Table 40. Irrigated Horticultural Operations: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Operations 
Area under protection 
Area in the open 
Operations 
Square feet 
Square feet irrigated 
Operations 
Acres 
Acres irrigated 
United States 2013 
34,569 
24,829 
1,407,631,360 
1,405,381,805 
16,923 
629,548 
524,227 
2008 
28,881 
20,610 
1,423,578,687 
1,369,090,815 
18,797 
791,987 
579,633 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
433 
301 
25,455,310 
25,455,310 
283 
18,405 
16,723 
Alaska 
150 
139 
1,731,548 
1,731,548 
29 
58 
56 
Arizona 
359 
205 
17,572,080 
17,572,080 
234 
6,950 
6,947 
Arkansas 
244 
176 
3,953,942 
3,953,942 
124 
20,806 
20,624 
California 
3,188 
1,569 
243,531,183 
243,531,183 
2,443 
72,921 
72,333 
Colorado 
696 
241 
13,702,377 
13,702,377 
517 
9,468 
9,332 
Connecticut 
563 
473 
30,922,369 
30,922,369 
206 
2,355 
2,151 
Delaware 
87 
72 
265,160 
265,160 
16 
611 
600 
Florida 
3,464 
1,789 
369,783,392 
369,783,392 
2,328 
76,458 
61,890 
Georgia 
639 
446 
22,415,692 
22,415,692 
335 
14,970 
14,681 
Hawaii 
935 
612 
23,942,112 
23,942,112 
476 
2,224 
1,806 
Idaho 
394 
179 
2,556,909 
2,556,909 
291 
(D) 
(D) 
Illinois 
581 
467 
18,295,306 
18,295,306 
251 
12,302 
8,173 
Indiana 
571 
471 
7,450,681 
7,450,681 
186 
4,450 
2,880 
Iowa 
407 
364 
8,839,112 
8,839,112 
102 
2,097 
1,063 
Kansas 
228 
192 
8,074,504 
8,074,504 
64 
3,653 
3,245 
Kentucky 
626 
552 
10,921,192 
10,918,317 
161 
1,368 
673 
Louisiana 
449 
319 
8,152,878 
8,152,878 
329 
5,198 
4,557 
Maine 
686 
651 
10,607,864 
10,607,864 
143 
812 
588 
Maryland 
402 
343 
13,852,007 
13,852,007 
141 
9,834 
8,871 
Massachusetts 
707 
613 
10,926,750 
10,926,750 
263 
2,326 
2,116 
Michigan 
1,426 
1,070 
53,420,899 
53,296,819 
573 
44,528 
22,294 
Minnesota 
546 
485 
23,834,480 
23,831,980 
160 
7,360 
4,491 
Mississippi 
269 
149 
2,918,426 
2,918,426 
181 
4,038 
3,871 
Missouri 
620 
556 
8,469,932 
8,469,932 
113 
2,976 
2,004 
Montana 
345 
284 
2,458,858 
2,458,858 
89 
1,230 
1,159 
Nebraska 
300 
187 
2,057,548 
2,057,548 
165 
3,110 
2,397 
Nevada 
28 
19 
359,200 
359,200 
10 
400 
400 
New Hampshire 
394 
351 
5,660,877 
5,660,877 
105 
196 
195 
New Jersey 
769 
527 
34,930,178 
34,930,178 
484 
20,255 
16,272 
New Mexico 
238 
168 
886,778 
886,778 
102 
1,484 
1,484 
New York 
1,290 
1,066 
38,211,640 
38,211,640 
516 
9,700 
6,906 
North Carolina 
1,334 
1,073 
36,315,699 
36,315,699 
554 
1 1 ,734 
6,292 
North Dakota 
49 
42 
919,488 
919,488 
19 
613 
613 
Ohio 
889 
710 
32,573,918 
32,573,918 
324 
13,562 
7,911 
Oklahoma 
284 
212 
1 1 ,727,548 
11,723,148 
111 
24,994 
21,828 
Oregon 
1,448 
910 
44,592,359 
44,589,359 
925 
(D) 
(D) 
Pennsylvania 
2,027 
1,820 
34,643,884 
34,643,884 
577 
9,400 
2,368 
Rhode Island 
224 
197 
1,438,186 
1,438,186 
90 
2,429 
2,157 
South Carolina 
402 
264 
5,194,705 
3,082,705 
255 
22,235 
20,888 
South Dakota 
154 
140 
1,300,058 
1,300,058 
48 
482 
372 
Tennessee 
571 
483 
37,454,409 
37,454,409 
196 
10,069 
6,937 
Texas 
1,347 
748 
89,427,943 
89,427,943 
845 
63,408 
59,854 
Utah 
216 
154 
18,539,818 
18,539,818 
129 
3,918 
3,886 
Vermont 
384 
353 
2,865,406 
2,865,406 
119 
318 
163 
Virginia 
879 
768 
36,117,321 
36,117,321 
429 
1 1 ,458 
8,160 
Washington 
1,202 
957 
7,997,166 
7,997,166 
477 
1 1 ,725 
1 1 ,260 
West Virginia 
210 
184 
2,003,960 
2,003,960 
52 
914 
344 
Wisconsin 
860 
741 
18,037,368 
18,036,668 
327 
15,080 
7,537 
Wyoming 
55 
37 
320,940 
320,940 
26 
833 
832 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
2,705 
2,408 
60,433,198 
60,433,198 
839 
8,177 
7,251 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
4,302 
3,577 
115,035,065 
115,035,065 
1,789 
56,422 
41 ,759 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
6,361 
3,874 
472,876,723 
470,764,723 
3,886 
144,516 
121,477 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
2,952 
2,413 
118,269,679 
118,145,599 
1,111 
55,324 
27,658 
Region 05 Ohio 
2,528 
2,135 
59,732,476 
59,729,601 
795 
21,763 
1 1 ,573 
Region 06 Tennessee 
607 
532 
8,897,441 
8,897,441 
170 
5,970 
4,925 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
2,041 
1,718 
45,904,953 
45,904,253 
724 
34,656 
20,085 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
647 
482 
13,975,098 
13,975,098 
406 
9,772 
8,623 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
75 
75 
8,391,544 
8,391,544 
23 
549 
549 
Region 10 Missouri 
1,744 
1,199 
33,025,926 
33,023,426 
704 
13,927 
12,188 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red 
836 
619 
20,248,393 
20,243,993 
355 
48,819 
45,415 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
1,303 
707 
87,455,543 
87,455,543 
827 
63,022 
59,467 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
189 
163 
827,838 
827,838 
59 
1,314 
1,314 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
228 
98 
981,198 
981,198 
148 
2,392 
2,386 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
354 
192 
17,562,380 
17,562,380 
242 
6,974 
6,971 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
238 
152 
18,528,442 
18,528,442 
162 
4,617 
4,585 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
3,186 
2,149 
55,240,936 
55,237,936 
1,751 
76,173 
73,847 
Region 18 California 
3,188 
1,585 
244,570,867 
244,570,867 
2,427 
72,881 
72,293 
Region 19 Alaska 
150 
139 
1 ,731 ,548 
1,731,548 
29 
58 
56 
Region 20 Hawaii 
935 
612 
23,942,112 
23,942,112 
476 
2,224 
1,806 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Horticultural Operations Data 185 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
