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] 
Pastureland, all types 
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 
42,733 
3,034,409 
1.6 
19,164 
860,538 
1.4 
23,569 
2,173,871 
1.7 
2008^ 
49,582 
3,611,216 
1.6 
25,912 
1,166,593 
1.4 
23,670 
2,444,623 
1.7 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
46 
587 
0.7 
34 
(D) 
0.7 
12 
(D) 
0.6 
Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arizona 
1,365 
34,897 
3.5 
363 
8,496 
2.9 
1,002 
26,401 
3.8 
Arkansas 
87 
12,795 
0.2 
8 
400 
0.1 
79 
12,395 
0.2 
California 
3,786 
433,570 
2.0 
1,096 
50,264 
1.7 
2,690 
383,306 
2.0 
Colorado 
3,854 
296,345 
1.8 
952 
47,609 
0.8 
2,902 
248,736 
2.0 
Connecticut 
7 
14 
0.3 
7 
14 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Delaware 
5 
165 
0.3 
5 
165 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
497 
99,618 
1.0 
403 
60,190 
0.9 
94 
39,428 
1.2 
Georgia 
226 
23,690 
0.5 
226 
23,690 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
Hawaii 
91 
5,479 
0.8 
70 
1,525 
1.0 
21 
3,954 
0.7 
Idaho 
8,243 
277,328 
1.5 
3,671 
129,656 
1.3 
4,572 
147,672 
1.6 
Illinois 
17 
690 
2.0 
17 
690 
2.0 
- 
- 
- 
Indiana 
26 
1,017 
0.6 
26 
1,017 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
Iowa 
11 
250 
0.8 
11 
250 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
Kansas 
28 
4,251 
1.5 
28 
4,251 
1.5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Kentucky 
23 
336 
1.1 
16 
266 
1.1 
7 
70 
1.3 
Louisiana 
79 
5,411 
0.6 
34 
1,586 
0.2 
45 
3,825 
0.8 
Maine 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
16 
142 
0.2 
16 
142 
0.2 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
7 
7 
0.1 
7 
7 
0.1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Michigan 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Minnesota 
32 
3,739 
0.4 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Mississippi 
47 
1,868 
0.4 
47 
1,868 
0.4 
- 
Missouri 
86 
2,430 
0.5 
49 
2,060 
0.5 
37 
370 
0.8 
Montana 
2,930 
384,184 
1.1 
560 
58,423 
1.2 
2,370 
325,761 
1.1 
Nebraska 
402 
38,380 
1.0 
209 
24,294 
1.1 
193 
14,086 
0.8 
Nevada 
877 
190,179 
2.3 
78 
4,056 
3.0 
799 
186,123 
2.3 
New Hampshire 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
New Jersey 
37 
516 
0.8 
37 
516 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
New Mexico 
2,174 
89,871 
1.4 
359 
29,987 
1.9 
1,815 
59,884 
1.1 
New York 
8 
232 
0.3 
8 
232 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
North Carolina 
142 
9,432 
0.3 
136 
8,832 
0.3 
6 
600 
1.0 
North Dakota 
13 
695 
0.3 
13 
695 
0.3 
- 
- 
- 
Ohio 
26 
496 
0.9 
22 
436 
1.0 
4 
60 
0.8 
Oklahoma 
240 
37,870 
0.9 
232 
35,470 
0.9 
8 
2,400 
1.2 
Oregon 
4,855 
277,547 
1.8 
2,928 
99,588 
1.6 
1,927 
177,959 
1.9 
Pennsylvania 
10 
230 
0.4 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
Rhode Island 
10 
68 
0.4 
10 
68 
0.4 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
39 
3,168 
0.8 
26 
2,283 
(D) 
13 
885 
(D) 
South Dakota 
12 
1,869 
0.8 
7 
520 
0.8 
5 
1,349 
0.8 
Tennessee 
24 
359 
0.5 
16 
330 
0.5 
8 
29 
1.1 
Texas 
1,873 
133,289 
1.2 
1,176 
87,881 
1.3 
697 
45,408 
1.1 
Utah 
4,471 
242,890 
1.9 
2,441 
76,142 
2.1 
2,030 
166,748 
1.8 
Vermont 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
19 
633 
0.8 
19 
633 
0.8 
- 
- 
- 
Washington 
4,003 
73,246 
2.2 
3,394 
48,010 
2.0 
609 
25,236 
2.8 
West Virginia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
11 
249 
0.6 
11 
249 
0.6 
- 
- 
- 
Wyoming 
1,975 
344,215 
1.2 
361 
45,015 
1.1 
1,614 
299,200 
1.2 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
25 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
89 
0.4 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
80 
1,639 
0.6 
74 
1,609 
0.6 
6 
30 
0.4 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
973 
137,803 
0.9 
852 
96,720 
0.7 
121 
41,083 
1.2 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
24 
793 
0.5 
24 
793 
0.5 
- 
- 
- 
Region 05 Ohio 
63 
(D) 
0.8 
50 
1,258 
0.8 
13 
(D) 
0.7 
Region 06 Tennessee 
39 
416 
(D) 
27 
323 
(D) 
12 
93 
(D) 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
70 
3,328 
0.8 
70 
3,328 
0.8 
- 
- 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
125 
4,736 
0.7 
48 
2,076 
0.3 
77 
2,660 
0.9 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
4 
(D) 
0.4 
3 
180 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
Region 10 Missouri 
4,144 
600,508 
1.2 
1,121 
98,811 
1.1 
3,023 
501,697 
1.2 
Region 1 1 Arkansas-White-Red 
1,299 
137,155 
1.2 
675 
93,954 
1.2 
624 
43,201 
1.2 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
1,182 
82,043 
1.1 
666 
42,681 
1.1 
516 
39,362 
1.2 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
2,447 
130,304 
1.3 
536 
24,953 
1.9 
1,911 
105,351 
1.2 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
4,855 
422,057 
1.7 
1,737 
87,936 
1.6 
3,118 
334,121 
1.7 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
1,828 
55,140 
3.0 
461 
10,860 
2.5 
1,367 
44,280 
3.1 
Region 16 Great Basin 
3,500 
285,003 
2.2 
1,311 
27,072 
2.0 
2,189 
257,931 
2.2 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
17,913 
660,326 
1.6 
10,217 
297,896 
1.5 
7,696 
362,430 
1.7 
Region 18 California 
4,071 
504,300 
1.9 
1,198 
68,474 
1.6 
2,873 
435,826 
2.0 
Region 19 Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 20 Hawaii 
91 
5,479 
0.8 
70 
1,525 
1.0 
21 
3,954 
0.7 
' 2008 data do not include non-horticultural field crops and pasture acreage on horticulture operations. 
^ Respondents were asked to report in dry tons. 
158 2013 FRIS - Crops Grown in the Open and Pasture Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
