Table 44. Discontinuance of All Irrigation on Horticultural Operations by Reason: 2013 and 2008 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Discontinued irrigation since 2012 
Operations reporting reason for discontinuance ' 
Operations 
Square feet under 
protection in 
previous 
census 
year ^ 
Operations 
reporting 
discontinuance 
to be 
permanent 
Sufficient 
soil 
moisture 
Shortage 
of 
surface 
water 
Shortage 
of 
ground 
water 
Irrigation 
is 
uneconomical 
United States 2013 
4,393 
11,759,756 
623 
1,178 
114 
53 
237 
2008 
839 
(NA) 
63 
547 
4 
6 
42 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
21 
11,200 
_ 
8 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Alaska 
23 
216,252 
9 
9 
- 
- 
5 
Arizona 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arkansas 
20 
2,100 
- 
12 
- 
4 
- 
California 
115 
48,000 
24 
- 
24 
16 
8 
Colorado 
21 
39,234 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Connecticut 
94 
286,495 
7 
31 
- 
- 
- 
Delaware 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
318 
387,360 
60 
69 
5 
- 
57 
Georgia 
70 
139,006 
12 
35 
7 
- 
2 
Flawaii 
114 
113,197 
5 
34 
6 
_ 
6 
Idaho 
24 
- 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
Illinois 
93 
242,940 
21 
27 
5 
5 
11 
Indiana 
124 
616,135 
38 
48 
- 
- 
5 
Iowa 
103 
269,744 
17 
17 
- 
- 
5 
Kansas 
23 
23,904 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Kentucky 
274 
883,005 
35 
91 
6 
- 
18 
Louisiana 
38 
78,216 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Maine 
61 
142,782 
8 
10 
- 
- 
- 
Maryland 
49 
197,112 
11 
16 
- 
- 
- 
Massachusetts 
38 
2,856 
7 
7 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Michigan 
186 
687,933 
14 
23 
- 
- 
- 
Minnesota 
87 
148,440 
6 
- 
5 
- 
- 
Mississippi 
25 
144,000 
6 
12 
- 
- 
- 
Missouri 
120 
288,248 
31 
14 
5 
4 
5 
Montana 
28 
39,180 
5 
5 
_ 
_ 
5 
Nebraska 
29 
1,248 
- 
6 
- 
- 
6 
Nevada 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Flampshire 
9 
3,840 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
New Jersey 
102 
79,195 
14 
41 
5 
- 
5 
New Mexico 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
New York 
342 
751,875 
22 
106 
12 
6 
18 
North Carolina 
225 
885,301 
26 
108 
6 
- 
- 
North Dakota 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ohio 
245 
1,403,217 
31 
74 
5 
5 
9 
Oklahoma 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Oregon 
161 
159,524 
17 
62 
- 
- 
- 
Pennsylvania 
321 
1,158,335 
62 
100 
6 
- 
33 
Rhode Island 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
45 
6,300 
17 
8 
- 
- 
9 
South Dakota 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Tennessee 
126 
299,973 
15 
33 
- 
- 
- 
Texas 
99 
60,240 
15 
14 
8 
8 
- 
Utah 
7 
1,260 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vermont 
47 
127,463 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Virginia 
101 
193,716 
7 
24 
1 
- 
7 
Washington 
210 
620,377 
33 
64 
- 
5 
5 
West Virginia 
46 
212,250 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wisconsin 
203 
788,303 
16 
53 
- 
- 
15 
Wyoming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
217 
457,897 
23 
57 
- 
- 
1 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
609 
1,747,147 
81 
163 
12 
- 
31 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
682 
1,359,411 
128 
225 
18 
- 
75 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
575 
1,813,087 
62 
170 
12 
6 
27 
Region 05 Ohio 
737 
3,099,816 
111 
217 
11 
5 
35 
Region 06 Tennessee 
94 
309,629 
5 
36 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
422 
1 ,228,824 
50 
71 
15 
5 
26 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
75 
151,941 
13 
16 
- 
4 
- 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
18 
18,348 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 10 Missouri 
143 
276,752 
37 
26 
- 
4 
16 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red .... 
42 
38,904 
2 
6 
_ 
_ 
2 
Region 12 Texas-Gulf 
103 
60,240 
15 
14 
8 
8 
- 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
12 
39,150 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 1 5 Lower Colorado 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 16 Great Basin 
7 
1,260 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
403 
779,901 
58 
134 
8 
5 
5 
Region 18 California 
115 
48,000 
24 
- 
24 
16 
8 
Region 19 Alaska 
23 
216,252 
9 
9 
- 
- 
5 
Region 20 Hawaii 
114 
113,197 
5 
34 
6 
- 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 2013 FRIS - Horticultural Operations Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
