Table A. Irrigated Farms: 2013 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and the 2012 Census of Agriculture 
Geographic area 
2013 FRIS 
2012 Census 
Sample Count 
Final reports processed and tabulated 
Published totals 
Sample universe^ 
Unexpanded 
Expanded 
Farms 
2012 census 
irrigated acres 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
Farms 
Acres 
irrigated 
United States 
34,966 
23,279,303 
20,109 
16,602,965 
229,237 
55,319,417 
296,303 
55,822,231 
197,456 
45,314,109 
Alabama 
631 
92,690 
289 
65,293 
1,022 
101,178 
1,747 
113,008 
1,186 
98,800 
Alaska 
83 
1,737 
53 
848 
181 
1,071 
230 
2,451 
207 
1,923 
Arizona 
562 
640,052 
331 
463,674 
4,380 
851,861 
5,839 
880,613 
2,738 
741,334 
Arkansas 
1,132 
2,093,699 
616 
1,307,761 
4,212 
4,950,053 
5,084 
4,803,902 
3,644 
3,822,451 
California 
2,078 
2,623,173 
1,200 
1,755,610 
44,347 
7,549,161 
53,546 
7,861,964 
33,699 
6,363,276 
Colorado 
786 
657,533 
476 
411,546 
12,501 
2,309,543 
15,547 
2,516,785 
1 0,796 
2,062,732 
Connecticut 
211 
6,222 
113 
2,728 
715 
5,371 
1,011 
9,272 
623 
8,093 
Delaware 
265 
108,036 
149 
74,381 
396 
114,769 
533 
127,272 
399 
113,595 
Florida 
1,614 
1,135,530 
908 
862,513 
8,120 
1,364,559 
11,744 
1 ,493,320 
7,330 
1,365,246 
Georgia 
1,075 
670,338 
549 
417,044 
3,545 
1,196,947 
5,230 
1,125,355 
3,404 
845,439 
Hawaii 
567 
73,816 
378 
63,089 
1,919 
76,459 
2,498 
81,813 
1,538 
76,718 
Idaho 
905 
1 ,393,829 
613 
1,131,021 
14,092 
3,511,839 
15,732 
3,365,292 
9,642 
2,790,395 
Illinois 
913 
393,622 
598 
325,276 
1,807 
541,818 
2,644 
522,479 
2,028 
454,642 
Indiana 
886 
329,664 
558 
259,003 
1,893 
454,712 
2,598 
437,445 
1,975 
380,709 
Iowa 
621 
137,112 
379 
117,287 
1,090 
175,847 
1,525 
171,656 
1,173 
144,174 
Kansas 
613 
804,906 
350 
556,470 
5,243 
2,851,317 
6,205 
2,881,292 
4,418 
2,132,967 
Kentucky 
720 
64,223 
250 
32,867 
1,212 
51,126 
2,910 
73,573 
2,164 
74,726 
Louisiana 
897 
696,929 
499 
506,326 
2,130 
1,096,381 
3,015 
1,092,881 
2,043 
862,431 
Maine 
231 
27,422 
128 
17,037 
946 
20,817 
1,365 
30,887 
731 
28,934 
Maryland 
453 
86,943 
284 
64,660 
890 
100,909 
1,220 
104,910 
994 
95,596 
Massachusetts 
293 
12,780 
177 
9,150 
1,398 
27,230 
1,746 
23,433 
1,193 
20,997 
Michigan 
1,103 
448,326 
683 
314,086 
3,662 
587,850 
5,025 
592,243 
3,810 
541,554 
Minnesota 
873 
379,177 
522 
279,555 
2,162 
516,724 
2,853 
524,016 
2,119 
441,498 
Mississippi 
893 
1 ,340,288 
544 
998,855 
1,843 
1,701,587 
2,454 
1,651,978 
1,700 
1,430,105 
Missouri 
1,037 
896,022 
598 
648,959 
2,569 
1 ,235,334 
3,727 
1,180,886 
2,827 
1,078,287 
Montana 
753 
600,884 
483 
446,613 
7,384 
1 ,872,389 
9,451 
1,903,019 
6,700 
1 ,447,369 
Nebraska 
696 
1,146,305 
439 
835,813 
1 5,747 
8,297,560 
17,136 
8,296,573 
12,380 
6,725,075 
Nevada 
385 
418,686 
244 
253,684 
2,149 
689,953 
2,512 
687,790 
1,274 
502,061 
New Hampshire 
183 
1,463 
91 
1,001 
528 
4,020 
686 
2,630 
387 
1,934 
New Jersey 
568 
71,681 
336 
50,036 
1,255 
80,777 
1,769 
88,376 
1,527 
83,748 
New Mexico 
597 
354,404 
363 
283,965 
8,733 
694,632 
1 1 ,430 
680,318 
5,934 
516,728 
New York 
669 
33,265 
341 
19,298 
1,936 
48,705 
3,404 
59,807 
2,321 
49,903 
North Carolina 
674 
88,929 
368 
50,484 
2,710 
136,721 
4,699 
174,526 
3,102 
149,513 
North Dakota 
367 
164,816 
160 
106,101 
533 
213,728 
744 
218,407 
571 
179,750 
Ohio 
697 
36,811 
345 
21,898 
1,453 
41,776 
2,462 
46,569 
2,020 
43,199 
Oklahoma 
614 
333,478 
314 
200,228 
1,672 
426,602 
2,500 
479,750 
1,765 
382,765 
Oregon 
1,298 
770,075 
818 
553,117 
12,299 
1,554,173 
14,975 
1,629,735 
10,891 
1,393,719 
Pennsylvania 
865 
21,239 
478 
9,410 
3,126 
24,027 
4,539 
38,990 
2,988 
31,445 
Rhode Island 
78 
2,453 
45 
998 
294 
3,042 
325 
3,954 
179 
2,879 
South Carolina 
442 
131,221 
212 
78,516 
1,046 
133,927 
1,973 
159,239 
1,279 
139,251 
South Dakota 
403 
207,198 
266 
159,737 
1,274 
369,864 
1,656 
378,678 
1,179 
303,802 
Tennessee 
814 
136,512 
367 
108,951 
1,108 
146,932 
2,146 
146,442 
1,775 
144,116 
Texas 
1,415 
1,510,019 
742 
1,013,921 
13,259 
4,491,987 
18,169 
4,489,163 
12,021 
3,521,975 
Utah 
674 
330,664 
469 
272,193 
10,357 
1,125,106 
12,296 
1,104,257 
7,677 
775,676 
Vermont 
185 
1,408 
97 
612 
567 
2,324 
766 
3,565 
409 
2,293 
Virginia 
439 
46,595 
212 
26,064 
1,342 
50,100 
2,456 
68,651 
1,613 
61,596 
Washington 
1,146 
912,225 
662 
733,227 
10,575 
1 ,623,389 
14,736 
1,633,571 
10,357 
1,438,541 
West Virginia 
138 
1,327 
71 
815 
297 
1,453 
466 
2,064 
330 
1,724 
Wisconsin 
905 
355,130 
581 
318,830 
2,427 
473,483 
3,240 
421,721 
2,572 
397,307 
Wyoming 
519 
488,446 
360 
372,414 
4,891 
1,418,284 
5,739 
1,435,710 
3,824 
1,041,118 
' Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. 
Table B. Farms with Irrigation by Acres Irrigated: 2012 Census of Agriculture Compared with 2013 FRIS 
Item 
2012 census 
United States 
totals 
2013 FRIS 
Item 
2012 census 
United States 
totals 
2013 FRIS 
United States 
total 
(expanded) 
Percent of 
2012 census 
totals 
United States 
total 
(expanded) 
Percent of 
2012 census 
totals 
Farms 
number 
296,303 
229,237 
77.4 
200 to 499 acres 
farms 
28,120 
25,956 
92.3 
acres 
55,822,231 
55,319,417 
99.1 
acres 
8,832,682 
8,391,260 
95.0 
1 to 49 acres 
farms 
190,068 
135,931 
71.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
15,322 
14,723 
96.1 
acres 
1,854,674 
1,441,866 
77.7 
acres 
10,601,007 
10,252,156 
96.7 
50 to 99 acres 
farms 
24,302 
19,400 
79.8 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8,849 
8,928 
100.9 
acres 
1,688,711 
1 ,365,432 
80.9 
acres 
12,042,408 
12,133,801 
100.8 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
farms 
24,956 
19,298 
77.3 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4,686 
5,001 
106.7 
acres 
3,428,850 
2,660,802 
77.6 
acres 
17,373,899 
19,074,100 
109.8 
2012 Census of Agriculture Appendix A A- 5 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
