
55 
8,235 
0.7 
35 
9,839 
0.9 
Ohio 
364 
8,222 
1.0 
360 
8,214 
1.0 
4 
8 
1.0 
Oklahoma 
174 
28,284 
1.1 
174 
28,284 
1.1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Oregon 
1,599 
191,890 
1.7 
1,542 
179,988 
1.6 
57 
1 1 ,902 
3.1 
Pennsylvania 
707 
2,988 
0.6 
700 
2,981 
0.6 
7 
7 
1.0 
Rhode Island 
119 
2,230 
0.4 
119 
2,230 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
283 
21,683 
0.6 
275 
21,675 
0.6 
8 
8 
0.1 
South Dakota 
66 
9,550 
1.3 
63 
9,190 
1.4 
3 
360 
0.4 
Tennessee 
245 
7,682 
0.7 
240 
7,677 
0.7 
5 
5 
0.1 
Texas 
1,198 
147,889 
1.6 
1,098 
121,510 
1.5 
100 
26,379 
2.0 
Utah 
279 
5,903 
2.5 
256 
5,201 
2.8 
23 
702 
1.0 
Vermont 
150 
326 
0.4 
147 
320 
0.4 
3 
6 
0.3 
Virginia 
552 
10,535 
0.9 
552 
10,535 
0.9 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Washington 
963 
173,493 
2.1 
918 
163,512 
2.2 
45 
9,981 
1.5 
West Virginia 
87 
421 
0.5 
87 
421 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
411 
10,082 
0.6 
409 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Wyoming 
183 
46,154 
2.4 
106 
21,562 
2.3 
77 
24,592 
2.4 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
1,079 
9,549 
0.7 
1,056 
9,518 
0.7 
23 
31 
0.8 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
2,169 
46,528 
0.7 
2,145 
46,466 
0.7 
24 
62 
0.4 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
5,100 
544,917 
1.3 
4,986 
170,690 
0.8 
114 
374,227 
1.6 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
1,311 
38,967 
0.7 
1,296 
38,925 
0.7 
15 
42 
0.1 
Region 05 Ohio 
1,089 
25,434 
0.6 
1,080 
25,416 
(D) 
9 
18 
(D) 
Region 06 Tennessee 
210 
5,333 
0.5 
210 
5,333 
0.5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
982 
53,238 
0.9 
968 
47,304 
0.9 
14 
5,934 
1.0 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
571 
31,481 
1.1 
451 
15,973 
1.1 
120 
15,508 
1.1 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
57 
17,341 
1.1 
40 
2,375 
0.4 
17 
14,966 
1.2 
Region 10 Missouri 
2,328 
334,213 
1.3 
1,698 
238,469 
1.2 
630 
95,744 
1.7 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
629 
108,775 
1.5 
584 
108,195 
1.5 
45 
580 
0.7 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
1,153 
133,758 
1.6 
1,053 
107,379 
1.5 
100 
26,379 
2.0 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
168 
20,500 
1.8 
99 
18,997 
1.7 
69 
1,503 
3.2 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
495 
3,948 
2.7 
101 
(D) 
2.4 
394 
(D) 
3.1 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
468 
23,355 
4.1 
227 
9,702 
3.4 
241 
13,653 
4.7 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
346 
15,451 
2.3 
318 
12,458 
2.7 
28 
2,993 
0.6 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
3,609 
629,945 
2.1 
3,217 
553,701 
2.0 
392 
76,244 
2.8 
Region 18 California 
3,808 
249,526 
2.7 
3,537 
178,029 
2.6 
271 
71,497 
2.8 
Region 19 Alaska 
37 
132 
0.3 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
Region 20 Hawaii 
700 
28,431 
4.1 
608 
28,025 
4.2 
92 
406 
1.4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2013 FRiS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 157 
