Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey 2002 Publication

Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey (2003)
Volume 3, Special Studies
Part 1
AC-02-SS-1

Issued November 2004

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ann M. Veneman, Secretary
Dr. Joseph J. Jen, Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
R. Ronald Bosecker, Administrator

Acknowledgments
This report was prepared under the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Many people participated in the various
activities of the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and deserve recognition for their
contributions to the program.
NASS pays special tribute to the farm and ranch operators who furnished the information
requested. Their cooperation and support made it possible to collect and publish the data in
this report. Economic Research Service (ERS), other USDA agencies, and representatives
from State departments of agriculture offered significant advice during the planning, data
collection, and processing phases of this survey. They provided invaluable assistance at the
local level to farmers and ranchers completing census report forms. Also, NASS
acknowledges our partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Processing
Center in Jeffersonville, IN and the services they provided to collect and capture data.
Members of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics and representatives of both
public and private organizations made significant recommendations that helped establish data
content. NASS appreciates their strong and consistent support for census programs.
NASS expresses gratitude to the press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, farm
organizations, State departments of agriculture, and enumerators from the National
Association of State Departments of Agriculture for their help in publicizing the census and
encouraging cooperation of farmers and ranchers.
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V
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MAPS
Water Resources Areas of the United States 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Percent of Normal Precipitation, January - December 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
TABLES
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Irrigated Farms in the Censuses of Agriculture: 2002 and Earlier Censuses . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigated Farms by Acres Irrigated: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land Use on Farms with Irrigation: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land Irrigated by Method of Water Distribution: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land Irrigated by Sprinkler Systems: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land Irrigated by Drip, Trickle, or Low-flow Micro Sprinklers: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . .
Land Irrigated with Gravity Flow by Field Water Delivery System: 2003 and 1998 . . . . .
Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only One Method of
Distribution: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Sprinkler Systems to Distribute
Water: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Gravity Flow Systems to Distribute
Water: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated Quantity of Water Applied By Source or Supplier: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation by Estimated Quantity of Water Applied: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Water Transfers by Use and Source: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation Wells on Farms: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Characteristics for Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation Pumps on Farms: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation Pumps on Farms for Wells: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Irrigation Pumps on Farms Other Than for Wells: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and
Type of Energy: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pumps Powered by Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . .
Expenses for Irrigation Water from Off-Farm Suppliers: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer
Technology: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expenses for Maintenance and Repairs of Irrigation Equipment and
Facilities: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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25. Expenses for Hired and Contract Irrigation Labor: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26. Farms with Diminished Crop Yields Resulting from Irrigation Interruption
by Cause: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27. Crops Harvested From Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected
Crops Harvested: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . .
30. Selected Crops Irrigated and Harvested by Primary Method of Water Distribution
by Crop, United States: 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31. Other Uses of Irrigation Water: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32. Irrigated Farms by Size of Farm: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33. Irrigated Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2003 and 1998 . . . .
34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . .
35. Irrigated Farms by Percent of Total Sales from Irrigated Crops and
Livestock: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36. Methods Used in Deciding When to Irrigate: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37. Water Management Practices used by Operators with Gravity Flow
Systems: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38. Irrigators Participating in Government Programs: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39. Energy and Water Conservation Improvements: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40. Barriers to Making Improvements to Reduce Energy Use or Conserve
Water: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41. Source of Irrigation Information Relied on to Reduce Irrigation Costs or to
Conserve Water: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42. Discontinuance of All Irrigation by Reason: 2003 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Introduction
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE SURVEY
The 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides
data that supplement the basic irrigation data collected
from all farm and ranch operators in the 2002 Census
of Agriculture. Irrigation data from this survey
combined with 2002 census data provide one of the
most complete and detailed profiles of irrigation in the
United States.
The 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation survey collected
detailed data for on-farm irrigation practices in 2003.
These data include acres irrigated by category of land
use, acres and yields of irrigated and nonirrigated
crops, quantity of water applied and method of
application to selected crops, acres irrigated by type of
water distribution system, and number of irrigation
wells and pumps. Also, included are data for irrigation
expenditures in 2003 for maintenance and repair of
irrigation equipment and facilities; purchase of energy
for on-farm pumping of irrigation water; investment in
irrigation equipment, facilities, and land improvement;
and cost of water received from off-farm water
suppliers.
The 25,014 operations sampled for the 2003 survey
were selected from farms and ranches reporting
irrigated acres in the 2002 census, including American
Indian reservations. Farms that reported horticultural
crop sales of at least $10,000 and all institutional,
research, and experimental farms were excluded from
the survey. Therefore, 23,767 irrigation operations
were excluded from the sample. Most of the irrigated
farms (23,116) excluded were horticultural specialty
farms which accounted for 1,011,012 acres irrigated, or
2 percent of the land irrigated in 2002. In the 2002
census, 806 institutional, research, and experimental
farms accounted for 125,535 acres irrigated, or less
than 1 percent of all acres irrigated in the nation.

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Some changes occurred between the 2002 Census of
Agriculture and the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation
Survey. Between 2002 to 2003, 16,088 farms irrigating
2.9 million acres in 2002 ceased operation under the
name identifying them in the 2002 census. In addition,
results of the 2003 survey show 32,489 irrigation
operations reporting irrigation on 1.85 million acres in
2002 did not irrigate in 2003. No attempt was made to
identify and select new irrigation operations for 2003.
HISTORY
Selected irrigation data for on-farm irrigation
operations have been collected in the census of
agriculture since 1890. A census of farms which
reported irrigation in the 1900 Census of Agriculture
was authorized by Congress. Surveys of irrigation in
humid areas were taken in connection with the 1954
and 1959 censuses.
The 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey is the
sixth survey devoted entirely to collecting on-farm
irrigation data for the United States. The 1979, 1984,
1988, and 1994 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Surveys
were conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Census. Responsibility for the survey was
transferred from the Bureau of Census to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in 1997. The
1998 survey utilized the resources of the 45 NASS
State Statistical Offices (SSO) which expanded
opportunities for telephone follow-up or personal
enumeration of nonresponse cases. The 1998 Farm
and Ranch Irrigation Survey was the first survey to
collect and publish data for each of the 50 States.
Previous farm and ranch irrigation surveys published
data only for leading irrigation States, with a U.S. total,
excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

INTRODUCTION V

AUTHORITY
The census of agriculture is required by law under the
“Census of Agriculture Act of 1997", Public Law 105113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The
law authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct
surveys deemed necessary to furnish annual or other
data on the subjects covered by the census. The 2003
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey was conducted
under the provisions of this section.
FARM DEFINITION
The census definition of a farm is any place from
which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were
produced and sold, or normally would have been sold,
during the census year. The definition has changed
nine times since it was established in 1850. The
current definition was first used for the 1974 Census of
Agriculture and has been used in each subsequent
agriculture census and related surveys. This definition
is consistent with the definition used for current USDA
surveys.

irrigation either temporarily or permanently in 2003
while continuing to operate a farm or ranch. Data from
the 2003 survey are reported for each State and for the
20 Water Resources Areas. Additional text tables are
shown in the General Explanation. The appendix
provides facsimiles of the report form used to collect
the data.
RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY
In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the United
States Code, no data are published that would disclose
information about the operations of an individual farm
or ranch. All tabulated data are subjected to an
extensive disclosure review prior to publication. Any
tabulated item that identifies data reported by a
respondent or allows a respondent’s data to be
accurately estimated or derived, was suppressed and
coded with a ‘D’. However, the number of farms
reporting an item is not considered confidential
information and is provided even though other
information is withheld.
DATA PRODUCTS

WATER RESOURCES AREAS MAP
The map on page 1 shows Water Resources Areas
delineated on the basis of county boundaries that
approximate actual basin boundaries based on
topographic drainage characteristics.
Data are
tabulated separately for each of the 20 water resources
areas shown on the map.

The 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey data, as
well as the 2002 Census of Agriculture Volume 1
Geographic Area Series and related reports, are
available on the Internet at www.usda.gov/nass and in
printed reports. Printed reports can be ordered by
calling 1-800-727-9540.
CUSTOM TABULATIONS

PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION MAP
The map on page 2 shows the areas of the United
States with deviations from normal precipitation
during 2003. The map is included for reference
purposes only.

Special studies such as the 2003 Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey and 2005 Census of Aquaculture are
part of the census program and provide supplemental
information to the 2002 Census of Agriculture in the
respective subject area. Results are published in print
and on the internet.

TABLES AND APPENDIX
Table 1 shows farms and acres irrigated for the 1982
through 2002 censuses for each State. Tables 2
through 41 present detailed irrigation operation data
collected in the survey from irrigation operations that
reported irrigated land in the 2002 census and also
irrigated in 2003. Table 42 presents data for farm
operations that irrigated in 2002, but discontinued
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Custom-designed tabulations may be developed when
data are not published elsewhere. These tabulations
are developed to individual user specifications on a
cost-reimbursable basis and shared with the public.
The census Volume 1 on CD-ROM is an alternative
data source that should be investigated before
requesting a custom tabulation.

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All special studies and custom tabulations are subject
to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to
prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent
data. Requests for custom tabulations can be
submitted via the internet from the NASS home page,
by mail, or by e-mail to:
Associate Administrator
National Agricultural Statistics Service
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
or
HQ [email protected]

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
The following abbreviations and symbols are used
throughout the tables:
-

Represents zero.

cwt

Hundredweight.

(D)

Withheld to avoid disclosing data for
individual farms.

gpm

Gallons per minute.

(NA) Not available.

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

psi

Definitions and explanations of selected terms used in
the tables are defined in the General Explanation.

WRA Water Resources Areas.

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Pounds per square inch.

(X)

Not applicable.

(Z)

Less than half of the unit shown.

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General Explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Planning for the survey started in 1999 with a review
of the previous farm and ranch irrigation survey.
Letters were sent to more than 200 individuals in
water-related government organizations, industry, and
academic positions to solicit their comments on report
form content and table format. Presentations were
made to several associations seeking their comments.
Sixty responses were received. All responses were
reviewed and categorized to evaluate data collection
feasibility and priority needs.
METHOD OF ENUMERATION AND DATA
COLLECTION
The 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey was
conducted primarily by mail and was supplemented by
telephone calls and personal enumeration by NASS
State Statistical Office (SSO) staff and enumerators.
A sample of 25,014 irrigators was selected and mailed
a report form in January 2004. This was a 6 percent
increase over the 1998 sample size and was designed
to enhance data quality for the 2003 survey. The initial
mail packet included a report form and letter
requesting a prompt response. The operators were
asked to complete and return the report form. The
initial mailing was followed by one follow-up mailing
to those who had not responded in the first 4 weeks.
The follow-up packet included a reminder letter and a
report form. Six weeks after the initial mailing, the
SSOs were provided nonresponse lists. SSOs made
telephone calls and personal visits to maximize the
response. For a description of the adjustment for
nonresponse, see Statistical Methodology.
DATA PROCESSING
All report forms were reviewed by NASS staff prior to
data keying to identify inconsistencies and ensure that
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the data could be keyed. Major inconsistencies,
respondent remarks, blank forms, and large irrigation
cases were reviewed by analysts and adjusted prior to
data keying as needed. All forms with data were
scanned and keyed from image. Data from each report
form were processed through a computer edit which
flagged inconsistent entries. Each flagged entry was
reviewed manually. During the edit process, an
imputation program supplied missing data and made
adjustments based on responses of similarly sized
farms within the same geographic area. Data entries of
large magnitude and data items that were changed
significantly in the computer edit process were
reviewed and verified by analysts.
Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed to
identify and resolve remaining inconsistencies and
potential coverage problems. Comparisons were made
to 2002 census data and other available check data.
DATA COMPARABILITY
The 2002 Census of Agriculture introduced new
methodology to account for all farms in the United
States. All 2002 published census items were
reweighted for incompleteness in the mail list. This
adjustment for undercoverage was also used for the
2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. To provide
comparable data, 1998 data published in 2003 were
also reweighted for undercoveraage. An explanation of
the methodology is included in the 2002 Census of
Agriculture Volume 1, Appendix C.
Differences exist between the expanded results of the
2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and published
data from the 2002 Census of Agriculture. Some of
these are as follows:
1.

The survey excludes horticultural specialty farms
and institutional, research, and experimental
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farms. The effect of these exclusions is listed in
the following table:
Irrigated
farms

Acres
irrigated

2002 U.S. totals . .

299,583

55,311,236

Excluded
from survey . . . . . .

23,767

1,136,547

Eligible for selection
in survey . . . . . . . . .

275,816

54,174,689

2. The survey includes data only for operators who
irrigated in both 2002 and 2003. Operators in
some areas, especially the Eastern States, irrigate
intermittently according to moisture needs.
Operators having irrigation capabilities may not
irrigate depending on the amount of rainfall for a
particular year or geographic area. The number of
operators who irrigated in 2002 but discontinued
irrigation in 2003 is tabulated in Table 42 by
reason of discontinuance.
3. Some operators reported that they had been
misclassified as irrigators and did not irrigate in
either 2002 or 2003. An estimated 22,719
operators with 948,400 acres irrigated in 2002 were
misclassified as irrigators in the 2002 census. This
is estimated by expanding reports in the survey
where the respondents reported that they did not
irrigate in 2003 or 2002. In addition to errors in
processing data, some operators misreported or
misinterpreted the questions. Most of the operators
misreporting irrigation in the 2002 census reported
irrigation of small acreages of vegetables, fruits
and nuts, tobacco, potatoes, or berries. Small
amounts of water were applied to these crops at the
time of transplanting.
4. Some respondents indicated they had quit farming,
retired, moved, gone bankrupt, etc., since 2002.
After analytical review of the 2003 receipts, an
estimated 16,088 operators accounting for
2,941,413 acres irrigated in 2002 after expansion,
were dropped from processing because they were
no longer farming. Special care was taken with
large operations to ensure that they were not
erroneously dropped due to reorganization or name
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change rather than discontinuing agricultural
operations. This included the use of field and
telephone enumeration.
5. New irrigators in 2003 (not included in the 2002
census) did not have a chance of being selected in
the sample and, therefore, were excluded from the
survey. It is believed that the impact of new
irrigators is probably minimal. This conclusion is
supported by comparisons between the 1997 and
2002 censuses which show little change in acres of
irrigated cropland harvested.
6. For the 2002 census and the 2003 Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey, farms were classified by type of
activity or activities according to the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Table 33 provides irrigation data for farms
classified by NAICS.
Table A. Farms with Irrigation by Acres Irrigated:

2003 Survey Compared with 2002 Census
2002 Census
of Agriculture
Item

U. S.
totals

2003 Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey
Percent
U.S. totals
of 2002
(expanded)
census
totals
220,163
73.5
52,583,431
95.0

Acres irrigated ........farms
........ acres

299,583
55,311,236

1 to 49 acres .......... farms
........ acres

183,120
2,032,251

116,256
1,658,408

63.5
81.6

50 to 99 acres ........farms
........ acres

27,094
1,878,687

22,288
1,551,154

82.3
82.6

100 to 199 acres .....farms
........ acres

28,011
3,851,651

24,657
3,454,895

88.0
89.7

200 to 499 acres ....farms
........ acres

31,449
9,883,105

28,032
8,922,430

89.1
90.3

500 to 999 acres .....farms
........ acres

17,329
12,001,034

16,771
11,827,596

96.8
98.6

1,000 acres or more farms
........ acres

12,580
25,664,508

12,159
25,168,948

96.7
98.1

When comparing the number of farms and irrigated
acres between the 2003 survey and the 2002 census
published U.S. totals, most of the differences are for
operators reporting less than 100 acres irrigated. This
is expected since the excluded horticultural farms
average 48 acres irrigated per farm and the other
categories of discontinued or excluded irrigators
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generally are smaller than average irrigators. Table A
shows acres irrigated in the 2003 survey (expanded)
compared with U.S. totals from the 2002 census. The
expanded survey accounts for 95 percent of all land
reported as irrigated in the 2002 census and all
irrigation characteristics associated with that land.
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
This section provides definitions and explanations of
selected items that are used on the report form or in the
tables. A facsimile of the 2003 Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey report form is in the appendix.

point of discharge is located within and between
Florida and Mississippi, including the Pearl River.
04 Great Lakes Region - The drainage within the
United States that discharges into the Great Lakes
system, including the Lakes’ surfaces; and the St.
Lawrence River as far east as, but excluding the
Richelieu River.
05 Ohio Region - The drainage of the Ohio River,
excluding that of the Tennessee River.
06 Tennessee Region - The drainage of the Tennessee
River.

Water Resources Areas (WRA)
Data from the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
were tabulated by WRA. Boundaries of these areas are
shown on the map on page I. These boundaries are
essentially the same as the water resources regions
(WRR) delineated and defined in the past by the U.S.
Water Resources Council. The areas differ somewhat
from the regions because of the method used for
boundary delineation.
Region boundaries are
delineated on the basis of topographic drainage
characteristics, whereas areas are delineated on the
basis of county boundaries which approximate actual
drainage-basin boundaries. Geographic descriptions of
each water resources region that were used to
approximate the area included in each water resources
area are as follows:
01 New England Region - The drainage within the
United States that ultimately discharges into the Bay of
Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean. These points of
discharge are located within and between Maine and
Connecticut; Long Island Sound and the St. Francis
River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.

07 Upper Mississippi Region - The drainage of the
Mississippi River above the mouth of the Ohio River,
excluding drainage of the Missouri River above a point
immediately below the mouth of the Gasconade River.
08 Lower Mississippi River - The drainage of the
Mississippi River below the mouth of the Ohio River,
but excluding the drainage of the Arkansas, White, and
Red Rivers and above the points of highest backwater
affects of the Mississippi River in those parts; and the
coastal streams, other than the Mississippi River, that
discharge into the Gulf of Mexico from the boundaries
of, but excluding the Pearl and Sabine Rivers.
09 Souris-Red-Rainy Region - The drainage within the
United States of the Souris, Red, and Rainy Rivers.
10 Missouri Region - The drainage within the United
States of the Missouri River above a point immediately
below the mouth of the Gasconade River and the
Saskatchewan River.

02 Middle Atlantic Region - The drainage within the
United States that ultimately discharges into the
Atlantic Ocean, whose point of discharge is located
within and between New York and Virginia, and the
Richelieu River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.

11 Arkansas-White-Red Region - The drainage of the
Arkansas River above the point of highest backwater
affect of the Mississippi River, the Red River above
the point of highest backwater affect of the Mississippi
River, and the White River above the point of highest
backwater affect of the Mississippi River near Peach
Orchard Bluff, AR.

03 South Atlantic-Gulf Region - The drainage that
ultimately discharges into the Atlantic Ocean, whose
point of discharge is located within and between North
Carolina and Florida; and the Gulf of Mexico, whose

12 Texas-Gulf Region - The drainage that discharges
into the Gulf of Mexico from and including Sabine
Pass to, but excluding the Rio Grande and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.

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13 Rio Grande Region - The drainage within the
United States of the Rio Grande; the San Luis Valley,
North Plains, San Augustine Plains, Mimbres, Estancia
Jonado del Muerto, Tularosa, Salt, and various smaller
closed basins; and the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
14 Upper Colorado Region - The drainage of the
Colorado River above the Lee Ferry Compact Point,
which is about 1 mile below the mouth of the Paria
River; and the Great Divide closed basin.
15 Lower Colorado Region - The drainage within the
United States of the Colorado River below the Lee
Ferry Compact Point, which is about 1 mile below the
mouth of the Paria River; the Rios Yaqui, Magdelena,
Sonoita, and other lesser streams that ultimatly
discharge into the Gulf of California; and the Animas
Valley, Wilcox Playa, El Dorado Valley, and other
smaller closed basins.
16 Great Basin Region - The drainage of the Great
Basin that ultimately discharges into Utah and Nevada.
17 Pacific-Northwest Region - The drainage within the
United States that ultimately discharges into the Straits
of Georgia and Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean.
The point of discharge is within Washington and
Oregon, including the Columbia river.
18 California Region - The drainage within the United
States that ultimately discharges into the Pacific
Ocean, whose point of discharge is within California,
which includes the Central Valley; and that portion of
the Great Basin and other closed basins in California.
19 Alaska - entire State.

are hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay was
taken from the same acres, the acres were counted only
once, but the quantity harvested included hay from all
cuttings.
For interplanted crops or ‘‘skip-row’’ crops, acres were
reported according to the portion of the field occupied
by each crop. If a crop was interplanted in an orchard
or vineyard and harvested, then the entire orchard or
vineyard acreage was reported under the appropriate
fruit crop and the interplanted estimated crop acreage
was reported under the appropriate crop.
Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing orchards,
citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were
reported as harvested cropland regardless of whether
the crop was harvested or failed. Abandoned orchards
were reported as cropland idle, not harvested cropland.
Acres irrigated - Acres irrigated are the acres of
agricultural land to which water was artificially applied
by controlled means including preplanted, partial,
supplemental, and semi-irrigation. Land flooded
during high water periods was to be included as
irrigated only if the water was diverted to agricultural
land by dams, canals, or other works.
All other land - This category includes land in house
lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, ditches, wasteland, etc. It
includes those acres in the farm operation not classified
as cropland, pastureland, or woodland.
Average operating pressure - This is the pressure at
the well head.
Average pumping capacity - This category includes
the gallons per minute discharged from wells.

20 Hawaii - entire State.
Acre-Feet of Water - An acre-foot of water is the
quantity of water required to cover 1 acre to a depth of
1 foot. This is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet or
325,851 gallons.
Acres and quantity harvested - If two or more crops
were harvested from the same land during the year, the
acres were counted for each crop. Therefore, the total
acres of all crops harvested generally exceeds the acres
of harvested cropland. Exceptions to this procedure
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Chemigation - This is the process of applying
pesticides, fertilizers, other chemicals, or animal waste
through agricultural irrigation water.
Cropland harvested - This category includes land
from which crops were harvested and hay was cut, and
land used to grow short-rotation woody crops, land in
orchards, citrus groves, Christmas trees, vineyards,
nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or
more crops were harvested was counted only once.
Land in tapped maple trees was included in woodland
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not pastured. The 1997 census definition for harvested
cropland was the same as the 2002 definition. Shortrotation woody crops were not explicitly referenced in
the 1997 census definition, but were included as
“Other nursery and greenhouse crops.”
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - This is
land used only for pasture or grazing that could have
been used for crops without additional improvement.
Also included are acres of crops hogged or grazed but
not harvested prior to grazing. However, cropland that
was pastured before or after crops were harvested was
to be included as harvested cropland rather than
cropland for pasture or grazing.
Crops unit of measurement - Respondents were
instructed to report crops in the units published.
Flowing or artesian wells - Flowing or artesian wells
are wells which flow freely and provide water used for
irrigation without pumping. All flowing or artesian
wells were excluded from pumping data on Tables 14
and 15. This should be taken into consideration when
using data from these two tables. The 1998 survey was
the first time the question was a respondent-reported
item. Past surveys subtracted the reported number of
pumped wells from the reported total wells used to
derive the number of artesian wells.
Institutional, research, experimental, and American
Indian reservation farms - Institutional, research,
and experimental farms were previously called
abnormal farms. In the 2002 census, these farms were
combined with Indian Reservation farms into one
category. However, in the 2003 survey American
Indian Reservations are included while the others are
excluded. Research farms include farms operated by
private companies as well as those operated by
universities, colleges, and government organizations
for the purpose of expanding agricultural knowledge.
Irrigated farms - Irrigated farms or ranches are those
with any agricultural land irrigated by any artificial or
controlled means in the specific calendar year. The
acreage irrigated may vary from a very small portion of
the total acreage in the farm or ranch to irrigation of all
agricultural land in the farm or ranch. Livestock
lagoon waste water distributed by sprinkler or flood
systems was also included.
XII GENERAL EXPLANATION

Land in farms - The acreage designated as ‘‘land in
farms’’ consists primarily of agricultural land used for
crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland
and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used
for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm
operator’s total operation. Large acreages of woodland
or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were
deleted from individual reports during the edit process.
Land in farms includes acres in the Conservation
Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs.
Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes
land owned and operated as well as land rented from
others. Land used rent free was reported as land rented
from others. All grazing land, except land used under
government permits on a per-head basis, was included
as ‘‘land in farms’’ provided it was part of a farm or
ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing
association was reported by the grazing association and
included as land in farms. All land in American Indian
reservations used for growing crops or grazing
livestock was included as land in farms. Land in
reservations not reported by individual American
Indians or non-Native Americans was reported in the
name of the cooperative group that used the land. In
many instances, an entire American Indian reservation
was reported as one farm.
Market value of agricultural products sold - The
market value of agricultural products sold represents
the gross market value before taxes and production
expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed
from the place in 2003 regardless of who received the
payment. It is equivalent to total sales. It includes
sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares
received by partners, landlords, contractors, or others
associated with the operation. The market value of
agricultural products sold represents the sum of all
crops, including nursery products, and livestock and
poultry and their products. It does not include income
from farm-related sources, such as custom work or
agricultural services, or income from nonfarm sources.
The 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey is the first
time sales data from the survey year has been collected.
In the previous surveys, these data were taken from the
previous census report forms of the irrigation survey
respondents. Therefore, the market value of sales did
not always match up to the commodities reported in the
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survey due to differing yields and prices and operation
changes from year to year.
North American Industry Classification System Beginning with the 1997 Census of Agriculture and the
1998 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, farms were
classified by type of activity according to the North
American Industry Classification System, (NAICS).
Prior to 1997, the Standard Industrial Classification
System (SIC) was used. An establishment primarily
engaged in crop production (major group 111) or
production of livestock and animal specialties (major
group 112) is classified in the four-digit industry and
three-digit industry group which accounts for 50
percent or more of the total value of sales of its
agricultural products. If the total value of sales of
agricultural products of an establishment is less than
50 percent from a single four-digit industry, but 50
percent or more from the products of two or more fourdigit industries within the same three-digit industry
group, the establishment is classified in the
miscellaneous industry of that industry group.
Otherwise, it is classified as “All Other Crop Farming”
in industry 11199 or a general livestock farm in
industry 11299.
Classifications of irrigated farms by selected NAICS
groupings are shown in Table 33. The NAICS codes
for the 2003 survey respondents were determined from
their 2002 census report.
Off-farm water supply - Off-farm water supply is
water from off-farm water suppliers, such as the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation; irrigation districts; mutual,
private, cooperative, or neighborhood ditches;
commercial companies; or community water systems.
On-farm surface supply - On-farm surface supply is
water from a surface source not controlled by a water
supply organization. It includes sources such as
streams, drainage ditches, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs
on or adjacent to the operated land.
Other cropland - Other cropland includes cropland
not harvested and not grazed which was used for cover
crops or soil-improvement crops, land on which all
crops failed, land in cultivated summer fallow, idle
cropland, and land planted in crops that were to be
harvested after the survey year.
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Other pastureland and rangeland - This land use
category is very inclusive and encompasses all grazable
land that does not qualify as cropland pasture. It may
be irrigated or dry land. In some areas, it can be a high
quality pasture that could not be cropped without
improvements. In other areas, it is barely able to be
grazed and is only marginally better than wasteland.
Sprinkler systems - Sprinkler irrigation is divided
into four areas to reflect current trends in irrigation.
The center pivot and mechanical-move methods have,
by definition, high-pressure delivery with water
delivered at 60 psi or more, medium pressure delivery
with water delivered at 30 to 59 psi, and low pressure
delivery with water delivered at less than 30 psi. The
mechanical-move systems are classified as either linear
move, side roll, wheel move, or big gun where the
sprinkler device is moved across the field either by
self-propelled methods or by tractor. Since all big guns
operate at high pressure, pressure was not asked.
Hand move systems include distribution systems laid
out in the spring and removed at the end of the season,
as well as other sprinkler systems which are moved
without mechanical assistance.
Solid set and
permanent systems are sprinklers placed in the ground
permanently and used mostly for perennial crops.
Total cropland - This category includes cropland
harvested, cropland used only for pasture or grazing,
cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil
improvement but not harvested and not pastured or
grazed, cropland on which all crops failed or were
abandoned, and cropland in cultivated summer fallow.
Woodland - Woodland includes natural or planted
woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested land
with young growth which has or will have value for
wood products and woodland pastured. Land covered
by sagebrush or mesquite was reported as other
pastureland and rangeland or other land. Land planted
for Christmas tree production and short rotation woody
crops was reported in cropland harvested and land in
tapped maple trees was reported as woodland not
pastured.

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STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY

with probability one, was included in each State so that
the major irrigators in each State were included.

Target Population
The target population for the survey was composed of
all farms irrigating in the reference year 2003,
excluding horticultural specialty farms and
institutional, research, or experimental farms. To
obtain measurement for this target population, the
frame population was constructed to include all farms
that reported irrigated acres in the 2002 Census of
Agriculture except for farms that reported horticultural
crop sales of at least $10,000 and all institutional,
research, and experimental farms. The farms in the
excluded categories represented 11 percent of the total
number of irrigators and 2 percent of the irrigated land
reported in the 2002 census.
Undercoverage existed in the frame population to the
extent that there were farms that either erroneously
reported not irrigating in the 2002 census, started
irrigating in 2003, or had succeeding irrigators in 2003
(i.e., an operator who, since 2002, took over control of
an irrigating farm through sales, rental, or other
arrangements). Overcoverage existed in the frame
because some operations were misclassified as
irrigators and did not irrigate in 2002 or had either
stopped farming or irrigating in 2003. Farms in these
groups that were selected into the sample were
identified during the survey and estimates of their
number and acres irrigated are provided. Table B
provides the farm count and acres irrigated by State for
both the survey frame population and the 2002 census.
Sample Design
Sampling frames were created at the State level and
consisted of the farm operations reported in that State
in the 2002 census that satisfied the frame definition
stated above. The survey estimates were based on a
probability sample of farms from each State frame.
The sample design consisted of a stratified systematic
sample selected independently from each of the 50
State frames. All farms in a sampling frame were
stratified on the basis of total irrigated acres reported in
the 2002 census. The stratification boundaries varied
among the States and were dependent on the
distribution of total acres irrigated variable within the
State. A certainty stratum, whose farms were selected

XIV GENERAL EXPLANATION

The State sample sizes necessary to obtain the desired
level of precision were determined by analyzing the
variation of the total acres irrigated variable in each
State’s sampling frame. These sample sizes were
adjusted using historical nonresponse data to the
survey. The total national sample size was 25,014
farms; 1,823 of these farms were selected from the
certainty strata and the remaining 23,191 farms were
systematically selected from the noncertainty strata.
Table B provides the State sample sizes.
Survey Error
The statistics in this report are estimates derived from
a sample survey. There are two types of errors possible
in an estimate-based sample survey: sampling and
nonsampling. Sampling error is the error caused by
observing only a sample instead of the entire
population. The sampling error is subject to sampleto-sample variation. Nonsampling errors include all
other errors and can arise from many different sources.
These sources may include respondent or enumerator
error or incorrect data keying, editing, or imputing for
missing data. Nonsampling error due to mail list
incompleteness and duplication, as well as
misclassification of records on the mail list, is referred
to as coverage error.
Measures of Precision
The survey sample was one of a large number of
possible samples of the same size that could have been
selected using the same sample design. Survey
estimates derived from the different samples will differ
from each other.
The relative standard error is used as an indicator of
the precision in the survey estimates and is reported for
major survey items in Table C. The relative standard
error expresses the standard error of an estimate as a
percent of the estimated value. The standard error of
a survey estimate is a measure of the variation among
the estimates from all possible samples. It is a measure
of the precision with which an estimate from a
particular sample approximates the average result of all
possible samples.

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Table B. Irrigated Farms: 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and the 2002 Census of Agriculture
2003 Survey
Geographic area

Initial mailout counts
Farms

United States

2002 acres

2002 Census

Final reports processed and tabulated
Unexpanded 2
Farms

Acres irrigated

Published totals

Expanded 3
Farms

Acres irrigated

Farms

Acres irrigated

Sample universe 1
Farms

Acres irrigated

25,014

20,963,602

17,310

15,358,202

220,163

52,583,431

299,583

55,311,236

203,123

49,031,141

509
45
505
823
1,202

68,986
2,278
676,385
1,282,455
2,668,447

264
32
328
584
862

32,778
2,013
513,907
963,372
1,931,009

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

1,698
150
4,172
5,847
55,596

108,783
2,742
931,735
4,149,766
8,709,353

940
84
2,377
4,957
37,803

74,220
2,353
849,354
3,903,271
7,551,425

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

591
104
207
672
783

692,926
3,257
83,194
1,174,105
499,744

449
81
140
411
559

483,183
1,428
46,321
972,930
307,172

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

13,623
801
439
13,456
5,369

2,590,654
10,139
97,167
1,815,174
870,810

10,346
276
300
7,485
3,415

2,311,638
3,764
87,109
1,485,803
754,538

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

402
773
569
580
462

56,022
1,242,864
279,261
228,105
122,167

279
575
484
416
305

69,553
1,003,451
254,915
160,319
89,159

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

2,231
15,901
2,031
2,212
976

69,194
3,288,522
390,843
313,130
142,109

1,406
11,976
1,221
1,464
756

58,352
3,145,799
336,963
287,687
128,731

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

616
647
919
105
305

876,807
19,689
666,876
15,910
61,501

434
457
625
84
197

623,085
11,860
453,143
13,078
34,415

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

5,915
3,606
3,496
1,031
1,265

2,678,277
36,751
938,841
19,703
80,828

5,381
2,415
2,243
490
708

2,623,544
30,334
803,247
16,846
65,597

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

125
584
659
791
791

9,611
298,638
331,676
1,064,232
740,514

109
405
447
469
591

7,282
231,642
254,765
768,247
580,131

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

1,580
4,413
2,433
2,235
3,304

23,720
456,278
454,850
1,175,530
1,032,973

816
2,588
1,647
1,662
2,083

17,021
377,628
396,265
1,153,086
883,096

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

647
585
404
129
383

575,696
774,332
487,946
689
51,162

495
457
299
96
253

478,008
630,357
341,918
425
30,041

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

10,150
17,970
1,981
451
2,124

1,976,111
7,625,170
746,653
2,292
96,893

8,409
14,450
1,539
214
967

1,807,548
6,650,859
608,589
871
56,130

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

579
404
495
352
314

501,622
45,914
115,094
162,327
19,086

417
203
270
257
205

359,750
16,166
26,948
129,461
9,393

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

8,282
3,307
6,721
659
2,623

844,799
74,663
264,057
202,817
40,685

5,499
1,629
4,127
520
932

745,851
62,723
220,792
175,369
21,128

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

568
771
470
56
285

351,478
793,879
19,383
612
61,627

391
569
283
35
158

273,820
591,991
7,621
497
31,985

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

2,942
17,776
4,108
264
1,918

517,553
1,907,627
42,516
3,963
95,642

2,104
11,641
1,928
98
1,122

434,217
1,604,468
26,046
719
70,523

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

409
411
1,054
591
97

204,243
38,198
1,365,569
351,200
724

316
215
698
495
62

149,250
26,109
880,953
267,931
326

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

1,755
2,592
21,164
11,587
508

401,083
61,217
5,074,638
1,091,011
2,335

1,301
1,043
14,038
8,950
175

312,647
39,602
4,509,969
966,653
887

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

414
733
83
513
498

49,728
818,305
1,039
310,106
697,994

228
506
55
409
351

14,622
617,101
507
285,661
378,203

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

3,331
15,534
408
2,457
5,191

98,913
1,823,155
1,981
385,902
1,541,688

2,027
9,780
185
1,405
4,201

74,402
1,523,908
1,248
344,976
1,423,345

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

1
2
3

Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms and horticultural specialty farms.
Includes 2,361 farms that discontinued irrigation since 2002.
Includes 32,489 farms that discontinued irrigation since 2002.

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Table C. Relative Standard Error (percent) for Selected Irrigation Data: 2003
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Acres irrigated
Geographic area

Irrigated
farms

Land in
farms

Total

Cropland
harvested

By
sprinkler
systems

By
gravity
flow

Acre-feet
of water
applied,
all sources

Expenses for irrigation
Wells
used
in 2003

Pumps,
all types

Energy
used for
pumping

For wells,
pumps,
equipment,
and facilities

Maintenance
and
repair

United States

1.0

3.1

1.0

3.2

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.6

3.0

4.3

3.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

6.6
6.5
9.9
3.6
2.8

9.4
8.8
7.1
2.9
8.5

6.1
3.9
2.4
2.3
3.5

9.5
6.9
2.6
2.7
3.9

6.5
4.2
7.9
9.0
11.2

31.2
53.5
2.8
2.6
3.8

7.7
35.4
2.6
3.4
3.4

10.3
12.6
28.9
3.5
7.5

7.4
11.3
32.4
3.3
5.5

6.3
8.2
6.5
3.5
9.9

18.1
13.9
11.0
15.7
15.0

18.1
12.4
7.7
7.0
8.7

3.9
10.5
12.4
5.9
7.1

10.2
17.0
5.6
8.7
5.3

3.9
8.2
4.1
2.3
4.3

12.7
15.3
5.7
6.8
4.3

5.0
10.7
4.0
8.9
5.0

7.8
5.6
19.0

5.3
11.0
9.8
3.2
5.2

9.2
24.8
4.7
7.5
6.1

8.2
11.9
5.4
6.2
4.6

5.5
7.9
5.7
4.6
6.1

15.4
26.8
13.4
12.0
19.7

10.9
29.9
16.0
6.1
7.1

3.4
3.1
3.5
5.8
3.8

34.7
8.9
4.8
6.5
15.3

14.1
2.1
1.7
2.4
2.8

20.3
4.8
5.0
6.6
16.2

9.6
3.0
1.7
2.4
2.9

22.2
6.0
29.9
35.5
15.2

19.7
3.0
2.2
3.3
3.3

25.8
7.9
2.2
5.4
4.5

11.4
6.1
2.2
4.6
4.0

16.9
3.4
2.3
3.3
3.9

17.4
9.2
9.9
9.7
12.7

12.6
6.7
5.6
12.3
7.3

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

3.6
6.5
5.5
12.6
10.5

5.2
8.4
9.9
18.0
12.1

2.5
5.6
3.1
9.6
5.6

4.9
8.7
8.8
26.2
12.1

2.9
6.1
7.1
11.6
5.7

9.2
24.4
3.4
41.0
97.9

3.4
6.4
3.7
13.2
8.0

3.2
15.7
5.0
21.9
9.6

4.9
7.9
18.0
14.5
12.1

4.0
9.4
3.8
20.4
13.0

11.3
18.6
7.5
17.6
18.1

7.4
18.4
43.6
25.0
13.8

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

7.0
4.6
4.0
21.3
6.2

10.2
4.5
3.6
3.5
4.8

6.7
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.3

11.8
4.6
3.6
2.6
4.3

7.8
2.4
2.4
4.1
4.0

43.5
98.0
13.8
3.1
3.5

10.6
2.8
2.6
3.3
3.1

29.4
6.9
3.2
4.8
2.8

8.4
6.8
3.4
4.4
2.7

14.8
2.8
2.7
3.7
2.9

19.9
11.0
38.1
6.9
7.5

11.6
5.2
5.2
5.9
7.4

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4.0
2.2
3.5
6.5
8.6

14.2
8.4
8.4
13.6
7.8

4.1
3.2
3.6
9.4
4.0

35.6
7.4
6.5
14.2
8.8

7.0
4.5
7.5
13.4
5.0

5.1
6.8
4.9
21.4
29.7

5.4
4.4
4.3
18.0
8.7

30.1
3.9
7.5
13.0
8.8

9.2
3.7
7.0
9.2
6.6

7.7
5.1
6.8
14.0
5.8

18.9
16.1
13.6
24.1
19.4

9.4
8.5
11.4
26.5
8.3

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

5.7
11.7
12.3
2.7
9.1

25.5
12.8
11.6
8.0
10.1

4.7
10.7
7.9
2.8
9.6

5.8
14.0
14.2
10.0
10.1

5.4
12.0
8.5
3.6
11.4

8.5
59.9
10.4
53.5

4.4
13.7
15.7
6.2
36.2

7.2
19.9
26.8
5.5
18.4

8.1
13.9
11.3
4.7
11.9

5.0
15.1
10.7
5.2
31.7

9.9
18.4
20.6
12.3
23.1

8.0
17.5
16.1
13.6
14.3

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

8.0
4.5
7.7
15.1
15.7

12.5
9.4
17.8
11.9
17.1

3.8
2.8
11.0
8.7
6.8

8.2
16.1
20.3
16.1
12.4

4.4
5.0
11.1
6.0
7.0

11.4
4.8
34.8
13.0
74.6

5.4
3.5
11.5
12.1
11.1

7.4
17.2
16.9
37.8
21.6

7.1
8.2
11.4
19.5
15.1

4.0
5.8
11.7
8.6
11.3

14.3
14.7
18.5
27.3
16.2

8.8
11.9
24.0
55.9
13.9

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

3.8
10.0
5.9
3.2
8.0

9.5
7.8
13.6
14.7
17.9

2.7
5.1
5.4
3.2
13.9

9.1
8.1
5.6
6.7
22.8

4.1
6.0
7.6
6.2
25.3

8.7
34.4
8.8
4.3
50.9

49.9
7.5
6.0
4.4
17.2

6.4
16.1
4.9
15.7
16.7

5.9
10.8
5.0
15.0
14.0

5.6
17.7
9.0
9.2
24.4

20.5
21.8
12.2
14.3
35.8

10.1
14.5
12.7
10.2
53.1

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

16.7
3.8
16.5
4.1
2.2

19.6
10.0
22.8
4.3
13.5

8.9
3.5
11.5
1.8
3.8

12.4
6.5
33.2
5.0
9.1

10.9
4.4
10.1
1.8
8.8

9.2
(Z)
74.9
4.9

10.9
3.9
7.0
4.2
4.7

28.8
13.0
31.1
3.6
16.6

15.7
7.4
22.1
10.2
11.8

12.1
5.3
17.1
3.4
10.8

30.3
13.6
49.7
9.3
25.1

32.3
8.2
62.5
5.1
8.6

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

4.8
6.0
4.5
5.0
6.1

11.6
7.2
5.1
3.8
6.4

5.3
2.7
2.0
2.1
3.7

17.1
6.5
3.9
3.9
6.7

6.4
2.9
3.7
2.2
3.7

35.5
24.0
5.3
74.7
31.4

9.4
4.5
2.7
2.4
6.3

12.7
6.9
5.6
5.6
6.4

6.0
5.7
4.1
5.5
5.1

11.7
4.2
3.4
2.6
6.4

11.8
9.4
8.9
8.9
9.6

9.8
10.0
4.7
4.3
13.1

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

20.0
2.8
3.3
10.7
2.5

14.2
3.9
2.8
6.1
6.2

10.8
1.5
1.7
4.3
2.2

13.7
4.3
2.5
6.3
9.0

11.7
1.5
4.2
4.6
3.2

97.2
14.8
2.0
15.2
3.6

12.7
2.2
2.6
5.4
4.0

20.2
2.5
2.5
6.3
3.3

17.7
4.5
3.7
6.7
3.0

17.3
2.2
2.6
6.3
3.9

19.7
14.2
11.0
11.5
11.2

48.3
3.4
11.0
9.1
6.0

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

6.6
8.1
10.9
8.8
10.1

8.3
10.5
29.4
23.7
18.0

5.4
3.9
6.4
7.9
2.6

5.2
6.3
6.7
23.5
2.7

6.9
4.8
8.5
11.6
8.2

6.7
10.7
9.4
9.8
2.8

5.6
4.8
6.3
8.0
2.6

5.2
5.7
8.0
53.1
26.1

4.9
5.9
8.0
20.3
28.5

9.7
4.4
7.4
16.5
6.3

12.7
11.3
10.6
26.8
11.3

13.7
8.4
11.6
11.9
7.6

6.5
2.7
2.9
6.5
3.4

10.1
5.6
8.4
8.8
34.7

3.4
1.7
3.4
3.9
14.1

6.6
6.4
3.8
6.9
20.3

6.1
2.3
10.6
4.2
9.6

4.1
3.9
3.8
53.5
22.2

3.7
2.1
3.3
35.4
19.7

8.5
8.1
7.5
12.6
25.8

11.6
4.4
5.4
11.3
11.4

6.1
2.7
9.8
8.2
16.9

10.8
7.1
14.8
13.9
17.4

15.6
4.4
8.6
12.4
12.6

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

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The relative standard errors given in Table C can be
used to construct confidence intervals for the major
survey items. Confidence intervals are another way to
express the precision of an estimate by calculating the
upper and lower bounds for a level of confidence. This
confidence interval is designed to contain the true
value being estimated. If all possible samples were
selected, each of the samples were surveyed under
essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its
standard error were calculated from each sample, then:
1.

Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from
one standard error below the estimate to one
standard error above the estimate would include
the average value of all possible samples.

2.

Approximately 90 percent of the intervals from
1.65 standard errors below the estimate to 1.65
standard errors above the estimate would include
the average value of all possible samples.

stratum. The assumption underlying this weighting
approach to survey nonresponse was that survey
respondents and nonrespondents within a stratum
constitute a homogeneous population, thus allowing
respondents to represent nonrespondents.
The
reweighted expansion factor is the product of these two
factors and is equal to the ratio of the total number of
farms in the stratum to the total number of sample
farms that responded to the survey in that stratum. An
expanded data value for a sample record was obtained
by multiplying the data value by the reweighted
expansion factor. State totals for a characteristic were
estimated by summing the expanded data values from
all responding sample records across all strata within
the State. National estimates were obtained by
summing across all States. The WRA estimates were
obtained by summing the expanded data values for the
portion of the sample falling into the WRA.
EDITING

The computations necessary to construct the
confidence intervals associated with these statements
are illustrated in the following example: Assume that
the estimated number of irrigated acres of a certain
item is 669,813 and the relative standard error of the
estimate is 1.6 percent (0.016). Multiplying 669,813
by 0.016 yields 10,717, the standard error. Therefore,
a 67 percent confidence interval is 659,096 to 680,530
(i.e., 669,813 + 10,717). Similarly, a 90 percent
confidence interval is 652,130 to 687,496 (i.e., 669,813
+ 1.65 x 10,717).

Reported data that were obviously incorrect due to
misinterpretation of a question were either corrected or
deleted prior to the computer edit. In some cases,
respondents may have failed to provide all of the
information requested, only indicating the presence of
an item but not the amount. Imputations were made
for missing data on acres irrigated, quantity of water
used, method of water distribution, yield of crops
harvested, maintenance and repair costs, cost of water
received from off-farm water suppliers, well
characteristics, and energy cost of well pumps.

Estimation

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DATA

Estimates were produced for the Nation as a whole, for
each of the 50 States, and for the geographic domains
known as Water Resources Areas (WRA). The
estimation methodology accounted for both selection
of the survey sample and survey nonresponse. The
estimator for the State totals was a direct expansion
reweighted estimator. The expansion factor was the
inverse of the selection probability for the sample
farms in a stratum. This expansion factor was
reweighted at the stratum level to account for wholefarm nonresponse. The nonresponse adjustment factor
used to reweight the expansion factor was the ratio of
the number of sample farms in a stratum to the number
of sample farms that responded to the survey in that

Analysts reviewing the returned report forms and
results of the computer edit detected a few inquiries
that were not uniformly interpreted by all respondents.
Data users should be aware that respondent
interpretation of some questions may affect the final
results in their use of these selected statistics.
Clarification of data items with potential extortions and
data impacted by unique problems or definitions are
provided below.

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Irrigated land - Irrigated land is defined as “all land
watered by artificial or controlled means.” No attempt
has been made to define the degree or intensity of
irrigation. Therefore, the figures for irrigated land
GENERAL EXPLANATION XVII

include land with as little as one inch of water applied
as well as land having several feet of water applied.
Nonirrigated crop yields - Data users are reminded
that the nonirrigated crop yield averages in Table 27
are for nonirrigated crops harvested from farms having
land irrigated and may not be comparable with crop
yield averages for total farms in the State. Yields for
sweet corn, tomatoes, and lettuce were asked for the
first time in 2003. However, many respondents left
yields blank which required a large amount of
imputation and the yields that were reported for these
crops covered an extremely large range indicating
respondents did not always use the hundredweight unit
requested on the form. Therefore it was decided that
these three vegetable yields would not be published.
Estimated quantity of water applied - Most water
used for irrigation is not metered or measured
accurately. The quantity of water data are on the basis
of best estimates provided by irrigators. Generally, in
areas of water scarcity such as southern California and
Arizona, irrigators are more likely to be able to provide
actual quantities of water used than in Mountain States
such as Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho where scarcity
of water is less of a problem. In the Mountain States
where water from snow-melt is diverted for use in
season, the amount of water used may be a rough
estimate, seldom a measured figure.
Farms using off-farm water - In 2003, respondents
were asked to report the amount (none, some, all, or
unknown) of off-farm water supplied by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation, other federal agencies, and all
other suppliers. However, many respondents did not
answer this question. No imputation was used to
determine an amount by source. Instead, the edit set
the entry to unknown. The number using water from
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, other federal agencies,
and all other suppliers may be understated.
Average hours of operation - The total hours a well
pump operated was collected for each of the first three
wells reported. For the remaining number of well
pumps, respondents were asked to report the average
hours the pumps operated. Some data collected in this
entry exceeded 8,760 hours, the maximum number of
hours in a year, meaning that some respondents had
entered their total pump operating hours rather than the
XVIII GENERAL EXPLANATION

average hours used. Records exceeding the 8,760 hour
threshold were edited, but other records may have been
tabulated with inflated operating hours.
Application of commercial fertilizers or pesticides
in irrigation water - This inquiry was intended to
measure the number of farms and acres on which
fertilizer and pesticides were distributed through
irrigation systems. The question was redesigned in
2003 to avoid the overstated farm count and acres
thought to have occurred in 1998 because respondents
misinterpreted the inquiry to include conventional
application of fertilizer and pesticides to the irrigated
crop as well. Review of the 2003 data suggests that
farmers may have missed the question on the report
form and left it blank. Therefore, farms and acres may
be understated in 2003.
Cost of water received from off-farm water
suppliers - Irrigators receiving water from off-farm
water suppliers are generally required to pay for the
water in charges, fees, or assessment. The computer
edit procedures called for imputing an estimate for cost
of water based on other reports from the same
geographic area. The final tabulated results for this
item may be overstated because it was not possible to
distinguish cases where the respondent received free
water from cases where the cost amount was omitted
in error, leading to imputation of a dollar amount.
States with small sample sizes, mostly in the
Northeast, reported a wide range for the cost of water
with data skewed to the high end which may be due to
the use of expensive municipal water on small acres.
Irrigation wells - The question was intended to
capture only those wells used for irrigation purposes.
However, some farm operators reported wells used for
domestic purposes or livestock as well. When such
errors were identified, these entries were deleted.
Artesian wells - A specific entry space was provided
for artesian wells. The data for well pumps exclude
any pumps that may have actually been used to pump
water from artesian wells.
Irrigation pumps - The inventory figures for number
of irrigation pumps reported in Table 16 include
reserve pumps not actually used in 2003, but exclude
any pumps on wells not used in 2003. By definition,
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flowing or artesian wells do not have well pumps.
Expenditures for maintenance and repair and
investment in irrigation facilities and equipment The data reported are for expenditures that occurred
only in 2003. Some respondents found it difficult to
separate expenditures for maintenance and repairs from
investment in irrigation facilities and equipment as
defined on the report form. For example, replacement
of worn-out sprinkler nozzles, pumps, and motors
could be considered as either repair cost or investment
in new equipment. Data users are reminded that the
distinction between the two expenditure categories was
left up to the respondent.
Government programs - This item shows the effect
of government programs on irrigation practices.

Improvements to irrigation systems that reduce
energy and/or conserve water used in irrigation This item shows the benefits of new resourceconserving irrigation systems. Respondents were
asked to respond for the period covering 1998 to 2003.
The information was tabulated as reported. No
imputation was made for a blank response.
Sources of irrigation information - This question
identifies where farmers look for help in making
irrigation decisions. The information for this item was
tabulated as reported. No imputation was made for a
blank response.
Reason for discontinuance of irrigation since 2002 The data shown in Table 42 reflect the expansion of
reported entries. Some respondents reported multiple
reasons, while others gave no specific reason.

Table D. Leading Irrigation States: 2002, 1997, and 1992 Censuses
Acres irrigated

Rank

2002 cumulative
percent of U.S.
total

Geographic area
2002

1997

1992 1

United States

55,311,236

56,289,172

49,404,030

(X)

(X)

(X)

100.0

20 Leading States

50,812,487

52,266,055

45,703,882

(X)

(X)

(X)

91.9

California

8,709,353

8,886,693

7,571,313

1

1

1

15.7

Nebraska

7,625,170

7,065,556

6,311,633

2

2

2

29.5

Texas

5,074,638

5,764,295

4,912,308

3

3

3

38.7

Arkansas

4,149,766

3,785,338

2,701,651

4

4

7

46.2

Idaho

3,288,522

3,543,805

3,260,006

5

5

4

52.2

Kansas

2,678,277

2,695,816

2,680,343

6

7

6

57.0

Colorado

2,590,604

3,374,233

3,169,839

7

6

5

61.7

Montana

1,976,111

2,101,548

1,978,167

8

8

8

65.3

Oregon

1,970,627

1,963,478

1,622,235

9

9

9

68.7

Washington

1,823,155

1,787,120

1,641,437

10

11

11

72.0

Florida

1,815,174

1,873,823

1,782,680

11

10

10

75.3

1997

1992

Wyoming

1,541,688

1,749,908

1,464,585

12

12

12

78.1

Mississippi

1,175,530

1,110,145

882,976

13

14

19

80.2

Utah

1,091,011

1,218,474

1,142,514

14

13

13

82.2

Missouri

1,032,973

921,113

708,864

15

17

20

84.0

938,841

960,831

897,641

16

16

17

85.7

Arizona

931,735

1,075,336

956,454

17

15

14

87.4

Georgia

870,710

773,066

724,792

18

19

18

89.0

Louisiana

1

2002

New Mexico

844,799

851,735

738,272

19

18

16

90.5

Nevada

746,653

763,742

556,172

20

20

15

91.9

1992 data have not been adjusted for farms not on the mail list.

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SUMMARY

Method of Irrigation

Irrigated Crops

In 2003, farmers and ranchers irrigated 52.6 million
acres by different water distribution systems. Of the
total acres irrigated, 26.9 million acres were irrigated
by sprinkler systems and 23.1 million acres by gravity
flow systems. For the first time, the Farm and Ranch
Irrigation Survey shows more acres irrigated with
sprinkler systems than gravity flow systems.

Compared with 1998, the number of farms and ranches
irrigating fell 2 percent to 220,163 in 2003, and total
land irrigated was down 3 percent to 52.6 million
acres. The leading States in total acreage of irrigated
land in 2003 were California (16 percent of U.S. total),
Nebraska (14 percent), and Texas (9 percent). Table D
shows the top twenty states from the 2002 census and
their previous census acres irrigated and rank.
Corn for grain or seed continues to be the dominant
irrigated crop accounting for nearly 19 percent of
irrigated land. The top irrigated crops in the United
States in 2003 were corn for grain or seed, alfalfa hay,
soybeans, land in orchards, and cotton. These crops
accounted for 56 percent of all irrigated land. Irrigated
pastureland accounted for 3.63 million acres in 2003,
down 8 percent from 1998.
Estimated Quantity of Water Applied

Sprinkler systems were used on 51 percent of the total
land irrigated in 2003 compared with 46 percent in
1998, 46 percent in 1994, and 40 percent in 1988.
Gravity flow systems were used on 43 percent of the
land in 2003, compared with 50 percent in 1998, 50
percent in 1994, and 59 percent in 1988. Table F
shows acres irrigated by method in 2003 and 1998.
Table F. Acres Irrigated by Method of Irrigation:

2003 and 1998 Surveys
Method

2003
acres
irrigated

Percent
change

24,865,142

26,937,835

+ 8.3

Center pivot - low pressure

9,292,022

9,696,930

+ 4.4

Center pivot - medium pressure

7,419,409

9,657,353

+30.2

Center pivot - high pressure

1,983,869

1,938,808

- 2.3

Sprinklers

The total quantity of water applied in 2003 was down
11 percent from 1998. Nationally, irrigators estimated
a total of 86.9 million acre-feet of water was applied to
the 52.6 million acres irrigated in 2003 for an average
of 1.7 acre-feet per acre irrigated. Table E shows the
average acre-feet of water applied per irrigated acre in
the U.S. over the last 29 years. The average amount of
water applied per acre in 2003 ranged from a high of
5.6 acre-feet in Massachusetts, to a low of 0.4 acre-feet
in several States.

1998
acres
irrigated

Linear move towers

284,756

344,162

+20.9

Solid set and permanent

1,222,683

1,177,953

- 3.7

Side roll

2,033,825

1,825,901

-10.3

765,794

633,188

-17.3

1,862,784

1,663,540

-10.7

Big gun or traveller
Hand move
Gravity flow

27,273,419

23,124,131

-15.2

Down rows or furrows

14,025,125

11,723,084

-16.4

Controlled flooding

8,472,646

8,847,392

+ 4.4

Uncontrolled flooding

3,273,796

2,297,956

-29.8

Table E. Average Acre-Feet of Water Applied: 2003

Other gravity

1,501,852

255,699

-83.0

and Earlier Surveys and 1974 Census

Drip, trickle, or low-flow

2,259,176

2,988,101

+32.3

549,655

279,522

- 49.2

Year and source

Amount
applied
(acre-feet)

2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

1.65

1998 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

1.79

1994 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

1.72

1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

1.82

1984 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

1.8

1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

1.86

1974 Census of Agriculture

2.09

XX GENERAL EXPLANATION

Subirrigation

Data tabulations for farms having only one of the four
kinds of distribution systems - sprinklers, gravity, drip,
or subirrigation - show noticeable differences in the
amount of water applied per acre by each system. For
example, farms using only sprinkler systems applied
1.3 acre-feet per acre irrigated, compared with 2.0 acrefeet for farms using only gravity flow systems.
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Source of Water
Of the 52.6 million acres irrigated by water from all
sources in 2003, about 32.3 million acres (61 percent)
were irrigated from farm irrigation wells, 7.28 million
acres (13 percent) from on-farm surface sources, and
13.9 million acres (26 percent) from off-farm water
suppliers. Of the 86.9 million acre-feet of water
estimated to be used for irrigation in 2003, 43.5 million
were pumped from wells, 11.8 million were provided
by on-farm surface sources, and 31.6 million came
from off-farm water suppliers. Table G shows how
these data correspond to previous farm and ranch
irrigation surveys.
Table G. Irrigation Water Used by Source: 2003 and

Earlier Surveys
Source

2003

1998

1994

1988

1984

Total:
Acre-feet (million)

86.9

97.3

79.6

84.1

82.7

Wells:
Acre-feet (million)

43.5

43.8

39.4

40.5

36.2

50

45

49

48

44

11.8

11.9

8.6

8.9

10.2

14

12

11

11

12

Percent
On-farm:
Acre-feet (million)
Percent
Off-farm:
Acre-feet (million)
Percent

31.6

41.5

31.6

34.9

36.2

36

43

40

41

44

The average amount of water applied per acre varies
significantly by source. Land irrigated from wells only
averaged 1.2 acre-feet per acre, while land irrigated
from off-farm water suppliers averaged 2.3 acre-feet
per acre. Sprinkler irrigation is more closely related to
the distribution of well water, while gravity flow
systems are generally used to distribute water from offfarm water suppliers.
Irrigation Wells
There were 401,193 irrigation wells capable of being
used on 104,776 farms. Of these, 375,851 wells were
actually pumped in 2003 and 3,823 were artesian or
free flowing. All irrigation wells supplied 43.5 million
acre-feet of water to 32.3 million acres of land,
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averaging 1.35 acre-feet of water applied and 85.2
acres irrigated per well. Farms with wells used in 2003
averaged 3.6 wells per farm. Nearly 66 percent of the
farms using wells in 2003 used one or two wells.
However, the majority of wells used, 229,626, were on
the18,618 farms using more than five wells, indicating
the impact of the large irrigators. Pumped wells for the
United States averaged 238 feet in well depth, 158 feet
in pumping depth, 819 gallons per minute in pumping
capacity, and 1,039 hours in operation.
Irrigation Expenditures
Pumping costs - There were 497,443 irrigation pumps
of all kinds used on 153,117 farms in 2003 irrigating
42.9 million acres of land. These pumps were powered
by fuels and electricity costing irrigators a total of
$1.55 billion or an average of $10,135 per farm. The
principal energy source used was electricity, for which
$953 million was spent to power 319,102 pumps that
irrigated 24.1 million acres at an average cost of
$39.50 per acre. Solar energy was reported as the
source for pumping wells on 360 farms irrigating
16,430 acres.
Cost of water from off-farm water suppliers - The
31.6 million acre-feet of water received from off-farm
water suppliers to irrigate 13.9 million acres cost
irrigators $579 million, for an average cost of $18.29
per acre-foot of water or $41.73 per acre irrigated.
There were 20,349 farms receiving off-farm water at
no cost.
Maintenance and repair cost - Expenditures for
maintenance and repairs totaled $492 million on
119,952 farms, for an average of $4,099 per farm.
Expenses for hired and contract labor - In 2003,
62,260 farms paid $658 million for labor, an average of
$10,559 per farm or $24.13 per acre. Nearly 90
percent of the wages were paid to hired laborers.
Investment in irrigation equipment, facilities, and
land improvement - Investments totaled $1.13 billion
for an average of $13,056 per farm in 2003. The
GENERAL EXPLANATION XXI

principal investment was the purchase of irrigation
equipment and machinery which totaled $817 million
and represents 73 percent of total investments.
Discontinuance of Irrigation in 2003
An estimated 32,489 farmers who irrigated a total of
1.85 million acres in 2002, according to the 2002
census, did not irrigate in 2003. The majority, 91
percent, of these operators reported that their
discontinuance was not permanent.

XXII GENERAL EXPLANATION

Improvements to Irrigation Systems
Approximately 26.4 million acres irrigated were
reported to have had improvements made on them to
reduce energy use or conserve water since 1998. These
improvements resulted in reduced water requirements
on 18.5 million acres irrigated, improved crop yield on
18.7 million acres irrigated, and decreased energy costs
on 15.3 million acres irrigated.

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HI

R egion 20

Hawaii

R egion 18

C a lifornia

CA

OR

AK

NV

AZ

UT

R egion 15

Lower
C olorado

R egion 16

G reat B asin

ID

R egion 14

NM

WY

CO

R egion 13

R io G ra nde

Upper
C olorado

MT

NE

SD

ND

KS

R egion 09

TX

OK

R egion 12

Texas -G ulf

R egion 11

MN

S ouris -R ed-R ainy

Arkans as -W hite-R ed

R egion 10

Mis souri

U.S . Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural S tatistics S ervice

R egion 17

P acific
Northwest

WA

R egion 19

Ala ska

IA

LA

AR

MO

IL

R egion 08
MS

Lower
Mis siss ippi

R egion 07

Upper
Mis siss ippi

WI
MI

TN

KY

AL

R egion 06

Tenness ee

IN

OH

WV

R egion 03

S outh
Atla ntic-G ulf

GA

R egion 05

Ohio

R egion 04

G reat
Lakes

FL

SC

NC

VA

MD

PA

R egion 02

DE

Mid-Atlantic

NY

NJ

VT

CT

MA
RI

NH

R egion 01

New
E ngland

ME

Note: Water res ource regions outline the major drainage areas of the United S tates.
T hese boundaries which often s plit county lines are defined by the
U.S . G eological S urvey. F or this report, the boundaries of the water
resource regions have been modified to conform to the neares t county line.
R egions are shown as contiguous areas for this map.

Water Resources Areas Map of the United States

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2 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

113 93
80

144
109 132
121
104 73
144

140

90
70

72

70

25 - 49

50 - 74

75 - 99

100 - 149

150 - 199

Percent

Source: Climate Prediction Center, NOAA.
Computer generated contours
based on preliminary data.

Percent of Normal Precipitation, Jan. - Dec. 2003

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Table 1. Irrigated Farms in the Censuses of Agriculture: 2002 and Earlier Censuses
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
2002

Not adjusted for coverage

1997

1997

Geographic area
Farms

299,583

55,311,236

308,818

56,289,172

279,442

55,058,128

279,357

49,404,030

291,628

46,386,201

278,277

49,002,433

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

1,698
150
4,172
5,847
55,596

108,783
2,742
931,735
4,149,766
8,709,353

1,503
114
4,233
6,887
63,226

79,647
2,667
1,075,336
3,785,338
8,886,693

1,301
114
3,426
6,593
55,920

76,871
2,667
1,013,902
3,717,217
8,712,893

1,380
93
3,965
6,682
56,546

82,015
1,566
956,454
2,701,651
7,571,313

1,344
74
4,241
7,269
58,868

84,054
1,826
913,841
2,406,338
7,546,091

1,040
46
4,437
6,678
58,389

66,020
667
1,097,825
2,022,695
8,460,508

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

13,623
801
439
13,456
5,369

2,590,654
10,139
97,167
1,815,174
870,810

15,747
809
430
14,573
4,752

3,374,233
7,689
75,024
1,873,823
773,066

15,470
674
415
12,673
4,372

3,430,129
7,366
72,635
1,862,404
748,520

15,193
524
352
13,500
4,701

3,169,839
5,893
61,774
1,782,680
724,792

14,913
430
384
11,981
4,985

3,013,773
7,245
60,812
1,622,750
640,256

15,232
367
323
10,550
4,443

3,200,942
6,695
44,168
1,585,080
575,306

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2,231
15,901
2,031
2,212
976

69,194
3,288,522
390,843
313,130
142,109

2,241
16,683
2,072
1,918
1,006

76,971
3,543,805
351,676
255,917
133,149

2,241
15,191
2,021
1,753
957

76,971
3,493,542
349,799
250,050
124,983

2,220
15,487
2,061
1,742
1,063

134,338
3,260,006
328,316
240,898
115,724

1,827
16,620
1,635
1,481
851

148,884
3,219,192
208,105
169,703
92,247

1,544
17,355
1,182
1,206
616

145,982
3,450,443
166,012
131,987
91,427

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

5,915
3,606
3,496
1,031
1,265

2,678,277
36,751
938,841
19,703
80,828

6,109
4,233
3,784
805
1,198

2,695,816
60,027
960,831
22,229
68,663

6,135
4,104
3,400
671
1,154

2,707,489
58,490
942,528
21,791
68,588

6,543
2,120
4,064
523
1,063

2,680,343
27,647
897,641
10,241
56,913

7,352
3,733
3,929
359
1,074

2,463,073
37,693
646,677
6,065
50,762

7,257
2,815
3,693
200
845

2,675,167
22,707
693,698
5,831
38,556

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

1,580
4,413
2,433
2,235
3,304

23,720
456,278
454,850
1,175,530
1,032,973

2,021
4,123
2,265
1,912
3,108

26,820
407,071
403,289
1,110,145
921,113

1,630
3,752
2,193
1,769
2,891

24,564
393,485
380,394
1,076,231
881,924

1,336
3,823
2,368
2,127
2,914

19,909
366,465
370,404
882,976
708,864

1,316
3,755
2,425
2,012
2,823

20,158
314,953
353,504
636,842
534,795

1,000
3,179
2,172
1,462
2,037

17,331
285,983
315,376
430,901
402,914

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

10,150
17,970
1,981
451
2,124

1,976,111
7,625,170
746,653
2,292
96,893

10,098
19,297
2,296
506
2,222

2,101,548
7,065,556
763,742
2,838
94,380

9,059
18,804
2,159
429
2,089

1,994,484
6,939,036
764,738
2,691
92,965

8,883
19,328
2,151
308
1,911

1,978,167
6,311,633
556,172
1,746
80,409

9,520
22,596
2,221
253
1,846

1,996,882
5,681,835
778,977
2,948
91,208

9,226
22,190
2,154
176
1,681

2,023,003
6,039,292
829,761
1,307
83,049

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

8,282
3,307
6,721
659
2,623

844,799
74,663
264,057
202,817
40,685

8,953
2,835
5,059
730
1,967

851,735
73,791
156,315
183,004
35,073

7,444
2,501
4,695
710
1,778

804,616
69,197
156,250
180,362
33,997

7,331
2,020
4,337
816
1,755

738,272
46,600
112,630
187,212
29,479

7,022
1,992
6,445
809
1,562

718,449
50,920
137,858
168,013
32,472

6,918
1,713
4,026
762
1,152

807,206
52,125
81,078
162,643
27,688

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2,942
17,776
4,108
264
1,918

517,553
1,907,627
42,516
3,963
95,642

2,860
17,016
3,554
211
1,435

509,109
1,963,478
40,089
3,333
88,898

2,710
15,348
2,814
180
1,248

506,459
1,948,739
36,150
3,265
86,477

2,581
15,002
2,121
132
1,219

512,487
1,622,235
23,096
2,979
75,681

3,029
14,411
2,208
105
1,216

478,437
1,648,205
29,505
3,494
80,689

3,069
15,334
1,548
84
946

492,077
1,807,882
18,139
2,224
81,326

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,755
2,592
21,164
11,587
508

401,083
61,217
5,074,638
1,091,011
2,335

1,555
1,985
21,106
12,230
409

367,195
47,010
5,764,295
1,218,474
2,845

1,439
1,768
18,756
11,291
333

343,742
45,581
5,484,663
1,212,201
2,570

1,674
1,544
18,784
10,901
255

371,263
36,974
4,912,308
1,142,514
2,123

1,869
1,899
19,806
11,143
178

361,796
39,776
4,271,043
1,161,207
1,823

1,815
1,141
19,775
11,174
120

376,447
17,745
5,575,553
1,082,328
1,254

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

3,331
15,534
408
2,457
5,191

98,913
1,823,155
1,981
385,902
1,541,688

2,509
16,261
319
2,269
5,384

86,388
1,787,120
3,543
358,467
1,749,908

2,337
13,131
268
2,025
5,306

84,926
1,705,025
3,285
341,813
1,719,463

2,312
14,068
312
2,146
5,076

61,759
1,641,437
2,769
330,838
1,464,585

3,054
15,437
255
1,850
5,221

78,681
1,518,684
3,132
284,637
1,517,891

1,839
16,252
135
1,695
5,284

42,824
1,638,470
945
259,270
1,564,576

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Farms

Acres
irrigated

1982

Farms

Farms

Acres
irrigated

1987

Acres
irrigated

United States

Acres
irrigated

1992
Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

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Table 2. Irrigated Farms by Acres Irrigated: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Total
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

1 to 49 acres
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

50 to 99 acres
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

100 to 199 acres
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

220,163
223,932

196,515,390
194,529,190

52,583,431
54,249,965

116,256
111,492

12,235,580
12,606,952

1,658,408
1,668,968

22,288
21,554

11,817,481
13,014,584

1,551,154
1,509,026

24,657
28,584

28,650,930
21,894,227

3,454,895
3,938,695

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

315,083
13,717
1,354,975
5,703,693
15,714,032

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

421
61
1,821
975
29,663

53,332
3,879
110,089
166,550
1,271,804

3,783
286
17,232
24,537
444,360

58
4
172
233
5,048

50,447
537
36,007
55,578
1,164,764

3,787
257
10,963
16,462
343,640

43
5
167
367
4,117

47,671
2,127
119,300
187,908
1,989,340

5,869
689
21,465
52,415
568,017

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

11,546,709
13,580
192,493
3,976,525
2,078,620

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

4,949
223
52
6,269
1,217

281,624
9,854
(D)
673,075
137,218

99,842
1,047
(D)
73,890
17,171

1,688
7
29
754
382

1,203,667
(D)
(D)
82,012
251,268

112,471
(D)
(D)
50,112
27,925

1,779
3
46
493
321

2,523,800
1,576
38,002
317,334
202,441

240,197
374
6,681
65,163
40,212

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

308,611
6,336,063
1,248,453
1,103,897
576,988

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

1,171
8,466
316
465
304

128,054
369,023
40,957
58,490
128,267

4,937
135,993
3,832
5,129
2,521

16
1,094
101
125
87

5,615
350,227
48,011
86,033
45,038

1,051
76,006
7,367
9,134
6,456

11
1,673
275
154
129

8,148
555,875
286,819
141,676
116,244

1,305
241,956
39,625
21,431
18,163

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

9,570,633
298,298
2,374,244
192,712
187,682

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

628
889
605
466
324

637,424
180,959
120,242
72,774
23,260

17,394
7,383
10,128
1,969
1,905

592
19
251
10
58

905,746
35,475
224,926
(D)
36,388

39,986
1,399
17,674
(D)
3,514

810
12
273
17
57

866,965
19,855
174,289
16,042
34,511

111,160
1,825
33,981
1,999
8,212

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

74,178
1,220,101
1,153,741
2,180,689
2,289,921

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

778
1,432
510
666
494

47,581
134,372
40,255
39,294
183,550

6,228
15,813
6,678
3,663
7,671

40
186
229
20
164

(D)
57,341
86,217
5,600
76,296

(D)
13,856
16,906
1,600
11,899

10
208
414
50
259

3,245
179,807
265,508
46,540
246,222

1,335
28,284
57,083
6,701
36,820

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

23,046,094
22,574,776
4,088,606
14,552
126,649

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

3,660
865
761
160
616

737,813
342,984
144,787
(D)
46,132

82,923
15,250
11,927
(D)
5,767

911
1,525
193
1
54

706,414
1,390,608
103,032
(D)
(D)

63,265
112,672
13,392
(D)
(D)

1,382
4,118
179
53

6,228,853
4,027,882
101,974
18,271

198,353
613,253
22,034
7,328

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

8,556,784
275,475
698,205
1,477,038
97,788

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

4,899
1,106
1,769
73
639

672,681
71,454
202,731
213,552
54,419

54,250
8,436
18,754
1,415
3,684

845
45
259
43
12

865,444
8,160
152,984
78,630
6,077

56,871
2,850
16,485
3,149
804

306
79
156
138
4

2,700,941
79,929
119,099
342,417
(D)

41,219
10,503
21,205
18,564
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

3,081,687
9,913,275
276,614
4,862
300,910

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

637
9,597
1,474
55
815

169,135
520,910
214,525
(D)
108,135

12,003
147,647
7,994
(D)
4,700

193
1,597
79
2
32

314,821
581,564
22,998
(D)
23,970

14,351
118,134
4,884
(D)
2,000

413
1,222
21
36

906,421
1,699,093
16,266
26,669

56,611
162,348
2,589
4,729

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

3,268,827
298,741
20,465,276
6,285,621
15,975

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

160
682
7,216
6,224
201

61,512
108,170
980,001
786,481
15,221

2,753
4,355
107,785
93,716
649

198
22
1,181
1,492
3

235,065
(D)
574,493
392,044
754

16,340
(D)
80,620
105,442
176

440
14
1,305
844
-

858,715
20,906
1,243,013
459,847
-

59,421
1,668
192,901
122,500
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

357,982
5,024,117
10,163
1,044,557
15,185,178

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

801
8,254
98
611
1,718

223,600
187,606
(D)
114,359
1,312,303

5,852
102,590
(D)
6,981
43,085

35
1,392
211
596

24,886
260,208
95,123
1,128,938

2,399
96,922
15,049
41,505

25
1,304
1
224
700

27,014
634,368
(D)
186,981
554,574

3,432
174,780
(D)
32,517
97,318

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

309,246
996,233
7,472,460
1,797,625
1,393,401

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

1,795
3,328
11,066
2,366
2,372

155,864
370,609
1,311,921
245,086
366,544

10,594
23,403
122,569
24,618
14,918

62
269
1,472
263
103

(D)
95,680
550,138
78,896
94,220

(D)
17,114
99,848
19,210
7,382

30
235
1,070
298
144

20,863
140,550
736,418
259,208
173,944

3,708
32,863
139,488
40,757
20,212

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

217,167
3,655,167
10,792,231
750,834
71,088,623

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

803
1,427
1,133
93
6,750

80,786
308,954
251,986
31,152
3,060,658

5,148
16,075
27,588
1,628
142,155

40
579
524
87
3,815

28,242
327,774
291,476
(D)
4,070,855

2,498
42,453
37,899
(D)
271,488

18
954
677
92
7,581

24,613
787,898
424,603
147,432
13,612,657

2,300
133,756
92,004
12,286
1,097,277

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

20,648,533
10,550,868
8,060,807
9,265,206
2,061,452

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

2,934
6,113
5,016
4,620
2,234

681,991
777,793
602,135
766,724
342,451

52,658
102,126
45,553
97,371
27,807

1,024
1,041
615
1,546
292

929,974
529,496
802,177
1,093,942
65,197

74,098
70,392
39,413
105,597
18,279

1,342
1,224
342
1,202
182

2,731,253
882,087
180,202
2,920,943
121,341

184,071
180,600
47,204
163,852
23,127

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

9,311,710
21,738,781
16,082,718
13,717
308,611

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

5,967
26,712
30,295
61
1,171

482,649
972,412
1,293,932
3,879
128,054

88,189
386,541
464,244
286
4,937

1,348
4,074
5,114
4
16

443,665
1,179,389
1,173,344
537
5,615

94,433
289,455
349,712
257
1,051

681
4,321
4,248
5
11

468,410
2,987,665
2,020,568
2,127
8,148

98,363
594,699
586,334
689
1,305

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

4 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 2. Irrigated Farms by Acres Irrigated: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
200 to 499 acres

500 to 999 acres

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

28,032
31,110

45,758,559
45,011,307

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

21
3
186
885
4,200

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,000 to 1,999 acres

Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

Acres
irrigated

8,922,430
9,907,309

16,771
18,611

37,994,582
37,249,552

11,827,596
12,899,705

8,446
(NA)

28,038,465
(NA)

11,402,171
(NA)

(D)
7,174
108,140
598,979
2,356,394

(D)
1,020
65,546
313,913
1,391,042

20
219
905
2,107

51,774
209,367
960,304
2,265,955

12,692
155,853
656,745
1,519,642

14
104
967
1,082

72,618
205,635
1,819,505
1,948,794

1,733
1
41
397
514

2,644,439
(D)
47,948
280,594
590,419

553,534
(D)
13,952
125,312
164,499

932
27
194
249

1,981,404
34,969
304,702
381,839

652,399
20,349
131,070
169,819

375
16
124
120

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
1,570
268
286
117

(D)
1,642,783
332,379
358,060
142,897

(D)
485,295
84,532
85,340
37,302

2
812
159
103
48

(D)
986,221
291,562
194,812
75,115

(D)
564,603
110,343
66,135
31,800

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,196
16
549
7
43

2,124,708
(D)
670,251
(D)
40,632

382,456
(D)
183,759
(D)
13,363

968
5
418
3
15

2,078,677
25,539
643,923
(D)
26,143

11
307
283
203
393

10,914
320,079
291,840
276,416
402,366

3,061
86,056
87,594
65,268
125,315

2
137
111
221
304

1,486
4,711
256
67

5,322,937
5,687,604
309,634
29,910

470,056
1,522,346
79,749
17,711

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

317
47
69
163
6

1,497,239
73,346
116,790
466,322
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

300
960
14
1
36

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

2,000 or more
Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

3,713
(NA)

32,019,793
(NA)

13,766,777
(NA)

18,880
144,282
1,320,543
1,520,550

1
108
502
624

(D)
566,437
1,914,869
4,716,981

(D)
421,246
1,560,252
2,684,685

1,658,337
37,627
427,755
339,986

515,347
19,766
157,059
163,609

111
2
104
44

1,253,438
(D)
1,891,053
175,449

388,539
(D)
895,047
127,658

5
455
62
51
18

18,641
1,014,522
166,346
221,040
45,904

7,625
639,440
82,531
63,596
24,335

6
233
14
9
6

143,749
1,417,412
82,379
43,786
23,523

61,382
983,564
46,689
25,529
13,587

688,683
3,635
282,181
(D)
10,571

474
2
134
1
12

1,591,027
(D)
318,617
(D)
26,748

633,991
(D)
173,271
(D)
16,169

210
50
3
-

1,366,086
221,996
68,474
-

670,280
137,723
8,486
-

(D)
222,688
174,173
360,619
452,844

(D)
93,581
72,203
152,483
222,237

1
71
53
232
248

(D)
176,776
111,013
573,792
553,712

(D)
100,396
69,415
320,953
331,627

25
39
175
104

129,038
184,735
878,428
374,931

94,679
124,621
619,125
285,159

784
3,192
189
15

4,820,477
5,947,342
714,367
14,718

543,224
2,294,094
132,506
9,410

302
1,580
74
2

3,214,386
3,780,036
890,067
(D)

399,206
2,074,493
98,692
(D)

100
287
70
-

2,015,214
1,398,320
1,824,745
-

374,928
884,063
281,010
-

105,600
15,046
19,111
51,083
(D)

218
3
19
76
7

1,380,208
5,460
55,455
212,045
15,980

151,009
1,510
11,970
50,921
4,745

108
8
33
2

980,555
(D)
95,024
(D)

146,298
(D)
42,306
(D)

48
4
1
15
-

459,716
37,126
(D)
69,048
-

214,540
10,200
(D)
40,334
-

679,493
1,621,076
(D)
(D)
48,391

99,460
296,539
(D)
(D)
10,043

180
553
1
23

536,417
2,105,223
(D)
49,837

127,011
374,283
(D)
14,689

64
174
6

248,323
1,046,807
33,260

86,484
231,069
8,817

32
102
3

227,077
2,338,602
10,648

112,922
401,640
7,068

457
21
2,447
1,067
-

1,375,086
63,205
7,172,803
1,830,648
-

136,912
6,477
754,259
324,412
-

144
15
2,060
323
-

517,814
65,309
5,699,556
885,907
-

98,269
10,042
1,465,621
218,313
-

38
3
827
86
-

143,597
(D)
2,354,189
351,938
-

45,791
(D)
1,125,788
110,649
-

7
2
405
34
-

77,038
(D)
2,441,221
1,578,756
-

30,920
(D)
1,220,771
107,181
-

32
1,051
1
210
1,080

50,210
1,028,396
(D)
202,519
4,832,785

9,462
317,209
(D)
66,255
333,788

6
549
67
386

14,137
785,411
108,173
2,311,468

3,783
392,352
45,150
256,895

6
210
52
250

18,135
441,167
152,243
2,895,380

8,707
275,404
73,259
326,666

102
39
92

1,686,961
185,159
2,149,730

447,525
152,552
315,780

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

20
206
1,036
455
176

21,759
193,063
1,069,109
483,723
284,099

5,476
61,756
324,331
130,493
52,701

5
66
504
171
100

21,341
93,459
835,097
283,013
246,896

3,083
45,663
338,980
116,291
65,905

2
36
266
101
23

(D)
(D)
854,556
235,916
166,046

(D)
(D)
349,825
141,461
29,369

3
2
153
40
10

68,474
(D)
2,115,221
211,783
61,652

8,486
(D)
1,035,773
139,051
29,803

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

10
840
1,673
111
8,556

(D)
920,420
1,636,377
198,150
18,788,279

(D)
260,629
563,524
34,273
2,714,593

13
318
1,623
65
5,118

(D)
491,579
2,123,046
165,794
14,959,664

(D)
213,268
1,154,585
42,982
3,632,783

7
172
1,435
23
2,418

43,563
463,612
2,984,768
77,629
10,693,998

9,720
226,595
1,951,316
29,341
3,184,209

69
752
20
575

354,930
3,079,975
(D)
5,902,512

253,065
2,372,090
(D)
1,879,894

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,322
1,769
421
1,079
223

4,254,894
2,675,958
4,546,786
1,776,092
156,002

748,588
561,593
135,930
337,601
77,498

1,764
1,507
239
467
244

5,235,861
3,485,866
327,865
1,179,421
586,349

1,261,823
1,059,199
171,156
315,899
170,625

868
610
174
109
107

3,152,387
1,438,220
1,323,376
456,870
211,675

1,182,532
825,325
232,009
148,182
148,163

551
175
37
45
111

3,662,173
761,448
278,266
1,071,214
578,437

1,781,318
485,058
128,227
197,701
431,946

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,128
3,705
4,296
3
3

1,784,340
4,530,960
2,422,254
7,174
(D)

350,954
1,132,560
1,425,031
1,020
(D)

436
1,934
2,195
2

1,498,867
4,054,326
2,370,891
(D)

306,241
1,339,070
1,580,285
(D)

166
826
1,098
5

1,281,355
2,540,468
2,000,974
18,641

218,071
1,124,713
1,543,534
7,625

95
431
638
6

3,352,424
5,473,561
4,800,755
143,749

360,524
1,812,588
2,727,681
61,382

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Farms

Farms

2003 DATA

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 5

Table 3. Land Use on Farms with Irrigation: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in farms
Geographic area

Total cropland

Cropland used only
for pasture or grazing

Cropland harvested

Farms

Acres

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres

Acres
irrigated

220,163
223,932

196,515,390
194,529,190

52,583,431
54,249,965

214,491
218,001

102,018,107
94,849,129

51,626,377
53,227,248

195,361
203,511

75,071,795
72,473,003

48,626,955
50,138,419

68,600
68,024

17,385,454
13,910,388

2,677,079
2,919,146

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

315,083
13,717
1,354,975
5,703,693
15,714,032

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

578
73
2,771
4,834
46,072

233,269
6,516
956,679
5,300,208
9,484,934

52,502
2,252
835,872
3,944,867
8,356,585

572
69
2,535
4,834
42,606

185,952
4,074
812,964
5,073,507
8,184,914

51,432
2,236
812,826
3,937,008
7,902,973

187
16
888
664
5,494

31,400
505
41,855
52,688
925,655

1,061
16
18,946
7,411
396,183

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

11,546,709
13,580
192,493
3,976,525
2,078,620

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

11,311
234
213
8,002
2,847

5,297,156
7,838
173,973
2,112,923
1,332,764

2,436,949
2,213
69,088
1,471,463
710,021

10,539
232
213
7,999
2,771

3,194,769
6,051
167,806
1,508,669
1,228,311

2,192,822
2,193
69,062
1,404,118
701,047

4,129
53
29
1,399
765

856,566
680
705
502,241
61,135

228,456
20
26
40,118
7,205

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

308,611
6,336,063
1,248,453
1,103,897
576,988

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

1,189
13,258
1,195
1,193
709

125,548
3,910,296
1,177,629
1,043,897
543,546

76,675
3,024,873
374,919
276,274
133,884

1,161
10,535
1,195
1,193
707

53,842
2,980,788
1,148,702
966,485
525,001

45,922
2,746,630
374,891
276,252
133,679

97
7,678
134
253
112

33,887
622,555
9,828
4,904
7,120

1,044
275,447
10
180

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

9,570,633
298,298
2,374,244
192,712
187,682

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

4,878
943
2,277
507
509

7,832,276
237,684
2,017,414
77,396
168,463

2,543,950
20,685
836,789
18,163
53,734

4,860
943
2,277
505
482

5,785,174
179,715
1,654,058
60,608
161,659

2,527,401
20,685
830,986
17,973
53,224

1,069
470
415
81
176

479,138
49,471
101,087
1,758
3,664

11,663
1,750
186
510

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

74,178
1,220,101
1,153,741
2,180,689
2,289,921

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

26,611
1,039,786
1,016,911
1,942,196
2,110,965

15,967
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,503

810
2,366
1,617
1,567
1,913

24,206
997,945
943,000
1,878,589
1,977,441

15,748
431,205
432,883
1,169,387
1,019,406

80
294
368
37
386

802
8,632
18,930
4,520
106,646

128
1,460
278
60
255

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

23,046,094
22,574,776
4,088,606
14,552
126,649

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

8,213
16,278
1,710
161
807

7,650,558
16,596,572
908,764
3,966
89,858

1,979,903
7,515,981
612,471
818
46,679

7,388
16,187
1,393
161
807

2,480,122
12,906,822
503,468
3,109
82,851

1,672,882
7,429,626
487,343
818
46,473

4,250
5,301
773
29
84

4,441,298
2,982,145
357,131
213
1,088

298,806
83,989
124,938
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

8,556,784
275,475
698,205
1,477,038
97,788

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

6,635
1,278
2,264
541
670

1,082,258
221,940
419,089
1,121,367
75,378

737,852
48,185
99,675
206,617
14,266

5,216
1,278
2,214
533
670

667,880
185,346
363,561
825,709
70,441

629,994
48,167
90,574
205,455
14,082

2,880
256
488
138
153

251,395
8,128
36,299
187,302
3,027

95,287
8,761
66
184

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

3,081,687
9,913,275
276,614
4,862
300,910

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

1,779
12,649
1,589
58
941

1,560,883
3,776,217
196,971
1,418
181,903

500,530
1,605,271
19,633
648
51,986

1,682
8,566
1,583
58
810

1,082,457
2,111,539
171,348
1,302
143,403

457,972
1,303,030
19,234
648
51,213

759
7,002
490
10
426

316,708
1,055,269
16,629
74
18,867

34,446
291,340
354
773

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

3,268,827
298,741
20,465,276
6,285,621
15,975

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

1,411
759
15,328
9,602
204

1,778,414
243,056
10,781,676
1,474,928
5,924

387,497
34,429
4,891,955
999,225
825

1,411
739
13,948
8,006
204

1,313,065
204,886
7,390,992
907,305
4,320

385,045
32,413
4,607,667
798,597
825

466
303
5,847
5,685
55

411,115
29,887
1,528,645
411,210
903

1,348
2,016
169,502
198,956
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

357,982
5,024,117
10,163
1,044,557
15,185,178

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

905
12,595
100
1,414
4,627

176,803
2,429,414
5,268
765,003
2,293,601

33,635
1,795,277
801
391,763
1,335,269

847
11,439
100
1,414
4,206

136,063
1,922,819
4,531
730,500
1,153,726

32,865
1,706,758
801
390,671
1,041,813

325
4,514
39
342
2,711

17,641
304,802
543
15,075
1,063,688

770
84,911
1,092
287,127

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

309,246
996,233
7,472,460
1,797,625
1,393,401

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

1,917
4,136
15,207
3,694
2,928

120,367
770,704
4,277,177
1,539,639
1,196,814

38,226
233,242
2,382,162
611,861
220,080

1,881
4,045
14,941
3,694
2,910

97,308
700,220
3,424,712
1,454,593
1,033,448

37,797
231,466
2,294,818
610,383
219,491

290
939
3,175
627
1,139

4,322
27,501
650,279
20,057
80,635

334
1,570
58,008
1,460
544

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

217,167
3,655,167
10,792,231
750,834
71,088,623

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

891
4,359
7,814
491
34,637

160,351
3,174,552
9,900,596
681,577
33,818,200

30,995
1,145,751
6,197,078
182,990
12,717,671

891
4,335
7,812
491
33,495

129,028
3,043,555
9,286,036
614,262
21,568,142

29,386
1,142,613
6,185,482
182,464
12,160,515

345
784
795
144
13,059

20,627
43,633
129,058
19,223
9,202,988

1,600
1,274
6,377
106
541,366

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

20,648,533
10,550,868
8,060,807
9,265,206
2,061,452

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

10,765
12,326
6,844
8,449
3,369

12,536,599
7,256,339
964,849
2,433,830
1,015,872

5,250,092
3,235,369
759,516
1,229,421
891,780

9,630
11,418
6,116
7,448
3,031

9,320,198
4,992,593
698,036
1,145,828
854,734

5,015,326
3,063,179
683,474
900,455
854,596

3,644
4,909
2,085
4,571
1,264

1,230,213
1,135,312
160,736
833,779
57,270

178,840
88,714
66,395
323,374
33,084

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

9,311,710
21,738,781
16,082,718
13,717
308,611

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

9,511
39,174
46,717
73
1,189

2,267,812
10,103,724
9,667,041
6,516
125,548

1,442,758
6,456,468
8,521,990
2,252
76,675

7,875
31,027
43,091
69
1,161

1,392,800
6,963,134
8,295,252
4,074
53,842

1,196,457
5,760,754
8,010,141
2,236
45,922

5,244
19,581
5,892
16
97

681,479
2,057,013
996,937
505
33,887

244,774
673,859
454,340
16
1,044

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

6 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 3. Land Use on Farms with Irrigation: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Other cropland
Geographic area
Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres

Other pastureland
and rangeland

Total woodland
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

All other land
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres

33,782
30,854

9,560,858
8,465,738

322,343
169,683

41,159
32,223

9,548,905
9,509,014

47,231
55,413

76,555,438
79,140,112

957,054
1,022,717

110,433
129,343

8,392,940
11,030,935

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

109
12
459
717
4,636

15,917
1,937
101,860
174,013
374,365

9
4,100
448
57,429

304
53
131
1,998
3,412

55,831
2,922
8,275
263,887
934,153

123
8
540
99
4,520

17,417
29
275,963
15,839
3,744,816

220
715
115,351

364
47
1,306
1,595
18,213

8,566
4,250
114,058
123,759
1,550,129

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,615
35
36
815
354

1,245,821
1,107
5,462
102,013
43,318

15,671
27,227
1,769

1,874
128
110
1,452
1,826

861,039
2,265
12,680
801,431
564,943

3,820
26
5
758
407

4,891,241
1,296
224
631,991
62,839

125,380
26,190
872

6,538
170
137
2,867
1,965

497,273
2,181
5,616
430,180
118,074

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

195
1,696
237
141
143

37,819
306,953
19,099
72,508
11,425

29,709
2,796
18
22
25

94
125
389
550
261

2,042
68,703
37,114
28,032
16,626

58
3,754
73
168
85

111,342
2,039,387
5,591
6,288
4,315

1,863
101,984
20
280

555
7,842
714
771
426

69,679
317,677
28,119
25,680
12,501

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,657
169
618
95
97

1,567,964
8,498
262,269
15,030
3,140

4,886
4,053
4
-

510
572
526
325
266

40,682
36,905
66,909
100,363
14,916

1,595
128
121
11
38

1,414,440
13,083
33,180
864
1,024

1,928
-

3,032
634
1,475
383
270

283,235
10,626
256,741
14,089
3,279

105
583
404
206
217

1,603
33,209
54,981
59,087
26,878

91
1,339
346
842

470
1,418
679
920
621

27,710
108,954
50,218
169,955
86,805

149
157
227
369
343

1,008
8,832
28,682
8,122
55,604

184
225

642
1,744
1,075
1,033
697

18,849
62,529
57,930
60,416
36,547

1,199
3,563
218
36
161

729,138
707,605
48,165
644
5,919

8,215
2,366
190
206

2,290
1,659
62
126
442

1,086,859
208,262
11,970
8,401
24,838

4,103
5,651
556
15
63

13,995,290
5,105,907
2,871,077
132
1,753

152,052
190
26,839
-

4,224
10,049
1,161
116
569

313,387
664,035
296,795
2,053
10,200

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

783
301
234
223
178

162,983
28,466
19,229
108,356
1,910

12,571
18
340
1,096
-

329
400
1,058
46
333

1,710,547
31,357
193,610
4,837
13,450

1,702
76
152
243
74

5,476,992
1,495
22,434
294,884
2,721

31,935
360
1,380
1,155
210

3,647
886
1,427
342
519

286,987
20,683
63,072
55,950
6,239

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

505
798
291
5
173

161,718
609,409
8,994
42
19,633

8,112
10,901
45
-

497
4,692
907
32
672

73,305
583,250
54,919
3,021
64,650

863
3,906
210
5
161

1,302,557
5,313,570
7,197
9
5,123

8,312
126,389
60

1,037
8,225
1,079
32
604

144,942
240,238
17,527
414
49,234

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

189
133
4,921
529
39

54,234
8,283
1,862,039
156,413
701

1,104
114,786
1,672
-

178
430
2,996
996
119

22,311
38,749
291,709
197,553
7,358

774
13
3,271
3,391
47

1,413,951
3,365
8,942,357
4,371,269
589

2,909
55,790
82,988
-

988
490
6,140
3,960
128

54,151
13,571
449,534
241,871
2,104

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

204
1,113
22
302
311

23,099
201,793
194
19,428
76,187

3,608
6,329

747
1,592
50
901
591

127,587
133,856
3,591
126,515
163,040

297
1,472
20
158
2,426

25,826
2,250,683
405
13,492
11,758,943

11,505
79,768

706
5,855
59
1,052
2,643

27,766
210,164
899
139,547
969,594

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

291
808
1,748
907
515

18,737
42,983
202,186
64,989
82,731

95
206
29,336
18
45

1,138
2,205
6,104
2,247
1,492

146,599
140,545
1,778,753
153,245
119,952

225
485
2,030
299
389

3,515
22,530
742,104
10,809
28,422

184
360
28,652
20
210

1,406
2,709
7,917
2,811
1,999

38,765
62,454
674,426
93,932
48,213

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

131
828
1,560
207
7,596

10,696
87,364
485,502
48,092
3,047,070

9
1,864
5,219
420
15,790

315
1,890
2,099
201
3,861

38,848
200,911
403,880
15,328
1,242,167

66
491
314
110
13,749

10,515
65,034
59,468
29,056
33,740,666

70
90
1,928
600
204,728

491
2,827
3,238
331
20,995

7,453
214,670
428,287
24,873
2,287,590

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,640
3,870
550
1,280
519

1,986,188
1,128,434
106,077
454,223
103,868

55,926
83,476
9,647
5,592
4,100

2,552
2,959
230
1,533
131

275,385
284,209
131,918
2,379,159
8,275

4,361
1,635
1,517
3,413
905

7,166,904
2,772,362
6,847,613
3,985,324
915,475

34,996
48,924
39,976
136,782
5,665

5,131
5,279
3,183
4,847
1,658

669,645
237,958
116,427
466,893
121,830

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,233
3,245
4,647
12
195

193,533
1,083,577
374,852
1,937
37,819

1,527
21,855
57,509
29,709

778
7,779
3,498
53
94

176,370
1,057,798
990,599
2,922
2,042

2,956
9,246
4,974
8
58

6,370,778
9,812,173
3,861,319
29
111,342

74,017
223,158
154,831
1,863

4,194
22,392
18,423
47
555

496,750
765,086
1,563,759
4,250
69,679

2003 DATA

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 7

Table 4. Land Irrigated by Method of Water Distribution: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Geographic area

Acres
Irrigated

Gravity flow systems
Farms

Acres irrigated

Sprinkler systems
Farms

Acres irrigated

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro sprinklers
Farms

Acres irrigated

Subirrigation
Farms

Acres irrigated

52,583,431
54,249,965

101,239
118,114

23,124,131
27,273,419

109,241
99,443

26,937,835
24,865,142

45,627
35,939

2,988,101
2,259,176

614
5,632

279,522
549,655

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

27
1
2,021
3,972
21,549

572
(D)
751,568
3,390,951
5,261,073

316
53
175
1,317
10,792

49,362
2,164
152,754
550,123
1,723,040

249
19
745
334
23,817

3,035
(D)
29,695
14,245
1,706,916

7
6
117

14
330
58,655

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

8,845
1,183
89

1,315,863
531,476
39,148

4,396
118
209
2,999
1,949

1,246,601
1,401
68,202
176,384
596,133

114
132
25
5,313
1,034

3,978
820
1,356
718,338
75,776

97
-

184,600
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

114
8,206
72
39
114

2,305
929,177
3,286
2,426
7,428

498
7,815
1,095
927
550

5,934
2,202,917
372,212
271,231
128,824

682
251
76
285
107

70,026
502
1,168
5,220
454

106
1
13
-

15,286
(D)
2,740
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

1,815
39
1,891
4
24

278,088
1,232
737,470
70
(D)

3,986
729
361
369
300

2,283,103
18,475
99,285
14,027
49,328

10
220
195
217
236

565
1,105
3,771
4,096
3,778

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

82
26
47
767
985

1,073
208
16,203
795,237
602,552

656
1,832
1,478
813
1,254

14,525
418,778
416,901
377,268
412,214

150
692
160
333
142

522
16,583
2,265
333
5,525

2
23
4
3
-

(D)
1,276
1,808
900
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

6,267
9,016
1,371
9
38

1,361,731
1,957,597
425,829
77
699

3,443
13,337
555
92
582

773,008
5,605,283
211,890
518
34,656

166
91
94
83
333

652
182
493
302
11,499

14
2
2

3,610
(D)
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

5,573
5
140
75

370,202
1,550
36,365
918

1,241
749
1,855
437
357

389,774
33,668
89,728
171,673
10,139

139
590
582
6
346

13,579
15,561
11,227
(D)
3,778

3
1

180
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

359
3,610
12
5
27

77,402
685,264
148
80
2,570

1,446
10,779
859
22
541

433,099
1,048,211
13,031
447
42,053

222
1,075
878
33
532

690
16,425
6,868
189
9,635

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

566
80
7,901
6,961
22

105,123
1,431
1,401,607
602,590
63

950
525
8,372
4,503
94

287,014
31,881
3,506,636
472,180
477

46
219
1,872
171
130

736
3,197
102,661
6,853
444

39
-

4,740
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

3,346
1
23
3,920

268,122
(D)
1,726
1,155,461

502
10,040
51
1,327
1,595

28,103
1,450,274
478
389,434
262,994

413
1,915
51
88
14

5,532
98,768
(D)
1,460
6,925

149
4
21

2,977
360
590

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

112
82
1,333
52
134

1,318
1,026
576,352
286
2,455

1,306
2,409
8,039
2,846
1,968

31,137
198,933
951,558
586,752
213,673

688
2,087
7,794
1,065
989

6,127
34,619
815,552
29,006
8,550

2
2
104
27
1

(D)
(D)
184,614
1,546
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

18
193
6,612
31
21,880

(D)
21,209
4,961,696
15,545
4,680,387

523
3,891
2,366
459
21,795

25,238
1,123,011
1,234,103
166,237
8,296,402

486
416
344
294

5,681
6,227
16,384
11,348

17
3
4
16

3,100
900
1,808
3,120

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

5,194
5,828
6,050
6,349
2,270

1,411,668
1,057,809
370,828
1,035,866
779,022

6,644
7,069
1,001
4,097
444

3,918,131
2,162,919
422,026
329,552
179,673

411
1,878
82
131
870

4,404
103,643
10,749
3,721
36,014

26
8

2,880
692

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

7,419
15,594
21,973
1
114

911,009
1,940,866
5,354,436
(D)
2,305

3,596
28,580
11,657
53
498

599,537
4,655,591
1,835,264
2,164
5,934

171
3,401
23,819
19
682

(D)
116,337
1,706,922
(D)
70,026

25
262
117
-

1,980
19,223
58,655
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

8 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 5. Land Irrigated by Sprinkler Systems: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Center pivot system
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Low pressure
under 30 psi
Farms

Acres
irrigated

Medium pressure
30 to 59 psi
Farms

Acres
irrigated

High pressure
60 psi or more
Farms

Acres
irrigated

109,241
99,443

26,937,835
24,865,142

47,720
43,275

21,293,091
18,695,300

22,124
20,633

9,696,930
9,292,022

21,812
19,637

9,657,353
7,419,409

7,338
6,976

1,938,808
1,983,869

316
53
175
1,317
10,792

49,362
2,164
152,754
550,123
1,723,040

130
7
93
877
1,554

40,479
(D)
71,562
521,877
217,235

29
5
74
322
1,297

11,673
(D)
52,838
121,598
69,507

79
2
19
455
240

23,033
(D)
18,724
335,874
125,162

26
122
72

5,773
64,405
22,566

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,396
118
209
2,999
1,949

1,246,601
1,401
68,202
176,384
596,133

2,548
29
172
265
1,397

1,127,586
65
64,718
76,959
532,852

1,098
11
48
151
312

488,837
29
17,416
40,746
118,433

1,375
18
108
82
824

598,728
(D)
39,122
31,793
298,061

172
9
24
34
432

40,021
(D)
8,180
4,420
116,358

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

498
7,815
1,095
927
550

5,934
2,202,917
372,212
271,231
128,824

81
2,220
874
703
389

(D)
1,333,589
361,374
248,352
122,854

54
655
293
241
124

(D)
423,697
130,953
85,871
38,741

12
1,277
493
384
180

(D)
740,088
190,367
132,270
56,374

15
364
181
149
139

121
169,804
40,054
30,211
27,739

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

3,986
729
361
369
300

2,283,103
18,475
99,285
14,027
49,328

3,669
67
171
82
160

2,209,246
10,525
80,405
2,877
44,786

2,432
17
47
37
82

1,524,936
2,537
20,688
(D)
14,706

1,217
35
105
43
73

644,913
7,396
44,682
1,412
27,429

155
19
38
2
15

39,397
592
15,035
(D)
2,651

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

656
1,832
1,478
813
1,254

14,525
418,778
416,901
377,268
412,214

69
731
1,079
470
915

1,639
323,384
388,988
359,610
395,775

149
336
112
492

39,060
133,804
97,005
202,983

69
361
517
305
350

1,639
193,405
183,953
216,827
155,331

312
353
68
126

90,919
71,231
45,778
37,461

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,443
13,337
555
92
582

773,008
5,605,283
211,890
518
34,656

1,413
12,758
255
5
54

495,051
5,467,393
172,745
13
4,970

786
3,338
133
39

275,326
1,290,030
84,025
2,463

646
8,355
109
3
11

203,885
3,533,421
82,423
(D)
1,345

42
2,871
22
2
6

15,840
643,942
6,297
(D)
1,162

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,241
749
1,855
437
357

389,774
33,668
89,728
171,673
10,139

866
116
320
398
43

362,190
5,873
22,500
165,269
6,348

777
54
249
130
20

296,161
432
12,536
49,341
(D)

91
59
73
227
22

65,019
4,889
9,328
95,729
4,736

7
3
4
71
1

1,010
552
636
20,199
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,446
10,779
859
22
541

433,099
1,048,211
13,031
447
42,053

898
1,315
15
206

394,615
367,743
2,042
32,817

560
946
2
141

271,019
165,871
(D)
10,442

288
259
7
43

117,301
162,464
1,200
15,182

64
115
6
35

6,295
39,408
(D)
7,193

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

950
525
8,372
4,503
94

287,014
31,881
3,506,636
472,180
477

860
126
5,475
621
17

278,822
25,013
3,347,809
162,207
40

259
36
5,026
196
6

75,761
5,418
2,981,144
68,188
6

429
66
520
362
11

147,993
18,383
334,775
76,198
34

251
24
106
78
-

55,068
1,212
31,890
17,821
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

502
10,040
51
1,327
1,595

28,103
1,450,274
478
389,434
262,994

55
1,864
1
592
695

16,415
905,233
(D)
341,033
178,260

21
376
88
523

6,295
297,861
50,700
114,293

36
1,137
274
161

9,470
496,837
150,504
58,645

4
444
1
329
25

650
110,535
(D)
139,829
5,322

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,306
2,409
8,039
2,846
1,968

31,137
198,933
951,558
586,752
213,673

196
452
2,212
1,122
553

4,610
131,548
698,576
456,101
187,466

54
190
776
283
176

(D)
40,880
192,811
66,368
70,912

138
233
1,111
524
315

3,091
77,333
374,648
252,513
97,834

13
55
519
459
99

(D)
13,335
131,117
137,220
18,720

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

523
3,891
2,366
459
21,795

25,238
1,123,011
1,234,103
166,237
8,296,402

218
2,658
1,901
400
19,004

17,403
1,040,768
1,175,240
161,783
7,877,971

141
821
731
107
6,657

(D)
309,402
370,342
53,407
2,499,738

44
1,296
1,011
224
10,954

7,587
504,586
673,966
84,108
4,571,058

35
839
240
109
3,539

(D)
226,780
130,932
24,268
807,175

6,644
7,069
1,001
4,097
444

3,918,131
2,162,919
422,026
329,552
179,673

5,332
4,106
796
906
108

3,801,062
2,003,279
400,267
112,607
89,157

3,867
3,742
465
410
75

2,880,274
1,780,861
220,235
41,326
54,671

1,533
329
331
425
32

883,129
190,528
178,822
53,581
(D)

179
106
6
83
1

37,659
31,890
1,210
17,700
(D)

3,596
28,580
11,657
53
498

599,537
4,655,591
1,835,264
2,164
5,934

726
5,336
1,606
7
81

297,901
2,601,715
233,824
(D)
(D)

286
1,961
1,323
5
54

144,009
884,151
80,225
(D)
(D)

413
2,625
260
2
12

141,729
1,399,438
129,937
(D)
(D)

53
910
78
15

12,163
318,126
23,662
121

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 9

Table 5. Land Irrigated by Sprinkler Systems: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Linear move tower sprinklers
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Low pressure
under 30 psi
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Solid set and permanent sprinklers

Medium to high pressure
30 psi or more
Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Low pressure
under 30 psi

Acres
irrigated

Medium to high pressure
30 psi or more

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Farms

Acres
irrigated

2,330
1,551

344,162
284,756

791
(NA)

149,566
(NA)

1,542
(NA)

194,596
(NA)

20,706
19,709

1,177,953
1,222,683

5,216
(NA)

278,000
(NA)

15,557
(NA)

899,953
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

7
6
154

210
6,675
42,603

3
18

(D)
14,587

7
3
137

210
(D)
28,016

31
1
12
42
5,401

623
(D)
10,279
7,460
602,011

2
1
12
1,758

(D)
(D)
4,800
182,974

29
1
11
30
3,690

(D)
(D)
(D)
2,660
419,037

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

301
3
6
16

7,442
(D)
2,370
693

295
2
2
3

6,952
(D)
(D)
300

6
1
4
13

490
(D)
(D)
393

12
4
2,215
163

468
160
76,905
15,225

1,257
112

55,512
1,344

12
4
958
51

468
160
21,393
13,881

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

12
273
23
11
14

805
55,285
2,751
1,938
686

2
113
16
8
2

(D)
20,846
1,836
1,354
(D)

10
160
7
3
14

(D)
34,439
915
584
(D)

107
1,143
29
60
43

1,192
49,565
580
770
372

12
36
3
9

37
3,659
200
9

96
1,107
29
57
34

1,155
45,906
580
570
363

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

49
5
5
1

51,089
3,400
(D)
(D)

28
3
1
-

35,689
(D)
(D)
-

21
2
4
1

15,400
(D)
330
(D)

28
70
19
5

77
2,739
3,529
(D)

14
4
1
3

21
1,563
(D)
159

14
66
18
2

56
1,176
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

7
35
22
8
16

545
4,130
3,623
6,820
2,932

2
3
-

(D)
1,806
-

7
35
20
5
16

545
4,130
(D)
5,014
2,932

315
440
55
2
51

10,290
13,071
852
(D)
51

8
54
2
-

(D)
208
(D)
-

309
388
53
2
51

(D)
12,863
(D)
(D)
51

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

79
166
14
1
39

14,752
21,177
3,680
(D)
2,607

4
56
5
6

712
8,850
1,000
1,500

75
110
9
1
33

14,040
12,327
2,680
(D)
1,107

91
68
16
119

91
623
108
7,614

91
6
29

91
6
207

68
10
90

623
102
7,407

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

91
2
15
3
6

8,450
(D)
2,250
2,674
(D)

70
1
1

5,920
(D)
(D)

21
2
15
2
5

2,530
(D)
2,250
(D)
152

5
31
346
62

892
(D)
15,299
410

2
9
33
17

(D)
(D)
1,310
49

3
22
313
45

(D)
822
13,989
361

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

7
326
4
1

(D)
32,038
64
(D)

5
20
-

1,640
9,005
-

2
306
4
1

(D)
23,033
64
(D)

2
2,723
75
6
178

(D)
72,236
1,058
(D)
2,813

1,133
4
123

9,614
176
173

2
1,602
71
6
55

(D)
62,622
882
(D)
2,640

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

3
34
64
13

150
17,587
9,376
(D)

34
54
-

17,587
5,946
-

3
10
13

150
3,430
(D)

10
41
1,152
155
9

1,400
2,001
18,592
921
(D)

5
2

3,296
(D)

10
41
1,147
155
7

1,400
2,001
15,296
921
34

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

455
1
18
14

29,512
(D)
(D)
590

20
1
13

3,353
(D)
(D)

435
1
17
1

26,159
(D)
34
(D)

2
4,990
1
349
27

(D)
232,448
(D)
21,601
1,784

473
1
-

10,293
(D)
-

2
4,520
349
27

(D)
222,155
21,601
1,784

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

15
59
45
40
21

1,207
3,965
5,623
5,380
1,963

1
8
5
1
10

(D)
1,620
540
(D)
1,312

14
51
40
39
11

(D)
2,345
5,083
(D)
651

368
215
2,933
588
134

14,517
9,269
110,865
15,832
1,117

15
43
1,527
74
19

285
(D)
58,475
409
131

355
172
1,406
516
115

14,232
(D)
52,390
15,423
986

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

86
15
3
213

8,719
11,220
2,674
34,089

19
6
1
73

2,286
2,406
(D)
9,952

69
9
2
140

6,433
8,814
(D)
24,137

4
361
140
25
128

(D)
21,019
10,936
(D)
3,275

9
16
2
91

9
6,363
(D)
91

4
352
124
23
37

(D)
21,010
4,573
138
3,184

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

48
54
75
336
11

50,809
19,847
6,410
8,752
7,475

33
54
50
334
3

37,329
19,847
3,660
(D)
(D)

15
25
2
8

13,480
2,750
(D)
(D)

54
1,152
2
5
12

163
18,592
(D)
515
10,279

5
2
1

3,296
(D)
(D)

54
1,147
5
11

163
15,296
515
(D)

42
1,100
155
12

12,014
118,807
44,403
805

20
152
19
2

5,416
31,404
16,387
(D)

22
948
137
10

6,598
87,403
28,016
(D)

220
8,658
5,599
1
107

1,109
346,690
609,570
(D)
1,192

1,642
1,758
12

23,566
182,974
37

220
7,031
3,888
1
96

1,109
323,124
426,596
(D)
1,155

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

10 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 5. Land Irrigated by Sprinkler Systems: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

Side roll, wheel move, or
other mechanical move
Farms

Big gun or traveller

Acres irrigated

Farms

Hand move

Acres irrigated

Farms

Acres irrigated

15,142
14,240

1,825,901
2,033,825

8,450
8,892

633,188
765,794

32,691
29,298

1,663,540
1,862,784

17
8
27
149
460

2,115
658
3,780
10,431
173,761

92
1
18
177
310

5,751
(D)
1,620
9,495
19,703

74
41
26
122
4,209

184
330
58,838
860
667,727

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,335
5
24

103,479
(D)
5,470

13
4
25
297
651

1,100
110
1,798
19,904
41,215

514
83
30
246
61

6,994
758
(D)
246
678

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1
2,652
7
29
13

(D)
438,616
998
5,163
1,842

8
43
62
133
38

2,051
676
5,588
13,061
2,759

292
5,281
147
106
99

986
325,186
921
1,947
311

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

45
8
27
2
8

13,100
445
4,099
(D)
1,086

124
295
52
39
60

6,560
5,020
8,592
4,615
2,812

222
336
50
248
85

3,108
2,408
50
2,371
353

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

17
35
38
6
10

208
1,959
2,789
(D)
2,460

25
599
268
343
189

858
70,834
19,148
7,578
10,484

238
539
166
155

985
5,400
1,501
512

1,479
56
207
3
13

196,136
40,994
30,446
(D)
1,699

207
645
57
11
134

5,728
63,862
2,220
113
12,899

1,374
211
125
60
293

61,341
11,766
2,176
251
4,867

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

291
20
34
2
2

16,958
3,161
1,156
(D)
(D)

150
644
36
53

17,260
45,123
3,602
2,217

123
549
689
12
222

1,284
6,080
3,400
(D)
928

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

252
2,496
10
6

20,167
270,704
461
1,517

188
656
157
2
46

8,382
80,786
5,951
(D)
3,724

287
5,675
625
14
156

7,735
224,704
3,455
77
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

55
3
861
2,176
5

6,128
(D)
58,870
234,145
(D)

7
98
245
361
1

496
2,143
27,748
5,010
(D)

25
263
1,355
2,664
67

168
(D)
36,030
60,521
147

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

26
1,615
26
581

(D)
104,243
(D)
57,915

118
349
4
313
102

6,615
54,144
(D)
20,277
3,100

322
3,324
44
307
535

3,938
124,694
(D)
3,739
21,345

22
69
92
45
21

334
5,523
9,143
4,957
(D)

82
522
2,065
849
398

5,972
35,695
118,523
94,430
14,211

678
1,292
1,368
959
935

4,497
12,933
8,828
10,052
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

1
90
63
1,865

(D)
7,389
18,368
245,067

109
585
212
17
1,020

3,972
40,615
18,005
(D)
86,254

200
562
85
28
1,409

(D)
4,501
334
(D)
49,746

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

605
882
157
2,140
202

41,359
57,231
13,669
181,315
9,325

361
245
213
18

15,535
27,748
3,497
1,620

660
1,403
27
1,237
273

9,203
36,222
(D)
22,866
61,817

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,345
6,737
797
8
1

209,106
775,478
241,528
658
(D)

222
1,202
321
1
8

4,873
136,680
22,339
(D)
2,051

2,330
14,191
4,721
41
292

74,534
676,221
683,600
330
986

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 11

Table 6. Land Irrigated by Drip, Trickle, or Low-flow Micro Sprinklers: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Geographic area
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acred
irrigated

Surface drip
Farms

Sub-surface drip

Acres irrigated

Farms

Low-flow micro sprinklers

Acres irrigated

Farms

Acres irrigated

45,627
35,939

2,988,101
2,259,176

27,407
(NA)

1,418,225
(NA)

4,970
(NA)

405,285
(NA)

15,475
(NA)

1,164,591
(NA)

249
19
745
334
23,817

3,035
(D)
29,695
14,245
1,706,916

154
19
692
229
14,924

1,300
(D)
3,924
12,790
963,749

61
32
127
1,485

1,540
19,661
1,345
192,466

41
21
22
8,700

195
6,110
110
550,701

114
132
25
5,313
1,034

3,978
820
1,356
718,338
75,776

47
6
1,751
485

497
135
182,516
26,453

5
22
18
356
358

530
165
1,113
20,056
29,434

109
64
4
3,479
220

3,448
158
108
515,766
19,889

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

682
251
76
285
107

70,026
502
1,168
5,220
454

507
251
75
200
81

53,666
502
1,102
3,878
244

38
13
85
34

(D)
(D)
1,342
201

147
1
9

(D)
(D)
9

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

10
220
195
217
236

565
1,105
3,771
4,096
3,778

149
144
108
197

656
3,720
(D)
1,900

10
22
72
36

565
120
(D)
1,338

56
51
71
4

329
51
(D)
540

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

150
692
160
333
142

522
16,583
2,265
333
5,525

77
550
137
74

238
11,412
1,851
2,463

34
149
23
333
68

71
5,068
414
333
3,062

47
51
-

213
103
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

166
91
94
83
333

652
182
493
302
11,499

166
91
53
57
225

652
182
(D)
192
6,326

41
19
65

(D)
77
3,956

10
50

33
1,217

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

139
590
582
6
346

13,579
15,561
11,227
(D)
3,778

55
391
479
6
160

6,005
7,111
4,312
(D)
1,647

83
106
86
130

5,809
1,330
6,864
1,836

50
179
17
59

1,765
7,120
51
295

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

222
1,075
878
33
532

690
16,425
6,868
189
9,635

110
655
669
17
395

148
4,275
5,323
69
5,601

57
7
234
5
135

487
822
1,433
24
(D)

55
413
38
11
2

55
11,328
112
96
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

46
219
1,872
171
130

736
3,197
102,661
6,853
444

46
154
1,164
168
107

621
2,452
31,925
3,873
319

23
50
322
11

115
655
69,550
32

18
386
77
14

90
1,186
2,980
93

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

413
1,915
51
88
14

5,532
98,768
(D)
1,460
6,925

330
938
33
67
14

4,649
51,543
231
565
6,925

129
57
12
17
-

682
18,338
60
255
-

12
977
6
4
-

201
28,887
(D)
640
-

688
2,087
7,794
1,065
989

6,127
34,619
815,552
29,006
8,550

362
1,563
3,019
843
591

(D)
22,863
218,842
15,798
4,832

158
479
1,273
223
268

(D)
8,660
57,764
6,675
3,254

216
250
3,804
73
137

(D)
3,096
538,946
6,533
464

486
416
344
294

5,681
6,227
16,384
11,348

347
371
318
219

3,707
5,014
14,783
8,172

125
61
48
98

1,878
524
1,491
3,176

24
14
22
-

96
689
110
-

411
1,878
82
131
870

4,404
103,643
10,749
3,721
36,014

184
1,162
57
22
766

2,598
32,165
5,765
273
6,884

172
330
73
34

1,751
70,292
(D)
19,825

55
386
1
109
144

55
1,186
(D)
3,448
9,305

171
3,401
23,819
19
682

(D)
116,337
1,706,922
(D)
70,026

127
2,004
14,926
19
507

793
56,962
963,755
(D)
53,666

41
64
1,485
38

(D)
19,160
192,466
(D)

3
1,390
8,700
147

1,500
40,215
550,701
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

12 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 7. Land Irrigated with Gravity Flow by Field Water Delivery System: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Down rows or furrows
Geographic area

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Above ground pipe
(except poly tubing)
Farms

Acres
irrigated

Poly tubing
(or other single year
use, lay flat tubing)
Farms

Acres
irrigated

Open surface ditches
Underground pipe
Lined

Unlined

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

101,239
118,114

23,124,131
27,273,419

50,190
59,305

11,723,084
14,025,125

19,225
(NA)

3,189,138
(NA)

9,299
(NA)

3,002,429
(NA)

6,475
7,974

1,320,126
1,615,289

15,881
18,987

3,050,606
2,977,872

7,393
6,216

1,160,785
1,177,439

27
1
2,021
3,972
21,549

572
(D)
751,568
3,390,951
5,261,073

21
1
788
2,490
8,416

216
(D)
413,825
1,511,954
2,507,908

7
1
103
149
1,144

77
(D)
13,568
69,091
420,308

14
77
2,295
586

139
11,684
1,320,831
16,716

468
34
330

346,306
33,275
215,863

242
57
2,758

38,535
22,411
1,233,240

20
128
4,646

3,732
66,346
621,781

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

8,845
1,183
89

1,315,863
531,476
39,148

4,457
489
89

554,499
348,072
39,148

1,549
2

118,456
(D)

874
290
58

63,241
7,941
(D)

1,079
8
-

100,089
5,960
-

2,173
162
29

235,002
313,886
35,980

399
32
-

37,711
20,285
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

114
8,206
72
39
114

2,305
929,177
3,286
2,426
7,428

47
4,595
39
31
94

509
528,954
1,665
1,371
6,485

17
2,082
21
39

29
132,854
(D)
5,489

18
265
1
28
29

213
(D)
(D)
651
311

8
1,870
9

16
240,997
495

3
1,921
17
3
17

(D)
152,307
1,270
720
190

2
1
-

(D)
(D)
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,815
39
1,891
4
24

278,088
1,232
737,470
70
(D)

1,775
24
803
2
24

268,410
585
287,834
(D)
(D)

1,445
7
101
2
-

194,189
(D)
16,375
(D)
-

19
15
576
24

5,515
64
225,453
(D)

5
2
18
-

2,800
(D)
5,860
-

234
93
-

28,210
15,000
-

155
63
-

37,696
25,146
-

82
26
47
767
985

1,073
208
16,203
795,237
602,552

31
26
32
617
849

31
208
(D)
519,617
470,962

26
84
100

208
36,942
17,257

31
23
537
760

31
69
430,938
449,157

8
12
-

488
19,350
-

21
62

18,078
3,156

1
33
13

(D)
14,309
1,392

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

6,267
9,016
1,371
9
38

1,361,731
1,957,597
425,829
77
699

1,473
8,933
232
3
30

223,866
1,929,559
33,983
12
(D)

464
7,931
73
4

59,063
1,598,005
5,764
40

214
269
49
3
24

7,063
50,446
2,636
12
24

102
151
47
-

7,966
9,887
8,706
-

1,017
1,155
80
2

147,464
270,213
13,719
(D)

21
18
21
4

2,310
1,008
3,158
80

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

5,573
5
140
75

370,202
1,550
36,365
918

1,962
3
71
59

174,543
(D)
19,090
788

173
27
-

14,156
1,838
-

354
3
2
45

24,483
(D)
(D)
298

858
2
-

43,466
(D)
-

672
40
14

20,545
14,890
490

153
7
-

71,893
850
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

359
3,610
12
5
27

77,402
685,264
148
80
2,570

316
1,252
2
4
15

71,200
170,319
(D)
(D)
(D)

159
384
-

21,680
32,948
-

97
416
2
4
5

8,088
(D)
(D)
(D)
350

46
396
-

30,326
67,154
-

72
405
-

5,800
62,533
-

18
6
10

5,306
(D)
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

566
80
7,901
6,961
22

105,123
1,431
1,401,607
602,590
63

190
42
4,303
1,803
17

27,016
1,070
947,663
133,216
(D)

144
1,233
462
5

22,749
203,030
25,454
30

2
2
843
37
6

(D)
(D)
328,151
5,503
(D)

9
19
78
197
-

(D)
(D)
26,204
24,062
-

48
21
1,569
1,301
-

2,797
405
168,339
71,861
-

6
1,015
64
6

789
221,939
6,336
12

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

3,346
1
23
3,920

268,122
(D)
1,726
1,155,461

2,491
1,249

216,320
306,265

455
832

48,011
129,481

333
69

21,118
8,821

348
371

79,826
48,322

1,132
561

60,489
112,925

498
53

6,876
6,716

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

112
82
1,333
52
134

1,318
1,026
576,352
286
2,455

52
61
619
52
98

(D)
444
389,822
286
(D)

2
9
9
26
7

(D)
(D)
1,677
208
(D)

44
50
370
26
56

61
194
10,298
78
(D)

8
-

5,960
-

2
193
35

(D)
350,902
895

6
4
42
-

12
80
20,985
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

18
193
6,612
31
21,880

(D)
21,209
4,961,696
15,545
4,680,387

128
4,331
9
13,973

11,255
2,594,477
(D)
2,788,513

26
342
10,633

815
121,037
1,954,465

68
3,843
817

7,947
2,267,792
100,756

9
82
8
913

495
57,070
488
100,517

28
137
3,643

1,998
47,385
616,437

226
1
183

101,193
(D)
16,338

5,194
5,828
6,050
6,349
2,270

1,411,668
1,057,809
370,828
1,035,866
779,022

3,147
3,173
2,317
2,753
859

891,604
634,813
132,194
292,142
427,373

1,631
996
52
943
110

228,777
147,028
10,681
51,483
14,006

778
638
276
397
90

247,872
257,130
14,717
27,589
12,984

248
46
833
610
521

62,735
10,500
55,196
40,366
354,714

788
1,071
1,260
1,023
251

124,215
141,590
33,357
118,241
40,799

584
702
62
349
35

228,005
78,565
18,243
54,463
4,870

7,419
15,594
21,973
1
114

911,009
1,940,866
5,354,436
(D)
2,305

1,637
8,502
8,431
1
47

126,473
915,986
2,511,245
(D)
509

607
2,668
1,146
1
17

25,433
212,860
420,508
(D)
29

66
1,176
586
18

(D)
31,532
16,716
213

180
2,679
330
8

26,279
389,927
215,863
16

963
3,711
2,773
3

64,182
274,077
1,236,377
(D)

46
505
4,646
2

(D)
7,590
621,781
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 13

Table 7. Land Irrigated with Gravity Flow by Field Water Delivery System: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Controlled flooding (between borders or within rows)
Geographic area

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Above ground pipe
(except poly tubing)
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Poly tubing
(or other single year
use, lay flat tubing)
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Open surface ditches
Underground pipe
Lined

Unlined

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

42,415
42,377

8,847,392
8,472,646

4,283
(NA)

1,005,041
(NA)

2,260
(NA)

502,197
(NA)

7,484
5,857

1,099,469
1,138,089

23,260
23,171

4,394,027
3,689,146

8,890
11,596

1,846,658
1,981,713

1,366
2,963
11,288

323,749
1,875,222
2,416,652

2
836
1,129

(D)
557,090
181,522

4
828
68

(D)
262,007
26,562

932
214
1,951

261,062
102,977
335,540

279
402
2,935

51,928
233,588
1,148,800

206
1,065
5,941

5,289
719,560
724,228

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,158
139
-

418,065
154,878
-

176
-

16,152
-

317
-

16,384
-

732
4
-

61,094
(D)
-

2,398
135
-

322,121
(D)
-

30
-

2,314
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

46
2,308
7
3
13

(D)
225,620
1,565
(D)
639

90
2

4,340
(D)

4
-

258
-

8
68
9

(D)
12,200
495

38
2,136
7
3
2

155
208,570
1,565
(D)
(D)

14
-

252
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

67
1
1,050
-

9,678
(D)
446,226
-

12
76
-

1,120
27,089
-

1
14
-

(D)
7,372
-

18
-

9,924
-

59
512
-

8,558
164,425
-

591
-

237,416
-

45
14
332
286

952
10,147
270,339
130,835

3
42
24

(D)
25,759
8,234

93
137

59,215
73,700

3
2
41
8

420
(D)
35,263
2,967

37
12
104
103

(D)
(D)
79,337
44,592

2
98
17

(D)
70,765
1,342

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,921
241
1,033
7

720,752
27,428
232,340
400

663
202
17
-

64,530
17,231
2,578
-

203
-

24,072
-

234
245
-

40,244
35,834
-

3,358
39
717
7

591,828
10,197
172,919
400

3
117
-

78
21,009
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

3,541
2
90
2

132,345
(D)
15,434
(D)

113
20
-

6,430
2,673
-

38
5
-

1,712
(D)
-

1,616
3
-

57,943
1,070
-

1,922
2
64
2

56,207
(D)
10,886
(D)

160
1
-

10,053
(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

11
1,308
4
1
20

2,282
255,218
41
(D)
1,400

6
85
-

(D)
12,402
-

38
3
-

(D)
(D)
-

221
-

26,198
-

1
1,042
1
1
10

(D)
208,398
(D)
(D)
100

6
25
10

1,346
(D)
1,300

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

346
3
3,106
3,961
-

53,589
325
389,343
354,063
-

145
93
87
-

11,543
37,060
6,291
-

48
1
191
181
-

5,966
(D)
11,771
2,577
-

42
2
163
833
-

5,169
(D)
29,178
51,809
-

177
2,263
3,158
-

30,241
273,010
290,570
-

30
532
23
-

670
38,324
2,816
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

36
1
23
1,672

22,420
(D)
1,726
351,096

5
455

2,333
16,989

4
82

(D)
907

5
130

1,400
21,757

25
6
1,303

12,872
468
311,443

1
1
17
-

(D)
(D)
1,258
-

46
9
161
5

(D)
(D)
157,528
66

3
-

(D)
-

3

(D)

3
4
-

420
(D)
-

38
8
147
2

339
(D)
150,743
(D)

2
1
10
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

46
3,846
20
6,805

9,698
2,354,735
8,958
1,109,968

798
1
1,557

500,533
(D)
117,270

1
708
453

(D)
322,806
46,064

9
245
2
615

(D)
126,192
(D)
78,199

19
1,031
17
5,186

(D)
486,110
7,409
866,598

17
1,578
47

(D)
919,094
1,837

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,488
2,965
3,610
2,005
1,501

444,130
362,191
176,111
336,151
327,465

207
93
128
78
4

120,117
37,060
9,210
6,430
(D)

580
178
38
4

82,001
9,821
1,712
(D)

114
54
1,701
459
972

30,474
15,198
70,343
45,740
261,422

762
2,241
1,892
1,542
370

100,003
262,670
84,111
280,906
53,644

204
531
156
19
208

111,535
37,442
10,735
3,075
(D)

4,599
3,698
11,565
46

540,458
542,329
2,475,934
(D)

98
172
1,144
-

8,495
19,710
182,842
-

181
31
83
-

2,577
4,228
28,065
-

1,036
165
2,097
8

86,883
32,607
344,771
(D)

3,530
3,376
3,061
38

422,018
478,212
1,194,786
155

136
35
5,946
-

20,485
7,572
725,470
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

14 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 7. Land Irrigated with Gravity Flow by Field Water Delivery System: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Uncontrolled flooding
Geographic area

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Above ground pipe
(except poly tubing)
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Poly tubing
(or other single year
use, lay flat tubing)

Open surface ditches
Underground pipe
Lined

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Unlined

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Acres
irrigated

Farms

15,700
27,468

2,297,956
3,273,796

1,618
(NA)

89,856
(NA)

462
(NA)

19,973
(NA)

517
2,209

101,079
205,592

12,513
22,292

2,048,745
2,656,722

1,081
1,026

38,303
96,284

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

157
22
1,785

(D)
1,100
241,303

23

10,740

3
22
344

2,556
1,100
5,160

4
3

(D)
6

153
601

11,228
208,063

814

17,334

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,277
507
-

330,169
18,956
-

31
-

2,920
-

-

-

34
-

21,325
-

2,237
507
-

305,924
18,956
-

-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
2,124
8

(D)
150,395
280

101
-

3,307
-

-

-

2
16
-

(D)
19,884
-

1
2,007
8

(D)
127,204
280

-

-

7
105
2
-

(D)
3,410
(D)
-

7
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

51
2
-

510
(D)
-

54
-

2,900
-

4
51

(D)
(D)

1
-

(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

1
51

(D)
(D)

1
-

(D)
-

1,943
19
224
-

405,174
610
134,030
-

63
18
3
-

17,131
(D)
605
-

-

-

56
25
-

3,870
15,665
-

1,930
1
158
-

384,173
(D)
113,175
-

47
-

4,585
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

548
15
-

59,254
1,333
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

295
-

18,110
-

248
13
-

40,169
(D)
-

5
-

975
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

34
910
3
2

3,920
242,728
(D)
(D)

14
114
3
-

1,140
7,212
(D)
-

8
2

(D)
(D)

18
17
-

(D)
9,767
-

2
886
-

(D)
224,958
-

3
2

(D)
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

137
996
2,056
-

24,518
54,728
109,014
-

29
816
163
-

2,372
24,988
1,869
-

26
-

1,998
-

3
20
-

(D)
2,912
-

104
79
1,875
-

18,176
22,950
102,473
-

5
101
24
-

(D)
6,790
1,760
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

351
1,410

25,892
473,163

7
223

2,652
13,700

45
10

7,290
1,408

6
18

705
6,739

296
1,302

15,245
450,066

25

1,250

2
3
509
7

(D)
15
19,076
(D)

3
7

15
(D)

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

2
507
-

(D)
18,956
-

2
-

(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

131
1
3,284

6,516
(D)
753,298

1
345

(D)
33,933

24
36

1,206
3,406

69

8,306

52
1
3,108

(D)
(D)
705,250

55
30

3,900
2,403

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

880
562
242
2,129
204

64,481
52,460
60,995
393,656
21,081

465
382
10
-

5,758
22,920
(D)
-

3

2,556

265
33
59
11

32,975
5,472
(D)
532

167
79
213
2,067
178

25,748
22,750
55,523
387,012
15,908

101
5
29

6,790
975
2,085

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2,107
3,743
1,893
3

214,985
438,614
270,487
(D)

160
154
91
-

2,315
12,431
11,480
-

53
344
-

(D)
5,160
-

36
36
6
2

17,952
26,189
4,173
(D)

1,882
3,552
704
1

190,458
391,913
232,340
(D)

42
3
814
-

4,260
(D)
17,334
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 15

Table 7. Land Irrigated with Gravity Flow by Field Water Delivery System: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Other gravity
Geographic area

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Poly tubing
(or other single year
use, lay flat tubing)

Above ground pipe
(except poly tubing)
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Open surface ditches
Underground pipe
Lined

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Unlined

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

3,631
5,500

255,699
1,501,852

395
(NA)

29,577
(NA)

1,378
(NA)

42,804
(NA)

59
98

13,463
32,767

942
3,021

141,309
965,002

968
524

28,546
302,877

6
1
5
1,758

356
(D)
2,675
95,210

4

1,000

1,271

38,032

3

2,400

2
5
130

(D)
2,675
39,108

4
1
350

(D)
(D)
14,670

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

67
55
-

13,130
9,570
-

60
-

4,380
-

38
-

1,102
-

-

-

10
17
-

6,895
7,366
-

53
38
-

1,855
1,102
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

18
96
28
5
8

34
24,208
56
(D)
24

10
75
-

18
14,730
-

8
28
8

16
56
24

3
-

(D)
-

7
2
-

6,160
(D)
-

14
-

3,318
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

7
2
-

7
(D)
-

-

-

7
-

7
-

-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

6
1
3
1

90
(D)
(D)
(D)

-

-

3
-

(D)
-

-

-

1
1

(D)
(D)

6
1
-

90
(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

39
12
6
1

11,939
25,476
65
(D)

3
-

50
-

3
-

15
-

-

-

38
8
1

(D)
23,660
(D)

1
4
-

(D)
1,816
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

7
10
14

4,060
508
(D)

14

(D)

-

-

4
-

400
-

5
6
-

(D)
108
-

2
-

(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

253
3
-

16,999
42
-

132
-

1,452
-

3
-

42
-

-

-

110
-

14,227
-

11
-

1,320
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

36
411
98
5

36
9,873
6,297
(D)

36
2
-

36
(D)
-

4
5

(D)
(D)

25
-

8,125
-

382
98
-

(D)
(D)
-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

499
170

3,490
24,937

59

7,725

-

-

17
7

778
(D)

3
116

1,035
15,012

479
2

1,677
(D)

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

14
9
61
24

195
(D)
9,926
(D)

3
14

50
(D)

3
8
38
7

(D)
57
(D)
7

3

(D)

1
19
-

(D)
7,516
-

8
42
-

(D)
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

18
30
26
1
221

(D)
256
5,968
(D)
28,608

18
18
59

(D)
18
7,725

28
3
8

(D)
3,275
24

11

(D)

2
5
1
154

(D)
2,675
(D)
18,088

1
3

(D)
(D)

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

59
29
382
89
6

11,453
8,345
1,528
13,917
3,103

56
6
-

3,463
1,033
-

4
-

220
-

25
-

8,125
-

4
382
85
5

5,075
1,528
12,884
(D)

55
1

2,915
(D)

34
813
1,797
18

29,093
43,937
96,770
34

207
4
10

16,182
1,000
18

1,271
8

38,032
16

17
3
-

778
2,400
-

30
85
169
-

27,277
20,662
40,668
-

4
504
350
-

1,816
6,315
14,670
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

16 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 8. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only One Method of Distribution: 2003

and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Water applied by all methods
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Acre-feet
applied

Only sprinkler systems
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Only gravity flow systems
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

52,583,431
54,249,965

86,894,031
97,335,291

1.7
1.8

78,309
69,006

18,329,192
16,273,162

1.3
1.3

73,780
88,249

15,756,554
19,009,932

2.0
2.2

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

35,630
1,917
3,751,834
4,266,308
24,847,229

0.7
0.9
4.5
1.1
2.9

302
53
101
662
5,259

46,544
2,164
67,281
136,638
686,274

0.7
0.9
3.4
0.5
2.3

22
1
1,869
3,216
16,736

296
(D)
565,004
2,784,090
3,528,845

0.7
(D)
4.5
1.2
3.3

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

3,984,941
923
27,813
1,851,324
313,531

1.6
0.4
0.4
1.2
0.4

2,717
102
188
2,187
1,782

895,528
1,163
58,935
140,056
531,927

1.5
0.4
0.4
1.0
0.4

7,062
465
21

1,025,669
354,435
25,000

1.6
1.4
0.3

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

310,335
6,063,947
236,796
131,684
62,667

4.0
1.9
0.6
0.5
0.5

436
5,830
1,060
856
497

2,022
1,713,560
360,337
257,829
105,533

1.4
1.9
0.6
0.5
0.4

77
6,223
46
32
73

2,202
533,411
3,147
1,196
2,821

1.0
1.9
0.6
0.7
0.6

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

3,145,502
9,465
925,547
11,094
21,222

1.2
0.5
1.1
0.6
0.4

3,062
705
194
288
249

1,674,257
16,711
27,386
13,406
45,533

1.2
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.4

892
17
1,739
2
24

103,036
1,147
642,531
(D)
120

1.2
1.0
1.3
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

89,887
218,245
293,661
957,070
684,862

5.6
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.7

613
1,644
1,453
467
840

14,143
385,237
415,542
83,625
242,705

5.8
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5

69
21
421
625

962
12,577
464,698
423,666

6.2
1.4
1.1
0.8

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

2,823,919
8,450,468
1,590,900
542
35,229

1.3
1.1
2.5
0.7
0.8

2,191
7,171
309
72
435

366,564
3,046,106
160,118
383
18,380

1.3
1.1
3.0
0.6
0.5

5,017
2,850
1,084
5
33

936,961
659,127
304,983
25
408

1.3
1.2
2.2
(D)
1.3

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

1,818,471
18,016
55,007
203,998
15,883

2.4
0.4
0.5
1.0
1.1

1,055
691
1,694
395
308

310,193
25,681
87,249
166,107
7,580

2.1
0.2
0.4
0.9
1.5

5,383
5
98
16

313,248
1,550
24,920
550

2.6
0.8
1.7
1.2

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

608,374
3,286,305
8,563
593
30,332

1.2
1.9
0.4
0.9
0.6

1,240
9,558
702
20
392

398,683
810,468
9,636
316
36,724

1.2
1.6
0.4
0.3
0.5

262
2,546
9
4
17

47,952
407,099
(D)
(D)
570

1.4
2.0
0.9
3.0
1.2

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

981,405
17,150
5,954,825
2,298,490
510

2.5
0.5
1.2
2.1
0.6

832
460
5,786
3,004
69

252,485
27,639
2,694,858
274,933
359

0.9
0.4
1.1
2.1
0.3

448
60
5,715
5,417
-

87,956
908
1,005,018
411,039
-

8.0
1.0
1.4
1.9
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

12,886
3,904,571
875
356,564
2,176,722

0.4
2.2
1.1
0.9
1.5

492
7,644
48
1,299
895

27,467
1,176,109
458
388,206
118,154

0.4
2.0
1.3
0.9
1.5

1,925
17
3,216

147,626
1,258
930,358

2.9
7.0
1.5

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

103,240
111,546
2,284,613
312,299
116,127

2.7
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.5

1,137
1,980
6,846
2,596
1,851

29,620
160,930
841,847
547,547
195,901

3.1
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.5

80
63
532
83

1,039
585
382,887
1,774

5.9
1.0
1.3
0.8

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

19,278
816,816
6,007,394
146,513
16,653,067

0.6
0.7
1.0
0.8
1.3

387
3,779
1,003
458
12,647

23,374
1,104,437
353,007
165,837
4,769,659

0.6
0.7
0.6
0.7
1.1

18
113
5,177
28
12,787

(D)
16,688
3,857,723
11,988
2,588,862

(D)
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.7

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

6,577,931
3,887,363
1,819,442
2,045,980
3,932,196

1.2
1.2
2.3
1.5
4.4

5,211
4,847
740
2,691
343

3,107,751
1,598,199
309,927
195,939
91,290

1.2
1.1
1.9
1.6
3.3

3,875
4,020
5,774
4,862
2,089

1,024,748
773,644
270,128
842,149
586,512

1.3
1.5
2.5
1.4
4.5

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

3,409,906
13,056,086
25,281,982
1,917
310,335

2.2
2.0
2.9
0.9
4.0

2,359
23,069
5,876
53
436

400,842
3,679,866
749,033
2,164
2,022

2.4
1.9
2.2
0.9
1.4

6,068
11,219
16,914
1
77

641,066
1,173,668
3,580,843
(D)
2,202

2.1
1.9
3.3
(D)
1.0

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 17

Table 8. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only One Method of Distribution: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Only drip, trickle, or low-flow micro sprinkler systems
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Only subirrigation

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

33,352
28,112

1,730,792
1,380,659

1.7
1.8

47
4,510

67,435
241,427

1.2
2.3

233
19
645
200
16,746

2,526
58
13,695
1,200
957,984

1.2
0.7
3.4
1.3
2.3

-

-

-

116
4
4,410
819

658
108
518,833
54,126

0.5
0.2
1.1
0.4

41
-

65,593
-

1.2
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

621
251
54
234
77

16,063
502
960
1,561
238

2.5
0.6
0.9
0.4
1.1

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

176
180
136
185

918
3,741
(D)
1,794

0.7
0.7
(D)
0.6

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

110
527
113
333
87

374
8,781
2,030
333
4,852

(D)
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.2

2
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

162
91
40
61
192

648
182
40
230
5,103

0.8
0.1
0.5
0.7
0.7

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

99
535
421
6
251

2,959
12,113
9,693
12
1,693

1.0
0.4
1.3
0.5
0.4

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

109
867
720
32
393

109
3,999
4,076
(D)
6,890

1.0
2.3
0.5
0.8
0.9

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

46
174
1,291
74
99

736
2,804
48,101
4,440
313

1.0
0.9
1.0
3.0
0.7

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

403
891
49
70
-

5,348
24,383
297
1,184
-

0.4
1.5
0.4
0.7
-

-

-

-

515
1,664
6,470
814
844

5,548
20,437
589,778
18,191
3,385

0.9
0.6
1.1
0.3
0.5

2
41
-

(D)
65,593
-

(D)
1.2
-

350
323
166
217

5,347
5,679
2,914
3,882

0.7
0.5
0.6
0.3

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

284
1,291
49
768

2,778
48,101
1,225
19,850

0.9
1.0
1.0
3.1

2

(D)

(D)

40
2,171
16,746
19
621

40
29,532
957,984
58
16,063

0.5
1.6
2.3
0.7
2.5

-

-

-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

18 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 9. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Sprinkler Systems to Distribute Water: 2003

and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Only center pivot systems 1
Only low pressure
under 30 psi

All pressures
Geographic area
Farms

Acres
irrigated

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Only medium pressure
30 to 59 psi
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Only high pressure
60 psi or more

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Average
acre-feet
per acre

27,300
69,006

12,750,324
16,273,162

1.2
1.3

12,098
8,893

5,600,517
4,499,415

1.2
1.3

10,037
9,451

5,098,583
3,534,442

1.2
1.1

3,620
2,563

822,867
700,261

0.9
0.8

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

103
7
77
230
1,054

33,912
1,028
54,661
106,612
87,854

0.8
0.5
3.1
0.5
2.0

23
5
59
132
1,047

10,493
(D)
38,542
13,092
41,764

1.0
(D)
3.1
0.5
2.0

61
2
18
87
7

19,606
(D)
16,119
84,000
46,090

0.7
(D)
3.0
0.5
2.1

17
11
-

3,413
9,520
-

0.5
0.5
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,609
29
128
198
993

799,144
65
48,929
60,393
384,568

1.5
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.4

696
11
37
137
179

361,223
29
12,063
36,246
73,243

1.4
0.2
0.2
1.0
0.4

800
9
79
36
515

390,176
18
28,636
21,287
210,609

1.6
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.5

72
8
25
202

12,764
5,989
2,860
54,328

1.3
0.5
1.3
0.3

76
381
825
570
330

(D)
368,477
332,080
198,315
97,446

1.6
2.1
0.6
0.5
0.5

51
133
219
156
77

445
163,238
96,446
59,014
23,334

1.3
2.2
0.6
0.5
0.5

11
130
420
290
126

84
160,945
156,533
102,865
33,735

3.6
2.0
0.6
0.5
0.5

14
114
109
90
87

105
39,620
23,356
18,393
14,618

1.5
1.9
0.6
0.4
0.5

2,663
60
25
69
132

1,579,695
8,398
11,478
1,062
38,850

1.2
0.5
0.6
1.5
0.3

1,638
12
7
34
63

1,005,674
2,132
3,630
665
9,931

1.2
0.5
0.9
(D)
0.3

859
27
12
34
53

478,491
4,624
6,086
272
20,851

1.1
0.5
0.4
3.0
0.4

108
18
6
1
6

29,578
512
1,762
(D)
1,472

0.7
0.3
0.4
(D)
(D)

69
328
954
128
581

1,639
139,235
343,743
77,201
221,086

4.2
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5

78
255
28
281

20,737
100,210
23,195
87,916

0.5
0.7
0.7
0.5

69
148
379
86
191

1,639
69,705
127,212
42,896
87,350

4.2
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5

81
234
12
76

17,146
44,071
10,160
18,028

0.5
0.5
0.6
0.4

394
6,536
97
5
43

124,880
2,926,833
101,061
13
2,979

1.3
1.1
2.9
0.3
0.6

229
857
47
33

73,840
424,698
38,490
1,775

1.2
1.2
2.8
0.3

138
3,495
44
3
6

35,250
1,835,771
44,493
3
188

1.6
1.1
3.1
1.0
0.1

3
1,499
1
2
4

3,000
300,470
(D)
(D)
1,016

1.5
1.1
(D)
(D)
1.4

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

665
57
157
361
37

288,192
984
12,566
159,705
3,286

2.1
(D)
0.4
0.8
3.1

631
54
122
111
20

234,513
(D)
5,486
46,016
1,532

2.0
(D)
0.4
0.9
6.0

30
33
186
16

51,879
5,210
85,672
(D)

2.3
0.4
0.9
(D)

3
38
1

552
15,349
(D)

0.2
0.5
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

688
533
3
188

336,808
182,743
1,000
22,153

1.2
2.3
0.3
0.4

383
404
131

223,746
83,776
7,116

1.1
2.4
0.6

242
101
3
31

101,176
89,937
1,000
10,328

1.5
2.2
0.3
0.3

51
28
24

5,090
9,030
3,709

0.7
2.2
0.5

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

766
122
3,597
110
5

238,742
23,148
2,544,154
37,008
10

0.9
0.5
1.2
2.3
0.5

199
35
3,138
20
-

59,907
5,301
2,030,496
4,470
-

0.8
0.4
1.1
2.3
-

333
63
277
89
5

116,695
16,635
202,352
30,138
10

1.1
0.4
1.4
2.4
0.5

173
24
55
1
-

34,463
1,212
28,830
(D)
-

0.7
0.5
0.9
(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

38
675
1
402
201

11,326
413,469
(D)
264,181
58,438

0.5
2.1
(D)
0.8
1.3

17
128
40
141

3,775
112,654
26,229
32,745

0.5
2.0
1.0
1.3

17
248
168
60

4,451
230,786
98,643
25,693

0.5
2.2
0.9
1.3

286
1
135
-

46,430
(D)
61,266
-

1.9
(D)
0.6
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

177
339
1,639
567
483

2,789
102,202
507,435
231,155
151,956

3.0
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6

45
150
596
174
138

694
27,544
132,434
34,182
53,473

(D)
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.7

120
153
685
196
257

1,942
54,244
264,096
98,030
74,562

3.9
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5

3
18
255
149
68

(D)
8,477
61,247
36,281
11,416

(D)
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.5

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

103
2,285
624
385
10,066

(D)
898,122
314,104
158,423
4,390,009

0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
1.1

29
585
280
93
2,594

(D)
216,937
87,578
49,373
1,131,736

(D)
0.7
0.6
0.7
1.2

40
988
285
189
4,778

(D)
383,634
187,415
69,073
2,404,551

(D)
0.7
0.5
0.7
1.2

34
505
44
73
1,823

3,911
125,133
23,862
18,197
376,597

(D)
0.5
0.5
0.6
1.0

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,969
2,564
543
598
81

2,949,545
1,439,915
296,346
45,122
67,194

1.2
1.1
1.8
1.5
3.1

2,618
2,297
294
315
60

1,927,033
1,271,343
161,253
11,721
40,375

1.2
1.1
2.0
1.3
3.1

1,032
191
248
272
20

655,102
122,702
130,093
30,601
24,819

1.3
1.4
1.7
1.6
3.0

139
55
11
1

28,796
28,830
(D)
(D)

0.7
0.9
1.5
(D)

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

136
1,601
1,057
7
76

116,784
967,949
94,054
1,028
(D)

2.9
2.1
2.1
0.5
1.6

50
674
1,050
5
51

41,090
360,828
47,964
(D)
445

2.8
2.1
2.0
(D)
1.3

81
482
7
2
11

59,616
483,768
46,090
(D)
84

3.0
2.1
2.1
(D)
3.6

428
14

95,080
105

1.9
1.5

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 19

Table 9. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Sprinkler Systems to Distribute Water: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Only linear move tower systems 1
Only low pressure
under 30 psi

All pressures
Geographic area
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Only medium to high pressure
30 psi or more
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

732
406

88,469
19,496

1.2
1.8

164
(NA)

37,177
(NA)

1.2
(NA)

566
(NA)

51,124
(NA)

1.2
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

10
73
5
4

(D)
5,840
550
312

1.0
1.0
0.8
0.3

2
73
5
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

8
2

8
(D)

3.1
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

20
5
3
-

33,497
3,400
(D)
-

1.5
0.8
(D)
-

7
3
1
-

20,497
600
(D)
-

1.2
1.0
(D)
-

13
2
2
-

13,000
(D)
(D)
-

2.0
(D)
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

7
20
7
14

545
2,480
1,040
1,932

5.6
0.2
0.9
0.2

-

-

-

7
20
7
14

545
2,480
1,040
1,932

5.6
0.2
0.9
0.2

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3
2
31

480
(D)
1,600

0.3
(D)
0.3

4

1,300

0.3

3
2
27

480
(D)
300

0.3
(D)
0.4

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

87
15
1
-

7,570
2,250
(D)
-

2.0
0.3
(D)
-

66
1
-

5,040
(D)
-

1.8
(D)
-

21
15
-

2,530
2,250
-

2.3
0.3
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

266
4
-

11,550
64
-

1.1
0.1
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

264
4
-

10,560
64
-

1.1
0.1
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2

(D)

(D)

-

-

-

2

(D)

(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

133
1
17
-

9,177
(D)
34
-

1.0
(D)
0.3
-

-

-

-

133
1
17
-

9,177
(D)
34
-

1.0
(D)
0.3
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

12
36
17
20
5

1,065
1,864
4,230
2,480
550

3.1
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.8

1
4
5

(D)
1,300
(D)

(D)
0.3
(D)

11
32
17
20
-

865
564
4,230
2,480
-

3.6
0.8
0.5
0.2
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

42
5
1
3

3,318
3,400
(D)
480

0.4
0.8
(D)
0.3

3
1
-

600
(D)
-

1.0
(D)
-

40
2
3

3,150
(D)
480

0.4
(D)
0.3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

20
18
69
-

33,497
2,160
5,410
-

1.5
1.0
2.3
-

7
18
48
-

20,497
2,160
2,880
-

1.2
1.0
2.4
-

13
21
-

13,000
2,530
-

2.0
2.3
-

2
472
10

(D)
26,567
(D)

(D)
1.0
1.0

75
2

6,830
(D)

1.1
(D)

2
397
8

(D)
19,737
8

(D)
1.0
3.1

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

20 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 9. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Sprinkler Systems to Distribute Water: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Only solid set and permanent systems 1
Only low pressure
under 30 psi

All pressures
Geographic area
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Only medium to high pressure
30 psi or more
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

11,377
11,810

487,132
510,255

2.3
2.1

3,508
(NA)

73,483
(NA)

1.4
(NA)

7,866
(NA)

412,528
(NA)

2.5
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

20
1
2,055

345
(D)
208,925

0.1
(D)
2.3

1
656

(D)
15,748

(D)
1.5

20
1,399

345
193,177

(D)
2.4

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4
4
1,779
122

452
160
50,096
7,754

0.4
2.5
1.4
0.9

973
112

39,648
1,344

1.5
0.6

4
4
806
10

452
160
10,448
6,410

0.4
2.5
1.0
1.0

77
251
27
38
43

243
1,004
96
551
372

1.1
3.5
0.8
0.2
0.2

11
9

36
9

1.1
0.2

65
251
27
38
34

178
1,004
96
551
363

1.3
3.5
0.8
0.2
0.2

28
70
8
3

77
2,739
261
159

0.8
0.6
1.0
1.0

14
4
1
3

21
1,563
(D)
159

0.7
(D)
(D)
1.0

14
66
7
-

56
1,176
181
-

0.9
0.4
1.3
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

299
273
48
-

9,722
6,387
722
-

7.4
0.9
0.5
-

6
52
2
-

(D)
104
(D)
-

(D)
0.4
(D)
-

293
221
46
-

9,545
6,283
322
-

7.4
0.9
0.2
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

91
11
80

91
93
2,324

0.5
0.6
1.2

91
3
28

91
3
132

0.5
0.5
1.8

8
52

90
2,192

0.6
1.2

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1
11
230
32

(D)
565
9,285
201

(D)
0.2
0.5
0.5

31
13

1,210
39

0.5
0.4

1
11
199
19

(D)
565
8,075
162

(D)
0.2
0.5
0.5

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2,050
49
5
153

29,755
515
(D)
1,403

1.7
(D)
(D)
2.0

1,102
2
123

6,247
(D)
173

0.5
(D)
0.5

948
47
5
30

23,508
365
(D)
1,230

2.1
0.6
(D)
2.2

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

10
19
382
1

1,400
(D)
1,910
(D)

1.3
0.3
2.2
(D)

-

-

-

10
19
382
1

1,400
(D)
1,910
(D)

1.3
0.3
2.2
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

2,811
291
-

127,664
19,432
-

2.8
3.5
-

271
-

5,549
-

1.6
-

2,538
291
-

121,023
19,432
-

2.9
3.5
-

327
136
2,304
371
85

10,557
3,406
68,883
7,708
792

6.9
1.1
1.2
0.8
0.3

10
33
1,239
65
14

260
441
42,375
143
21

(D)
1.0
1.4
0.4
0.7

317
103
1,065
306
71

10,297
2,965
26,508
7,565
(D)

6.9
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.3

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

1
322
77
25
101

(D)
19,186
2,788
(D)
1,491

(D)
3.5
0.7
0.7
1.3

9
4
2
91

9
1,563
(D)
91

0.2
(D)
(D)
0.5

1
313
73
23
10

(D)
19,177
1,225
138
1,400

(D)
3.5
0.4
(D)
1.3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1
382
1

(D)
1,910
(D)

(D)
2.2
(D)

1

(D)

(D)

1
382
-

(D)
1,910
-

(D)
2.2
-

4,980
2,187
77

155,783
211,565
243

2.6
2.3
1.1

1,373
656
11

11,796
15,748
36

1.0
1.5
1.1

3,605
1,531
65

142,895
195,817
178

2.8
2.4
1.3

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 21

Table 9. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Sprinkler Systems to Distribute Water: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Hand move
systems

Big gun or
traveller systems

Side roll, wheel move, or
other mechanical move systems

Geographic area
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

19,420
15,377

523,544
555,713

1.4
2.0

4,478
4,678

305,038
366,189

1.2
0.7

4,582
3,702

409,509
430,518

1.7
1.7

74
37
1
122
1,611

184
190
(D)
(D)
139,611

0.9
4.6
(D)
0.3
2.1

56
1
18
141
104

2,704
(D)
1,620
7,950
18,096

0.3
(D)
1.0
0.2
10.0

15
4
3
120
23

336
405
1,800
8,841
12,036

1.0
0.2
5.0
0.6
3.3

497
58
30
56

6,144
238
180
336

(D)
0.3
0.6
0.2

1
182
283

(D)
7,852
8,213

(D)
0.5
0.3

487
3
3

40,542
246
240

1.4
0.1
1.0

268
2,499
124
98
78

677
71,678
192
1,175
227

1.0
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.3

5
36
41
9

400
3,180
4,641
810

2.1
0.5
0.2
0.3

409
9
-

74,149
770
-

2.2
0.5
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

222
320
50
172
75

3,108
2,311
50
334
115

0.5
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.4

75
284
19
20
18

2,850
4,585
2,880
1,711
1,282

0.9
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.2

8
17
6

445
1,541
766

0.4
0.2
0.9

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

201
346
135
52

871
3,080
709
52

0.5
0.3
0.4
1.0

20
219
146
333
112

758
18,194
10,991
3,330
6,605

0.3
0.4
0.5
1.3
0.3

12
28
2
4

108
819
(D)
740

1.4
0.3
(D)
0.5

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

731
92
42
50
211

15,813
276
440
177
2,490

1.1
0.5
2.0
0.8
0.4

296
5
46

30,987
40
3,758

0.8
(D)
0.5

538
71
3

44,294
6,550
367

1.0
2.7
0.5

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

73
442
649
6
212

692
2,983
3,055
60
433

0.6
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.3

94
456
15
11

9,425
33,583
1,276
1,032

0.2
0.4
0.6
0.2

129
4
34
-

4,166
1,840
1,156
-

4.2
0.1
0.1
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

176
4,083
540
14
20

6,050
115,333
2,461
(D)
260

0.9
1.0
0.8
0.1
0.4

51
356
88
1
11

5,625
39,925
3,670
(D)
275

0.4
1.4
0.4
(D)
0.4

144
789
3
6

6,915
68,220
66
1,517

0.9
1.9
0.2
0.5

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

23
225
864
1,251
54

138
706
23,432
18,915
(D)

1.0
0.4
0.9
2.0
0.7

87
152
223
1

1,563
13,630
1,783
(D)

0.3
0.9
0.5
(D)

26
2
572
503
-

4,913
(D)
28,130
70,775
-

0.4
(D)
0.7
1.9
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

318
1,657
44
247
270

3,858
75,428
(D)
2,400
8,088

0.4
1.4
0.7
0.7
1.3

99
178
2
100
83

3,308
38,020
(D)
6,266
1,800

0.4
0.5
(D)
0.4
0.2

22
435
5
143

685
15,079
2,012
7,800

0.4
2.4
0.6
0.9

529
1,072
941
679
901

1,748
6,671
7,073
6,517
4,438

0.5
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.3

48
265
1,320
333
298

2,761
14,439
55,178
29,694
8,754

0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3

12
25
70
4
11

108
1,545
3,834
1,840
705

1.4
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.4

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

180
443
67
28
744

420
1,726
316
192
10,666

0.4
0.5
0.5
0.4
1.1

97
253
166
5
555

2,872
18,161
7,845
(D)
40,749

0.3
0.4
0.2
(D)
0.8

40
39
472

3,181
9,762
31,918

0.5
0.6
1.1

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

498
864
25
881
82

7,110
23,432
500
9,373
9,474

0.8
0.9
0.1
1.0
5.5

101
152
74
18

10,493
13,630
740
1,620

0.3
0.9
0.9
1.0

293
572
79
821
3

9,415
28,130
3,550
69,959
1,800

0.8
0.7
4.6
1.3
5.0

1,013
8,189
1,979
37
268

19,660
262,710
150,651
190
677

1.6
1.2
2.0
4.6
1.0

149
534
104
1
5

1,043
77,945
18,096
(D)
400

0.3
1.0
10.0
(D)
2.1

278
1,796
63
4
-

58,743
156,872
27,742
405
-

2.1
2.0
2.5
0.2
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

Farms reporting more than one pressure in a system are only included in the "All pressure" columns.

22 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 10. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Gravity Flow Systems to Distribute Water:

2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Total
Geographic area

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Controlled flooding
(between borders or within basins)

Down rows or furrows
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Average
acre-feet
per acre

73,780
88,249

15,756,554
19,009,932

2.0
2.2

25,056
31,147

4,890,559
6,458,396

1.9
1.9

30,539
25,099

4,768,616
4,927,694

2.3
2.7

22
1
1,869
3,216
16,736

296
(D)
565,004
2,784,090
3,528,845

0.7
(D)
4.5
1.2
3.3

20
1
470
572
5,312

146
(D)
181,886
341,885
1,038,937

1.0
(D)
4.1
1.0
3.2

1,132
1,327
8,777

147,940
883,851
1,206,232

5.6
1.2
3.4

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

7,062
465
21

1,025,669
354,435
25,000

1.6
1.4
0.3

2,752
103
21

301,123
217,759
25,000

1.6
2.0
0.3

2,190
103
-

246,968
45,340
-

1.9
1.0
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

77
6,223
46
32
73

2,202
533,411
3,147
1,196
2,821

1.0
1.9
0.6
0.7
0.6

30
2,615
29
26
46

469
270,492
1,220
341
1,407

0.7
2.2
0.5
0.6
0.8

36
1,703
1
3
2

158
109,393
(D)
495
(D)

2.3
1.5
(D)
0.8
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

892
17
1,739
2
24

103,036
1,147
642,531
(D)
120

1.2
1.0
1.3
(D)
(D)

856
2
598
24

97,276
(D)
174,669
120

1.2
(D)
0.7
0.1

36
1
978
-

5,760
(D)
410,997
-

0.9
(D)
1.6
-

69
21
421
625

962
12,577
464,698
423,666

6.2
1.4
1.1
0.8

31
9
166
362

31
3,988
115,511
234,135

0.5
(D)
0.8
0.6

38
11
127
52

931
6,590
110,265
26,422

6.4
1.2
1.4
1.1

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

5,017
2,850
1,084
5
33

936,961
659,127
304,983
25
408

1.3
1.2
2.2
(D)
1.3

652
2,832
95
28

92,321
649,047
17,911
144

1.4
1.2
3.2
0.7

2,531
809
5

367,015
158,288
264

1.3
2.3
1.5

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

5,383
5
98
16

313,248
1,550
24,920
550

2.6
0.8
1.7
1.2

1,488
3
14
14

130,817
300
7,101
490

2.7
0.2
1.1
1.3

3,023
2
42
2

86,222
(D)
5,431
(D)

2.7
(D)
0.8
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

262
2,546
9
4
17

47,952
407,099
(D)
(D)
570

1.4
2.0
0.9
3.0
1.2

236
1,036
4
5

43,428
97,490
12
350

1.4
2.5
3.0
0.7

4
878
3
10

560
134,238
6
100

1.1
1.6
2.0
2.0

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

448
60
5,715
5,417
-

87,956
908
1,005,018
411,039
-

8.0
1.0
1.4
1.9
-

51
40
1,808
743
-

9,533
690
501,583
60,866
-

1.2
0.8
1.2
1.8
-

234
2
2,509
2,791
-

33,803
(D)
322,690
198,399
-

18.9
(D)
2.1
2.0
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

1,925
17
3,216

147,626
1,258
930,358

2.9
7.0
1.5

1,340
622

103,272
168,279

3.0
2.3

6
17
1,154

9,400
1,258
247,050

2.0
7.0
1.4

80
63
532
83

1,039
585
382,887
1,774

5.9
1.0
1.3
0.8

35
52
154
61

43
(D)
244,591
1,236

1.2
0.4
1.8
(D)

38
5
115
5

931
264
46,690
66

6.4
1.5
1.0
1.1

18
113
5,177
28
12,787

(D)
16,688
3,857,723
11,988
2,588,862

(D)
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.7

63
1,597
9
4,922

6,601
830,910
3,988
1,007,823

0.5
0.8
(D)
1.4

25
2,012
17
4,337

7,555
1,224,311
5,401
577,354

2.0
1.3
1.0
2.6

3,875
4,020
5,774
4,862
2,089

1,024,748
773,644
270,128
842,149
586,512

1.3
1.5
2.5
1.4
4.5

1,799
990
1,881
1,824
514

448,903
299,936
81,664
199,714
191,330

1.2
1.3
2.5
2.1
4.1

1,071
2,408
2,988
1,332
1,261

251,766
313,662
91,860
238,004
149,916

1.3
2.1
2.7
1.5
5.6

6,068
11,219
16,914
1
77

641,066
1,173,668
3,580,843
(D)
2,202

2.1
1.9
3.3
(D)
1.0

682
5,128
5,314
1
30

55,486
476,234
1,041,337
(D)
469

2.0
2.4
3.2
(D)
0.7

3,400
2,561
8,928
36

332,433
296,639
1,231,606
158

2.2
1.4
3.4
2.3

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 23

Table 10. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied Using Only Gravity Flow Systems to Distribute Water:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Uncontrolled flooding
(rangeland, pastureland, etc.)
Geographic area

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Other gravity
Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

9,188
14,825

1,197,437
1,849,005

1.5
1.6

1,114
3,370

110,313
970,948

2.2
2.3

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

11
22
1,394

8,568
1,100
103,306

1.6
0.2
1.8

2
112

(D)
34,188

(D)
3.3

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,312
251
-

153,221
6,910
-

1.8
0.4
-

6
6
-

6,903
5,166
-

1.8
1.2
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
1,154
8

(D)
51,277
280

(D)
1.7
0.2

8
7
14
3
8

8
6,160
42
(D)
24

0.7
1.0
0.2
0.5
0.2

7
105
-

(D)
3,410
-

0.1
1.2
-

7
2
-

7
(D)
-

1.5
(D)
-

51

255

0.5

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

1,004
101
-

184,282
70,472
-

1.3
1.5
-

17
6
5
-

3,400
4,356
(D)
-

0.6
3.0
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

421
8
-

40,198
831
-

1.6
(D)
-

5
6
-

3,000
108
-

2.0
1.0
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

20
532
3
2

2,780
116,971
15
(D)

1.3
2.1
2.0
(D)

55
3
-

7,143
42
-

1.1
0.3
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

74
486
1,085
-

14,810
27,115
33,166
-

1.0
0.9
1.4
-

18
407
10
-

18
9,653
2,640
-

0.2
3.0
(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

316
818

18,889
357,789

1.8
1.2

240
166

960
23,921

3.5
1.7

3
253
7

15
7,030
(D)

2.0
(D)
0.1

7
3
8
10

65
42
5,316
(D)

0.7
0.3
1.2
0.5

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

127
1
1,785

4,510
(D)
441,588

0.9
(D)
1.5

18
14
1
195

18
42
(D)
19,453

0.2
0.2
(D)
1.6

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

706
104
101
1,114
51

49,940
26,500
20,187
202,972
13,608

1.3
1.0
1.6
1.1
1.6

3
25
382
7
5

6,183
8,125
1,528
9,920
3,000

1.9
3.3
(D)
1.4
2.0

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,221
2,300
1,412
3

100,734
208,575
119,506
(D)

1.5
1.8
1.9
(D)

14
302
112
8

5,796
14,263
34,188
8

2.3
1.2
3.3
0.7

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

24 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 11. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied by Source or Supplier: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Wells
Water applied from all sources

Total

Only source

Geographic area
Acres
irrigated
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acre-feet
applied

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Acre-feet
applied

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Average
acre-feet
per acre

52,583,431
54,249,965

86,894,031
97,335,291

1.7
1.8

104,776
100,783

32,342,820
32,222,665

43,473,978
43,838,526

87,377
80,051

25,985,966
25,548,410

1.2
1.3

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

35,630
1,917
3,751,834
4,266,308
24,847,229

0.7
0.9
4.5
1.1
2.9

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

24,451
2,128
291,025
3,421,365
3,823,115

21,526
1,103
1,157,995
3,520,455
9,659,305

253
54
871
2,995
20,631

17,538
2,128
180,058
2,580,730
2,017,743

1.0
0.5
4.1
1.0
2.4

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

3,984,941
923
27,813
1,851,324
313,531

1.6
0.4
0.4
1.2
0.4

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

1,095,601
290
64,840
772,907
518,239

1,543,515
153
25,590
894,452
235,945

1,754
71
160
7,016
1,546

925,558
162
56,652
646,492
416,603

1.4
0.5
0.4
1.1
0.4

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

310,335
6,063,947
236,796
131,684
62,667

4.0
1.9
0.6
0.5
0.5

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

33,938
1,202,870
360,740
227,750
127,128

127,489
2,106,693
229,748
109,363
59,150

70
1,473
985
815
513

4,628
549,075
347,477
194,155
121,957

1.2
1.8
0.6
0.5
0.5

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

3,145,502
9,465
925,547
11,094
21,222

1.2
0.5
1.1
0.6
0.4

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

2,430,557
10,264
633,455
1,480
40,131

3,027,608
5,253
636,022
1,428
15,394

4,167
126
1,402
333
240

2,343,311
9,828
513,641
1,246
26,725

1.3
0.5
1.0
0.8
0.3

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

89,887
218,245
293,661
957,070
684,862

5.6
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.7

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

1,289
286,450
400,925
1,115,676
961,231

8,538
151,684
257,164
898,301
657,685

160
1,227
1,344
1,085
1,444

857
130,407
387,172
977,896
943,175

8.7
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.7

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

2,823,919
8,450,468
1,590,900
542
35,229

1.3
1.1
2.5
0.7
0.8

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

96,469
6,974,942
259,721
162
26,487

130,799
7,851,006
750,837
120
19,053

856
13,202
415
61
407

45,471
5,991,090
201,516
109
18,526

1.1
1.1
3.1
0.6
0.8

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

1,818,471
18,016
55,007
203,998
15,883

2.4
0.4
0.5
1.0
1.1

2,500
563
564
336
266

502,021
12,289
14,559
152,714
6,995

1,160,772
4,466
6,916
131,043
8,070

1,993
473
528
306
241

455,407
8,794
7,319
140,913
5,056

2.2
0.3
0.6
0.9
0.4

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

608,374
3,286,305
8,563
593
30,332

1.2
1.9
0.4
0.9
0.6

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

413,067
421,642
5,230
52
31,157

507,329
718,209
2,897
29
18,041

1,198
2,662
568
20
641

394,985
225,705
3,139
52
18,020

1.2
1.8
0.7
0.6
0.6

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

981,405
17,150
5,954,825
2,298,490
510

2.5
0.5
1.2
2.1
0.6

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

233,600
25,636
4,174,840
191,842
208

200,251
11,500
4,822,676
487,233
118

769
209
8,288
350
95

228,058
24,346
4,072,749
85,814
186

0.9
0.4
1.1
2.8
0.6

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

12,886
3,904,571
875
356,564
2,176,722

0.4
2.2
1.1
0.9
1.5

468
2,857
43
903
359

6,619
484,392
247
345,408
114,676

2,801
866,460
132
261,743
159,899

444
1,924
43
767
182

2,641
295,975
247
300,987
63,647

0.5
1.6
0.5
0.7
1.3

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

103,240
111,546
2,284,613
312,299
116,127

2.7
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.5

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

3,399
151,669
1,357,881
413,750
188,038

10,336
68,819
1,171,667
224,075
99,586

707
2,120
10,347
1,703
972

2,530
114,929
1,104,258
228,512
179,824

3.5
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.5

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

19,278
816,816
6,007,394
146,513
16,653,067

0.6
0.7
1.0
0.8
1.3

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

9,168
1,033,198
5,544,318
155,776
8,903,020

6,715
688,137
5,094,989
113,026
10,151,649

182
3,248
5,656
340
17,609

6,208
961,690
4,547,208
148,553
7,694,488

0.8
0.7
0.9
0.7
1.1

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

6,577,931
3,887,363
1,819,442
2,045,980
3,932,196

1.2
1.2
2.3
1.5
4.4

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

4,671,455
2,584,161
570,192
13,559
323,513

5,738,770
2,882,905
1,288,023
18,902
1,245,144

6,930
6,603
1,648
225
951

4,447,926
2,500,752
453,945
4,605
203,536

1.2
1.1
2.3
1.4
4.0

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

3,409,906
13,056,086
25,281,982
1,917
310,335

2.2
2.0
2.9
0.9
4.0

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

450,163
2,068,529
3,864,965
2,128
33,938

1,198,054
3,580,861
9,763,721
1,103
127,489

827
6,536
20,649
54
70

278,692
1,068,641
2,032,913
2,128
4,628

2.9
1.7
2.4
0.5
1.2

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 25

Table 11. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied by Source or Supplier: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
On-farm surface source
Total

Only source

Geographic area
Acres
irrigated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acre-feet
applied

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

48,232
44,685

7,277,527
7,402,653

11,781,586
11,912,818

38,343
32,465

4,904,036
4,511,720

1.6
1.6

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

230
8
193
1,808
4,308

26,994
113
72,213
509,914
1,045,025

13,364
(D)
261,043
699,967
2,998,094

183
8
152
892
2,915

21,504
113
54,339
93,571
545,778

0.5
7.1
3.7
1.2
3.1

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,454
108
48
1,109
1,245

694,262
1,523
4,803
418,190
194,926

1,076,371
642
1,733
661,443
77,580

3,125
84
32
926
952

524,376
1,080
890
338,768
125,335

1.6
0.4
0.3
1.6
0.4

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

242
1,874
133
358
134

17,036
352,666
12,905
48,533
4,909

69,532
597,043
5,752
(D)
2,370

231
1,576
114
256
125

3,778
242,579
7,131
25,820
3,580

1.1
1.6
0.4
0.4
0.4

422
663
644
160
191

75,062
10,386
186,544
15,278
13,124

61,235
4,082
247,413
9,312
5,509

256
640
327
148
143

38,656
9,768
97,455
14,583
6,405

0.7
0.4
1.4
0.6
0.5

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

481
1,046
239
465
508

13,972
140,338
23,335
46,834
55,341

77,400
64,174
22,765
50,862
23,806

415
647
184
375
368

11,499
58,349
18,985
15,901
45,691

5.5
0.4
1.1
0.9
0.4

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,020
1,378
688
86
347

724,542
121,860
241,713
592
21,219

837,205
111,166
473,600
397
16,063

2,856
148
527
65
272

630,207
50,608
170,315
489
13,668

1.1
0.9
1.7
0.6
0.9

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,852
564
1,511
150
230

89,790
33,598
85,237
25,381
5,126

165,378
12,223
47,070
26,058
6,578

1,571
398
1,468
123
202

79,699
25,050
77,187
18,504
2,761

1.8
0.3
0.6
1.0
0.4

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

560
6,058
765
17
306

62,572
629,850
13,103
567
22,017

60,376
1,117,532
5,223
538
12,243

476
5,128
622
17
247

45,329
461,449
11,022
567
10,862

0.8
1.8
0.4
0.9
0.5

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

202
392
3,018
1,361
59

39,400
9,119
184,173
104,527
509

41,043
5,084
215,422
207,089
358

168
378
2,765
1,024
57

33,655
7,592
133,870
73,100
495

1.1
0.6
0.9
1.9
0.7

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

459
2,872
35
551
1,680

28,077
292,208
532
45,436
512,153

9,943
573,999
732
94,408
687,263

433
2,311
35
422
1,556

20,177
228,572
532
30,020
472,372

0.4
1.9
1.4
2.4
1.3

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

876
1,647
4,654
1,637
1,360

32,176
82,329
748,216
188,774
29,789

88,410
41,103
816,011
84,250
15,361

751
1,270
4,042
1,029
1,327

28,448
54,276
575,143
87,847
25,651

2.6
0.6
1.1
0.4
0.4

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

623
920
1,938
131
6,581

21,781
105,710
621,741
17,335
1,484,303

(D)
124,600
837,531
17,871
1,988,048

583
729
748
114
4,787

19,710
67,737
140,538
15,370
1,170,323

0.6
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,217
3,002
1,846
2,383
492

328,802
181,152
117,573
448,173
87,173

380,860
217,589
197,057
534,629
295,287

1,732
2,763
1,499
2,268
220

206,315
132,973
67,194
416,008
63,169

1.2
0.9
1.9
1.2
3.6

1,538
11,742
4,395
8
242

319,763
1,344,057
1,101,531
113
17,036

611,061
2,319,845
3,129,579
(D)
69,532

1,308
9,984
2,950
8
231

232,550
1,013,299
583,594
113
3,778

1.7
1.7
3.0
7.1
1.1

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

26 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 11. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied by Source or Supplier: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Off-farm surface water suppliers
Total

Only source

Geographic area
Acres
irrigated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acre-feet
applied

Average
acre-feet
per acre

Acres
irrigated

Farms

86,405
103,525

13,867,438
16,408,547

31,638,466
41,583,947

75,776
87,786

10,170,469
11,358,510

2.3
2.6

103
11
1,726
58
22,558

1,333
11
516,422
26,793
4,166,854

739
(D)
2,332,794
45,885
12,189,829

95
11
1,601
25
17,810

946
11
397,087
15,375
2,383,051

0.7
0.6
4.6
1.8
3.2

6,476
58
5
221
56

810,713
409
375
319,598
56

1,365,054
126
489
295,428
5

6,034
46
4
187
56

676,181
175
160
260,496
56

1.7
0.4
2.5
0.9
0.1

910
11,059
79
20
62

50,999
1,609,148
1,274
129
2,147

113,313
3,360,209
1,295
(D)
1,146

891
10,123
60
19
53

11,696
1,159,032
550
19
1,877

1.0
2.2
1.1
0.1
0.5

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

315
154
236
17
78

60,901
280
23,596
1,405
891

56,658
129
42,110
353
318

204
154
213
14
76

30,554
280
16,145
1,243
711

0.9
0.5
1.5
0.2
0.4

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

214
111
56
19
14

954
6,533
10,240
9,213
4,156

3,948
2,386
13,731
7,906
3,370

201
89
46
4
14

598
557
9,376
4,378
4,156

2.5
0.5
1.4
0.9
0.8

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4,861
1,736
623
15
53

1,313,763
443,354
145,684
64
289

1,855,914
488,295
366,462
24
111

4,637
493
576
14
49

1,211,250
197,822
97,238
34
261

1.4
1.0
2.6
0.3
0.4

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,944
323
249
90
203

206,658
2,712
3,109
30,400
2,355

492,319
1,326
1,020
46,896
1,234

2,670
247
242
79
198

178,546
880
2,059
26,632
637

2.4
0.6
0.3
1.6
0.4

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

64
5,615
260
21
4

36,513
720,621
1,594
29
232

40,667
1,450,562
442
25
47

55
5,306
217
21
2

27,481
548,155
1,460
29
(D)

1.1
2.0
0.3
0.9
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

491
158
4,208
8,429
50

117,406
574
588,932
790,434
108

740,110
564
916,726
1,604,166
34

465
158
3,911
7,856
44

109,780
574
501,965
704,474
102

6.7
1.0
1.4
2.0
0.3

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
8,271
22
96
2,999

496
1,041,882
22
1,279
794,498

140
2,464,110
9
412
1,329,558

2
7,517
22
89
2,876

(D)
842,209
22
721
743,246

(D)
2.4
0.4
0.2
1.7

354
381
585
452
596

2,908
3,459
324,005
10,013
2,561

4,492
1,623
296,933
3,973
1,179

319
329
541
346
594

2,120
2,580
263,249
1,567
1,251

0.9
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.3

93
193
242
20
10,884

570
7,313
46,962
11,069
2,585,699

(D)
4,077
74,873
15,615
4,513,368

86
152
183
19
8,952

563
5,017
26,436
11,009
2,088,185

0.7
0.5
1.5
1.4
1.9

1,673
2,907
3,416
6,570
1,965

322,138
519,180
155,334
904,621
531,096

458,299
786,868
334,361
1,492,449
2,391,763

1,569
2,627
3,058
6,222
1,834

270,448
438,730
109,794
877,103
409,849

1.4
1.4
2.2
1.6
4.6

7,484
24,156
23,513
11
910

760,981
3,354,776
4,273,743
11
50,999

1,600,790
7,155,378
12,388,681
(D)
113,313

7,104
22,242
18,697
11
891

614,304
2,569,039
2,467,518
11
11,696

2.1
2.2
3.1
0.6
1.0

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 27

Table 11. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied by Source or Supplier: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Farms using any off-farm water

Farms using only off-farm water
1

Supplier of off-farm water 1

Farms

Acres
irrigated
with
off-farm
water

31,255
(NA)

75,776
(NA)

10,170,469
(NA)

23,283,147
(NA)

26,294
(NA)

2,998
(NA)

27,589
(NA)

1
91
7
1,541

28
568
28
10,491

95
11
1,601
25
17,810

946
11
397,087
15,375
2,383,051

687
6
1,835,249
27,876
7,563,592

551
4,802

1
66
7
1,215

20
532
13
8,625

1,684
-

99
15
-

3,004
13
1
156
-

6,034
46
4
187
56

676,181
175
160
260,496
56

1,172,001
65
400
225,852
6

1,567
-

61
8
-

2,752
2
131
-

113,313
3,360,210
1,295
(D)
1,147

4,884
-

11
520
-

400
3,193
2
27

891
10,123
60
19
53

11,696
1,159,032
550
19
1,877

11,127
2,510,827
589
2
958

4,425
-

11
394
-

390
2,924
27

60,901
280
23,596
1,405
891

56,658
130
42,111
354
318

114
-

16
1
-

43
63
120
7
49

204
154
213
14
76

30,554
280
16,145
1,243
711

26,836
130
24,909
306
264

62
-

-

63
108
4
47

214
111
56
19
14

954
6,533
10,240
9,213
4,156

3,948
2,386
13,731
7,907
3,370

-

2
4
-

144
42
13
3
14

201
89
46
4
14

598
557
9,376
4,378
4,156

1,503
301
13,498
4,140
3,370

-

4
-

137
38
3
14

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4,861
1,736
623
15
53

1,313,763
443,354
145,684
64
289

1,855,914
488,295
366,463
25
112

1,886
1,268
249
-

419
19
-

821
451
168
4
1

4,637
493
576
14
49

1,211,250
197,822
97,238
34
261

1,696,914
193,616
256,905
10
109

1,772
277
233
-

406
-

762
173
146
3
1

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,944
323
249
90
203

206,658
2,712
3,109
30,400
2,355

492,319
1,326
1,020
46,896
1,234

1,692
46
16

4
22
1

776
91
16
36

2,670
247
242
79
198

178,546
880
2,059
26,632
637

433,484
551
705
43,352
258

1,490
36
16

4
20
-

707
75
14
33

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

64
5,615
260
21
4

36,513
720,621
1,594
29
232

40,668
1,450,562
443
25
47

46
2,552
-

2
173
2

9
1,602
11
8
-

55
5,306
217
21
2

27,481
548,155
1,460
29
(D)

29,431
1,074,139
423
25
(D)

44
2,350
-

151
-

5
1,510
4
8
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

491
158
4,208
8,429
50

117,406
574
588,932
790,434
108

740,110
565
916,727
1,604,167
34

302
1,474
1,381
-

40
33
549
-

90
78
1,342
4,596
15

465
158
3,911
7,856
44

109,780
574
501,965
704,474
102

732,712
565
711,220
1,410,309
34

282
1,423
1,339
-

38
33
393
-

84
78
1,190
4,379
15

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
8,271
22
96
2,999

496
1,041,882
22
1,279
794,498

141
2,464,111
10
412
1,329,559

5,185
1,075

139
121

2
1,692
6
1,031

2
7,517
22
89
2,876

(D)
842,209
22
721
743,246

(D)
2,024,760
10
116
1,248,919

4,584
1,041

69
117

1,601
971

354
381
585
452
596

2,908
3,459
324,005
10,013
2,561

4,493
1,624
296,934
3,974
1,180

2
14

17
3
-

176
79
170
171
120

319
329
541
346
594

2,120
2,580
263,249
1,567
1,251

1,922
1,404
226,959
822
416

2
14

8
-

154
67
144
144
120

93
193
242
20
10,884

570
7,313
46,962
11,069
2,585,699

(D)
4,078
74,874
15,616
4,513,369

4,475

1
1
1
5
376

35
25
97
4
3,595

86
152
183
19
8,952

563
5,017
26,436
11,009
2,088,185

400
2,689
40,446
15,550
3,865,177

3,189

1
1
5
288

28
11
72
4
3,018

1,673
2,907
3,416
6,570
1,965

322,138
519,180
155,334
904,621
531,096

458,300
786,869
334,361
1,492,449
2,391,764

548
953
1,662
1,972
621

54
33
5
480
91

378
1,318
672
2,513
613

1,569
2,627
3,058
6,222
1,834

270,448
438,730
109,794
877,103
409,849

387,633
596,348
245,798
1,442,151
1,880,035

533
919
1,440
1,927
553

51
33
4
327
66

320
1,166
556
2,454
573

7,484
24,156
23,513
11
910

760,981
3,354,776
4,273,743
11
50,999

1,600,791
7,155,378
12,388,681
(D)
113,313

1,392
12,049
7,522
-

167
1,043
1,544
11

4,086
6,288
10,515
400

7,104
22,242
18,697
11
891

614,304
2,569,039
2,467,518
11
11,696

1,307,815
5,549,711
7,706,738
6
11,127

1,322
10,859
5,536
-

156
831
1,216
11

3,895
5,840
8,633
390

Farms

Acres
irrigated
with
off-farm
water

86,405
(NA)

13,867,438
(NA)

31,638,466
(NA)

31,210
(NA)

3,832
(NA)

103
11
1,726
58
22,558

1,333
11
516,422
26,793
4,166,854

739
(D)
2,332,795
45,886
12,189,829

619
6,737

6,476
58
5
221
56

810,713
409
375
319,598
56

1,365,054
127
490
295,428
6

910
11,059
79
20
62

50,999
1,609,148
1,274
129
2,147

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

315
154
236
17
78

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Quantity of
off-farm
water
(acre-feet)

Supplier of off-farm water
Bureau
of
Reclamation

Other
Federal
agencies

All
other
suppliers

Quantity of
off-farm
water
(acre-feet)

Bureau
of
Reclamation

Other
Federal
agencies

All
other
suppliers

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

Counts only include those reporting some or all of their water from a given source. Those reporting an unknown water supplier are excluded.

28 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 12. Irrigation by Estimated Quantity of Water Applied: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Total
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Less than 100 acre-feet

100 to 199 acre-feet

Acre-feet
of water
applied

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Acre-feet
of water
applied

Farms

200 to 499 acre-feet

Acres
irrigated

Acre-feet
of water
applied

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Acre-feet
of water
applied

220,163
223,932

52,583,431
54,249,965

86,894,031
97,335,291

133,651
129,167

4,270,229
4,574,665

3,260,507
3,392,640

25,168
25,534

3,731,200
3,677,930

3,690,036
3,758,738

24,930
27,738

7,345,712
7,762,019

8,150,570
9,072,081

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

35,630
1,917
3,751,834
4,266,308
24,847,229

527
65
1,867
1,427
29,012

18,836
(D)
24,026
96,669
544,224

5,897
(D)
68,358
45,381
793,112

11
6
86
349
5,361

1,870
(D)
3,660
120,792
396,227

1,585
1,077
13,216
52,035
800,236

25
2
125
854
3,865

13,546
(D)
14,332
432,790
516,103

7,300
(D)
42,718
288,896
1,238,241

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

3,984,941
923
27,813
1,851,324
313,531

5,813
233
159
7,100
2,184

198,172
(D)
24,809
153,335
184,486

157,257
(D)
4,543
106,771
38,716

2,102
1
25
429
295

232,286
(D)
11,694
66,932
127,278

308,697
(D)
3,947
66,563
44,635

1,878
13
375
243

518,127
12,792
118,786
188,377

599,429
4,612
111,771
76,828

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

310,335
6,063,947
236,796
131,684
62,667

1,187
9,275
678
855
530

7,667
286,318
56,077
75,848
34,846

7,201
288,957
24,367
18,088
12,230

9
1,388
204
151
92

(D)
159,525
58,527
52,116
32,882

(D)
186,745
29,641
21,465
13,581

5
1,255
197
144
73

776
284,356
108,850
80,476
41,701

1,426
430,044
64,294
44,652
23,401

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

3,145,502
9,465
925,547
11,094
21,222

1,170
923
996
496
449

63,420
11,767
85,429
(D)
19,767

32,925
4,022
26,404
(D)
4,585

1,003
11
330
3
37

174,608
2,545
71,554
1,230
14,870

147,173
1,610
50,006
(D)
5,175

976
6
437
5
16

325,899
4,028
207,349
5,955
12,629

307,910
1,870
143,789
(D)
4,982

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

89,887
218,245
293,661
957,070
684,862

737
1,949
1,128
772
985

5,926
99,884
84,557
31,629
86,824

11,217
29,645
37,048
9,734
27,205

33
163
230
117
255

(D)
49,902
56,907
56,075
92,184

4,755
23,068
32,614
17,750
37,943

43
143
164
206
304

(D)
82,315
82,030
147,487
211,072

12,172
44,779
53,002
67,997
106,959

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

2,823,919
8,450,468
1,590,900
542
35,229

4,749
2,946
763
161
727

245,474
256,788
18,912
818
21,096

125,186
148,880
33,550
542
7,968

815
3,887
176
45

154,755
723,596
17,319
11,829

123,914
560,344
23,635
6,174

1,580
4,357
278
22

413,372
1,473,236
50,331
7,270

527,122
1,395,512
90,789
7,251

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

1,818,471
18,016
55,007
203,998
15,883

4,966
1,243
2,200
209
661

69,033
27,316
64,192
21,584
6,668

91,525
7,349
24,420
9,282
2,978

745
19
35
114
2

60,763
6,453
12,245
22,943
(D)

108,143
2,758
4,557
16,750
(D)

400
19
36
112
3

55,024
8,276
14,033
48,862
3,103

128,377
5,958
9,943
35,773
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

608,374
3,286,305
8,563
593
30,332

1,071
10,197
1,572
57
900

72,743
250,425
16,824
(D)
18,490

35,289
229,742
5,524
(D)
6,283

247
1,770
12
19

40,849
155,089
2,070
(D)

37,495
246,308
1,784
(D)

194
963
5
1
19

77,089
199,166
739
(D)
12,469

65,768
310,336
1,256
(D)
6,633

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

981,405
17,150
5,954,825
2,298,490
510

622
720
8,910
7,160
204

58,946
11,717
358,692
181,581
825

32,956
3,624
200,334
200,752
510

278
15
1,475
908
-

61,506
3,930
284,289
94,111
-

42,177
2,263
217,194
146,640
-

361
19
1,827
905
-

120,708
10,250
731,150
172,641
-

113,768
6,056
617,930
290,054
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

12,886
3,904,571
875
356,564
2,176,722

871
8,835
97
881
2,412

14,452
169,989
(D)
45,285
133,974

5,160
200,322
(D)
20,602
109,841

18
1,041
1
230
625

(D)
121,716
(D)
43,831
112,136

(D)
157,298
(D)
32,421
88,342

15
1,545
2
139
774

8,824
239,568
(D)
58,296
228,094

4,305
534,021
(D)
42,871
275,765

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

103,240
111,546
2,284,613
312,299
116,127

1,799
3,877
13,495
3,106
2,663

15,641
101,778
444,690
147,566
59,166

15,603
29,217
186,232
42,970
18,496

37
152
786
223
106

2,393
54,558
213,977
67,742
38,236

5,402
21,893
120,158
30,926
15,868

49
75
695
216
125

8,424
43,021
343,479
123,845
70,098

14,141
23,861
211,435
67,035
38,923

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

19,278
816,816
6,007,394
146,513
16,653,067

861
2,824
2,186
278
11,606

(D)
211,195
231,446
25,748
719,785

(D)
85,533
71,095
11,675
441,221

9
685
854
66
6,491

(D)
167,342
287,647
16,078
1,189,853

(D)
98,326
129,853
8,928
950,744

13
491
1,617
87
7,905

(D)
245,509
906,974
44,712
2,478,304

(D)
157,828
541,306
28,178
2,566,344

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

6,577,931
3,887,363
1,819,442
2,045,980
3,932,196

4,092
7,581
5,096
5,396
2,308

211,338
309,388
62,346
207,268
36,397

106,139
182,280
78,766
170,974
84,152

1,623
1,238
521
1,679
169

286,332
221,324
47,304
187,079
8,882

237,595
182,857
75,878
241,714
28,158

1,806
1,387
474
1,113
156

668,703
568,822
80,732
269,922
17,902

600,483
472,783
145,548
353,410
50,868

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

3,409,906
13,056,086
25,281,982
1,917
310,335

6,717
28,804
29,710
65
1,187

159,977
735,098
570,180
(D)
7,667

196,369
715,591
811,973
(D)
7,201

752
4,351
5,411
6
9

78,179
458,726
402,784
(D)
(D)

116,912
611,429
809,672
1,077
(D)

968
3,786
3,960
2
5

189,694
740,290
535,663
(D)
776

320,979
1,275,162
1,276,056
(D)
1,426

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 29

Table 12. Irrigation by Estimated Quantity of Water Applied: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
500 to 999 acre-feet
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Farms

1,000 to 1,999 acre-feet
Acre-feet
of water
applied

Acres
irrigated

Farms

2,000 acre-feet or more
Acre-feet
of water
applied

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acre-feet
of water
applied

16,473
18,970

8,988,871
9,568,773

11,589,636
13,372,248

11,204
(NA)

9,906,630
(NA)

15,571,805
(NA)

8,737
(NA)

18,340,789
(NA)

44,631,476
(NA)

6
119
899
3,570

4,260
19,859
814,783
1,038,132

3,840
85,134
633,849
2,458,259

6
139
644
2,325

9,950
58,287
831,087
1,086,340

8,954
205,950
897,154
3,247,647

3
441
661
2,708

4,260
716,423
1,648,746
4,890,910

8,053
3,336,458
2,348,993
16,309,734

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

860
10
201
78

456,437
12,014
141,740
98,566

615,484
6,242
144,666
53,438

493
6
111
31

462,587
7,779
139,581
58,755

701,142
8,469
158,245
44,926

421
119
16

694,720
877,279
53,431

1,602,931
1,263,307
54,988

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2
999
70
27
9

(D)
412,997
65,973
32,384
14,858

(D)
725,492
51,472
19,084
6,064

6
634
41
13
4

10,150
455,402
70,383
22,920
(D)

9,038
883,900
52,044
19,276
(D)

5
752
5
3
1

58,411
1,528,259
15,109
12,550
(D)

289,724
3,548,808
14,979
9,120
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

826
3
254
1
6

555,078
2,345
181,711
(D)
(D)

613,337
1,964
182,661
(D)
(D)

602
177
1
-

642,905
151,651
(D)
-

854,458
250,250
(D)
-

301
86
1
1

782,040
141,023
(D)
(D)

1,189,698
272,438
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

10
82
53
200
248

(D)
106,475
53,744
208,160
277,248

(D)
58,568
37,990
138,933
173,031

12
19
41
147
123

(D)
42,506
78,137
279,211
212,355

(D)
26,986
57,053
207,379
178,861

7
10
23
125
51

(D)
51,583
79,125
447,231
141,045

(D)
35,199
75,954
515,278
160,864

784
2,452
148
10

417,564
1,596,724
47,420
4,588

551,407
1,716,599
107,225
7,602

489
2,182
154
-

408,256
2,381,392
106,787
-

658,279
2,956,093
232,004
-

208
454
203
3

492,534
1,084,435
398,541
1,896

838,012
1,673,040
1,103,697
6,234

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

234
3
6
66
1

90,480
6,500
3,210
48,061
(D)

175,268
1,950
3,970
45,605
(D)

194
25
1

119,647
32,680
(D)

271,017
37,977
(D)

202
4
15
2

374,840
7,375
33,642
(D)

1,044,141
12,117
58,611
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

154
578
6

86,751
249,505
5,867

108,549
412,788
(D)

94
383
6

94,530
278,124
(D)

134,404
549,520
8,160

59
314
1

136,880
599,351
(D)

226,869
1,537,612
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

140
3
1,638
527
-

85,807
(D)
1,132,438
195,225
-

93,522
(D)
1,153,477
375,285
-

30
1
970
364
-

28,656
(D)
1,012,912
192,028
-

36,316
(D)
1,309,604
505,685
-

13
1
621
206
-

34,783
(D)
1,428,264
246,627
-

662,666
(D)
2,456,286
780,074
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

1
593
94
502

(D)
206,120
60,266
243,398

(D)
403,110
65,138
337,366

435
39
262

315,701
59,625
235,014

617,064
51,754
365,007

413
31
247

753,688
124,460
462,421

1,992,756
143,778
1,000,401

11
28
295
101
17

1,415
22,830
251,419
132,456
16,816

7,973
19,698
207,987
71,769
11,996

13
6
154
31
13

2,938
(D)
213,336
63,817
21,758

19,177
(D)
221,281
43,969
15,750

8
4
142
17
4

7,599
(D)
943,913
76,455
14,216

40,944
(D)
1,337,520
55,630
15,094

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

5
209
1,412
29
4,374

(D)
173,608
1,343,322
27,807
2,685,009

(D)
147,395
996,482
21,192
3,090,324

2
106
942
16
3,242

(D)
179,305
1,308,069
28,864
3,329,455

(D)
143,173
1,329,161
21,479
4,432,590

1
44
806
15
1,195

(D)
168,882
2,121,548
40,381
2,519,993

(D)
184,561
2,939,497
55,060
5,171,843

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,426
1,228
259
537
135

901,479
866,465
89,091
276,868
25,049

1,010,670
870,979
193,002
365,814
97,663

1,067
686
272
210
160

1,168,151
718,118
179,822
163,294
68,819

1,483,973
952,853
364,837
282,219
231,976

791
319
222
133
465

2,049,085
600,176
340,197
261,772
740,396

3,139,072
1,225,610
961,412
631,849
3,439,379

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

553
2,202
3,650
2

208,355
894,073
1,067,769
(D)

401,603
1,546,147
2,523,955
(D)

465
1,422
2,391
6

288,859
1,020,260
1,130,186
10,150

664,554
2,008,332
3,336,368
9,038

366
1,438
2,762
5

591,711
2,831,179
4,970,239
58,411

1,709,488
6,899,424
16,523,958
289,724

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

30 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 13. Water Transfers by Use and Source: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Quantity of water transferred
to others by water source

Number of farms transferring water (renting or leasing) to Geographic area

Other
agricultural
producers

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Municipal or
industrial
users

Environmental
uses

Transfer use unknown
Pooled for
multiple uses

Total

On-farm source

Transferred by
irrigation district

Well water
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
source
(acre-feet)

Surface water
(acre-feet)

1,102
(NA)

321
(NA)

80
(NA)

388
(NA)

111
(NA)

277
(NA)

180,879
(NA)

63,966
(NA)

207,976
(NA)

8
1
520

5
139

5

60

49

11

1,100
77,010

135
(D)
15,445

21,100
100,276

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3
11
-

110
-

-

17
-

-

17
-

2,038
-

29,340
(D)
-

4,546
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
8
20
5
-

-

4
-

66
1
-

62
-

4
1
-

331
450
446
(D)
-

120
-

18,947
(D)
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

18
20
-

-

-

4
-

-

4
-

4,500
461
-

-

1,440
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
10
4
1

-

-

2
-

-

2
-

(D)
1,522
1,600
(D)

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

6
38
40
-

2
-

17
2
3

4
-

-

4
-

225
764
(D)
-

1,700
829

2,260
6,370
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

86
2
2

1
-

8
-

221
-

-

221
-

21,724
(D)
-

290
(D)

5,289
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1
55
3
2

-

36
3
-

-

-

-

31,191
6
(D)

1,275
32
-

(D)
18,817
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

21
1
130
-

8
52
-

-

13
-

-

13
-

12,908
(D)
-

(D)
514
-

3,020
400
13,045
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

7
5
69

4

2
-

-

-

-

1,328
106
7,002

(D)
5,600

885
11,000

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

3
13
11
5

-

3
3

-

-

-

2,838
126
61

861
(D)
120
(D)

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

26
26
4
137

114

17

1
4
2
-

-

1
4
2
-

1,240
3,061
820
7,991

(D)
(D)

511
1,440
20,171

69
1
36
8

8
1
50
5

8
-

13
221
17
-

-

13
221
17
-

12,480
12,908
13,744
1,100

(D)
250
505

694
400
4,665
805
21,100

170
70
520
3

4
139
-

2
17
30
-

70
60
-

62
49
-

8
11
-

14,200
32,969
77,010
331

144
(D)
15,895
-

18,865
29,072
110,253
-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 31

Table 14. Irrigation Wells on Farms: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Wells capable of
being used

Wells used

Geographic area

With backflow
prevention devices

With meters
Farms

Number

Farms

Number
Farms

Number

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Number

Acres
irrigated

104,776
110,164

401,193
418,696

104,776
102,291

379,674
374,956

19,063
21,901

61,259
64,712

6,712,236
(NA)

62,051
61,608

215,955
253,354

18,829,398
(NA)

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

528
62
5,149
37,776
67,637

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

477
57
4,424
35,574
64,423

30
5
189
252
4,831

48
5
631
674
11,488

1,932
(D)
81,727
144,936
1,006,732

150
17
439
1,716
16,791

226
19
2,408
10,633
38,020

10,328
934
91,629
1,093,172
2,284,076

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

11,793
158
797
17,150
5,533

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

10,646
146
709
16,376
5,083

685
1
24
1,027
175

2,899
(D)
96
3,711
371

285,397
(D)
8,866
330,132
47,126

1,666
46
130
4,636
1,280

7,403
64
468
10,591
3,453

800,857
77
40,625
490,587
299,652

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

129
6,924
3,261
2,372
1,341

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

127
6,796
3,204
2,318
1,223

26
412
53
47
46

32
1,339
122
131
76

10,378
269,115
15,351
12,551
8,912

30
1,201
687
522
313

47
4,608
2,581
1,317
758

22,964
925,148
286,126
135,576
81,436

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

19,526
244
7,714
490
613

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

19,124
231
6,276
420
588

2,680
3
26
33
6

11,786
4
131
33
9

1,520,672
310
9,157
33
887

3,056
68
631
73
126

13,343
111
2,166
108
350

1,672,892
6,056
244,771
262
26,979

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

350
4,217
3,920
9,053
11,449

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

315
4,031
3,797
8,518
10,913

6
114
514
19
100

6
255
1,330
54
307

96
28,048
138,268
13,538
30,550

107
1,025
1,065
610
621

157
2,755
2,939
2,052
3,623

532
238,298
291,659
208,779
315,161

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

1,810
71,506
1,986
112
977

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

1,732
69,583
1,805
97
844

339
3,713
262
3
86

412
14,092
607
(D)
115

31,107
1,542,327
77,725
(D)
3,851

455
9,048
274
50
283

801
35,406
946
58
538

51,564
4,098,470
137,096
79
17,806

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,500
563
564
336
266

8,430
998
870
1,734
407

2,500
563
564
336
266

8,061
704
835
1,636
375

638
21
10
189
16

1,761
37
37
775
16

116,975
1,403
2,249
77,237
264

868
228
296
273
122

3,890
293
441
1,372
174

270,578
5,678
10,758
118,921
3,368

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

4,540
7,855
1,279
36
1,239

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

4,192
7,590
961
36
1,090

49
693
53
4
16

125
1,128
61
8
20

16,168
121,579
600
16
2,150

543
2,234
349
4
210

2,341
3,586
432
8
534

238,588
201,079
2,389
16
18,262

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

1,872
344
63,602
2,632
123

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

1,838
320
59,955
2,316
119

31
6
898
91
10

44
21
4,530
223
10

3,927
3,680
437,265
29,281
15

460
56
6,017
557
34

1,068
109
46,089
1,136
34

138,137
13,421
3,113,295
119,497
55

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

468
2,857
43
903
359

911
5,626
77
3,056
985

468
2,857
43
903
359

704
5,070
49
3,002
964

18
540
40
33

52
1,312
263
68

1,760
230,564
32,844
14,060

202
1,668
32
615
167

361
3,354
32
2,313
439

3,589
371,701
102
265,509
60,864

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

1,236
5,137
25,652
5,673
2,294

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

1,100
4,242
24,193
5,338
2,155

52
207
1,248
167
33

56
354
4,165
381
54

172
16,991
382,809
39,979
11,241

309
1,206
6,878
1,382
577

424
2,321
15,533
3,559
1,338

1,016
96,703
826,312
320,604
135,472

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

286
10,278
56,976
1,692
89,393

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

257
10,023
53,235
1,618
86,654

13
581
318
144
5,164

(D)
1,584
1,011
590
18,399

1,910
160,873
181,009
56,153
2,032,447

59
2,373
2,795
267
12,381

81
7,463
15,970
1,308
47,281

4,573
763,912
1,696,394
108,541
5,438,688

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

45,416
49,010
8,591
533
5,834

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

42,663
46,483
7,553
532
4,953

2,545
756
778
2
202

11,764
3,854
2,245
(D)
708

1,495,818
322,279
179,988
(D)
92,203

4,761
4,657
933
5
614

27,448
35,138
3,442
12
2,696

3,148,189
1,826,276
291,506
1,700
108,220

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

4,029
21,137
67,835
62
129

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

3,684
20,192
64,615
57
127

356
1,586
4,880
5
26

772
3,697
11,560
5
32

102,138
605,342
1,019,748
(D)
10,378

774
5,192
16,841
17
30

2,005
11,766
38,104
19
47

256,575
1,482,263
2,298,556
934
22,964

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

32 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 14. Irrigation Wells on Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Farms by number of wells used
Geographic area
1 well

2 wells

3 wells

4 wells

5 wells

7 to 9
wells

6 wells

10 to 14
wells

15 to 19
wells

20 wells
or more

51,589
46,526

17,502
18,276

8,262
8,910

5,356
5,306

3,449
4,569

2,981
4,095

6,556
6,103

4,586
(NA)

2,015
(NA)

2,480
(NA)

214
52
589
461
16,515

53
1
112
447
3,274

6
1
55
307
1,667

8
35
259
1,022

2
33
319
352

20
271
506

2
35
574
1,355

6
32
549
581

1
14
294
308

93
431
185

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

677
92
40
4,459
1,007

341
46
1,394
340

291
2
24
496
152

199
11
388
80

214
13
138
54

136
8
11
80
51

194
18
66
58

168
9
87
54

47
4
44
20

64
1
64
23

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

63
1,472
473
477
285

10
444
188
193
101

10
158
104
78
44

117
54
59
47

89
45
27
29

35
34
24
1

104
54
38
7

1
68
40
10
13

12
17
2
4

29
10
10
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,360
108
621
271
196

674
22
273
68
40

485
13
232
15

448
190
2
13

329
1
129
1
5

177
1
50
4

495
4
131
7

276
66
9

73
31
1

83
15
-

144
982
803
404
537

65
295
262
59
137

90
121
100
157

52
58
69
77

3
34
26
61
59

1
37
19
78
57

68
50
116
164

2
33
33
132
185

6
18
63
81

15
19
106
130

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

557
4,476
313
65
349

361
3,337
145
16
53

48
1,880
25
39

25
922
21
19

1
728
39
7

23
664
14
4

3
1,891
28
11

4
1,105
15
4

322
9
-

312
7
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,388
490
487
103
202

516
36
21
74
36

93
20
39
41
23

77
6
28
-

94
8
3
11
-

45
3
2
8
4

114
6
29
1

87
4
14
-

32
12
-

54
2
16
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

655
2,057
601
12
492

259
1,090
101
4
157

97
189
38
18

76
112
2
4
9

42
40
4

24
42
2
13

44
73
1
5

38
29
2

20
13
1
-

33
21
2

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

407
196
2,546
770
87

208
9
1,268
100
16

51
5
700
77
-

27
7
598
83
-

19
2
373
52
-

42
1
426
9
-

21
696
16
-

15
2
831
16
-

2
544
3
-

1
1
711
2
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

266
2,020
37
527
184

197
411
6
140
102

191
63
17

101
47
4

1
36
22
4

3
24
18
9

29
31
17

30
24
12

4
6
7

1
11
25
3

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

638
1,804
7,025
1,415
618

169
429
1,962
370
180

2
128
708
126
76

6
51
485
66
37

4
34
199
43
20

9
24
146
46
32

37
136
84
26

2
22
153
39
8

6
65
10
6

2
91
22
4

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

191
1,843
1,336
156
6,794

16
683
736
50
4,237

5
295
662
29
2,488

163
535
34
1,234

2
105
534
11
1,004

70
404
9
859

1
141
828
30
2,227

94
827
16
1,288

34
428
7
388

48
589
16
374

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,911
2,365
1,133
454
862

1,284
983
486
6
125

629
577
143
55

859
320
75
35

426
348
73
48

394
244
66
11
20

659
604
139
43

677
581
99
33

323
354
30
15

342
601
43
95

746
5,610
16,573
52
63

232
2,237
3,306
1
10

102
555
1,671
1
10

104
321
1,031
-

81
165
352
-

23
117
507
-

50
194
1,357
-

30
135
581
1

12
29
308
-

7
61
185
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 33

Table 15. Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area
Farms

Change in average depth to water 1

Flowing or
artesian wells used

All wells used
Number

Farms

Increased

Number

Decreased
Number
of wells

Farms

Number
of wells

Farms

104,776
102,291

379,674
374,956

1,895
3,120

3,823
6,010

13,228
(NA)

64,821
(NA)

12,171
(NA)

72,085
(NA)

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

477
57
4,424
35,574
64,423

3
12
1,281

9
19
2,582

7
8
485
561
3,860

7
8
1,275
5,812
12,083

11
67
613
1,477

13
466
6,204
4,847

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

10,646
146
709
16,376
5,083

68
8
104
2

154
24
339
(D)

759
2
167
86

3,848
(D)
769
208

614
26
5
264
97

3,201
26
22
637
212

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

127
6,796
3,204
2,318
1,223

27
18
2
4

52
23
(D)
4

9
994
9
12
14

9
2,579
23
40
83

8
336
8
5
14

16
1,234
55
8
36

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

19,124
231
6,276
420
588

35
-

37
-

964
81
10

4,348
295
42

1,151
7
66
2

5,358
21
396
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

315
4,031
3,797
8,518
10,913

32
9
18
19
-

32
11
23
66
-

9
24
60
33

79
56
777
433

28
41
68
81

63
126
663
384

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

1,732
69,583
1,805
97
844

17
2
6
-

34
(D)
6
-

5
2,188
130
7

12
10,972
411
45

71
3,238
153
3
19

101
17,491
464
3
70

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,500
563
564
336
266

8,061
704
835
1,636
375

39
6
3

97
6
3

345
23
-

2,029
103
-

313
5
34
13

1,943
(D)
443
13

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

4,192
7,590
961
36
1,090

32
4
2

74
8
(D)

131
78
46
2

425
217
89
(D)

201
79
8
3

835
247
10
19

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

1,838
320
59,955
2,316
119

1
51
16

(D)
105
16

12
2
1,380
230
5

42
(D)
15,782
870
10

66
2,444
351
-

111
25,276
500
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

468
2,857
43
903
359

704
5,070
49
3,002
964

58
16

58
30

437
8
8
37

784
8
88
142

58
62
8
53

58
223
114
167

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

1,100
4,242
24,193
5,338
2,155

101
64
108
12
6

123
64
343
14
10

5
34
262
13
40

10
118
992
145
(D)

29
89
375
51
6

29
161
881
95
9

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

257
10,023
53,235
1,618
86,654

29
26
7
16

30
80
12
30

50
622
17
2,932

155
6,367
78
14,213

52
686
25
4,081

259
6,651
381
21,357

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

42,663
46,483
7,553
532
4,953

9
104
3

14
245
9

1,630
861
526
1
490

9,660
12,146
2,618
(D)
1,300

1,995
1,914
268
76
219

13,275
19,662
1,261
76
680

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

3,684
20,192
64,615
57
127

60
67
1,283
-

128
137
2,584
-

376
1,488
3,864
8
9

1,277
3,559
12,087
8
9

281
528
1,488
8

697
1,737
4,858
16

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

34 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 15. Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All pumped wells 2
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Number

Average
well
depth
(feet)

Average
depth to
water 3
(feet)

Average
pumping
depth 4
(feet)

Average
pumping
capacity
(gpm)

Average
operating
pressure
(psi)

Average
engine
size
(hp)

Average
hours of
operation
(hours)

104,776
102,291

375,851
368,946

238
238

97
93

158
148

819
844

37
37

78
(NA)

1,039
(NA)

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

477
57
4,415
35,555
61,841

155
130
604
121
328

48
85
237
47
106

108
106
355
79
182

431
287
1,008
1,335
895

47
59
33
33
37

43
20
138
65
64

477
173
3,024
691
1,016

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

10,492
122
709
16,037
(D)

178
135
127
365
305

78
69
40
91
91

120
104
79
152
153

738
125
725
716
716

35
35
44
39
51

63
8
85
71
90

1,472
241
175
487
368

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

127
6,744
3,181
(D)
1,219

228
295
111
83
115

135
151
34
27
30

180
198
68
56
70

1,418
1,360
873
671
738

50
59
43
47
43

107
167
72
67
57

1,188
1,582
459
374
318

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

19,124
231
6,276
383
588

222
129
134
193
134

110
71
45
79
46

187
98
94
124
84

680
488
1,523
531
490

29
40
22
42
42

108
36
90
16
52

1,431
194
513
194
214

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

283
4,020
3,774
8,452
10,913

64
121
130
115
125

32
41
37
41
24

50
86
77
68
69

210
556
635
1,663
1,175

41
67
49
35
26

11
66
61
78
67

292
467
539
501
356

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

1,698
69,583
(D)
91
844

138
199
344
287
128

41
80
97
65
43

90
143
176
170
77

347
839
1,213
152
413

57
42
39
45
64

38
88
119
6
50

1,421
774
2,044
159
321

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,500
563
564
336
266

7,964
698
835
1,636
372

253
88
156
93
123

114
40
64
36
59

170
62
112
69
91

718
243
121
640
244

30
56
40
46
48

58
37
10
54
18

1,741
188
574
619
459

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

4,192
7,516
961
28
(D)

220
247
245
213
175

113
108
107
127
49

182
174
172
181
97

611
550
68
22
327

33
58
46
23
41

130
45
5
3
21

1,527
1,152
311
1,019
216

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

1,838
320
(D)
2,211
103

132
158
292
317
145

41
52
173
87
58

90
99
244
166
92

713
760
358
904
79

51
39
25
42
38

61
51
80
70
2

786
181
1,678
1,590
251

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

468
2,857
43
903
359

646
5,070
49
3,002
934

256
298
276
155
257

98
117
68
44
99

178
207
201
96
186

155
681
108
844
865

57
63
48
62
41

5
88
2
84
81

161
1,497
417
631
1,220

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

977
4,178
23,850
5,324
2,145

152
169
328
123
102

63
65
86
42
37

104
113
145
86
69

305
343
661
575
667

41
52
42
65
47

11
38
69
67
61

252
248
446
457
360

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

257
9,993
53,155
1,606
86,624

147
132
121
93
196

63
39
42
28
81

101
80
78
63
143

394
742
1,416
646
812

42
49
31
47
41

27
68
73
54
86

423
502
578
632
878

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

42,649
46,483
7,308
532
4,944

264
257
240
82
573

149
146
82
38
222

225
206
135
59
333

661
328
940
522
973

28
26
31
41
34

114
55
62
12
130

1,506
1,636
1,330
1,407
2,813

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

3,556
20,055
62,031
57
127

353
266
328
130
228

97
120
106
85
135

183
184
182
106
180

1,126
819
897
287
1,418

40
59
37
59
50

104
94
64
20
107

1,924
1,388
1,019
173
1,188

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1
2
3
4

Increases and decreases in depth are reported over a five year period.
Data do not include flowing or artesian wells.
Depth at the start of the irrigation season.
Depth to bowls or impellers.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 35

Table 16. Characteristics for Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Average well depth 1
Geographic area

For all
pumped
wells
(feet)

For farms
with
one well
(feet)

Number of wells for farms with an average pumping depth of -

For farms
with
two wells
(feet)

For farms
with
three wells
(feet)

Under
50 feet

50 to 99
feet

100 to 199
feet

200 to 299
feet

300 to 499
feet

500 feet
or more

238
238

259
(NA)

251
(NA)

253
(NA)

14,819
(NA)

51,353
(NA)

138,403
(NA)

69,959
(NA)

71,238
(NA)

30,079
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

155
130
604
121
328

165
138
424
100
360

171
30
340
133
241

230
55
546
113
279

14
10
482
635

81
15
376
8,285
3,063

260
24
757
25,793
15,609

48
376
727
16,761

72
8
354
52
15,556

2
2,552
216
10,217

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

178
135
127
365
305

148
164
98
222
407

189
77
443
381

220
44
105
439
319

1,136
59
14
2,220
80

2,293
8
205
863
67

3,467
35
457
3,946
1,796

1,167
8
15
2,406
986

2,239
1
2,212
1,266

190
11
18
4,390
886

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

228
295
111
83
115

177
214
143
100
179

395
265
107
82
118

232
412
107
91
94

14
1
115
493
119

397
1,412
1,045
421

53
2,449
1,467
728
563

39
1,413
76
45
66

13
1,576
82
5
30

8
908
29
20

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

222
129
134
193
134

147
123
156
233
170

165
158
166
34
190

214
143
147
92

1,125
14
354
66
43

2,551
82
1,344
37
307

5,421
95
3,547
106
142

6,037
39
850
74
44

2,640
1
120
67
22

1,350
61
33
30

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

64
121
130
115
125

81
130
165
94
301

27
122
119
131
236

109
118
103
194

146
507
269
176
57

66
1,246
1,486
1,387
4,426

65
1,770
1,440
6,765
5,762

376
234
44
28

6
105
314
43
306

16
31
37
334

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

138
199
344
287
128

116
203
249
284
125

140
228
300
298
136

151
202
389
129

142
2,325
16
34

699
9,836
94
3
156

264
24,536
224
20
617

448
20,489
246
8
22

121
11,743
814
20
15

24
654
425
24
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

253
88
156
93
123

166
86
140
119
129

194
87
161
113
101

274
90
229
107
64

273
96
264
64

801
356
320
663
126

3,031
225
344
683
128

1,421
12
11
20
25

1,562
9
160
6
17

876
12

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

220
247
245
213
175

174
236
249
223
125

241
256
249
205
202

255
222
244
290

510
1,268
67
4
119

623
478
78
259

1,059
1,761
203
4
195

575
1,523
283
16
385

1,267
2,097
285
4
112

158
389
45
18

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

132
158
292
317
145

144
149
323
244
145

140
141
352
444
-

108
199
435
254
-

285
213
3
29

482
74
2,641
326
21

702
155
18,699
316
19

174
52
10,374
497
16

139
31
23,533
605
13

56
8
4,492
464
5

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

256
298
276
155
257

250
244
304
176
281

283
437
190
191
369

312
171
140

772
6
93
87

89
668
5
968
124

129
1,039
19
1,253
261

197
774
5
374
153

134
949
279
233

97
868
14
35
76

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

152
169
328
123
102

181
187
227
128
115

77
198
403
121
136

44
153
399
116
78

320
231
2,433
564
336

125
1,032
1,972
1,644
1,127

237
1,747
6,492
2,449
495

116
579
3,834
473
44

111
386
3,823
175
120

68
203
5,296
19
23

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

147
132
121
93
196

137
171
132
109
189

187
126
148
108
223

146
130
124
98
193

760
882
241
3,586

50
3,955
12,172
712
13,622

146
3,787
37,764
621
29,196

37
656
1,705
26
24,644

24
714
254
6
14,424

121
378
1,152

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

264
257
240
82
573

208
311
195
64
391

251
312
184
360
319

272
433
309
546

2,217
153
52
221
-

5,204
2,288
1,521
151
542

10,781
19,623
2,621
138
818

5,816
8,719
1,324
8
417

14,904
13,367
944
12
535

3,727
2,333
846
2
2,632

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

353
266
328
130
228

303
222
361
138
177

378
271
244
30
395

283
297
279
55
232

3
2,151
645
10
14

120
2,021
3,080
15
-

410
5,360
15,641
24
53

812
3,937
16,773
39

1,272
4,546
15,600
8
13

939
2,040
10,292
8

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

36 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 16. Characteristics for Irrigation Wells Used on Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Average depth to water
Geographic area

For all
pumped
wells
(feet)

For farms
with
one well
(feet)

Number of wells for farms with an average depth to water of -

For farms
with
two wells
(feet)

For farms
with
three wells
(feet)

Under
50 feet

50 to 99
feet

100 to 199
feet

200 to 299
feet

300 to 499
feet

500 feet
or more

97
93

103
(NA)

101
(NA)

87
(NA)

147,720
(NA)

99,506
(NA)

78,105
(NA)

30,900
(NA)

17,414
(NA)

2,206
(NA)

48
85
237
47
106

57
92
264
37
148

41
11
127
44
74

81
12
161
46
80

343
26
567
23,145
15,492

90
11
944
10,485
25,807

28
12
538
1,697
13,119

14
8
678
40
2,899

2
1,541
118
3,322

147
70
1,202

78
69
40
91
91

77
86
35
90
95

108
38
122
118

87
19
41
104
103

4,597
70
490
8,730
1,694

2,706
20
198
3,169
1,542

2,436
22
3
1,967
1,533

699
1
383
273

54
9
18
1,584
37

204
2

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

135
151
34
27
30

109
92
54
39
54

269
119
33
24
34

112
191
32
22
18

64
1,505
2,721
2,084
1,044

21
1,542
335
200
118

22
1,730
95
32
44

3
1,046
30
4

9
831
9

8
90
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

110
71
45
79
46

67
68
55
95
62

89
105
62
16
74

90
76
54
34

6,662
108
4,279
144
417

3,473
73
1,330
136
124

5,739
36
632
33
14

2,621
14
35
70
29

629
4

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
41
37
41
24

43
56
51
33
102

15
45
36
44
36

34
38
39
34

218
2,999
3,053
5,564
10,176

33
714
473
2,727
225

32
271
188
139
406

36
37
20
34

23
21

2
51

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

41
80
97
65
43

48
81
97
74
58

33
102
104
33
69

23
85
111
37

1,415
25,401
470
55
559

114
21,905
479
13
209

82
19,391
762
17
63

87
2,886
74
3
13

18
3
-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

114
40
64
36
59

69
40
61
38
62

107
34
69
42
59

110
25
55
27
34

1,769
545
241
1,285
221

2,784
135
397
258
84

1,903
12
197
87
40

998
6
6
27

510
-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

113
108
107
127
49

83
93
129
160
41

128
163
69
103
33

149
77
80
103

1,547
3,873
276
4
662

800
1,083
287
12
282

990
1,217
219
8
131

465
511
140
4

388
796
6
4
9

2
36
33
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

41
52
173
87
58

48
56
95
61
58

54
85
183
67
-

44
23
156
102
-

1,439
208
5,906
779
72

191
53
11,502
251
2

196
54
19,401
1,118
22

12
2
15,973
61
6

3
7,047
2
1

123
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

98
117
68
44
99

103
105
71
55
96

102
188
60
35
135

90
51
83

286
2,209
8
1,990
308

66
1,013
28
802
260

251
703
13
174
286

37
509
32
74

6
410
-

226
4
6

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

63
65
86
42
37

77
85
81
52
49

25
71
111
46
47

19
49
101
32
26

536
2,378
12,034
3,956
1,742

216
1,011
5,453
993
214

128
500
3,851
339
151

80
225
674
36
32

17
31
1,632
6

33
206
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

63
39
42
28
81

50
56
46
31
76

133
33
49
38
99

73
39
45
26
82

130
7,761
36,443
1,438
33,141

73
1,536
13,896
123
24,922

40
550
2,529
41
24,383

14
94
97
4
4,151

48
118
21

4
72
6

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

149
146
82
38
222

105
84
75
31
209

153
137
91
217
121

141
122
75
161

13,532
5,510
2,884
377
801

5,285
11,897
2,589
67
978

8,727
16,424
1,131
82
774

9,116
10,036
525
2
703

5,910
2,519
179
4
1,541

79
97
147

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

97
120
106
85
135

82
94
148
92
109

88
141
74
11
269

103
111
80
12
112

886
8,510
15,571
26
64

704
3,655
25,862
11
21

1,811
3,439
13,171
12
22

135
2,062
2,903
8
3

20
2,037
3,322
9

352
1,202
8

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas

1

Data do not include flowing or artesian wells.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 37

Table 17. Irrigation Pumps on Farms: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Geographic area

Farms

Total
pumps 1

Farms with 1 pump

2 pumps

3 pumps

4 pumps

5 pumps

6 or 7
pumps

8 or 9
pumps

10 to 19
pumps

20 to 29
pumps

30 pumps
or more

152,443
140,435

525,570
505,448

74,429
63,888

29,530
26,983

12,512
12,443

8,191
7,898

4,788
5,829

6,582
7,587

4,528
4,638

8,491
(NA)

2,001
(NA)

1,391
(NA)

474
59
1,095
4,620
31,423

867
62
5,838
42,237
88,887

310
57
548
625
18,065

88
1
156
495
5,153

28
1
50
434
2,840

21
79
383
1,266

11
34
302
749

5
30
530
908

1
28
367
527

10
71
935
1,509

21
320
248

78
229
158

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,515
189
213
8,155
2,780

15,655
277
792
18,824
7,706

1,949
145
64
4,914
1,468

846
29
52
1,683
520

401
3
27
569
232

293
2
9
455
163

235
8
13
143
71

322
1
22
141
130

147
12
49
64

235
1
12
134
100

72
2
26
21

15
41
11

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

297
8,112
1,122
1,169
651

494
21,950
3,386
2,900
1,391

233
4,513
564
582
372

30
2,048
196
281
128

21
322
101
88
44

3
343
55
82
53

4
156
45
36
29

190
60
53
4

3
155
30
23
4

1
287
59
14
17

46
9
7
-

2
52
3
3
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,705
789
2,106
471
438

21,741
1,059
10,075
686
978

1,266
609
696
330
257

822
141
323
120
51

620
14
212
7
50

428
11
202
3
43

327
9
145
5
13

387
3
187
3
7

380
2
118
2

375
151
3
15

62
15
-

38
57
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

648
2,264
1,601
1,555
1,962

1,726
6,598
4,307
9,244
11,707

332
1,262
860
757
688

172
357
324
77
307

36
200
151
87
177

38
119
79
78
92

20
44
38
62
58

25
112
45
106
115

53
28
69
123

14
83
57
202
271

6
21
14
71
77

5
13
5
46
54

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,876
16,104
750
141
706

8,276
76,912
2,215
214
1,494

1,891
4,117
407
95
427

1,130
3,680
144
29
120

249
1,624
39
7
72

277
1,367
26
10
28

164
459
30
17

87
1,284
44
16

35
1,380
19
16

39
1,788
33
7

2
276
3
2

2
129
5
1

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,522
858
1,981
471
455

8,369
1,546
3,406
1,923
654

1,174
488
1,388
163
353

748
251
349
121
60

88
42
95
50
26

87
32
65
40
3

102
22
28
12
7

83
19
5
23
2

67
27
18
3

115
2
21
28
1

34
2
11
-

24
3
5
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,796
10,777
1,375
33
940

5,258
22,709
2,258
56
1,704

924
6,236
879
20
540

391
2,753
260
9
285

107
483
145
2
37

152
252
77
34

45
461
4
17

54
331
3
2
15

27
78
4
1

62
131
3
9

22
23
2

12
29
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,047
564
10,858
2,522
134

2,539
849
67,227
5,596
159

515
419
3,525
1,405
110

264
101
1,777
491
23

84
23
1,220
326
1

57
9
580
142
-

27
4
449
81
-

67
2
776
21
-

8
367
16
-

21
4
1,364
20
-

1
2
506
1
-

3
294
19
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

837
9,194
73
1,330
1,686

1,406
22,745
96
5,294
3,278

517
5,607
54
670
1,039

234
1,421
18
216
255

36
700
87
254

25
499
73
56

10
229
51
12

3
216
1
107
35

8
227
34
8

2
209
55
21

2
52
16
6

34
21
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,553
3,593
14,944
3,334
2,222

3,043
7,094
33,186
8,971
3,715

981
2,105
9,182
1,903
1,583

370
750
2,959
590
390

56
338
972
246
86

53
188
746
179
56

33
67
273
65
26

31
57
293
143
44

42
142
64
19

18
39
273
100
14

6
6
49
28
2

5
1
55
16
2

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

785
4,205
7,658
473
26,095

1,079
12,997
62,637
1,860
106,688

594
2,126
1,394
222
8,608

153
845
922
65
5,630

19
353
643
50
2,809

5
207
663
37
2,058

6
142
510
17
950

4
213
802
25
1,775

101
591
16
1,672

4
157
1,366
25
2,085

36
426
10
347

25
341
6
161

8,835
9,144
2,279
2,537
1,489

47,777
52,961
7,641
4,299
6,755

2,530
3,344
1,137
1,467
671

1,523
1,525
449
814
326

793
1,106
178
104
124

909
337
86
41
79

443
398
79
14
49

775
515
89
76
34

414
316
74
21
32

1,067
937
135
73

235
421
41
21

146
245
11
80

2,813
27,817
32,311
59
297

6,784
66,973
90,554
62
494

1,775
15,832
18,685
57
233

355
6,573
5,260
1
30

210
1,503
2,900
1
21

189
1,066
1,289
3

104
830
778
4

68
708
930
-

22
458
541
3

64
611
1,522
1

4
121
248
-

22
115
158
2

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

Data include only well pumps for wells used.

38 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 18. Irrigation Pumps on Farms for Wells: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Average pumping capacity (see text) for Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Pumps 1

All
pumped
wells
(gpm)

Farms
with
one well
(gpm)

Farms
with
two wells
(gpm)

Well pumps with average pumping capacity of -

Farms
with
three wells
(gpm)

Less
than
499
gpm

500
to
749
gpm

750
to
999
gpm

1,000
to
1,499
gpm

1,500
to
1,999
gpm

2,000 or more gpm
Well
pumps

Average
gpm

104,776
102,291

375,851
368,946

819
844

623
(NA)

694
(NA)

825
(NA)

116,414
(NA)

63,720
(NA)

79,669
(NA)

65,311
(NA)

25,725
(NA)

25,012
(NA)

2,401
(NA)

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

477
57
4,415
35,555
61,841

431
287
1,008
1,335
895

262
283
740
1,633
772

180
305
802
1,528
619

611
350
838
1,458
734

317
53
527
3,982
19,297

43
1,613
1,617
4,961

24
2
506
4,087
11,144

65
2
1,016
11,115
16,780

23
236
7,888
4,166

5
517
6,866
5,493

2,000
2,511
2,380
2,183

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

10,492
122
709
16,037
(D)

738
125
725
716
716

1,015
151
664
395
408

574
419
663
507

804
46
862
638
745

2,684
122
128
5,971
1,712

2,402
179
4,827
733

2,849
346
1,488
880

1,858
50
1,637
1,447

461
862
261

238
6
1,252
48

2,390
2,700
2,580
2,671

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

127
6,744
3,181
(D)
1,219

1,418
1,360
873
671
738

603
780
707
570
581

755
1,246
911
742
690

968
1,584
936
701
792

41
1,233
212
570
273

268
688
620
163

63
454
1,188
678
480

2,125
940
428
267

4
1,140
106
12
28

19
1,524
47
8
8

6,207
2,470
2,623
2,275
2,550

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

19,124
231
6,276
383
588

680
488
1,523
531
490

547
368
1,410
617
352

673
276
1,730
134
575

697
290
1,868
402

5,927
128
662
308
269

5,677
39
497
158

5,116
28
860
126

1,561
29
1,238
5
35

778
1,003
4
-

65
7
2,016
66
-

2,500
3,000
2,647
2,000
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

283
4,020
3,774
8,452
10,913

210
556
635
1,663
1,175

94
419
548
215
608

60
344
582
1,750
1,194

568
585
1,894
997

232
1,339
854
596
702

12
1,247
1,489
261
516

19
1,089
1,247
297
2,991

20
309
168
2,441
4,136

36
16
1,663
1,366

3,194
1,202

2,445
2,507

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

1,698
69,583
(D)
91
844

347
839
1,213
152
413

451
825
828
193
336

145
774
1,064
8
484

461
834
1,211
400

1,266
4,420
207
82
481

132
17,390
150
3
299

98
33,862
322
6
32

159
10,496
590
27

12
3,340
261
3

31
75
273
2

2,661
2,496
2,460
3,700

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,500
563
564
336
266

7,964
698
835
1,636
372

718
243
121
640
244

430
188
70
832
243

654
442
272
798
133

1,306
302
188
646
103

3,147
604
806
471
309

2,531
87
13
365
42

475
4
16
689
8

629
3
93
12

728
6
1

454
12
-

2,368
3,000
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

4,192
7,516
961
28
(D)

611
550
68
22
327

444
236
46
45
166

604
498
63
5
391

898
705
95
348

1,847
4,222
937
28
896

1,109
1,146
24
65

681
479
49

244
1,295
78

235
261
-

76
113
-

2,389
2,416
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

1,838
320
(D)
2,211
103

713
760
358
904
79

678
413
559
810
79

629
1,033
524
1,034
-

718
800
535
978
-

321
88
44,272
548
103

493
107
9,769
312
-

795
19
3,447
350
-

210
71
1,371
712
-

19
16
311
47
-

19
782
242
-

2,511
2,554
2,304
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

468
2,857
43
903
359

646
5,070
49
3,002
934

155
681
108
844
865

129
516
139
618
817

150
797
10
820
687

657
883
1,217

638
2,255
49
219
59

999
432
242

8
637
1,292
438

515
1,020
114

354
33
45

310
6
36

2,457
2,000
2,000

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

977
4,178
23,850
5,324
2,145

305
343
661
575
667

327
187
335
410
447

80
265
598
402
584

46
396
630
578
543

842
2,817
10,051
1,759
638

15
728
5,676
1,461
455

25
510
2,461
1,488
541

25
112
3,216
564
437

4
3
1,146
48
64

66
8
1,300
4
10

2,000
2,950
2,584
2,200
2,320

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

257
9,993
53,155
1,606
86,624

394
742
1,416
646
812

351
598
1,413
750
789

211
724
1,562
730
752

391
773
1,598
647
799

144
1,770
3,899
445
9,063

86
2,489
2,570
452
21,574

2
3,509
6,871
609
38,806

20
2,053
17,192
77
13,054

95
10,384
11
3,894

5
77
12,239
12
233

2,000
2,571
2,449
3,000
2,501

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

42,649
46,483
7,308
532
4,944

661
328
940
522
973

509
530
571
439
638

697
535
708
1,000
771

846
489
1,299
838

17,127
37,179
1,251
150
730

11,473
4,665
2,375
223
1,674

7,169
2,490
1,134
605

3,149
1,047
1,224
155
1,154

2,539
487
564
1
252

1,192
615
760
3
529

2,397
2,531
2,456
2,200
2,513

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

3,556
20,055
62,031
57
127

1,126
819
897
287
1,418

1,036
448
775
283
603

1,077
613
633
305
755

1,027
913
736
350
968

523
8,613
19,319
53
41

423
2,420
4,961
-

598
1,637
11,149
2
63

1,149
3,842
16,839
2
-

350
1,661
4,218
4

513
1,882
5,545
19

2,400
2,454
2,187
6,207

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 39

Table 18. Irrigation Pumps on Farms for Wells: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Average operating pressure (see text) for Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Pumps 1

All
pumped
wells
(psi)

Farms
with
one well
(psi)

Farms
with
two wells
(psi)

Well pumps with average operating pressure of -

Farms
with
three wells
(psi)

Under
30
psi

30 to 59
psi

60 to 79
psi

80 to 99
psi

100 or more psi
Well
pumps

Average
psi

104,776
102,291

375,851
368,946

37
(NA)

43
(NA)

39
(NA)

41
(NA)

131,087
(NA)

186,826
(NA)

46,713
(NA)

5,722
(NA)

5,503
(NA)

116
(NA)

292
54
1,018
3,912
25,765

477
57
4,415
35,555
61,841

47
59
33
33
37

46
60
28
28
37

39
50
40
27
28

54
50
36
31
39

93
5
1,738
14,870
18,292

200
30
2,671
16,782
33,580

160
8
6
3,838
9,655

20
6
65
18

4
8
296

100
130
117

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,331
102
177
7,216
1,839

10,492
122
709
16,037
(D)

35
35
44
39
51

40
35
50
35
47

35
45
31
47

37
36
40
37
53

3,099
77
121
4,728
528

6,437
32
461
8,597
2,526

886
10
104
2,068
1,462

70
3
15
115
427

8
529
138

104
114
113

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

84
2,528
1,019
918
531

127
6,744
3,181
(D)
1,219

50
59
43
47
43

46
52
50
52
50

44
52
46
46
41

46
62
45
54
41

13
519
523
303
255

85
2,061
2,091
1,441
741

4
3,316
503
443
155

16
758
44
86
51

9
90
20
43
17

119
103
127
121
134

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,400
149
1,738
342
290

19,124
231
6,276
383
588

29
40
22
42
42

32
43
24
46
42

30
29
20
29
44

32
48
17
34

9,688
55
4,475
137
147

8,961
148
1,082
171
304

475
12
654
38
125

9
4
37
6

7
61
6

100
139
143

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

215
1,612
1,409
1,188
1,584

283
4,020
3,774
8,452
10,913

41
67
49
35
26

43
60
57
56
37

31
53
51
36
35

70
54
41
28

36
278
419
2,917
8,052

189
1,585
2,261
4,047
2,557

52
960
692
1,399
174

460
195
17
130

6
737
207
72
-

100
119
110
164
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,022
15,637
616
81
486

1,698
69,583
(D)
91
844

57
42
39
45
64

77
54
37
43
53

45
43
37
50
72

60
45
38
76

109
14,028
373
1
54

1,286
43,404
1,188
69
330

44
10,260
208
21
251

93
372
34
60

166
1,519
149

150
102
122

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,500
563
564
336
266

7,964
698
835
1,636
372

30
56
40
46
48

32
50
35
44
49

36
81
40
50
33

25
57
40
46
63

2,614
18
295
248
47

5,169
456
319
1,044
211

169
118
211
168
68

25
174
30

12
81
10
2
16

199
105
127
105
109

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,288
3,666
746
20
702

4,192
7,516
961
28
(D)

33
58
46
23
41

41
58
46
18
40

29
52
44
26
35

33
67
53
74

1,663
95
87
16
35

2,334
2,934
663
12
930

133
3,292
192
91

39
817
18
32

23
378
1
-

112
112
100
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

793
223
8,693
1,128
103

1,838
320
(D)
2,211
103

51
39
25
42
38

56
40
38
50
38

56
37
28
30
-

49
34
34
36
-

222
36
38,821
272
34

990
257
19,898
1,620
43

301
4
969
319
24

290
20
151
-

35
3
113
2

102
150
154
100

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

468
2,857
43
903
359

646
5,070
49
3,002
934

57
63
48
62
41

57
59
48
70
35

60
55
50
77
38

56
60
51

2
297
165
187

382
2,310
41
1,312
584

245
1,428
6
831
161

4
643
2
366
-

13
392
328
2

100
137
122
100

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

830
2,537
10,970
2,221
1,007

977
4,178
23,850
5,324
2,145

41
52
42
65
47

42
49
39
58
51

32
56
35
54
43

36
55
42
72
58

289
432
5,677
377
284

500
2,408
12,559
2,202
1,311

140
987
4,339
1,290
434

40
127
594
589
68

8
224
681
866
48

100
117
114
119
114

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
3,476
6,879
358
20,893

257
9,993
53,155
1,606
86,624

42
49
31
47
41

38
58
26
44
53

45
52
26
50
42

57
49
28
50
43

38
1,418
26,168
166
19,774

167
5,711
21,700
1,027
52,343

40
1,784
5,015
254
11,860

9
595
139
151
923

3
485
133
8
1,724

150
117
153
106
107

7,504
6,977
2,287
471
1,331

42,649
46,483
7,308
532
4,944

28
26
31
41
34

34
39
30
42
36

29
29
35
17
38

30
36
30
36

23,779
28,839
2,211
8
1,792

17,640
16,461
4,966
372
3,097

1,117
969
119
150
55

40
151
-

73
63
12
2
-

118
180
199
100
-

1,387
9,424
25,871
54
84

3,556
20,055
62,031
57
127

40
59
37
59
50

43
56
37
60
46

35
51
29
50
44

37
61
39
50
46

605
909
18,303
5
13

2,485
8,103
33,659
30
85

432
8,044
9,672
8
4

34
2,184
56
6
16

815
341
8
9

123
117
130
119

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

Data include only well pumps for wells used.

40 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 19. Irrigation Pumps on Farms Other Than for Wells: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pumps to discharge water from tailwater pits
Geographic area

Farms

Pumps

Average
pumping
lift
(feet)

Average
operating
pressure
(psi)

Average
discharge
capacity
(gpm)

Pumps by discharge capacity
Less than
500
gpm

500 to
999
gpm

1,000 to
1,499
gpm

1,500 to
1,999
gpm

3,000 or more gpm

2,000 to
2,999
gpm

Average
gpm

Pumps

11,557
9,702

21,618
21,933

13
(NA)

30
(NA)

813
892

7,323
9,169

8,348
7,948

3,395
2,546

581
626

1,240
481

731
1,163

4,550
6,255

9
171
505
3,156

15
263
1,393
7,217

18
15
11
11

36
15
22
29

80
716
2,095
802

15
127
7
3,353

65
59
1,650

40
278
1,275

2
266
252

29
502
435

281
252

3,774
4,937

826
48
7

936
150
9

13
9
19

34
29
101

435
3,284
829

448
4
-

488
34
5

4

4
-

89
-

19
-

15,262
-

15
1,786
5
13
2

15
1,938
10
16
(D)

8
15
16
10
(D)

34
29
19
29
(D)

136
504
2,300
400
(D)

15
208
8
16
(D)

1,680
(D)

46
(D)

(D)

4
(D)

2
(D)

10,000
(D)

512
15
31
3

879
15
59
4

15
14
12
31

25
33
12
28

576
640
2,743
505

367
14
2

438
-

74
9
2

12
-

6
-

1
32
-

4,000
3,804
-

51
5
2
38
36

(D)
9
(D)
91
65

(D)
15
(D)
11
12

(D)
60
(D)
15
18

(D)
567
(D)
2,128
2,549

(D)
(D)
-

(D)
9
(D)
42

(D)
(D)
25
10

(D)
(D)
3
-

(D)
(D)
51
-

(D)
(D)
12
13

(D)
(D)
3,133
10,000

121
2,101
49
8

250
4,153
92
10

11
14
21
7

37
23
38
37

985
542
834
820

64
1,193
6
-

8
2,688
35
8

148
269
48
-

6
2
2

21
3
1
-

3
-

5,000
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

17
57
16
2
-

25
60
16
(D)
-

11
10
8
(D)
-

30
47
40
(D)
-

680
29
600
(D)
-

6
60
(D)
-

12
16
(D)
-

7
(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

49
142
6
1
12

96
308
6
(D)
12

17
15
6
(D)
7

15
57
50
(D)
70

719
754
450
(D)
738

14
145
3
(D)
2

54
137
3
(D)
9

28
(D)
1

2
(D)
-

(D)
-

24
(D)
-

3,500
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

13
3
607
238
-

24
11
1,117
401
-

15
3
15
11
-

107
11
22
49
-

667
56
692
710
-

2
11
589
95
-

22
374
302
-

45
2
-

8
-

26
2
-

75
-

3,200
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

693
22
164

1,103
571
175

27
11
6

51
79
39

805
975
531

442
14
68

104
5
89

512
552
-

14

45
4

-

-

52
71
94
5
19

98
77
206
(D)
21

8
10
10
(D)
11

32
44
36
(D)
35

1,773
159
2,546
(D)
457

25
65
21
(D)
18

6
8
64
(D)
3

20
2
9
(D)
-

8
2
4
(D)
-

22
89
(D)
-

17
19
(D)
-

4,647
15,262
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

9
45
525
1
2,851

9
600
1,457
(D)
5,149

14
11
11
(D)
14

42
77
22
(D)
26

378
1,188
2,005
(D)
564

9
27
16
(D)
1,448

6
101
(D)
3,232

552
290
(D)
421

263
(D)
18

535
(D)
27

15
252
(D)
3

10,000
3,761
(D)
5,000

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,062
284
43
259
171

1,759
509
71
296
263

13
13
10
17
15

23
19
31
37
15

688
845
1,473
386
716

842
308
2
130
127

636
122
26
164
65

165
4
9
40

18
8
2
2

24
26
29

74
75
-

3,730
3,200
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

520
2,311
3,220
15

762
2,984
7,332
15

14
19
11
8

39
38
30
34

653
636
799
136

82
804
3,384
15

625
1,546
1,734
-

50
558
1,275
-

2
2
252
-

3
50
435
-

24
252
-

3,500
4,937
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 41

Table 19. Irrigation Pumps on Farms Other Than for Wells: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pumps to discharge water from ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers
Geographic area

Farms

Pumps

Average
pumping
lift
(feet)

Average
operating
pressure
(psi)

Average
discharge
capacity
(gpm)

Pumps by discharge capacity
Less than
500
gpm

500 to
999
gpm

1,000 to
1,499
gpm

1,500 to
1,999
gpm

2,000 to
2,999
gpm

3,000 or more gpm
Pumps

Average
gpm

47,763
36,531

97,378
70,034

19
(NA)

49
(NA)

988
946

37,459
28,769

28,335
19,885

11,866
10,186

4,898
3,374

9,709
3,751

5,111
4,069

5,149
5,404

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

226
5
39
1,564
4,991

361
5
169
3,957
12,485

28
10
30
18
20

55
62
33
29
37

757
1,380
2,430
1,610
1,093

132
1,013
6,507

103
1
40
413
1,276

93
22
500
616

13
4
3
286
785

6
55
1,318
2,479

14
49
427
822

3,300
4,367
4,451
4,376

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,399
116
59
1,111
1,234

2,915
178
83
2,505
2,586

25
33
7
9
18

44
52
75
32
67

860
384
683
2,223
831

1,029
126
9
1,041
593

802
24
67
415
1,197

658
24
7
75
427

227
4
356
198

157
104
171

42
514
-

4,119
8,098
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

145
4,537
153
351
123

194
9,771
198
527
152

14
25
12
11
13

40
59
65
63
48

315
816
611
655
315

159
3,951
61
90
104

18
2,688
90
362
48

9
2,029
45
63
-

8
258
6
-

564
2
5
-

281
1
-

6,085
3,000
-

414
667
663
204
201

806
804
2,191
336
382

21
17
11
19
16

39
54
16
71
65

725
641
2,313
826
371

24
527
405
114
280

671
153
39
124
78

111
62
118
70
24

1
227
-

22
707
-

39
695
28
-

5,003
4,292
3,600
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

497
1,078
291
459
503

1,246
2,352
517
663
687

7
13
13
12
14

48
81
46
69
60

981
747
791
931
837

323
547
302
340
194

420
1,233
125
38
268

259
220
4
72
119

89
310
10
73
71

83
33
10
124
35

72
9
66
16
-

3,925
5,167
3,367
5,250
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,685
1,688
102
83
297

5,824
2,302
163
118
533

19
15
10
36
12

42
40
55
49
67

1,167
649
792
475
781

1,197
608
82
95
168

2,250
1,508
11
17
197

1,046
114
40
118

139
25
37

734
72
3

458
5
6
10

3,897
3,900
6,000
7,000

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

255
436
1,400
150
200

400
733
2,395
250
258

11
13
10
27
14

40
68
62
37
51

1,247
476
598
1,165
363

2
390
1,390
63
204

249
289
373
79
44

21
25
455
46
2

11
17
62
21
-

115
8
97
28
4

2
4
18
13
4

3,500
7,006
5,000
3,892
4,000

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

499
6,978
769
17
307

872
12,991
1,209
34
595

15
20
28
11
23

44
54
61
64
69

549
1,025
268
930
461

556
4,508
936
17
372

137
5,564
177
8
149

33
649
89
2
49

43
111
4
3
-

103
1,271
3
25

888
4
-

5,278
4,270
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

254
336
2,464
1,231
50

478
464
4,469
2,389
67

33
13
12
12
25

49
58
30
45
35

1,104
484
903
980
364

109
360
2,065
660
44

123
81
550
513
21

120
7
847
911
-

85
416
28
2

25
487
261
-

16
16
104
16
-

4,969
4,463
5,642
6,171
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

446
4,295
30
548
1,213

812
10,556
47
1,551
1,798

22
25
9
8
19

76
56
35
67
31

522
766
198
1,702
630

511
4,093
45
172
941

168
3,930
630
574

61
1,234
2
193
175

45
647
222
51

27
409
133
29

243
201
28

5,978
6,663
5,893

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

942
1,498
4,525
1,692
1,233

1,942
2,701
8,781
3,344
1,485

13
20
14
13
19

53
65
58
76
54

859
462
1,103
653
537

694
1,576
3,958
1,078
929

602
771
2,238
1,640
343

355
257
1,001
258
134

98
81
622
310
23

83
6
430
41
21

110
10
532
17
35

3,968
7,000
7,993
5,325
5,003

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

602
988
1,889
139
6,233

795
2,192
5,438
254
11,431

12
9
15
15
20

56
63
24
46
40

521
1,431
1,899
1,025
1,013

503
363
1,168
139
2,253

111
931
255
49
5,302

146
294
625
7
1,879

11
230
529
8
493

142
1,886
10
1,002

24
232
975
41
502

3,775
6,238
4,330
3,337
4,025

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,398
2,455
116
1,449
272

2,598
4,536
346
2,238
557

16
12
12
22
14

40
30
38
42
46

1,088
932
1,265
560
1,113

979
2,065
19
1,357
236

732
532
117
547
42

118
862
143
240
172

153
416
42
3

443
557
45
16
55

173
104
22
36
49

4,580
5,642
3,500
4,756
4,367

925
15,910
5,347
5
145

2,001
33,327
13,213
5
194

13
23
19
10
14

47
56
38
62
40

1,112
863
1,096
1,380
315

338
12,977
6,668
159

542
12,040
1,522
1
18

787
3,774
805
9

49
986
832
4
8

270
2,176
2,526
-

15
1,374
860
-

6,003
5,533
4,469
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

42 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 19. Irrigation Pumps on Farms Other Than for Wells: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Relifting or boosting water within systems
Geographic area

Farms

Pumps

Average
pumping
lift
(feet)

Average
operating
pressure
(psi)

Average
discharge
capacity
(gpm)

Pumps by discharge capacity
Less than
500
gpm

500 to
999
gpm

1,000 to
1,499
gpm

1,500 to
1,999
gpm

3,000 or more gpm

2,000 to
2,999
gpm

Average
gpm

Pumps

14,858
22,585

34,546
50,545

19
(NA)

45
(NA)

1,313
(NA)

10,160
(NA)

7,761
(NA)

4,865
(NA)

2,553
(NA)

5,927
(NA)

3,280
(NA)

4,771
(NA)

6
119
682
4,475

14
1,000
1,351
9,926

28
35
15
19

96
51
17
41

871
1,303
1,732
1,330

2
100
149
2,127

2
18
193
1,919

10
735
223
1,698

2
132
1,628

89
503
2,126

56
151
428

5,141
4,338
5,277

925
1
58
26

1,466
(D)
471
32

8
(D)
8
22

32
(D)
22
97

423
(D)
4,105
1,226

911
(D)
51
7

434
(D)
50
4

92
(D)
19

(D)
43
-

29
(D)
7
-

(D)
320
2

(D)
5,612
7,000

73
1,202
8
27
12

158
3,549
20
43
22

42
18
7
10
103

38
59
35
41
38

1,268
1,513
3,058
850
127

77
883
20

25
1,399
4
37
-

39
687
6
2

166
-

213
-

17
201
16
-

7,000
12,740
3,625
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

53
9
199
3
4

932
9
1,549
(D)
4

9
12
10
(D)
45

49
88
14
(D)
95

2,119
461
1,948
(D)
250

7
81
(D)
4

53
1
(D)
-

33
(D)
-

1
39
(D)
-

879
1,340
(D)
-

56
(D)
-

3,580
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

54
128
29
47
37

133
228
37
104
42

18
8
6
11
34

30
68
39
22
57

755
644
728
1,482
581

68
144
31
8
19

34
26
10

48
32
1
14
13

14
-

8
25
-

9
18
5
17
-

3,000
3,500
3,000
3,000
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

265
418
92
8
42

538
874
159
11
107

25
17
25
11
20

41
31
47
30
50

1,152
763
985
437
896

101
26
3
28

193
874
45
8
11

149
56
40

30
24
28

41
2
-

24
6
-

4,800
3,000
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

36
20
143
20
19

77
61
160
35
27

31
11
4
16
11

34
45
58
57
64

1,028
1,035
156
1,683
864

20
3
126
4
2

12
12
34
21
8

30
46
17

1
2
-

12
-

2
8
-

3,000
5,000
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

89
1,094
80
5

98
1,968
82
11

9
26
22
10

28
60
32
47

558
793
207
655

55
956
75
-

12
743
3
10

31
61
1

32
4
-

16
-

160
-

4,256
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

92
36
803
510
5

199
54
1,692
700
5

40
2
11
26
12

52
27
46
45
10

962
127
800
449
85

76
54
935
528
5

68
176
108
-

3
221
36
-

4
179
8
-

48
161
5
-

20
15
-

4,400
3,040
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
2,575
89
236

6
6,016
170
401

7
26
26
18

30
57
41
43

362
1,475
1,835
772

2
2,385
19
65

4
838
91
281

475
23
24

196
6
12

397
7
19

1,725
24
-

3,684
8,083
-

66
134
240
164
50

149
202
692
308
74

18
20
8
8
10

32
45
36
63
33

731
558
2,918
738
457

74
111
186
149
41

8
23
104
50
24

48
40
30
91
4

2
28
43
5

8
7
-

9
322
18
-

3,000
5,621
3,500
-

18
135
763
3
1,367

18
242
2,667
11
3,514

5
23
12
7
17

40
41
16
36
41

360
1,643
1,917
1,527
1,184

18
55
93
6
459

104
196
1,743

30
260
248

6
135
36

7
1,765
996

40
218
5
32

6,300
3,883
3,000
4,850

406
716
111
838
119

785
1,433
161
1,233
1,000

12
12
9
10
35

23
49
36
34
51

1,226
648
1,075
211
1,303

253
902
10
1,128
100

92
168
76
74
18

105
162
60
6
735

91
138
1
7
2

238
43
12
3
89

6
20
2
15
56

10,000
4,400
3,000
3,040
5,141

391
4,311
4,953
73

593
10,744
10,562
158

27
23
19
42

45
58
43
38

715
1,438
1,276
1,268

219
3,698
2,581
77

191
2,788
2,077
25

138
1,153
1,716
39

32
399
1,628
-

7
626
2,126
-

6
2,080
434
17

3,000
4,601
5,266
7,000

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 43

Table 19. Irrigation Pumps on Farms Other Than for Wells: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pumps by average operating pressure (see text)
Geographic area

For discharge from
ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers

For discharge from tailwater pits
Less than
15 psi

15 to 29
psi

30 to 59
psi

60 psi
or more

Less than
15 psi

15 to 29
psi

30 to 59
psi

For relifting or boosting water

60 psi
or more

Less than
15 psi

15 to 29
psi

30 to 59
psi

60 psi
or more

4,304
(NA)

6,463
(NA)

8,910
6,664

1,941
4,396

7,284
(NA)

13,695
(NA)

44,377
25,609

32,022
36,267

2,918
(NA)

5,213
(NA)

17,058
(NA)

9,357
(NA)

139
663
1,905

7
77
304
1,252

8
47
391
3,897

35
163

7
86
1,461
1,724

51
4
579
3,499

179
20
1,740
4,903

124
5
59
177
2,359

11
793
797

4
455
1,303

774
48
6,054

14
211
55
1,772

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

13
63
3

227
7
-

696
78
-

2
6

27
9
164
22

370
24
18
985
49

2,363
85
13
1,165
805

155
60
52
191
1,710

214
(D)
106
-

208
(D)
285
-

1,044
(D)
75
4

(D)
5
28

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

14
(D)

6
1,594
10
4
(D)

9
246
12
(D)

84
(D)

34
145
2
37
44

113
29
25
10

130
4,076
64
234
30

30
5,437
103
231
68

4
-

38
160
11
19
2

108
1,499
6
20

12
1,890
3
20
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

318
1
38
-

208
17
2

201
14
4
2

152
-

87
77
939
-

102
130
1,101
87

426
275
77
171
102

191
322
74
165
193

157
(D)
-

12
1,387
(D)
-

916
2
5
(D)
-

4
7
(D)
4

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

(D)
(D)
28
2

(D)
(D)
51
50

(D)
(D)
11
13

(D)
9
(D)
1
-

57
50
28
50
17

32
36
45
53
51

984
415
272
221
198

173
1,851
172
339
421

13
8
6
16
-

42
42
63
8

72
4
26
25
15

6
174
5
19

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

6
750
2
2

21
1,903
17
-

221
1,389
72
8

2
111
1
-

425
352
9
-

1,400
353
4
10
26

2,588
1,032
62
62
208

1,411
565
97
37
299

8
339
28

120
5
3
-

307
436
112
8
-

103
99
42
79

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2
(D)
-

14
(D)
-

9
54
16
(D)
-

6
(D)
-

2
54
123
20
-

16
23
69
78
51

308
281
1,069
101
121

74
375
1,134
51
86

2
-

22
46
16
11

55
3
109
2
-

12
51
15
16

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

58
(D)
-

10
45
3
(D)
-

28
120
(D)
2

143
3
(D)
10

3
309
6
-

274
154
270
4
55

447
7,849
280
19
73

148
4,679
653
11
467

33
39
-

55
395
32
1

43
457
10

1,083
11
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

9
225
-

2
477
7
-

2
415
394
-

22
-

17
8
530
115
-

92
34
2,289
93
21

223
231
1,304
1,964
39

146
191
346
217
7

300
5

36
310
23
-

134
18
536
596
-

65
546
81
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

27
14
-

21
112

452
1
37

603
556
26

16
6
56
166

69
201
14
702

109
5,956
40
316
747

634
4,383
1
1,165
183

2
2
20
15

83
13
2

4
3,143
112
276

2,788
25
108

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

22
2
66
(D)
-

14
5
18
(D)
4

58
64
104
(D)
14

4
6
18
(D)
3

75
12
233
141
77

82
399
1,202
63
262

1,338
828
3,188
806
581

447
1,462
4,158
2,334
565

13
71
106
8
3

46
32
286
95
59

80
202
7
2

10
99
98
198
10

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

14
677
(D)
819

10
351
(D)
2,068

9
20
393
(D)
2,035

556
36
(D)
227

91
94
2,052
29
1,066

36
97
1,543
16
2,626

306
526
1,636
126
5,473

362
1,475
207
83
2,266

24
734
6
364

24
1,810
247

18
144
80
2,530

50
43
5
373

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

423
180
14
139

748
215
10
3
77

502
114
47
291
47

86
2
-

440
529
8
25
86

547
2,282
26
480
6

1,055
1,344
287
1,547
406

556
381
25
186
59

241
300
205
11

268
195
32
99
4

250
392
129
908
774

26
546
21
211

2
41
1,905
-

272
1,395
1,266
6

487
811
3,905
9

1
737
256
-

98
468
1,726
34

41
488
3,499
-

1,525
18,112
5,163
130

337
14,259
2,825
5
30

22
810
-

21
654
1,303
38

470
4,798
6,166
108

102
5,270
2,283
12

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

44 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 20. Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and Type of

Energy: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Total energy expenses for pumping 1

Geographic area

Farms

Pumps
powered

Acres irrigated
by water source
Water
from
wells

Surface
Water

Expenses
($1,000)

Expenses per
acre irrigated 2
(dollars)
Water
from
wells

Surface
water

Farms with energy expenses of $1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$1,999

$2,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$49,999

$50,000
or
more

153,117
141,769

497,443
508,727

32,336,547
(NA)

10,561,455
(NA)

1,551,847
1,323,123

39.50
(NA)

26.39
(NA)

61,040
55,562

16,938
16,641

29,301
24,449

15,569
17,165

11,726
12,602

11,582
(NA)

6,961
(NA)

474
59
1,095
4,620
32,057

828
62
5,115
38,205
83,216

24,451
2,128
291,025
3,421,365
3,823,115

27,821
110
158,910
508,266
2,494,868

943
24
30,991
68,740
378,033

30.16
10.73
91.68
18.33
78.77

10.90
11.05
25.04
16.16
35.53

348
51
222
765
10,958

34
4
305
534
3,407

66
4
99
498
8,890

12
123
825
2,754

6
88
934
1,745

4
87
798
2,280

4
171
266
2,023

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,532
189
213
8,197
2,780

15,633
282
779
18,914
7,531

1,095,601
290
64,840
772,907
518,239

396,995
1,814
3,493
629,667
187,043

58,755
109
749
25,385
10,905

44.38
67.60
10.91
25.50
15.13

28.25
53.62
10.52
10.34
15.30

1,158
175
107
5,771
1,289

335
7
32
794
452

1,034
5
37
676
493

574
1
22
542
287

694
8
202
142

424
1
6
148
95

313
1
64
22

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

289
8,112
1,139
1,171
655

449
19,945
3,373
2,840
1,361

33,938
1,202,870
360,740
227,750
127,128

46,527
1,106,988
13,509
47,845
5,264

2,325
102,767
5,344
2,974
1,168

176.27
54.91
14.41
11.16
8.59

39.33
32.52
15.89
11.91
12.10

252
2,877
372
619
331

4
1,485
177
183
128

18
1,733
309
182
154

6
606
156
117
26

458
68
52
14

508
52
16
2

9
445
5
2
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,705
789
2,106
504
438

19,999
1,022
8,099
688
951

2,430,557
10,264
633,455
1,480
40,131

81,323
10,309
194,653
16,443
13,637

105,437
430
13,519
268
489

43.13
13.77
16.51
30.63
7.07

15.00
28.09
13.73
13.62
13.01

371
674
497
438
331

488
61
305
48
57

1,098
43
497
9
33

746
8
372
4
12

545
3
289
2
3

864
125
3
-

593
21
2

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

680
2,264
1,616
1,561
1,962

1,677
5,779
4,237
9,154
11,479

1,289
286,074
400,925
1,115,676
961,231

14,228
143,501
33,552
43,964
57,658

1,342
7,639
6,797
15,447
9,304

231.58
18.70
15.82
12.98
9.14

81.68
16.98
11.08
27.40
9.74

424
1,449
630
734
782

95
152
265
63
233

88
341
427
147
386

53
143
155
201
280

15
98
62
206
181

2
64
63
134
91

3
17
14
76
9

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,876
16,104
750
141
706

8,168
74,519
2,136
200
1,427

96,469
6,970,842
259,721
156
26,487

928,048
348,380
59,028
576
19,776

14,993
219,223
16,954
26
1,164

23.62
30.54
59.44
69.90
35.30

13.10
21.79
28.52
31.13
20.83

1,752
1,380
194
134
511

563
937
105
7
42

641
4,715
102
81

502
3,257
65
44

318
2,488
92
24

75
2,637
88
4

25
690
104
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,526
810
1,981
471
458

8,438
1,380
3,251
1,900
646

502,021
12,127
14,559
152,714
6,995

25,699
33,745
79,869
27,921
6,885

34,790
1,086
2,010
4,049
434

68.24
30.62
22.02
23.57
11.87

34.36
25.15
22.37
16.75
24.48

1,204
652
1,485
99
431

132
46
203
64
8

268
54
212
133
8

314
40
62
68
6

202
7
14
61
1

221
9
4
32
2

185
2
1
14
2

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,796
10,788
1,343
37
940

5,189
22,003
2,113
64
1,643

413,067
421,642
5,230
52
31,157

76,076
790,157
13,427
567
21,499

16,853
32,826
474
16
1,117

38.18
30.89
34.63
34.62
24.00

13.77
26.79
21.37
25.65
16.89

538
6,765
1,236
34
781

185
1,893
73
1
24

527
1,131
24
1
83

224
438
5
1
34

139
247
5
10

117
220
3

66
94
5

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,047
545
10,859
2,557
145

2,404
820
64,383
4,637
170

233,600
25,617
4,174,840
191,842
198

75,046
8,083
269,323
170,101
465

6,552
441
246,769
14,247
20

19.46
12.02
57.75
54.15
29.99

28.32
15.18
20.86
26.51
30.97

140
475
3,586
1,102
143

212
15
775
393
1

336
43
1,187
479
1

189
8
738
247
-

129
3
1,448
158
-

29
1,776
142
-

12
1
1,349
36
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

895
9,060
73
1,314
1,688

1,456
21,165
96
4,510
3,107

6,619
484,392
247
345,408
113,076

27,306
1,073,520
527
40,232
226,811

643
70,692
12
9,497
7,075

56.78
53.52
23.14
22.64
28.21

17.09
40.63
11.55
46.15
17.00

787
4,936
72
472
506

41
929
203
438

48
1,286
1
297
376

11
938
139
214

4
385
93
83

4
323
67
62

263
43
9

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,633
3,571
14,986
3,337
2,228

3,006
6,791
32,851
8,049
3,643

3,383
151,507
1,357,881
413,374
188,038

33,853
79,025
946,464
192,912
30,469

1,772
3,738
40,459
10,911
2,758

108.08
16.89
21.64
18.68
10.75

43.14
17.47
12.61
18.96
20.21

1,286
2,913
10,278
2,192
1,751

158
255
1,534
223
181

104
220
1,525
457
162

59
117
930
220
74

17
49
371
126
43

6
14
253
88
15

3
3
95
31
2

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

766
4,214
7,664
480
26,097

1,037
12,094
56,967
1,859
102,712

9,149
1,033,198
5,544,318
155,776
8,897,320

21,920
104,657
622,430
24,962
1,709,938

586
19,831
93,770
3,248
314,454

27.29
16.96
15.08
18.78
32.00

14.84
25.95
16.36
10.14
17.82

656
1,569
1,312
163
3,410

32
679
858
58
2,564

63
1,090
1,286
126
7,183

10
457
1,449
52
4,850

3
209
1,421
45
3,711

1
162
1,011
26
3,240

1
48
327
10
1,139

8,836
9,144
2,300
2,537
1,489

45,576
50,944
7,769
4,104
5,956

4,671,455
2,584,161
570,192
13,559
323,513

288,912
266,555
42,545
231,482
163,035

235,196
135,287
35,079
5,443
33,293

50.07
50.09
61.99
29.15
89.51

15.89
21.07
41.06
22.05
25.86

1,644
3,566
940
1,469
372

808
712
73
318
379

1,663
920
194
477
240

872
802
371
162
125

1,283
963
237
80
93

1,382
1,370
326
27
96

1,184
811
159
4
184

2,848
27,694
32,945
59
289

6,032
62,695
84,847
62
449

450,163
2,068,529
3,864,965
2,128
33,938

221,136
2,928,918
2,605,605
110
46,527

29,752
204,475
379,448
24
2,325

56.17
49.26
78.24
10.73
176.27

25.21
34.11
33.94
11.05
39.33

939
14,620
11,657
51
252

363
4,256
3,479
4
4

733
3,894
8,942
4
18

199
2,029
2,785
6

250
1,060
1,765
-

235
1,039
2,291
-

129
796
2,026
9

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 45

Table 20. Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and Type of
Energy: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Electricity

Geographic area

Farms

Pumps
powered

Acres irrigated
by water source
Water
from
wells

Surface
Water

Expenses
($1,000)

Expenses per
acre irrigated 2
(dollars)
Water
from
wells

Surface
water

Farms with energy expenses of $1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$1,999

$2,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$49,999

$50,000
or
more

117,159
101,826

319,102
308,579

17,014,346
(NA)

7,121,079
(NA)

953,247
865,595

42.64
(NA)

29.84
(NA)

49,235
44,848

14,939
11,710

23,292
16,911

10,802
10,832

8,272
8,221

6,446
(NA)

4,173
(NA)

303
41
936
3,082
29,975

480
44
3,863
14,128
68,681

15,499
1,183
240,521
1,155,890
2,940,000

6,279
82,498
152,982
1,773,195

545
15
22,698
24,621
304,418

31.89
12.92
85.25
19.61
82.41

13.76
25.39
18.49
37.46

243
36
227
678
9,665

17
2
315
614
3,549

31
3
101
632
9,103

4
35
493
2,289

1
63
337
1,959

4
62
267
1,779

3
133
61
1,631

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,532
131
87
5,778
1,813

13,203
162
203
10,287
4,347

949,944
206
14,973
322,626
314,033

293,466
349
(D)
167,840
56,921

52,352
27
223
9,083
5,805

45.49
53.82
14.91
20.79
16.28

36.40
40.61
11.81
14.43
12.89

652
127
39
4,642
885

212
3
18
475
328

913
1
19
445
290

527
7
78
189

541
3
70
56

394
1
50
53

293
18
12

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

209
7,308
688
728
459

348
18,828
1,821
1,569
853

32,945
1,174,139
179,509
129,161
81,406

44,401
1,050,310
2,346
13,927
2,109

1,977
100,286
2,569
1,622
745

184.76
54.67
14.19
11.46
8.85

37.34
33.27
16.70
12.00
13.23

180
2,574
226
363
238

4
1,460
129
132
100

15
1,303
196
145
91

2
586
72
64
23

435
46
18
6

1
505
18
5
1

7
445
1
1
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,892
163
902
305
203

5,583
215
2,802
313
287

529,593
5,464
165,356
1,257
8,079

13,628
1,091
18,595
56
(D)

13,204
92
2,669
38
74

24.32
11.65
14.37
29.46
7.58

5.48
25.99
18.85
(D)
7.74

460
128
358
302
183

349
26
166
2
9

389
7
230
10

336
2
98
1

217
36
1
-

106
11
-

35
3
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

363
1,700
1,132
1,187
1,060

677
3,850
3,065
3,445
3,761

1,149
207,145
298,860
315,695
291,495

3,382
73,018
22,658
13,048
20,021

471
5,084
5,252
6,226
3,074

205.64
19.11
16.75
18.22
9.94

67.85
16.72
10.99
57.50
9.06

241
1,140
384
723
526

64
86
153
47
113

14
257
356
159
244

36
100
128
112
103

6
71
53
70
52

2
32
51
50
19

14
7
26
3

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,119
9,057
573
94
391

6,857
33,720
1,884
121
544

91,829
2,922,075
245,568
140
9,363

770,618
154,031
48,566
118
1,376

13,356
83,069
16,248
14
319

24.03
28.00
60.53
67.97
38.06

13.80
14.23
35.87
40.25
8.26

1,243
1,005
98
94
337

423
1,027
66
15

674
2,711
87
21

404
1,806
52
11

285
1,634
80
7

66
668
92
-

24
206
98
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,257
449
922
363
287

7,072
601
1,196
1,554
403

406,349
3,544
10,440
127,164
4,269

10,798
7,630
13,178
15,742
2,128

28,981
293
636
3,371
240

70.26
24.72
25.88
24.11
43.60

57.08
27.02
34.30
18.56
22.48

1,159
427
793
55
269

210
14
58
46
6

157
5
32
105
6

206
35
64
2

179
1
54
2

182
4
28
-

164
2
11
2

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

720
10,713
724
26
872

2,200
21,543
916
35
1,476

147,663
411,559
4,386
52
26,297

25,646
740,153
1,298
248
14,726

5,814
31,611
203
6
889

37.07
31.20
40.02
34.62
25.18

7.97
26.90
31.10
(D)
19.51

291
6,718
687
25
747

90
1,906
26
26

192
1,127
9
1
61

60
408
1
24

49
248
1
7

19
221
3

19
85
4

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

826
286
7,846
1,705
111

1,895
382
43,713
3,208
112

187,325
9,633
2,007,703
171,910
152

47,733
1,131
95,100
111,091
118

5,044
207
104,963
12,003
10

20.05
18.86
50.85
55.94
32.87

28.94
47.59
31.35
26.60
39.15

97
246
2,767
601
110

171
5
702
336
1

266
30
789
294
-

163
3
930
200
-

97
2
956
114
-

20
1,184
126
-

12
518
34
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

498
9,052
60
767
1,464

710
20,821
71
2,656
2,597

4,712
477,069
247
264,536
104,233

6,054
1,049,031
357
10,208
179,904

274
69,946
10
6,546
6,023

42.36
53.94
23.14
23.53
30.20

10.52
41.69
13.19
47.31
15.99

462
4,954
59
339
432

9
929
73
427

22
1,283
1
150
315

1
924
65
158

3
381
64
67

1
318
45
58

263
31
7

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

990
2,167
10,266
2,224
951

1,379
2,999
18,345
4,995
1,535

2,904
43,536
686,905
298,590
95,972

4,173
11,916
260,499
87,259
5,526

561
1,165
17,080
7,136
1,248

101.72
24.11
19.16
19.08
11.91

61.21
11.34
16.12
18.20
19.70

860
1,964
7,890
1,482
698

69
89
904
133
93

16
76
860
317
105

36
21
329
131
35

7
15
134
93
14

2
2
113
43
4

36
25
2

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

334
2,715
4,416
336
16,255

405
7,393
19,515
1,515
53,399

6,594
663,779
1,728,784
132,370
4,160,674

2,405
33,914
165,644
17,679
1,198,429

284
12,644
32,371
2,781
147,445

33.84
18.18
17.32
19.60
30.27

38.34
21.42
17.78
9.92
17.94

287
1,089
1,063
71
2,303

19
386
754
47
2,338

25
708
1,105
101
4,608

1
272
664
41
2,962

137
433
44
2,522

1
95
307
23
1,041

1
28
90
9
481

4,425
7,087
2,014
1,729
1,175

18,185
39,371
6,552
2,920
4,358

1,305,431
1,689,525
463,730
13,559
267,375

84,632
94,908
36,411
156,570
84,373

49,048
89,620
27,801
4,291
24,597

36.51
51.26
60.11
27.08
83.34

19.59
31.95
61.94
25.18
27.36

1,353
2,714
895
915
227

535
645
148
215
391

822
627
81
382
242

499
938
266
120
37

625
689
208
68
68

383
1,013
283
25
64

208
461
133
4
146

2,071
26,905
30,849
41
209

4,740
60,826
70,278
44
348

418,328
2,020,312
2,981,850
1,183
32,945

151,791
2,802,181
1,878,368
44,401

27,116
200,281
305,785
15
1,977

56.71
49.60
81.69
12.92
184.76

27.66
35.01
35.55
37.34

514
14,340
10,354
36
180

302
4,242
3,623
2
4

544
3,503
9,152
3
15

171
1,960
2,317
2

194
1,042
1,979
-

225
1,030
1,791
1

121
788
1,633
7

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

46 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 20. Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and Type of
Energy: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Natural gas

Geographic area

Farms

Pumps
powered

Acres irrigated
by water source
Water
from
wells

Surface
Water

Expenses
($1,000)

Expenses per
acre irrigated 2
(dollars)
Water
from
wells

Surface
water

Farms with energy expenses of $1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$1,999

$2,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$49,999

$50,000
or
more

11,289
15,795

41,771
58,880

4,794,428
(NA)

175,766
(NA)

281,029
220,881

57.25
(NA)

33.67
(NA)

530
1,622

572
1,284

2,031
4,292

2,296
3,232

2,289
2,153

2,238
(NA)

1,333
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

241
328
315

724
911
1,332

33,058
82,028
139,282

(D)
18,982
36,744

5,331
2,064
15,280

159.47
21.32
86.15

48.29
18.75
65.14

33
-

70
78
-

9
84
17

93
54
74

19
60
26

26
17
103

24
2
95

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

288
1
2
-

603
(D)
(D)
-

67,837
(D)
-

22,194
(D)
-

3,689
(D)
(D)
-

53.18
(D)
-

5.70
(D)
-

17
-

62
-

24
-

40
-

102
1
2
-

38
-

5
-

13
8
16
6

13
18
19
8

(D)
2,609
424

2,353
-

30
(D)
21
(D)

13.24
8.18
28.82

(D)
-

8
2

1
4
-

13
4
4
4

3
-

-

-

-

1,857
1
77
-

8,282
(D)
136
-

1,231,518
(D)
13,444
-

5,829
4,100
-

70,031
(D)
390
-

56.82
(D)
25.95
-

70.51
10.04
-

23
1
9
-

49
10
-

197
26
-

231
23
-

294
7
-

612
2
-

451
-

5
2
26

11
(D)
111

(D)
7,210

(D)
1,160

66
(D)
68

57.43
7.16

(D)
13.79

7

1

2
13

1
4

3
1

1
-

-

105
4,000
3
-

109
11,781
(D)
-

1,207,644
-

6,903
35,120
6
-

163
47,795
(D)
-

38.80
-

23.58
30.61
47.00
-

50
327
3
-

4
101
-

51
793
-

1,254
-

890
-

497
-

138
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

304
2
10
4

683
(D)
(D)
8

51,561
(D)
670
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

3,801
(D)
60
90

71.80
(D)
57.84
(D)

(D)
14.52
(D)

5
4
-

56
2

54
-

96
2
4
-

48
2
-

32
2

13
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

544
2
10

1,480
(D)
10

194,361
700

2,302
(D)
-

8,243
(D)
28

41.95
40.00

35.01
(D)
-

30
-

26
-

165
10

142
-

69
-

71
2
-

41
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

6
3,064
17
-

17
15,385
28
-

1,245
1,750,619
2,675
-

1,970
24,465
1,020
-

41
123,511
33
-

18.52
69.87
7.96
-

(D)
48.84
11.18
-

11
-

106
-

5
525
5
-

272
1
-

765
-

1
832
-

564
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

32

66

2,170

6,122

146

(D)

17.37

-

2

26

2

-

2

-

4
12
9
18

5
20
15
24

1,638
1,712
2,436

(D)
(D)

(D)
51
85
103

30.89
49.83
41.35

(D)
(D)

3
1
8

6

10
1
2

3
-

1
2
3
-

1
2

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

21
360
4,878

40
930
14,815

3,080
90,245
1,572,640

1,160
13,882
58,315

60
2,076
68,237

14.21
20.31
42.44

13.79
20.21
29.37

2
35
385

1
71
129

15
117
950

3
74
1,356

48
1,087

14
684

1
287

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,386
1,685
264
56
249

15,934
7,203
580
58
770

2,293,704
596,157
54,417
36,442

26,005
24,508
(D)
8,706
(D)

149,762
34,763
4,763
87
5,644

65.35
56.48
86.96
153.22

18.54
44.61
9.95
48.29

80
5
-

135
58
49
53
70

519
326
45
2
9

383
231
77
1
93

604
467
32
19

939
420
40
33

726
183
16
25

17
15
315
-

(D)
(D)
1,332
-

2,675
139,282
-

1,020
(D)
36,744
-

33
(D)
15,280
-

7.96
86.15
-

(D)
20.85
65.14
-

11
-

-

5
13
17
-

1
74
-

26
-

2
103
-

95
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 47

Table 20. Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and Type of
Energy: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
LP gas, propane, and butane

Geographic area

Farms

Pumps
powered

Acres irrigated
by water source
Water
from
wells

Surface
Water

Expenses
($1,000)

Expenses per
acre irrigated 2
(dollars)
Water
from
wells

Surface
water

Farms with energy expenses of $1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$1,999

$2,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$49,999

$50,000
or
more

8,348
11,094

17,792
23,964

1,043,554
(NA)

174,169
(NA)

34,053
31,915

27.21
(NA)

22.68
(NA)

2,690
2,496

1,829
3,116

2,022
4,254

1,135
764

250
326

407
(NA)

15
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

10
439
518

10
1,089
604

477
70,035
32,622

(D)
9,085
3,223

90
1,837
4,807

177.08
24.01
136.84

(D)
19.56
106.40

167
53

39
-

3
145
330

1
58
4

6
18
18

7
113

5
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

277
5
2
107
178

335
(D)
(D)
(D)
246

9,197
(D)
1,748
150

11,790
(D)
(D)
8,082

333
19
(D)
82
120

12.56
(D)
46.48
1.00

18.44
80.69
14.82

228
1
2
84
147

4
3
23
27

27
-

17
4

1
-

1
-

-

79
66
30
62

79
130
68
96

(D)
12,207
4,288
6,479

231
1,980
1,401
1,122

213
295
80
82

(D)
20.38
16.16
10.53

(D)
30.71
7.49
12.32

5
8
38

17
6
9

76
29
12
13

3
10
3
2

3
1
-

2
-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

583
16
65
38
5

1,007
(D)
128
42
7

69,481
(D)
(D)
225

17,100
168
8,832
236
(D)

2,085
(D)
244
41
6

27.08
(D)
17.66
15.00

15.07
9.17
15.64
174.24
(D)

59
14
22
36
-

82
13
5

367
2
19
-

61
4
2
-

9
3
-

4
4
-

1
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

242
48
8
68
521

611
72
10
(D)
2,682

121
1,362
1,800
29,945
201,534

7,101
2,870
(D)
4,588

684
63
28
(D)
1,848

27.21
15.39
8.93
8.82

99.52
9.07
13.05
15.50

128
35
2
12
205

34
1
1
15
63

55
10
3
19
141

17
2
2
18
72

4
4
27

3
12

1
1

79
4,032
2
3

94
8,701
(D)
3

537,310
(D)
-

14,202
39,007
255

146
18,410
(D)
1

29.57
(D)
-

10.25
19.00
3.06

64
1,018
2
3

7
1,286
-

3
529
-

3
816
-

1
129
-

1
253
-

1
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

176
3
25
16
-

351
(D)
30
24
-

(D)
710
-

2,793
240
1,507
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
18
30
-

31.41
2.54
-

8.00
75.00
11.70
26.83
-

53
24
10
-

14
1
-

89
1
2
-

7
3
2
-

7
1
-

6
-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

216
1
3
3
10

303
(D)
3
(D)
20

(D)
600

14,175
(D)
66
(D)
700

426
(D)
1
4
48

29.84
-

11.67
(D)
13.64
62.43
-

85
3
1
-

39
2
-

79
10

8
-

5
-

1
-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

64
7
121
5
6

67
13
287
7
6

3,514
16,461
-

4,150
530
5,100
2,040
6

85
15
628
38
(Z)

11.94
35.06
-

10.30
27.91
10.00
18.43
6.00

40
4
4
6

17
51
3
-

5
3
41
-

12
-

2
9
2
-

-

4
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

11
51
45
102

20
(D)
68
118

(D)
228
924

386
1,642
362
3,790

7
(D)
40
147

(D)
45.14
16.23

17.10
48.54
81.77
34.78

9
37
81

2
47
1
17

3
6
-

1
1
2

-

-

2

294
24
320
55
47

674
35
405
82
103

121
275
2,498
1,522
5,759

7,635
1,023
10,309
3,290
(D)

748
15
268
88
108

16.64
42.81
28.29
17.02

100.96
10.44
14.33
13.66
6.90

172
17
255
38
22

39
7
50
1
8

55
11
10
10

19
4
6
5

5
2

3
-

1
-

4
160
860
5
4,659

10
273
3,603
5
9,652

16,290
275,301
710
573,294

380
4,133
15,755
84,878

13
409
3,614
(D)
19,908

18.37
12.18
(D)
28.98

33.39
29.83
17.14
16.73

1
64
307
4
1,279

25
117
1
1,370

3
54
222
772

13
140
841

2
49
135

2
19
259

6
3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

748
122
182
204
10

1,336
303
337
206
(D)

91,695
17,041
(D)
477

21,979
5,100
1,868
6,480
(D)

2,346
739
(D)
115
90

22.88
40.38
21.63
177.08

12.76
10.00
36.00
17.72
(D)

204
70
202
-

97
51
13
-

343
41
89
3

79
12
7
1

20
9
2
2
6

4
5
1
-

1
4
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

5
130
519
-

(D)
143
610
-

(D)
(D)
32,622
-

1,620
(D)
6,223
-

5
303
4,829
-

(D)
37.87
136.84
-

(D)
59.05
58.64
-

2
53
-

3
47
-

79
330
-

4
4
-

18
-

114
-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

See footnote(s) at end of table.

48 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 20. Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and Type of
Energy: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Diesel fuel

Geographic area

Farms

Pumps
powered

Acres irrigated
by water source
Water
from
wells

Surface
Water

Expenses
($1,000)

Expenses per
acre irrigated 2
(dollars)
Water
from
wells

Surface
water

Farms with energy expenses of $1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$1,999

$2,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$49,999

$50,000
or
more

39,988
36,905

112,600
108,339

9,426,385
(NA)

3,014,618
(NA)

281,490
199,570

25.09
(NA)

16.27
(NA)

12,473
11,735

5,352
5,918

9,700
8,998

5,352
4,811

3,660
3,444

2,628
(NA)

823
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

175
14
78
3,567
3,895

321
14
455
21,679
12,535

8,952
945
16,717
2,104,072
711,013

21,360
(D)
74,774
322,447
670,556

386
8
2,846
39,982
53,388

20.21
(D)
68.42
17.27
56.52

10.01
(D)
24.34
17.00
19.24

101
11
420
1,547

19
2
3
417
239

42
1
5
666
679

5
14
743
297

5
29
758
376

2
9
469
451

1
18
94
306

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

880
26
176
2,864
1,202

1,409
40
544
8,233
2,938

66,923
(D)
48,488
447,147
204,056

65,086
699
2,588
454,591
122,040

2,367
25
494
16,156
4,981

23.66
(D)
9.70
29.29
14.78

12.03
35.65
(D)
8.96
18.38

509
22
92
1,249
394

70
2
35
557
254

142
1
29
365
290

77
11
415
121

58
1
5
141
98

23
3
93
38

1
1
44
7

10
876
612
545
194

26
1,025
1,365
1,092
345

958
(D)
164,588
91,210
38,819

1,973
54,094
8,932
32,065
1,883

333
2,238
2,424
1,235
325

(D)
42.43
14.26
10.53
7.93

97.28
21.29
8.84
10.91
8.00

324
188
247
94

1
107
99
141
56

3
367
204
71
31

4
54
78
69
7

18
23
13
6

5
19
4
-

2
1
1
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,092
501
1,539
121
178

5,123
570
4,977
208
449

599,965
4,140
447,453
157
31,401

43,766
7,890
160,526
15,288
10,403

20,115
253
10,187
170
374

32.53
12.59
17.05
10.00
6.46

14.32
25.34
12.87
10.95
10.86

126
435
310
94
89

366
34
222
14
48

649
26
363
7
25

461
5
311
2
12

261
1
221
1
2

136
95
3
-

93
17
2

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

155
726
523
815
1,144

266
1,546
907
5,466
4,503

19
73,540
100,093
770,036
428,544

2,926
65,301
10,302
30,228
30,887

149
2,332
1,505
8,951
4,071

(D)
16.44
13.68
10.99
8.83

50.44
16.25
11.01
12.60
9.07

117
289
151
86
441

16
129
157
79
182

12
194
152
203
266

10
61
35
164
153

33
22
158
76

18
5
102
24

2
1
23
2

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

853
8,571
167
26
276

1,092
20,168
210
(D)
717

4,640
2,302,436
(D)
(D)
16,768

133,445
117,459
10,302
209
16,074

1,320
69,808
703
(D)
768

13.64
29.69
36.76
31.07

8.34
17.22
12.73
31.27
19.96

575
1,006
68
22
132

122
1,101
45
4
26

89
3,158
19
76

39
1,410
17
22

24
952
14
16

4
813
3
4

131
1
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

122
278
797
145
110

329
531
1,431
300
142

23,183
7,518
4,085
24,170
2,232

9,698
22,864
59,634
9,484
4,086

1,358
680
1,228
585
87

53.12
32.83
16.41
18.79
6.97

(D)
20.55
20.02
14.05
17.37

2
152
431
43
99

10
20
162
33
2

27
54
168
41
3

48
37
22
12
5

14
8
13
8
1

17
7
8
-

4
1
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

513
148
390
5
78

853
438
522
(D)
110

61,258
10,083
799
3,560

31,443
45,824
8,453
143
5,544

2,221
1,150
190
(D)
145

29.88
16.73
27.30
15.05

14.39
21.55
20.26
(D)
15.15

210
47
361
4
19

38
30
16
37

145
31
5
1
14

58
25
4
5

34
5
4
3

24
4
-

4
6
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

247
208
2,186
783
19

425
303
4,973
1,220
21

41,516
15,984
400,057
16,147
(D)

21,193
5,563
142,158
53,836
234

1,383
192
17,662
2,130
6

17.44
8.25
39.43
46.90
(D)

31.27
10.76
16.09
26.30
(D)

33
178
1,023
398
19

40
11
130
66
-

111
14
429
205
-

31
3
217
66
-

23
1
132
33
-

6
203
13
-

3
1
52
2
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

203
117
7
661
170

461
256
13
1,680
326

1,907
(D)
80,379
5,749

19,210
22,327
(D)
27,641
36,995

292
649
1
2,866
759

26.34
11.28
19.16
5.19

15.14
24.39
7.37
46.88
19.70

145
28
7
120
15

13
3
170
24

30
50
198
39

11
27
97
87

3
5
58
3

1
4
16
2

2
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

345
1,188
5,226
1,152
974

571
2,631
13,247
2,311
1,437

(D)
105,195
666,358
107,789
83,262

19,435
57,127
662,697
96,900
20,790

358
2,293
22,891
3,424
1,206

19.53
13.64
24.71
16.71
10.30

18.20
17.21
11.68
17.23
17.37

271
749
2,297
517
694

36
143
1,037
167
136

21
168
889
285
78

12
83
561
109
49

2
34
257
43
10

3
8
132
29
7

3
53
2
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

199
1,871
6,110
139
11,154

274
4,168
32,271
238
24,574

2,555
346,614
3,414,044
22,696
2,587,595

16,748
64,111
419,624
(D)
360,590

197
6,653
55,237
458
78,695

5.98
14.61
14.32
17.02
28.52

9.64
26.41
14.71
(D)
14.23

153
500
1,013
46
1,897

15
450
753
28
1,548

20
569
1,313
45
3,770

7
211
1,226
13
1,870

3
105
1,060
5
1,054

1
33
650
1
873

3
95
1
142

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,778
2,013
128
722
228

9,556
4,042
297
833
755

974,895
281,438
31,147
(D)

153,684
139,539
(D)
54,242
77,024

33,856
10,159
2,059
920
2,936

33.27
28.77
64.23
68.42

15.30
16.53
(D)
16.96
24.34

380
1,019
2
494
150

372
122
11
62
3

714
400
25
105
5

459
183
39
53
14

471
98
35
8
29

212
178
11
9

170
13
5
18

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

786
1,044
3,907
14
10

1,119
1,685
12,551
14
26

27,970
42,742
711,013
945
958

65,615
120,991
672,940
(D)
1,973

2,581
3,813
53,412
8
333

41.42
31.28
56.52
(D)
(D)

20.28
20.23
19.20
(D)
97.28

368
365
1,547
11
-

74
145
247
2
1

219
387
683
1
3

64
98
297
4

42
28
376
-

16
14
451
-

3
7
306
2

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 49

Table 20. Energy Expenses for On-Farm Pumping of Irrigation Water by Water Source and Type of
Energy: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Gasoline and gasohol

Geographic area

Farms

Pumps
powered

Acres irrigated
by water source
Water
from
wells

Surface
Water

Expenses
($1,000)

Expenses per
acre irrigated 2
(dollars)
Water
from
wells

Surface
water

Farms with energy expenses of $1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$1,999

$2,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$49,999

$50,000
or
more

4,477
6,074

6,178
8,965

57,834
(NA)

75,823
(NA)

2,027
5,161

11.60
(NA)

18.05
(NA)

4,033
5,055

230
600

152
206

45
121

14
17

3
(NA)

(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

27
4
63
321
43

27
4
63
398
64

252
9,340
198

182
(D)
4,770
11,150

12
1
25
236
139

99.50
15.18
13.23

63.27
13.20
26.72
12.25

25
4
63
301
7

18

2
8
-

7
18

5
-

-

-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

83
49
17
251
-

83
67
(D)
275
-

1,700
(D)
(D)
(D)
-

4,459
415
(D)
(D)
-

13
(D)
(D)
(D)
-

4.00
79.88
10.57
(D)
-

1.44
37.74
4.03
-

83
42
15
247
-

5
-

2
1
-

2
-

2
-

1
-

-

73
29
85
50

75
39
92
59

35
(D)
482
-

153
251
452
150

15
(D)
16
(D)

74.29
(D)
24.32
-

79.95
8.59
23.51
26.53

72
28
83
50

-

1
2
-

-

1
-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4
164
52
120
116

4
220
56
125
208

(D)
(D)
66
426

1,000
1,160
2,600
863
1,436

1
73
29
19
36

55.71
(D)
50.00
4.00

1.20
47.87
9.62
17.92
23.75

4
149
50
120
116

7
-

7
2
-

1
-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

95
234
138
101

123
300
255
422

(D)
172
32,448

819
2,312
592
1,002

37
94
13
243

(D)
21.66
7.25

45.78
24.34
15.72
7.92

80
223
136
64

9
9
2
16

6
4

11

2
4

2

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

16
112
40
30
121

16
149
(D)
42
163

1,377
(D)
356

2,880
2,763
160
243
2,071

8
141
(D)
(D)
77

45.45
42.75

2.78
28.36
7.50
26.03
29.71

16
37
40
27
96

37
3
14

38
6

5

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

3
174
391
10
86

3
240
594
(D)
93

(D)
(D)
34
(D)

(D)
3,011
5,550
(D)
(D)

(D)
80
128
2
18

(D)
14.54
150.00
31.54

(D)
22.61
22.21
10.67
18.97

2
148
367
10
86

13
-

1
13
24
-

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

185
12
503
11
16

353
(D)
672
16
27

(D)
45
-

2,510
180
3,610
(D)
529

148
2
80
(D)
7

(D)
18.75
-

55.61
13.33
21.99
17.48
13.04

110
12
490
11
15

56
7
1

18
6
-

1
-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

77
25
174
29

122
25
174
31

1,110
(D)

859
2,500
2,114
107

28
5
43
4

12.00
10.00

32.36
2.19
14.12
36.72

69
25
174
28

7
-

1
1

-

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

231
6
6
100
-

265
(D)
12
106
-

(D)
265
-

1,656
520
(D)
2,021
-

70
(D)
(Z)
45
-

(D)
49.74
-

42.24
2.69
28.00
19.60
-

215
4
6
83
-

12
14
-

4
2
3
-

-

-

-

-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

307
772
614
485
452

377
1,126
834
646
544

(D)
2,501
482
3,761
609

(D)
8,959
12,959
5,463
2,606

(D)
264
170
178
92

66.55
19.92
(D)
13.48
23.82

31.84
24.07
12.34
23.31
32.94

281
712
587
456
444

17
34
10
19
-

9
20
13
8
7

5
2
1

2
2
-

1
-

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

265
188
311
55
223

348
220
648
101
272

3,435
35,944
3,117

2,387
1,339
7,525
(D)
7,726

92
65
471
(D)
168

10.61
9.43
22.36

38.73
22.14
19.16
13.70
12.70

243
174
260
55
144

4
9
10
41

18
3
14
38

1
17
-

1
8
-

2
-

-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

349
25
3
87
63

565
25
3
87
(D)

5,730
(D)
(D)

2,612
2,500
(D)
5,484
-

184
5
(D)
30
25

7.59
(D)
99.50

53.75
2.19
(D)
5.55
-

261
25
2
87
63

68
-

18
1
-

1
-

1
-

-

-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

140
6
55
4
73

140
(D)
76
4
75

(D)
(D)
198
35

1,090
520
11,330
(D)
153

18
(D)
142
1
15

12.00
(D)
13.23
74.29

(D)
2.69
12.27
13.20
79.95

140
4
19
4
72

18
-

2
1

18
-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas

1
2

No energy expenses for solar-powered pumps are included.
Expenses are calculated only from records with one source of water.

50 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 21. Pumps Powered by Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Only using solar and other renewable sources 1
Geographic area

Total
acres
irrigated

Pumps
powered

Farms

For pumped well water only
Pumps
powered

Farms

For pumped surface water only

Acres
irrigated

Pumps
powered

Farms

Acres
irrigated

360
(NA)

411
(NA)

16,430
(NA)

167
(NA)

167
(NA)

6,270
(NA)

190
(NA)

238
(NA)

10,154
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

8
-

8
-

8
-

-

-

-

8
-

8
-

8
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

82
6
-

82
9
-

4,100
9
-

82
3
-

82
3
-

4,100
3
-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

54
-

54
-

162
-

54
-

54
-

162
-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

32
-

64
-

64
-

-

-

-

32
-

64
-

64
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

19
5

(D)
5

19
10

19
5

(D)
5

19
10

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

134
16
2

134
32
(D)

10,050
32
(D)

2

(D)

(D)

134
16
-

134
32
-

10,050
32
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

11
86
2
-

14
(D)
(D)
-

19
(D)
(D)
-

8
54
2
-

8
(D)
(D)
-

13
(D)
(D)
-

32
-

64
-

64
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

19
16
84

19
32
84

19
32
5,700

19
84

19
84

19
5,700

16
-

32
-

32
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

134
8

134
8

10,050
8

-

-

-

134
8

134
8

10,050
8

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

Rows may not add across. Operations using more than one source of water are only included in the total columns.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 51

Table 22. Expenses for Irrigation Water from Off-Farm Suppliers: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Farms by average cost per acre

Total
cost
($1,000)

Average
cost per
acre 1
(dollars)

86,405
103,525

578,750
673,265

41.73
41.03

23,515
(NA)

23,155
(NA)

11,215
(NA)

2,258
(NA)

7,818
(NA)

18.29
16.19

22,886
(NA)

103
11
1,726
58
22,558

40
37,119
601
360,367

30.14
71.88
22.44
86.48

14
17
3,895

6
435
17
4,953

8
413
14
3,539

7
356
467

14
237
5,495

54.35
15.91
13.11
29.56

6,476
58
5
221
56

9,938
17
2,779
-

12.26
40.68
8.70
-

2,849
1
24
-

1,675
7
-

526
2
15
-

3
1
83
-

3
10
-

910
11,059
79
20
62

2,252
35,395
3

44.17
22.00
1.28

11
3,066
2

13
4,583
8

47
906
-

39
21
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

315
154
236
17
78

1,461
31
244
9
23

23.98
110.43
10.33
6.73
25.47

16
7
65
2
-

61
7
59
1
-

73
7
4
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

214
111
56
19
14

20
(D)
56
(D)
14

21.18
(D)
5.48
(D)
3.39

6
2
15
3
6

31
2
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4,861
1,736
623
15
53

13,840
7,295
2,252
(D)
4

10.53
16.45
15.46
(D)
12.12

2,451
442
124
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,944
323
249
90
203

2,630
204
425
55

12.72
75.29
13.98
23.28

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

64
5,615
260
21
4

754
17,120
(D)
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

491
158
4,208
8,429
50

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

$1
to
$19

$20
to
$49

$50
to
$99

$100
to
$149

Average
cost per
acre-foot 1
(dollars)

Farms by average cost per acre-foot

Farms

Geographic area

$150
or
more

$1
to
$9

$10
to
$19

Farms
with all
off-farm
water at
no cost

$20
to
$29

$30
to
$59

$60
or
more

13,837
(NA)

6,814
(NA)

9,845
(NA)

14,579
(NA)

20,349
(NA)

423
17
5,828

583
5
3,267

87
25
1,122

7
141
1
1,946

28
221
6,186

69
11
277
10
4,790

7.28
131.23
9.41
-

2,376
24
-

995
1
2
-

292
-

928
13
-

465
13
90
-

1,430
44
5
94
56

429
24
8

19.88
10.53
2.39

3,569
-

10
2,217
-

1
1,390
2

22
1,222
-

506
202
16

380
2,667
79
20
44

36
7
47

56
2
-

25.78
238.33
5.79
26.72
71.32

16
66
-

13
7
6
2
-

18
1
-

48
7
56
-

91
70
2
47

129
70
159
13
31

-

6
-

33
-

5.12
(D)
4.09
(D)
4.17

6
11
2

4

2
3
-

31
2
-

39
2
2
-

138
109
40
16
8

965
998
257
1

1
118
56
1
4

3
2
1
-

7
-

7.46
14.94
6.15
(D)
31.37

1,640
123
132
-

729
751
236
-

199
56
15
-

602
185
7
-

257
443
49
2
5

1,541
273
253
13
48

977
2
23
3

726
59
26
2

751
5
14

63
-

99
24
48

5.34
153.97
9.06
44.42

1,272
2
13
-

154
11
-

7
14
1

522
5
4

598
151
6
62

401
170
249
43
136

20.66
23.76
(D)
(D)

20
1,238
2

29
2,793
-

2
508
4
-

2
3
-

147
4
-

18.55
11.80
(D)
(D)

16
1,309
2

6
1,468
-

10
740
-

19
388
-

2
784
8
-

11
1,515
260
13
2

1,127
29
17,756
12,693
5

9.60
51.17
30.15
16.06
46.20

303
1,537
4,359
-

83
20
1,805
1,887
2

178
490
2

18
123
236
-

40
80
9
6

1.52
52.03
19.37
7.91
145.91

81
702
3,353
-

202
213
1,803
-

45
586
702
-

36
966
606
-

22
78
1,256
517
10

105
80
485
1,507
40

4
8,271
22
96
2,999

47,405
5
4,765

45.50
3.91
6.00

576
1
1,456

1,446
4
194

3,503
24

734
-

1,043
-

19.24
12.12
3.58

755
1,148

864
288

1,457
39

1,920
1
160

2,306
4
39

4
1,025
22
91
1,373

354
381
585
452
596

58
78
2,810
213
57

19.91
22.69
8.67
21.30
22.23

9
26
7
7

32
3
13
65
25

7
6
16
19
7

8
47
83
63
7

55
5
7
53
107

12.89
48.34
9.46
53.68
48.26

6
26
2
-

3
2
7

1
1
-

31
13
4
7

70
61
104
200
139

244
320
443
245
443

93
193
242
20
10,884

17
31
796
35
29,008

29.86
4.30
16.96
3.19
11.22

5
73
14
4,972

2
71
2,615

7
18
470

25
6

10
8
7

41.08
7.70
10.64
2.26
6.43

2
71
12
3,603

11
1,999

21
2
420

7
3
57
1,226

35
10
2
822

51
179
131
6
3,045

1,673
2,907
3,416
6,570
1,965

3,057
14,589
5,776
7,971
37,485

9.49
28.10
37.18
8.81
70.58

768
1,128
689
3,458
104

260
1,037
1,467
1,337
453

104
174
772
304
454

38
98
25
150
430

182
237

6.67
18.54
17.27
5.34
15.67

269
701
943
2,739
443

80
184
173
1,278
671

420
203
7
283
161

151
568
919
647
141

250
781
1,093
302
262

503
470
291
1,346
300

7,484
24,156
23,513
11
910

13,079
98,921
362,515
2,252

17.19
29.49
84.82
44.17

3,378
4,881
3,985
11

1,962
8,041
5,759
13

354
4,893
3,563
47

14
758
467
39

9
1,214
5,495
429

8.17
13.82
29.26
19.88

2,895
5,246
5,928
-

1,445
4,480
3,494
10

581
3,443
1,270
1

519
3,507
2,023
22

277
3,111
6,554
506

1,888
5,216
4,837
11
380

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

Includes farms reporting water at no cost.

52 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:

2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Investment (all types) in survey year
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Investment 1
($1,000)

Average
per farm
(dollars)

Farms with investment of $1 to
$999

$1,000 to
$4,999

$5,000 to
$14,999

$15,000 to
$39,999

$40,000 to
$74,999

$75,000
or more

86,174
70,304

26,674,941
25,594,276

1,125,125
1,161,404

13,056
16,520

35,021
27,382

21,940
17,795

12,526
12,025

8,671
6,735

4,791
(NA)

3,225
(NA)

280
33
1,381
2,005
15,589

22,910
1,188
457,991
2,152,829
3,959,889

2,197
91
21,005
62,837
216,543

7,847
2,769
15,210
31,340
13,891

133
19
598
20
7,871

68
13
382
591
2,978

49
78
506
1,290

14
203
478
1,911

11
1
59
229
887

5
61
181
652

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,408
56
97
3,260
786

1,134,465
1,103
34,158
698,028
259,875

40,137
330
2,803
26,807
19,012

9,106
5,886
28,893
8,223
24,188

1,538
23
8
1,616
326

1,354
13
8
1,092
41

587
12
35
357
112

752
8
15
57
145

87
20
62
104

90
11
76
58

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

458
6,258
350
388
284

70,374
1,987,610
161,936
99,237
56,409

5,309
68,676
7,306
5,631
2,123

11,591
10,974
20,873
14,513
7,476

260
3,118
95
159
136

136
1,366
117
118
87

35
910
47
24
18

19
403
37
40
28

1
223
34
28
11

7
238
20
19
4

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,595
340
668
281
209

1,176,687
8,903
347,611
11,093
16,005

41,257
1,897
8,481
1,733
1,504

25,866
5,581
12,696
6,169
7,195

204
141
87
139
32

262
112
234
53
114

466
61
178
71
40

255
22
108
7
17

289
1
50
4
3

119
3
11
7
3

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

327
1,024
670
448
810

7,920
243,325
168,680
687,702
437,957

1,869
16,995
8,021
11,020
8,860

5,716
16,597
11,971
24,597
10,938

132
398
291
50
339

112
197
164
84
199

48
223
109
137
129

22
80
38
84
81

13
64
38
58
38

62
30
35
24

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,761
6,568
671
76
393

1,022,642
3,961,489
309,902
344
29,314

34,619
158,526
14,696
126
3,895

12,539
24,136
21,902
1,661
9,912

1,049
922
261
55
201

788
1,700
147
12
77

523
1,257
95
8
58

143
1,174
89
1
36

171
1,094
39
12

87
421
40
9

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,492
439
1,020
202
261

339,055
29,801
44,970
91,145
8,391

25,592
2,063
8,447
2,900
1,024

10,270
4,699
8,282
14,355
3,923

1,331
269
411
36
126

468
92
361
80
92

248
42
53
41
23

287
19
132
25
16

79
14
50
9
3

79
3
13
11
1

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

962
6,625
739
28
371

250,307
875,723
10,397
313
33,324

14,776
38,867
1,914
76
3,793

15,359
5,867
2,590
2,701
10,222

236
3,353
510
8
248

360
1,585
150
17
45

158
1,279
60
2
19

102
248
11
1
36

53
107
4
9

53
53
4
14

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

439
282
7,070
3,811
100

136,130
13,850
2,763,806
572,580
423

5,570
1,386
114,875
24,134
149

12,689
4,915
16,248
6,333
1,485

110
180
1,594
1,967
60

172
61
2,477
1,099
33

70
31
1,326
384
7

30
5
719
240
-

49
524
66
-

8
5
430
55
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

280
6,056
37
474
2,012

18,251
1,124,851
237
186,543
647,268

2,474
57,303
25
7,885
17,569

8,837
9,462
677
16,635
8,732

143
3,289
31
43
855

36
1,342
6
137
708

78
855
148
239

11
323
99
100

5
96
26
66

7
151
21
44

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

807
1,896
5,483
1,513
964

20,898
117,690
1,050,697
338,342
88,199

4,163
13,043
59,398
21,711
5,562

5,159
6,879
10,833
14,349
5,770

389
1,031
2,771
546
496

212
439
1,352
371
284

143
249
581
315
113

39
96
380
114
43

17
44
234
93
12

7
37
165
74
16

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

484
1,488
3,160
204
12,695

16,362
470,437
3,175,057
68,777
6,483,478

2,025
22,914
71,879
1,785
243,700

4,185
15,399
22,747
8,751
19,197

122
484
240
43
2,862

304
395
933
89
3,357

45
265
788
42
2,370

7
172
728
19
1,995

2
106
270
8
1,454

4
66
201
3
657

4,122
5,663
2,656
4,048
1,772

2,729,608
1,742,166
403,545
563,408
493,777

112,089
73,180
30,869
16,257
23,076

27,193
12,922
11,622
4,016
13,023

654
1,581
1,111
1,910
605

962
1,895
814
1,376
675

991
1,069
219
414
87

559
500
310
326
284

532
408
104
13
60

424
210
98
9
61

3,647
18,757
16,324
33
458

813,715
3,964,322
4,062,901
1,188
70,374

38,077
160,979
219,018
91
5,309

10,441
8,582
13,417
2,769
11,591

1,972
9,654
8,271
19
260

771
4,283
3,279
13
136

497
2,991
1,312
35

192
970
1,918
19

103
439
890
1
1

112
420
654
7

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 53

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Investment (all types) in survey year - con.
Purpose of expenditures
Geographic area
Replacement
(dollars)
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Water
conservation
(dollars)

Source of funding assistance
New
expansion
(dollars)

Other
USDA
(farms)

EQIP
(farms)

Other
public
(farms)

No public
funding
(farms)

469,023,865
(NA)

172,069,158
(NA)

484,032,448
(NA)

1,808
(NA)

744
(NA)

616
(NA)

105,310
(NA)

586,102
(D)
11,162,719
15,315,301
100,894,085

150,000
(D)
6,654,218
17,549,042
23,165,115

1,460,921
84,070
3,187,986
29,972,446
92,483,368

31
61
107

42
56
125

3
69
164

327
38
1,903
2,965
17,799

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

21,014,490
51,529
1,601,651
15,337,850
6,055,751

9,334,603
3,000
5,320,701
902,745

9,788,390
278,100
1,197,957
6,148,261
12,053,349

135
9
60
5

80
2
2

2
10
-

5,607
73
120
4,084
1,024

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

4,058,158
36,779,494
(D)
2,140,174
1,383,000

(D)
14,697,270
(D)
64,800
558

(D)
17,199,204
4,291,429
3,426,095
739,631

58
4
1
-

10
2

-

591
7,236
413
442
335

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

22,869,623
(D)
3,332,460
347,410
807,896

6,875,156
(D)
1,534,506
76,800
6,936

11,511,988
1,388,106
3,613,863
1,309,254
688,965

42
7
37
36
-

7
9
1
-

5
15
32
6
2

1,871
374
816
331
272

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

963,742
4,729,679
2,559,916
4,177,998
2,686,255

188,886
206,280
336,580
1,747,354
364,046

716,592
12,059,529
5,124,054
5,094,318
5,809,500

23
4
27
10

16
4

2
2
2
1

375
1,488
823
687
995

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7,257,499
50,882,095
4,293,674
(D)
1,276,057

10,070,683
16,312,529
3,478,305
(D)
192,810

17,290,676
91,331,097
6,924,519
92,388
2,426,592

158
256
33
15

183
13

23
21
14
8

3,358
8,111
823
84
442

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

12,834,441
679,276
4,170,508
1,790,575
(D)

6,216,565
(D)
109,000
157,380
(D)

6,541,203
(D)
4,167,691
951,852
677,889

86
7
-

49
6
-

33
17
4
-

2,740
522
1,262
249
324

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

6,218,891
18,649,748
763,941
(D)
749,190

689,978
10,446,766
148,000
(D)
499,800

7,866,723
9,770,379
1,001,772
38,000
2,543,557

69
106
4
1
29

11
5
1

19
1
-

1,031
8,577
844
44
556

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2,083,902
541,250
43,331,755
11,572,492
54,360

1,142,700
18,960
19,747,003
2,888,844
6,000

2,343,730
825,759
51,795,762
9,672,571
88,177

35
235
26
-

3
29
37
-

6
42
88
-

515
323
9,079
4,522
124

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

645,112
29,386,031
5,600
4,444,176
4,625,449

372,950
5,728,480
511,500
3,099,968

1,456,200
22,188,807
19,440
2,929,526
9,843,254

36
55

3
12
6
30

12
13

384
7,235
31
665
2,476

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,438,932
4,954,885
26,584,196
7,111,962
1,738,638

271,246
779,998
6,962,246
271,780
87,950

2,453,261
7,307,715
25,851,758
14,326,957
3,735,664

69
19
94
9

17
22
5
13

8
11
27
2
14

947
2,231
6,914
2,091
1,156

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

(D)
9,648,605
22,915,909
1,115,887
83,136,369

(D)
812,135
17,180,288
(D)
34,657,859

1,082,301
12,453,313
31,782,779
(D)
125,905,862

3
123
9
570

64
215

7
104
62

599
1,892
4,398
240
15,322

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

41,108,614
30,898,023
15,958,523
3,674,180
11,896,499

20,667,522
9,681,453
6,180,877
6,788,868
7,117,018

50,312,758
32,600,490
8,729,835
5,793,619
4,062,786

193
201
93
32
35

26
29
66
58
42

5
42
33
79
3

4,872
7,179
3,424
5,099
2,449

16,262,680
82,617,402
102,983,305
(D)
4,058,158

6,088,281
30,167,618
23,282,021
(D)
(D)

15,725,666
48,193,633
92,752,825
84,070
(D)

48
200
110
-

35
27
125
-

24
28
167
-

4,271
23,023
18,574
38
591

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

54 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Purchase of equipment and machinery in survey year
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Investment 1
($1,000)

Average
per farm
(dollars)

Farms with investment of $1 to
$999

$1,000 to
$9,999

$10,000 to
$29,999

$30,000 to
$74,999

$75,000
or more

75,448
58,831

23,496,627
21,571,346

816,603
704,486

10,823
11,975

33,721
24,039

25,111
22,030

8,589
6,972

5,946
(NA)

2,081
(NA)

262
32
1,120
1,651
14,523

18,667
1,158
366,948
1,736,199
3,265,844

1,864
84
9,059
27,730
145,391

7,113
2,637
8,089
16,796
10,011

147
23
745
53
7,957

84
8
192
908
3,708

16
111
485
1,490

10
1
46
163
995

5
26
42
373

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,807
55
88
3,142
729

926,420
1,073
31,808
639,938
237,910

29,980
260
2,644
17,563
15,393

7,875
4,730
30,049
5,590
21,116

1,495
32
8
1,904
305

1,194
15
32
966
110

926
5
11
153
109

139
3
28
62
167

53
9
57
38

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

449
4,658
318
376
259

68,386
1,788,451
146,176
96,518
52,217

3,901
60,669
5,336
4,661
1,878

8,689
13,025
16,780
12,397
7,249

295
1,847
78
159
135

125
1,608
142
127
77

16
691
31
37
28

6
304
55
39
15

7
208
12
14
4

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,528
288
572
247
203

1,097,247
8,148
282,336
10,778
14,723

33,804
1,518
3,997
1,086
1,268

22,123
5,272
6,987
4,397
6,247

204
141
91
141
56

582
113
348
90
126

288
23
110
7
13

356
9
23
6
6

98
2
3
2

307
907
579
408
778

7,600
235,761
143,281
590,152
401,476

1,235
14,200
6,500
5,070
6,460

4,024
15,656
11,226
12,427
8,303

175
373
264
49
337

98
299
209
204
290

22
79
34
116
85

12
106
47
31
52

50
25
8
14

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,212
6,395
491
70
375

879,980
3,815,656
208,977
338
25,748

29,848
127,523
8,036
76
3,046

13,494
19,941
16,368
1,090
8,123

708
940
185
58
219

1,039
2,744
183
8
84

196
1,004
56
4
48

185
1,484
38
18

84
223
29
6

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,386
425
984
177
261

284,972
29,251
43,190
83,761
8,391

16,762
1,808
7,308
2,345
746

12,094
4,254
7,427
13,250
2,859

573
274
413
26
141

428
102
380
102
109

250
27
111
27
5

71
22
69
14
5

64
11
8
1

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

878
6,221
665
28
357

231,948
778,217
10,104
313
31,382

12,022
28,070
1,242
42
2,350

13,692
4,512
1,867
1,495
6,583

227
3,951
508
17
248

480
1,767
137
10
59

67
264
15
1
31

64
203
1
10

40
36
4
9

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

407
225
5,507
3,044
95

127,159
9,580
2,577,946
451,221
418

4,203
988
89,990
16,453
91

10,327
4,393
16,341
5,405
961

130
162
1,916
1,775
66

186
49
1,864
988
29

42
9
709
179
-

41
700
75
-

8
5
318
27
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

213
5,638
31
448
1,629

13,839
1,066,276
231
176,490
472,024

1,334
41,114
13
5,632
14,005

6,265
7,292
411
12,572
8,597

143
3,158
31
59
779

50
1,772
250
636

8
462
88
100

8
147
38
72

4
99
13
42

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

741
1,744
5,245
1,383
858

20,222
105,660
964,797
326,870
84,969

2,717
10,021
43,742
18,290
4,305

3,667
5,746
8,340
13,225
5,017

455
1,077
3,054
542
497

223
476
1,342
514
292

39
99
414
124
34

21
67
316
144
22

3
25
119
59
13

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

436
1,363
2,700
165
11,584

14,146
430,146
2,618,170
56,749
5,982,599

1,616
17,162
33,279
1,348
200,369

3,707
12,591
12,325
8,170
17,297

115
455
274
39
2,552

300
566
1,465
89
4,781

15
154
706
23
1,867

2
144
207
12
1,943

4
44
48
2
441

3,798
4,551
1,179
3,461
1,357

2,510,145
1,602,708
322,599
417,069
387,244

85,352
55,003
17,842
11,340
10,319

22,473
12,086
15,133
3,276
7,605

622
1,916
458
1,922
752

1,517
1,516
302
1,182
340

779
425
245
338
192

543
583
108
12
47

337
111
66
7
26

3,021
16,128
15,253
32
449

631,060
3,586,483
3,365,447
1,158
68,386

24,838
128,329
146,745
84
3,901

8,222
7,957
9,621
2,637
8,689

1,660
8,656
8,357
23
295

1,024
5,025
4,024
8
125

168
1,450
1,501
16

103
667
998
1
6

66
330
373
7

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 55

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Purchase of equipment and machinery in survey year - con.
Purpose of expenditures
Geographic area

Water
conservation
(farms)

Replacement
(farms)
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Source of funding assistance
New
expansion
(farms)

Other
USDA
(farms)

EQIP
(farms)

Other
public
(farms)

No public
funding
(farms)

54,114
43,895

4,307
2,323

17,027
12,613

1,199
(NA)

359
(NA)

371
(NA)

73,519
(NA)

180
10
932
1,070
10,985

3
3
17
44
210

79
19
171
537
3,328

9
1
35

9
33
57

1
20
160

262
32
1,101
1,597
14,271

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,706
36
63
2,699
416

694
27
28

407
19
25
416
285

68
7
54
5

63
-

2
-

3,674
48
88
3,088
724

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

356
3,113
241
244
187

11
447
4
-

82
1,098
77
128
72

32
4
1
-

7
2

-

449
4,619
314
375
257

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,167
166
385
182
158

137
1
8
6
4

224
121
179
59
41

42
7
14
36
-

5
1
-

5
8
15
-

1,481
273
538
210
203

205
435
443
290
422

2
4
8
11
3

100
468
128
107
353

13
8
6

6
4

2
2
2
1

286
905
579
398
767

1,053
4,490
329
36
280

147
438
74
2
13

1,012
1,467
88
32
82

93
255
17
6

101
13

7
21
11
6

2,112
6,018
463
70
350

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

939
205
559
130
177

124
8
13
1

323
212
425
34
83

33
7
-

-

7
17
2
-

1,346
425
967
168
261

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

609
5,082
511
26
184

66
745
3
119

203
394
151
2
54

67
68
4
1
19

7
3
-

16
1
-

804
6,134
660
27
338

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

265
130
3,902
2,105
52

29
2
281
119
-

113
93
1,324
820
43

13
191
9
-

4
25
-

3
38
2
-

394
222
5,274
3,008
95

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

184
4,483
23
303
966

180
1
270

29
975
8
144
393

34
40

5
14

9
13

213
5,590
31
448
1,562

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

501
1,269
3,943
723
541

10
25
176
7
3

230
450
1,126
653
314

57
10
78
9

7
13
-

2
7
17
2
7

675
1,714
5,150
1,381
842

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

239
998
1,803
134
7,754

3
6
66
11
1,065

194
359
831
20
2,765

3
28
5
462

37
117

4
38
44

432
1,360
2,597
160
10,961

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,474
3,273
921
2,314
1,085

348
158
130
524
17

976
1,120
128
623
255

149
156
35
10
11

22
4
55
9

5
38
7
3
1

3,622
4,353
1,137
3,393
1,336

2,073
12,017
11,686
10
356

154
1,376
214
3
11

794
2,735
3,353
19
82

17
131
38
-

23
15
57
-

11
25
160
-

2,970
15,957
14,998
32
449

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

56 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
New construction or deepening of wells in survey year
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Investment 1
($1,000)

Average
per farm
(dollars)

Farms with investment of $1 to
$999

$1,000 to
$9,999

$10,000 to
$29,999

$30,000 to
$74,999

$75,000
or more

8,977
5,981

5,779,399
5,575,690

151,421
150,838

16,868
25,220

210
119

4,220
2,481

3,102
2,094

1,101
(NA)

344
(NA)

25
237
631
1,169

2,870
66,548
927,592
706,827

56
2,771
10,256
35,213

2,240
11,692
16,254
30,122

13
3

11
150
222
48

1
66
340
823

18
46
134

3
23
161

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

281
9
20
277
51

226,388
9
8,724
119,036
46,900

5,874
(D)
114
2,933
1,207

20,903
(D)
5,676
10,587
23,670

-

95
9
16
231
12

149
4
25
21

16
13
17

21
8
1

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

442
44
46
38

292,157
43,301
28,791
18,015

2,770
681
857
192

6,267
15,479
18,637
5,066

2
9

388
10
30
21

41
30
7
8

9
3
3
-

4
1
4
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

240
16
77
34
10

276,035
1,740
55,116
282
3,039

6,488
85
1,399
(D)
124

27,035
5,309
18,172
(D)
12,383

2
-

97
14
30
33
5

50
2
30
1
3

86
15
2

7
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

5
140
137
139
121

572
88,119
40,871
278,010
141,404

71
1,878
1,038
1,824
862

14,100
13,417
7,576
13,125
7,126

28
1
3

78
50
45
95

5
43
59
78
18

18
15
5

1
-

75
1,355
42
7
27

32,685
1,088,491
86,206
23
5,998

1,106
26,605
2,494
40
385

14,744
19,635
59,386
5,663
14,256

-

68
435
4
7
14

2
525
7
12

393
17
-

5
2
14
1

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

261
15
13
17
17

111,065
2,630
3,895
10,482
(D)

5,902
150
73
272
150

22,613
10,007
5,646
16,001
8,847

4
-

139
11
8
4
16

41
1
5
5
-

63
3
4
1

18
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

66
1,124
44
4
140

45,912
106,551
(D)
4
14,484

1,567
7,696
291
(D)
618

23,738
6,847
6,614
(D)
4,416

4
112

30
960
41
-

18
137
3
21

16
25
7

2
2
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

28
11
749
307
11

12,755
6,155
655,984
71,568
22

298
121
15,331
4,685
47

10,625
11,018
20,468
15,260
4,273

4
-

3
8
294
182
11

25
1
288
92
-

2
144
7
-

19
26
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

8
256
6
48
157

3,594
72,780
6
28,112
45,310

140
4,208
12
775
1,561

17,513
16,436
2,050
16,136
9,943

25

175
6
3
111

7
62
44
2

1
1
17

19
2

65
93
505
178
95

907
23,871
185,435
103,792
24,668

323
1,029
4,867
2,238
810

4,974
11,068
9,638
12,576
8,522

4
125
2

55
56
262
94
85

6
30
72
65
3

6
37
18
3

1
9
1
2

6
237
810
16
1,822

2,122
104,483
1,242,576
12,023
1,334,817

39
2,636
11,741
156
31,556

6,500
11,120
14,495
9,751
17,319

28
6
4
34

5
90
321
2
699

1
111
402
10
664

5
68
418

3
13
7

574
636
322
88
389

626,899
523,737
152,580
43,869
80,498

17,048
9,964
8,738
1,285
3,042

29,700
15,667
27,136
14,602
7,821

4
-

173
296
142
31
302

173
250
83
53
66

201
68
65
2
18

27
18
32
2
3

218
1,741
1,182
-

139,779
465,096
712,247
-

6,706
13,017
36,226
-

30,760
7,477
30,648
-

3
-

104
1,444
59
-

50
240
823
-

24
34
134
-

40
23
163
-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 57

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
New construction or deepening of wells in survey year - con.
Purpose of expenditures
Geographic area

Water
conservation
(farms)

Replacement
(farms)
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Source of funding assistance
New
expansion
(farms)

Other
USDA
(farms)

EQIP
(farms)

Other
public
(farms)

No public
funding
(farms)

3,686
3,005

(X)
(X)

4,944
2,976

73
(NA)

23
(NA)

36
(NA)

8,845
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

23
225
316
308

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

2
7
305
855

7
-

-

13
4

25
237
611
1,165

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

114
2
146
10

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

137
9
18
124
39

36
2
-

-

3
-

245
9
20
272
51

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

171
21
14
8

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

271
23
32
21

-

-

-

442
44
46
38

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

184
23
1
7

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

56
16
54
33
3

-

-

1
1
2

240
16
76
33
8

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

3
15
57
55
21

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

2
123
80
82
100

4
-

-

-

5
140
137
135
121

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

64
413
30
2
9

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

2
923
12
5
18

4

-

2

75
1,355
42
7
21

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

85
6
3
12
-

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

169
9
10
5
17

3
-

1
-

7
-

250
15
13
17
17

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

28
513
36
4
112

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

33
474
5
18

2
10

2
1

-

62
1,124
44
4
129

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

18
3
249
228
-

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

10
8
418
77
11

5
-

8
-

3
-

28
8
744
299
11

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
68
16
59

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

4
188
6
32
98

-

3
6
2

-

5
256
48
155

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

10
31
294
29
37

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

55
59
192
147
58

4
12
-

3
1
6

1
4
3
-

64
82
489
178
89

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

2
88
353
12
624

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

4
149
445
4
1,156

11
9

-

3
14
-

3
237
785
16
1,813

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

314
214
121
14
377

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

204
389
192
57
7

14
6
17
-

2
1
2
-

7
-

558
630
314
69
389

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

178
678
310
-

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

38
922
866
-

-

8
-

4
-

210
1,741
1,178
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

58 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Construction of permanent storage and distribution systems in survey year
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Investment 1
($1,000)

Average
per farm
(dollars)

Farms with investment of $1 to
$999

$1,000 to
$9,999

$10,000 to
$29,999

$30,000 to
$74,999

$75,000
or more

10,695
11,042

3,549,223
4,836,760

67,018
209,915

6,266
19,011

4,700
5,334

4,732
3,700

945
1,270

156
(NA)

162
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

32
308
309
749

3,894
123,230
436,331
660,761

223
2,805
11,276
15,044

6,969
9,106
36,492
20,086

82
38
57

22
182
177
291

9
17
43
288

1
20
12
32

7
39
81

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

984
15
4
291
93

321,075
176
1,974
240,728
28,091

2,869
43
(D)
3,364
1,554

2,916
2,833
(D)
11,561
16,711

240
2
247
2

680
12
3
24
37

58
1
1
8
41

3
3
13

3
9
-

35
1,290
19
2
14

48,280
329,176
12,015
(D)
1,658

1,189
2,099
826
(D)
21

33,981
1,627
43,474
(D)
1,533

8
1,036
14
11

22
210
2
2
1

1
34
1
2

2
3
-

2
7
2
-

30
67
49
79
34

10,806
1,017
39,277
7,158
1,266

342
247
204
266
101

11,400
3,685
4,156
3,369
2,971

21
3
35
-

12
38
43
39
32

18
8
3
4
2

1
-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

93
201
10
25
6

2,799
16,352
9,255
59,552
7,116

530
498
79
122
10

5,704
2,480
7,900
4,898
1,675

54
3

79
143
6
22
3

11
4
3
-

3
4
-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

673
22
169
3
47

231,037
28,044
101,164
(D)
4,152

1,111
33
2,732
(D)
329

1,650
1,521
16,165
(D)
6,996

515
1
79
2
3

138
20
63
1
34

20
1
22
8

4
2

1
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

396
81
82
21
31

20,864
2,754
5,300
10,657
393

1,294
96
350
61
96

3,268
1,183
4,262
2,892
3,081

260
54
14
-

77
25
75
6
31

57
2
7
-

2
1
-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

73
720
85
5
37

12,362
146,556
1,607
(D)
6,323

662
1,458
245
(D)
414

9,072
2,025
2,879
(D)
11,191

2
571
39
4
9

12
115
40
1
15

58
31
6
3

1
2
10

1
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

54
54
1,772
522
12

6,005
(D)
150,142
102,851
48

644
250
3,776
2,078
(D)

11,932
4,633
2,131
3,980
(D)

3
18
483
229
6

35
36
1,265
261
6

3
24
25
-

13
7
-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

87
456
112
442

6,302
112,852
20,796
215,612

630
4,383
1,178
1,451

7,241
9,611
10,520
3,283

9
316
230

67
97
61
169

7
30
45
39

4
8
1
4

5
5
-

195
260
541
237
155

10,270
15,064
282,256
19,967
1,791

849
1,333
5,898
606
312

4,354
5,128
10,902
2,556
2,010

43
45
258
54
98

132
184
180
179
48

16
25
67
9

4
6
27
4
-

9
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

46
132
335
11
1,068

2,446
37,976
464,198
12,656
495,988

261
2,046
11,159
69
3,507

5,674
15,502
33,310
6,274
3,284

7
15
36
4
604

38
60
215
5
364

1
49
33
1
83

1
12
1
14

7
39
3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

231
1,358
857
932
389

167,291
103,128
80,241
207,219
130,600

2,003
3,291
1,886
2,544
3,291

8,671
2,423
2,200
2,729
8,461

9
101
652
220
82

108
1,252
133
682
261

111
5
69
27
19

3
3
3
20

7

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

393
2,745
775
35

171,586
619,841
678,425
48,280

4,344
7,301
15,129
1,189

11,054
2,660
19,521
33,981

201
2,200
63
8

128
432
309
22

45
94
290
1

11
13
32
2

8
6
81
2

2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Construction of permanent storage and distribution systems in survey year - con.
Purpose of expenditures
Geographic area

Water
conservation
(farms)

Replacement
(farms)
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Source of funding assistance
New
expansion
(farms)

Other
USDA
(farms)

EQIP
(farms)

Other
public
(farms)

No public
funding
(farms)

3,469
3,660

2,954
4,760

4,272
2,622

291
(NA)

132
(NA)

157
(NA)

10,115
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

137
92
170

2
97
113
212

30
74
104
367

10
30
71

14
23
18

2
23
-

32
282
233
660

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

220
1
275
17

428
3
12
32

336
14
1
4
44

21
2
2
-

17
2
2

7
-

946
13
4
280
91

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

13
418
1
4

11
358
9

11
514
18
2
1

26
-

-

-

35
1,264
19
2
14

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

16
8
4
31

1
11
-

30
50
30
75
3

5
-

7
-

7
1
5
-

30
53
43
74
34

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

11
26
7
7
2

53
80
2
10
4

29
95
1
8
-

10
2
-

10
-

-

73
201
10
23
6

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

492
1
75
2
11

116
19
60
3

65
2
34
1
33

3
4
1

-

7
2
-

663
22
163
3
46

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

43
7
16
-

61
8
15
-

292
66
67
5
31

48
-

6
-

19
-

329
75
82
21
31

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

5
122
35
1
-

8
59
3
4
23

60
539
47
14

26
-

2
2
-

-

71
692
85
5
37

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

30
18
534
45
6

14
18
450
323
6

10
18
788
154
-

11
5
-

3
25
-

81
-

40
54
1,742
441
12

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

12
304
32
218

69
70
27
160

6
82
53
64

14

1

3
-

87
453
112
427

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

19
91
301
28
18

57
83
84
80
28

119
86
156
129
109

12
1
2
-

10
6
4
7

5
7
7

168
253
528
237
141

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

18
35
96
9
543

28
110
1
301

28
69
129
1
224

32
24

23
3

24
7

46
132
256
11
1,034

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

59
521
64
97
144

56
437
99
486
171

116
400
694
349
74

22
5
48
5
12

2
25
17
1
14

19
74
2

207
1,328
773
852
361

106
1,137
170
13

215
484
223
11

72
1,124
382
11

2
55
71
-

2
18
-

9
3
-

382
2,685
686
35

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

60 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land clearing and leveling in survey year
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Investment 1
($1,000)

Average
per farm
(dollars)

Farms with investment of $1 to
$999

$1,000 to
$9,999

$10,000 to
$29,999

$30,000 to
$74,999

$75,000
or more

9,404
9,246

4,604,493
4,847,251

75,690
88,265

8,049
9,546

3,446
2,536

3,995
4,391

1,471
1,753

347
(NA)

145
(NA)

5
6
219
529
1,312

4,000
(D)
171,338
714,969
1,202,559

38
7
6,277
13,419
16,898

7,500
1,167
28,664
25,367
12,879

4
68
13
22

3
2
53
177
735

2
44
214
430

28
89
109

26
36
16

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

557
2
4
57
138

76,795
(D)
1,245
238,213
43,272

787
(D)
25
2,427
777

1,413
(D)
6,348
42,571
5,633

246
2
77

309
2
4
10
35

1
28
20

10
6

1
7
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

63
744
14
11
5

358
193,645
21,298
7,962
2,895

169
1,855
355
86
8

2,684
2,493
25,361
7,782
1,636

1
582
2
2

61
66
9
7
3

1
92
2
4
-

3
-

1
1
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

41
15
172
12
-

19,880
(D)
136,255
6,477
-

383
30
2,847
196
-

9,341
2,010
16,552
16,365
-

14
7
4
-

40
79
5
-

1
55
1
-

26
-

1
5
2
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

9
116
71
136
75

273
41,815
22,891
273,053
107,042

(D)
221
325
3,986
1,439

(D)
1,909
4,572
29,311
19,185

64
2
4
2

9
49
61
51
32

3
8
39
26

30
12

12
3

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

528
497
144
1
23

170,151
398,342
102,196
(D)
3,878

2,157
3,377
1,302
(D)
131

4,085
6,794
9,044
(D)
5,687

234
149
23
6

221
171
55
1
14

69
177
65
1

1
1
2

3
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

753
2
73
25
14

36,503
(D)
8,410
16,741
(D)

1,278
(D)
630
165
(D)

1,698
(D)
8,630
6,589
(D)

564
10
-

164
2
52
12
13

14
21
1

8
3
-

3
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

78
83
14
8
36

32,506
42,091
1,147
60
10,452

489
460
112
28
375

6,264
5,542
8,029
3,500
10,417

5
8
6
-

65
62
8
19

6
13
8
14

2
3

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

44
37
1,112
774
6

12,391
645
178,074
88,266
30

409
(D)
5,023
842
(D)

9,304
(D)
4,517
1,088
(D)

12
37
410
525
6

21
619
231
-

78
18
-

11
-

5
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

74
427
36
302

1,653
101,477
17,637
91,055

342
5,340
160
431

4,619
12,506
4,439
1,427

134
16
185

73
260
17
113

9
2
4

1
2
-

22
1
-

32
106
306
151
55

6,970
7,503
300,497
47,583
10,867

261
587
4,224
291
105

8,168
5,533
13,803
1,926
1,910

4
15
79
80
35

25
79
117
66
16

1
9
84
5
4

3
19
-

2
7
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

6
82
778
35
1,210

(D)
53,351
1,072,914
15,985
678,416

38
798
15,471
158
6,480

6,250
9,729
19,885
4,503
5,356

6
45
4
412

5
63
304
27
530

1
9
267
3
251

2
123
1
14

2
39
3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

258
711
1,108
756
299

205,852
163,563
50,176
91,188
177,660

7,062
4,348
1,805
1,021
6,331

27,372
6,116
1,629
1,350
21,174

5
28
908
335
142

124
617
164
415
57

77
61
25
5
46

34
8
28

18
5
3
1
26

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

684
1,438
1,320
6
63

162,213
343,935
1,210,812
(D)
358

1,876
7,742
16,918
7
169

2,743
5,384
12,817
1,167
2,684

430
886
27
4
1

175
410
738
2
61

78
114
430
1

1
5
109
-

23
16
-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land clearing and leveling in survey year - con.
Purpose of expenditures
Geographic area

Water
conservation
(farms)

Replacement
(farms)
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Source of funding assistance
New
expansion
(farms)

Other
USDA
(farms)

EQIP
(farms)

Other
public
(farms)

No public
funding
(farms)

(X)
(X)

2,915
4,490

5,315
4,756

203
(NA)

76
(NA)

29
(NA)

9,096
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

169
285
625

5
6
23
229
330

12
23
1

19
-

13
-

5
6
188
493
1,311

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

40
11
7

479
2
4
24
129

2
-

-

-

557
2
4
55
138

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

113
-

44
595
13
9
5

-

3
-

-

63
741
14
11
5

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

4
74
-

19
15
84
12
-

18
-

4
-

-

41
15
150
12
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

26
9
55
19

3
90
32
73
47

13
4

-

-

9
116
71
123
71

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

139
19
34
18

370
423
96
1
5

59
12
-

-

3
1
-

466
497
131
1
23

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

452
5
6
-

295
2
64
9
14

-

48
-

2
-

705
2
73
23
14

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

9
63
14

67
20
14
8
21

-

-

3
-

78
80
14
8
36

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

14
171
420
-

26
19
785
270
-

11
30
17
-

2
-

4
3
-

33
37
1,078
752
6

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

12
9
93

74
271
27
162

1

-

-

74
427
36
301

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

18
37
27
-

26
82
240
124
35

2
-

-

-

32
106
304
151
55

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

18
391
1
278

6
57
346
6
794

52
71

4
-

13
5

6
82
709
35
1,134

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

59
152
427
91
245

190
403
677
550
27

6
30
12

48
19

4
-

252
677
1,060
756
268

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

354
187
630
-

306
1,063
333
6
44

29
1
-

2
3
-

4
3
-

649
1,435
1,316
6
63

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

62 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Computers, control panels, and software for irrigation water management in survey year
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Investment 1
($1,000)

Average
per farm
(dollars)

Farms with investment of $1 to
$999

$1,000 to
$9,999

$10,000 to
$29,999

$30,000 to
$74,999

$75,000
or more

3,954
1,291

2,277,913
1,525,653

14,393
7,898

3,640
6,118

1,413
262

2,223
864

212
93

102
(NA)

4
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

3
95
31
442

(D)
43,933
63,765
298,335

17
92
156
3,996

5,667
972
5,033
9,041

79
5
104

2
15
21
220

1
1
5
64

54

-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

195
1
4
389
20

109,724
(D)
3,000
77,759
16,874

627
(D)
(D)
520
80

3,218
(D)
(D)
1,337
4,000

57
2
281
2

114
1
2
96
15

24
9
3

3
-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

44
170
22
8
21

(D)
282,732
27,636
5,918
1,934

49
1,283
107
(D)
24

1,106
7,546
4,879
(D)
1,119

28
29
3
2
8

15
112
16
5
13

1
19
3
1
-

7
-

3
-

79
17
24
2
27

128,115
2,504
14,188
(D)
1,915

239
17
35
(D)
11

3,027
1,014
1,443
(D)
398

30
16
17
26

44
6
2
1

5
1
1
-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
126
30
8
30

(D)
32,452
28,467
23,653
30,509

(D)
197
79
17
89

(D)
1,563
2,642
2,063
2,967

51
9
4
-

2
74
20
4
30

1
1
-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

51
302
24
3
6

95,400
236,737
35,456
3
436

397
987
132
(D)
5

7,788
3,267
5,485
(D)
821

13
18
2
3
2

31
265
19
4

19
3
-

7
-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

112
5
127
20
1

49,967
230
4,105
13,137
(D)

356
(D)
86
57
(D)

3,178
(D)
680
2,854
(D)

20
112
14
-

79
5
15
3
1

13
3
-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

16
559
41
16

7,843
100,777
919
7,632

36
1,184
24
35

2,263
2,117
583
2,188

11
146
40
10

4
409
1
4

1
2
2

1
-

1
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

20
2
245
26
-

4,110
(D)
181,503
16,300
-

16
(D)
755
76
-

805
(D)
3,083
2,911
-

17
51
-

3
2
185
26
-

4
-

5
-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

5
518
21
44

3,219
205,607
36,635
37,274

28
2,259
140
120

5,600
4,361
6,676
2,735

186
15

3
287
18
29

2
21
2
-

24
1
-

-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

8
80
443
144
29

5,141
(D)
105,280
48,992
10,351

13
73
667
286
31

1,590
910
1,505
1,985
1,081

3
67
296
51
24

5
11
130
89
5

2
14
4
-

3
-

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

112
81
66
22
485

3,160
66,492
94,803
18,501
434,832

72
272
230
55
1,788

638
3,363
3,487
2,485
3,687

109
11
26
14
74

2
66
33
6
382

1
3
7
2
22

1
7

-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

235
195
150
31
95

250,178
117,100
70,455
23,210
43,933

624
574
599
68
92

2,655
2,944
3,994
2,181
972

64
38
47
12
79

163
146
71
19
15

8
6
32
1

5
-

-

62
1,226
446
44

58,908
575,648
303,841
(D)

312
4,589
4,000
49

5,034
3,743
8,968
1,106

2
362
106
28

49
794
222
15

11
34
64
1

32
54
-

4
-

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 23. Investment in Irrigation Equipment, Facilities, Land Improvement, and Computer Technology:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Computers, control panels, and software for irrigation water management in survey year - con.
Purpose of expenditures
Geographic area

Water
conservation
(farms)

Replacement
(farms)
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Source of funding assistance
New
expansion
(farms)

Other
USDA
(farms)

EQIP
(farms)

Other
public
(farms)

No public
funding
(farms)

1,225
(NA)

737
(NA)

1,992
(NA)

42
(NA)

154
(NA)

23
(NA)

3,735
(NA)

2
64
5
186

5
10
126

1
26
16
130

-

50

-

3
95
31
392

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

58
2
28
13

87
10
4

50
1
2
351
3

10
-

-

-

185
1
4
389
20

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

13
69
8
2
9

22
45
2
-

9
56
12
6
12

-

-

-

44
170
22
8
21

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

34
14
17
2

31
-

14
3
7
2
25

-

-

15
-

79
17
9
2
27

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

31
8
8
15

3
7
-

2
92
15
15

4
-

-

-

2
126
26
8
30

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

5
19
16
3
2

22
42
2
4

24
241
6
-

3
1
4

82
-

6
-

42
219
24
3
2

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

79
3
8
1

22
2
-

11
5
124
10
-

2
-

-

-

110
5
127
20
1

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

13
154
3
10

1
24
2

2
381
38
4

12
-

-

-

16
547
41
16

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
177
9
-

15
20
13
-

3
2
48
4
-

4
-

2
-

2
-

20
2
241
22
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

5
113
10
5

204
3
9

201
8
30

2
-

7
13

-

5
509
21
31

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

3
14
54
38
19

4
16
5
-

5
62
373
101
10

4
-

-

-

8
76
443
144
29

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

2
39
30
2
48

7
5
5
105

110
35
31
15
332

4
4

95

15
6

112
81
51
18
380

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

164
133
55
7
64

43
16
74
14
5

28
46
21
10
26

2
4
10
-

-

2
-

233
191
140
29
95

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

31
321
188
13

21
267
128
22

10
638
130
9

14
-

2
7
50
-

-

60
1,205
396
44

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

1

May not add due to rounding.

64 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 24. Expenses for Maintenance and Repairs of Irrigation Equipment and Facilities: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Total
expenses
($1,000)

Average expenses
Per farm
(dollars)

Farms with expenses of -

Per acre
irrigated
(dollars)

$1
to
$999

$1,000
to
$4,999

$5,000
to
$9,999

$10,000
to
$14,999

$15,000
to
$19,999

$20,000
to
$29,999

$30,000
or
more

119,952
138,725

40,014,045
44,364,141

491,705
508,199

4,099
3,663

12.29
11.46

63,658
78,119

34,780
38,766

10,180
10,366

4,615
4,212

1,672
2,151

2,151
2,177

2,896
2,934

291
29
1,721
3,013
21,757

32,765
1,870
619,146
2,987,227
6,090,763

551
13
11,537
20,296
99,020

1,893
459
6,704
6,736
4,551

16.81
7.11
18.63
6.79
16.26

186
25
901
679
12,876

73
4
542
1,134
4,901

10
57
621
2,056

15
33
206
600

6
24
89
227

1
55
143
388

109
141
709

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

6,278
85
152
4,061
1,157

1,826,923
1,630
44,873
1,161,836
436,468

19,658
63
392
21,110
5,221

3,131
746
2,577
5,198
4,512

10.76
38.92
8.73
18.17
11.96

3,561
64
98
2,143
411

1,784
20
25
1,352
461

419
1
17
213
135

311
8
101
69

75
1
70
22

51
1
69
27

77
2
113
32

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

368
8,974
781
679
421

70,642
2,667,690
321,243
197,587
106,220

5,656
33,505
1,785
1,231
505

15,370
3,734
2,285
1,813
1,198

80.07
12.56
5.56
6.23
4.75

250
5,568
394
434
269

69
2,222
285
169
135

35
583
61
51
9

3
136
22
8
5

93
9
7
2

171
5
9
1

11
201
5
1
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

3,544
326
1,341
189
251

2,039,317
10,995
588,993
15,393
36,363

26,214
159
7,535
259
465

7,397
488
5,619
1,368
1,853

12.85
14.47
12.79
16.80
12.79

1,141
284
365
131
123

1,087
40
687
53
105

565
2
124
1
15

287
55
2

116
30
2
2

200
18
4

148
62
2
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

532
1,441
1,135
1,347
1,210

13,100
386,159
359,042
943,677
667,446

1,008
3,453
3,706
5,314
3,198

1,895
2,396
3,265
3,945
2,643

76.97
8.94
10.32
5.63
4.79

314
976
601
811
626

178
282
343
250
401

16
94
102
135
97

5
30
42
59
37

8
20
14
20
17

8
26
18
31
15

3
13
15
41
17

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4,436
11,748
795
65
423

1,565,305
6,147,386
482,059
436
36,028

7,582
49,552
3,940
25
969

1,709
4,218
4,956
390
2,292

4.84
8.06
8.17
58.09
26.91

2,457
3,185
373
58
256

1,681
5,674
200
7
108

167
1,532
126
33

75
884
32
15

8
176
11
6

29
163
34
2

19
134
19
3

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,626
521
1,367
358
246

467,564
40,192
78,733
154,512
10,352

10,985
686
2,031
2,029
173

4,183
1,317
1,486
5,666
702

23.49
17.07
25.80
13.13
16.69

1,600
338
803
132
222

609
147
479
145
12

123
17
51
39
9

117
12
21
22
3

32
2
3
-

60
5
8
7
-

85
2
3
10
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,247
7,602
780
21
474

376,081
1,298,746
14,514
482
36,931

6,802
15,652
487
19
514

5,455
2,059
624
894
1,084

18.09
12.05
33.52
38.96
13.91

493
4,777
678
16
389

420
2,095
93
5
52

194
304
5
21

33
283
1
2

58
36
4

26
66
3
5

23
41
1

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,037
282
8,889
5,190
81

302,422
21,158
3,824,764
775,437
488

3,122
212
69,578
7,558
26

3,011
752
7,827
1,456
319

10.32
10.03
18.19
9.75
52.90

456
242
3,936
3,698
71

448
34
1,874
1,119
10

65
3
1,178
259
-

31
1
731
48
-

13
1
297
8
-

16
1
314
24
-

8
559
34
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

386
6,983
42
846
2,424

22,910
1,524,319
290
335,547
870,021

929
29,466
18
3,708
3,789

2,406
4,220
421
4,383
1,563

40.54
19.33
61.00
11.05
4.36

335
4,169
36
295
1,412

27
1,792
6
345
796

6
362
110
157

3
197
43
27

126
15
22

8
113
20
6

7
224
18
4

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

938
2,038
7,958
2,133
1,149

31,307
166,348
1,742,816
528,171
169,487

1,382
3,520
29,170
4,774
1,259

1,474
1,727
3,665
2,238
1,096

44.16
21.16
16.74
9.04
7.43

625
1,479
4,676
1,411
909

267
389
2,285
473
185

18
93
428
123
32

5
35
206
50
5

10
9
104
21
8

8
21
110
35
9

5
12
149
20
1

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

362
2,810
5,297
349
21,712

21,054
949,320
4,649,244
141,017
10,125,295

471
8,196
32,516
1,737
82,638

1,300
2,917
6,139
4,978
3,806

22.36
8.63
6.99
12.32
8.16

189
1,364
1,407
144
8,113

165
1,001
2,129
114
9,099

5
255
873
55
2,329

3
87
325
21
1,328

40
146
294

35
188
5
310

28
229
10
239

6,839
6,636
3,222
4,900
2,071

4,198,114
2,347,575
585,805
801,138
658,069

61,736
40,031
12,713
5,435
11,827

9,027
6,032
3,946
1,109
5,711

14.71
17.05
21.70
6.78
17.97

1,855
3,102
2,118
3,476
1,208

2,418
1,461
610
1,167
569

1,069
855
125
159
70

483
515
157
81
35

284
195
35
1
24

266
219
81
13
56

464
289
96
3
109

4,845
24,161
22,135
29
368

1,117,622
5,487,828
6,221,323
1,870
70,642

12,233
76,754
99,643
13
5,656

2,525
3,177
4,502
459
15,370

10.95
13.99
16.02
7.11
80.07

3,305
14,888
13,114
25
250

995
6,370
5,010
4
69

347
1,237
2,072
35

60
608
608
3

19
250
232
-

59
347
389
-

60
461
710
11

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 65

Table 25. Expenses for Hired and Contract Irrigation Labor: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Average expenses
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Total
expenses
($1,000)

Per farm
(dollars)

Per acre
irrigated
(dollars)

Hired labor

Contract labor

Average expenses
Farms

Expenses
($1,000)

Per farm
(dollars)

Per acre
irrigated
(dollars)

Average expenses
Farms

Expenses
($1,000)

Per farm
(dollars)

Per acre
irrigated
(dollars)

62,260
(NA)

27,241,219
(NA)

657,335
(NA)

10,558
(NA)

24.13
(NA)

54,349
(NA)

591,148
(NA)

10,877
(NA)

25.75
(NA)

10,623
(NA)

66,187
(NA)

6,231
(NA)

41.78
(NA)

100
17
987
1,756
18,857

17,495
1,518
597,863
2,118,220
5,924,750

230
22
28,093
18,295
283,680

2,298
1,273
28,463
10,419
15,044

13.13
14.25
46.99
8.64
47.88

93
13
928
1,744
15,691

227
(D)
24,769
17,644
249,328

2,440
(D)
26,690
10,117
15,890

13.48
(D)
52.54
8.99
51.56

7
4
89
132
3,626

3
(D)
3,324
652
34,352

414
(D)
37,349
4,936
9,474

4.39
(D)
49.54
20.55
87.66

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,267
40
33
2,057
468

1,017,875
1,171
20,749
695,737
182,075

16,785
167
203
21,143
2,466

7,404
4,179
6,147
10,279
5,268

16.49
142.76
9.78
30.39
13.54

2,120
40
26
1,370
465

15,133
167
179
13,998
2,318

7,138
4,179
6,873
10,217
4,985

18.14
142.76
11.58
32.38
15.97

620
13
808
42

1,652
24
7,145
148

2,664
1,858
8,843
3,512

30.45
7.93
65.60
258.77

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

145
3,698
211
205
140

69,973
2,029,138
104,853
86,069
31,880

7,125
46,669
606
523
181

49,135
12,620
2,871
2,553
1,295

101.82
23.00
5.78
6.08
5.69

134
3,522
194
191
136

7,099
44,758
539
484
180

52,974
12,708
2,780
2,535
1,322

102.01
24.78
7.05
7.30
5.93

16
263
36
25
4

26
1,911
66
39
2

1,630
7,266
1,845
1,568
400

434.57
25.45
7.95
3.19
1.03

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,474
213
522
28
102

1,168,015
5,250
282,836
9,294
20,062

20,028
129
5,237
238
281

13,588
608
10,033
8,499
2,753

17.15
24.66
18.52
25.61
14.00

1,340
196
454
28
101

18,931
114
3,063
238
263

14,128
582
6,746
8,499
2,601

21.17
27.94
12.30
25.61
15.37

218
17
131
8

1,097
15
2,175
18

5,033
906
16,600
2,266

10.55
13.17
262.26
40.29

227
610
241
525
463

6,710
261,527
137,247
728,977
404,235

625
2,982
992
4,903
1,968

2,752
4,888
4,117
9,339
4,250

93.10
11.40
7.23
6.73
4.87

224
604
205
521
449

(D)
2,909
895
4,633
1,899

(D)
4,816
4,364
8,893
4,230

(D)
12.44
8.20
6.82
5.12

8
16
47
22
29

(D)
73
98
270
68

(D)
4,575
2,076
12,276
2,359

(D)
25.12
8.37
37.20
5.77

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,574
4,278
360
12
187

947,051
3,067,422
358,510
188
27,498

8,111
24,946
4,771
16
1,011

5,153
5,831
13,252
1,358
5,405

8.56
8.13
13.31
86.70
36.76

1,381
3,955
352
10
163

7,316
23,260
4,668
(D)
939

5,298
5,881
13,260
(D)
5,762

9.05
8.83
14.23
(D)
37.60

282
522
11
2
33

794
1,686
103
(D)
72

2,817
3,229
9,386
(D)
2,172

16.46
6.86
9.90
(D)
2,986.83

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,334
316
775
119
73

322,230
24,734
56,085
85,301
8,842

9,929
1,033
2,636
1,252
239

7,443
3,269
3,401
10,518
3,271

30.81
41.76
46.99
14.67
27.00

1,185
305
751
107
73

9,360
1,001
2,439
1,204
(D)

7,899
3,283
3,248
11,257
(D)

32.37
41.46
52.91
16.57
(D)

193
17
42
25
1

569
32
196
47
(D)

2,946
1,859
4,677
1,887
(D)

31.66
143.64
50.78
12.35
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

363
4,008
328
4
178

200,523
924,807
10,339
4
18,627

2,746
18,987
594
(Z)
689

7,565
4,737
1,810
100
3,873

13.70
20.53
57.42
100.00
37.02

327
3,092
325
4
177

2,456
17,652
590
(Z)
660

7,509
5,709
1,816
100
3,728

14.30
20.79
58.39
100.00
44.21

68
949
5
12

291
1,335
3
30

4,275
1,407
685
2,467

17.06
30.62
114.13
14.10

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

246
124
4,908
1,904
17

120,758
14,818
2,570,719
502,362
288

1,294
156
50,795
7,853
42

5,261
1,258
10,349
4,125
2,442

10.72
10.52
19.76
15.63
144.12

222
100
3,897
1,721
17

1,189
98
45,345
7,302
(D)

5,356
981
11,636
4,243
(D)

12.48
9.73
23.53
16.32
(D)

70
26
1,351
258
2

105
58
5,450
551
(D)

1,502
2,225
4,034
2,136
(D)

11.10
172.17
31.55
13.38
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

166
4,150
9
320
1,121

15,263
1,201,967
57
182,098
657,209

469
45,395
6
3,111
7,685

2,824
10,939
667
9,721
6,855

30.72
37.77
105.26
17.08
11.69

166
3,873
9
316
1,032

469
44,193
6
3,060
7,267

2,824
11,410
667
9,683
7,042

30.72
40.23
105.26
18.75
12.45

406
35
132

1,203
51
418

2,962
1,449
3,165

56.43
19.73
10.40

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

322
796
3,519
950
454

17,565
101,088
961,869
334,090
80,982

1,067
2,853
26,990
4,298
709

3,314
3,584
7,670
4,524
1,562

60.75
28.22
28.06
12.86
8.76

317
755
2,797
937
414

1,033
2,705
19,469
4,199
638

3,257
3,582
6,961
4,481
1,541

59.90
30.20
30.08
14.16
11.17

12
71
911
25
55

34
148
7,522
99
71

2,873
2,084
8,256
3,968
1,294

125.37
40.35
64.77
17.12
7.12

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

229
833
2,893
85
7,840

14,575
380,531
3,219,159
68,131
5,376,955

380
4,197
27,576
573
53,940

1,659
5,039
9,532
6,744
6,880

26.06
11.03
8.57
8.41
10.03

219
774
2,798
81
7,151

(D)
4,026
24,544
554
50,543

(D)
5,202
8,772
6,836
7,068

(D)
12.65
8.27
9.24
11.09

10
114
292
13
1,116

(D)
171
3,032
20
3,397

(D)
1,499
10,384
1,501
3,044

(D)
7.37
54.32
8.45
8.70

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,804
3,288
2,121
1,842
1,109

2,676,695
1,496,091
377,498
486,252
626,980

38,706
31,804
12,828
8,335
28,926

13,804
9,673
6,048
4,525
26,083

14.46
21.26
33.98
17.14
46.14

2,603
3,174
1,137
1,688
1,043

35,266
28,510
11,735
7,598
25,520

13,548
8,982
10,321
4,501
24,468

17.70
22.78
34.68
18.04
52.06

432
339
998
600
98

3,441
3,294
1,093
737
3,406

7,965
9,716
1,095
1,229
34,756

18.02
38.81
48.76
25.29
49.58

2,080
11,968
18,965
17
145

807,959
4,128,666
6,014,642
1,518
69,973

11,881
110,054
285,072
22
7,125

5,712
9,196
15,031
1,273
49,135

14.70
26.66
47.40
14.25
101.82

1,987
10,553
15,774
13
134

11,377
105,386
250,599
(D)
7,099

5,726
9,986
15,887
(D)
52,974

15.54
28.30
50.99
(D)
102.01

173
1,690
3,654
4
16

504
4,667
34,472
(D)
26

2,913
2,762
9,434
(D)
1,630

11.34
34.76
85.97
(D)
434.57

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

66 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 26. Farms with Diminished Crop Yields Resulting from Irrigation Interruption by Cause: 2003

and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Total 1
Geographic area

Shortage of surface water
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Shortage of ground water

Irrigation equipment failure

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

40,323
28,256

10,207,995
10,637,500

29,277
11,777

6,041,013
3,590,934

5,450
4,821

2,282,363
2,649,299

6,554
10,292

2,823,075
5,058,081

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

27
5
382
363
2,760

3,404
514
130,643
241,814
804,775

1
234
172
1,478

(D)
56,458
57,385
499,675

1
88
59
853

(D)
50,121
57,853
184,379

13
5
55
225
511

2,497
514
49,340
133,880
190,993

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

5,660
9
6
244
117

1,099,804
9
3,139
42,183
5,464

4,972
118
56

830,519
13,839
1,120

674
9
2
-

258,226
9
(D)
-

432
4
43
5

179,716
1,167
27,330
4,008

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

137
4,670
68
63
67

48,890
1,255,229
21,072
13,921
8,712

77
3,982
12
1
18

(D)
1,002,867
1,200
(D)
1,600

19
387
4
4
5

(D)
284,050
480
695
916

26
597
45
36
37

(D)
289,536
16,214
11,961
6,147

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

998
78
59
6
10

565,344
861
32,104
648
1,808

249
36
13
4
2

114,553
749
4,840
448
(D)

228
5
1

132,272
2,600
(D)

252
7
41
1
1

240,700
49
24,404
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

16
216
231
27
112

113
64,709
42,951
38,309
48,037

5
125
43
70

50
21,988
7,727
22,634

6
39
-

6,670
3,780
-

11
72
136
19
48

(D)
41,975
31,903
22,053
27,372

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,750
2,019
535
13
68

931,867
892,221
256,887
61
1,422

2,458
749
386
10
4

839,828
255,327
212,449
58
376

161
543
20
24

73,512
210,780
21,135
24

454
766
58
5
5

153,015
399,299
54,851
9
154

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

3,609
64
5
102
27

256,591
2,668
1,139
41,100
67

3,329
3
2
39
13

137,716
390
(D)
8,478
39

134
2
14

66,310
(D)
28

172
3
33
-

48,716
330
16,125
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

380
3,025
82
28

99,984
480,969
425
3,249

51
1,977
36
12

21,966
400,601
96
690

143
214
-

15,999
56,234
-

101
671
6
13

42,002
80,113
144
865

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

320
61
2,897
4,633
15

71,837
329
1,120,947
616,773
138

127
38
1,592
4,249
8

23,244
234
212,437
559,256
38

31
18
729
876
-

4,929
18
566,845
139,262
-

139
18
645
353
6

33,468
180
403,409
73,362
90

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

14
1,035
12
175
2,123

740
251,834
30
42,953
659,307

2
581
44
1,899

(D)
75,080
5,919
601,332

48
21
88

42,061
1,348
58,765

2
278
94
110

(D)
127,864
25,044
56,043

50
111
432
333
234

849
7,572
54,923
83,012
6,371

25
11
190
139
77

574
(D)
16,033
24,147
752

9
25
2
20
4

9
(D)
(D)
6,698
695

17
24
74
99
33

222
(D)
34,700
54,210
3,719

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

42
490
439
60
8,929

1,095
104,362
297,989
31,174
2,845,589

37
105
194
17
6,360

1,054
20,597
63,830
4,396
1,761,047

19
66
47
2
1,003

(D)
6,108
49,122
(D)
411,395

18
291
269
20
1,659

180
69,694
177,098
12,715
795,064

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,590
1,782
3,877
4,675
694

1,146,302
859,655
278,535
730,354
155,963

1,261
765
3,681
4,473
541

312,754
209,085
192,661
674,985
80,028

689
668
192
216
238

363,248
479,685
102,461
50,518
55,371

575
488
141
293
66

422,810
282,078
53,877
51,771
52,530

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

4,218
8,044
3,181
5
137

720,964
1,997,576
836,306
514
48,890

3,648
6,173
1,503
77

627,638
1,497,571
507,835
(D)

725
653
853
19

152,909
376,661
184,379
(D)

442
1,119
895
5
26

136,022
459,008
208,964
514
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 67

Table 26. Farms with Diminished Crop Yields Resulting from Irrigation Interruption by Cause: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

Energy price increases
or energy shortage
Acres
irrigated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Poor water quality

Loss of water rights

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Cost of purchased water

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Other
Acres
irrigated

Farms

1,942
1,342

964,404
872,752

877
625

230,020
206,912

596
156

198,349
171,369

1,759
1,057

350,911
293,204

2,982
3,725

925,029
1,265,945

6
22
172

6,696
27,400
62,225

4
10
30

11,721
13,745
22,686

1
3

(D)
6,000

6
13
116

12,464
5,785
99,000

14
69
49
261

(D)
12,996
43,904
164,462

29
4
-

20,212
4,560
-

96
83
-

6,690
3,320
-

335
-

69,030
-

119
-

36,501
-

399
2
4
56

67,066
(D)
2,254
336

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

9
208
5
3
-

(D)
81,356
4,362
1,290
-

4
8
13
-

8,159
21,110
39
-

65
-

49,928
-

49
277
-

331
28,870
-

18
332
9
24
12

158
86,900
1,810
1,480
801

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

164
5
-

144,544
3,260
-

1
1
2
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

23
3
-

18,098
1,200
-

5
7
2
-

13,260
14
(D)
-

293
35
1
6

104,985
98
(D)
1,042

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

13
42
6

7,154
4,908
2,000

-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

30
23
9
16

6,180
5,618
20,125
3,271

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

37
308
18
2

17,972
95,050
10,245
(D)

18
2
2
2

30,062
(D)
(D)
(D)

9
7
-

6,623
3,400
-

20
1
-

10,193
(D)
-

227
39
108
35

84,539
53,328
15,001
868

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

47
24
-

13,220
12,274
-

62
-

8,768
-

2
-

(D)
-

253
54
2
-

7,399
108
(D)
-

111
4
3
18
-

31,542
1,840
915
7,555
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

128
69
-

36,242
37,512
-

367
1

367
(D)

2
27
-

(D)
13,850
-

15
4
2

3,530
2,590
(D)

66
161
40
-

11,025
16,085
185
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

34
18
293
80
-

13,165
54
279,933
4,829
-

2
2
36
110
-

(D)
(D)
38,616
25,255
-

5
18
37
-

1,685
18
11,830
-

555
186
2

97,574
15,313
(D)

75
3
147
97
1

8,202
9
82,080
24,730
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

138
10
48

8,628
12,861
15,290

21

27,184

59

12,915

6
63

4,263
9,450

10
16
12
14
133

180
17,133
30
5,012
36,401

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

2
4
14
18

(D)
4,560
10,554
54

2
2
84
1

(D)
(D)
3,514
(D)

-

-

2
2
2
54
7

(D)
(D)
(D)
108
14

51
87
38
103

4,044
4,986
9,953
1,401

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

63
29
24
457

21,021
31,660
12,274
166,939

2
13
7
36

(D)
39
9,650
55,932

18
3
45

18
(D)
37,841

2
13
144

(D)
5,785
28,979

3
49
61
8
787

9
10,442
58,920
1,855
242,188

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

362
216
26
16
6

284,429
164,910
8,752
(D)
6,696

10
39
55
182
4

11,420
42,696
4,208
13,217
11,721

109
6
288
1

47,642
5,572
19,288
(D)

40
185
613
35
6

38,798
83,306
6,279
16,459
12,464

376
68
167
79
69

117,894
68,752
19,541
39,845
12,996

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

120
404
172
9

30,080
117,168
62,225
(D)

31
375
30
4

24,857
21,477
22,686
8,159

27
84
15
-

13,190
60,398
11,400
-

185
304
116
49

14,035
43,033
99,000
331

428
329
261
18

39,920
127,663
164,462
158

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas

1

Detail may not add to total because respondents could check more than one cause.

68 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Corn for grain or seed
Irrigated
Geographic area
Farms

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

500 to
999 acres

1,000 acres
or more

Farms

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

32,267
36,826

9,749,748
10,617,766

178
163

10,823
11,489

9,417
11,652

6,153
(NA)

4,218
(NA)

1,656
(NA)

18,533
19,253

4,901,416
3,915,188

106
115

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

79
29
546
1,204

10,269
10,642
192,564
198,869

162
186
150
177

46
6
88
840

22
7
181
165

6
6
136
111

5
9
106
65

1
35
23

72
182
3

17,328
54,915
1,167

128
114
125

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,649
159
20
723

555,870
33,892
3,610
97,735

176
150
125
158

505
58
5
359

555
57
11
266

272
29
4
83

195
10
13

122
5
2

241
1
129
84
305

94,466
(D)
30,033
14,470
40,512

30
(D)
128
50
114

3
575
838
627
346

545
51,352
222,459
157,415
71,262

(D)
171
174
169
171

2
443
233
191
136

84
321
229
121

1
29
163
145
61

18
92
42
18

1
29
20
10

16
779
745
381

5,604
392,316
330,534
127,892

100
163
143
146

3,022
49
380
109

1,231,918
6,626
126,920
18,884

178
160
159
164

529
22
82
56

1,066
19
112
24

567
7
106
20

614
1
59
8

246
21
1

776
191
307
2
131

149,023
47,558
179,686
(D)
35,959

57
126
81
(D)
134

655
981
275
942

185,788
177,272
129,105
304,295

165
169
164
158

261
494
50
203

173
301
85
307

101
120
59
240

75
44
57
151

45
22
24
41

739
851
239
701

203,594
189,889
90,540
180,252

122
130
130
114

103
14,103
2
18

7,473
4,605,499
(D)
1,988

140
186
(D)
158

70
4,425
2
7

29
3,553
9

4
3,194
2

2,148
-

783
-

1
8,740
79

(D)
1,865,368
7,330

(D)
87
120

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

72
6
117
236
9

42,166
445
9,282
57,865
3,188

195
177
128
143
143

10
5
97
69
3

28
13
88
2

14
1
5
46
-

13
2
26
4

7
7
-

5
102
335
176
102

155
24,017
44,079
81,553
20,230

36
117
121
108
140

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

329
120
11
89

91,178
16,002
806
13,998

166
196
130
150

114
65
7
32

118
47
3
39

51
4
1
13

31
2
4

15
2
1

103
353
85

44,722
46,427
15,087

115
120
107

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

715
48
1,740
142
-

142,149
5,886
749,465
12,352
-

169
161
184
163
-

276
32
256
116
-

278
10
697
14
-

96
2
336
6
-

53
4
292
6
-

12
159
-

586
155
244
-

248,507
39,854
103,815
-

111
132
51
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

80
339
2
476
299

11,260
62,815
(D)
85,477
42,832

164
186
(D)
171
123

49
163
1
254
161

21
135
1
135
91

3
22
48
39

5
11
27
8

2
8
12
-

63
15
1
513
-

22,892
7,500
(D)
140,332
-

130
51
(D)
114
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

361
1,058
876
472

65,691
135,301
232,977
119,781

157
153
167
164

163
568
363
122

112
354
238
196

55
112
134
112

23
21
90
23

8
3
51
19

3
705
902
1,098
801

715
132,805
136,940
289,483
336,779

99
127
109
126
142

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

32
2,438
1,656
295
18,076

5,570
511,169
628,121
63,095
5,741,365

173
172
158
153
183

18
1,018
306
126
5,633

6
825
465
93
5,005

3
358
454
43
3,901

5
180
323
23
2,573

57
108
10
964

76
2,394
979
213
10,293

18,691
834,771
376,737
72,378
2,398,122

134
141
107
117
89

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,358
1,042
11
184
32

1,604,807
264,572
1,683
22,616
12,605

184
153
197
181
186

504
231
5
133
6

1,104
518
4
46
9

615
185
1
1
6

772
73
1
2
9

363
35
2
2

855
175
5
-

206,749
82,820
155
-

83
50
36
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

135
1,034
1,204
3

10,812
130,169
198,869
545

(D)
181
177
(D)

114
671
840
2

11
266
165
-

6
55
111
1

4
31
65
-

11
23
-

13
18
3
-

5,460
7,644
1,167
-

100
52
125
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Corn for silage or greenchop
Irrigated
Geographic area
Farms

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(tons, green)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 acres
or more

Farms

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(tons, green)

10,118
10,280

1,312,660
922,970

25
23

1,711
3,112

1,856
2,225

2,639
2,261

2,614
(NA)

1,298
(NA)

3,580
1,757

333,705
154,851

13
15

33
75
12
2,214

1,571
15,564
2,063
466,109

14
26
20
28

3
2
7

17
7
226

10
20
5
443

3
27
1,040

19
7
498

22
24
-

3,478
2,500
-

11
7
-

601
2
66
142

77,149
(D)
20,008
23,492

24
(D)
18
19

55
4

186
1
3

105
1
46

153
48
76

102
18
13

14
9
9
41

4,600
661
1,470
4,927

6
15
13
15

1
1,064
6
47
8

(D)
127,652
244
5,891
550

(D)
27
17
21
20

317
2
2

160
4
7
-

235
2
12
4

1
198
17
2

154
9
-

3
19
131
16

195
886
10,801
1,618

10
14
16
13

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

569
2
2
8

66,310
(D)
(D)
1,693

20
(D)
(D)
18

86
-

103
2
2

160
2

161
2

59
2
2

175
64
14
2
32

23,489
1,791
1,330
(D)
1,983

8
18
16
(D)
16

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

102
163
23

13,910
9,652
2,273

21
19
21

24
57
9

4
40
9

21
50
4

36
11
-

17
5
1

6
95
262
24

420
38,644
15,468
5,735

5
18
17
17

361
1,437
38
-

36,314
78,738
3,613
-

25
21
26
-

24
559
5
-

27
522
5
-

200
149
17
-

79
183
7
-

31
24
4
-

3
1,463
2
2

180
74,345
(D)
(D)

20
8
(D)
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

298
6
24
96
2

76,214
582
763
7,479
(D)

25
26
20
14
(D)

31
17
9
-

36
33
-

39
3
7
25
-

99
3
27
1

93
2
1

131
24
78
48

19,473
1,460
18,018
1,341

18
19
9
18

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

46
726
8
20

14,633
52,991
172
2,080

22
28
19
20

2
70
7
2

4
56
2

6
504
10

23
52
1
5

11
44
1

6
65
215
22

2,576
1,300
9,753
3,350

13
15
18
15

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

131
9
412
624
-

10,739
879
81,523
38,921
-

14
31
26
23
-

20
2
194
-

19
3
194
-

70
3
218
123
-

16
103
95
-

6
1
91
18
-

179
12
46
6

29,811
998
32,320
360

8
23
20
4

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

14
457
88
181

867
43,416
5,947
21,399

24
25
20
22

12
151
28
10

117
16
51

48
19
78

99
23
23

2
42
2
19

5
168
143
-

1,111
5,726
10,591
-

20
25
14
-

2
32
258
151
17

(D)
2,811
47,206
19,387
1,493

(D)
20
19
21
(D)

19
9
32
-

2
3
19
16
3

3
66
32
6

3
132
45
7

4
32
26
1

10
323
94
253
167

1,320
15,152
12,196
61,297
7,085

15
18
14
18
17

33
239
16
27
2,692

1,488
16,036
2,688
2,178
222,176

26
20
19
20
22

19
75
6
654

3
53
10
738

10
66
7
7
668

38
3
472

1
7
9
1
160

33
415
20
63
1,758

3,337
33,173
2,000
5,210
133,930

18
15
13
16
8

693
303
232
257
75

108,944
75,909
48,202
17,593
15,564

22
26
24
24
26

84
31
61
2

83
34
119
7

208
110
39
34
20

203
98
77
25
27

115
95
51
18
19

166
42
-

19,904
31,880
-

9
20
-

624
2,252
2,214
1

40,997
223,619
466,109
(D)

23
27
28
(D)

174
538
7
-

197
343
226
-

130
790
443
-

102
341
1,040
1

21
240
498
-

236
-

7,221
-

23
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sorghum for grain or seed
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres
harvested

Farms

500 acres
or more

6,134
4,998

1,108,375
615,981

75
80

1,944
2,158

1,277
884

1,514
1,284

863
(NA)

536
(NA)

6,298
6,423

1,630,609
1,548,487

43
68

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

3
28
326
4

(D)
6,490
58,081
3,525

(D)
79
90
(D)

2
92
-

7
68
-

1
11
80
3

7
61
-

3
25
1

8
424
-

457
85,909
-

73
74
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

231
48

14,184
5,008

68
61

87
4

109
25

31
19

4
-

-

151
2
56

56,614
(D)
8,452

32
(D)
43

5
3
3
-

(D)
(D)
260
-

(D)
(D)
96
-

4
1
2
-

1
-

1
1
-

1
-

-

61
23
1

4,937
5,298
(D)

93
82
(D)

1,564
38
2
-

183,365
6,771
(D)
-

93
88
(D)
-

537
7
-

397
6
2
-

454
14
-

135
11
-

41
-

2,065
198
8

573,379
57,740
460

39
89
58

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
31
57

(D)
6,692
7,380

(D)
91
89

2
7
8

4
27

11
15

3
7

6
-

10
2
75
177

760
(D)
23,292
26,532

55
(D)
77
82

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

945
-

44,148
-

113
-

670
-

237
-

38
-

-

-

1,739
-

219,898
-

53
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

145
-

33,510
-

58
-

14
-

21
-

61
-

38
-

11
-

17
3
-

8,224
300
-

18
35
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

166
2
-

27,770
(D)
-

73
(D)
-

58
2
-

22
-

57
-

17
-

12
-

242
2

89,463
(D)

21
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
3
2,502
11
-

(D)
(D)
708,288
610
-

(D)
(D)
68
78
-

2
436
9
-

338
-

2
715
-

1
576
2
-

437
-

8
10
1,012
-

1,852
5,199
460,770
-

63
97
33
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

13

650

30

-

13

-

-

-

1
3
-

(D)
220
-

(D)
49
-

2
51
5

(D)
5,159
560

(D)
61
100

6
2

2
25
1

20
2

-

-

11
62
11
51

553
9,197
860
9,047

56
44
54
89

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

4
416
1,560

(D)
72,994
95,097

(D)
90
102

3
103
918

102
436

103
156

1
77
46

31
4

7
61
793
2,395

182
4,369
184,963
360,557

93
82
80
46

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,285
1,710
44
35

471,966
442,673
7,512
7,260

82
60
(D)
84

472
412
13
-

463
224
17
7

728
479
5
18

396
326
7
7

226
269
2
3

2,256
651
-

713,518
347,363
-

36
35
-

11
7
4
-

610
494
3,525
-

78
88
(D)
-

9
6
-

-

3
-

2
1
-

1
-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Wheat for grain or seed
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

500 acres
or more

Farms

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

13,531
14,696

3,268,658
3,351,941

76
74

2,806
3,215

2,613
2,953

4,565
4,574

1,914
(NA)

1,633
(NA)

17,008
18,429

6,882,778
6,916,208

39
41

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

275
46
1,038

122,144
8,770
406,582

103
53
90

9
16

57
23
117

69
17
306

72
385

68
6
214

34
1,080
371

6,972
293,449
106,651

52
53
60

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,129
29
79

156,198
3,908
16,444

70
51
50

275
2
4

366
10
22

378
14
31

39
3
17

71
5

1,312
86
7
216

648,183
15,005
546
47,139

26
46
41
49

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2,479
13
27
-

501,472
2,357
3,153
-

101
81
68
-

1,198
1
9
-

312
2
3
-

470
7
14
-

249
2
1
-

250
1
-

389
195
161
12

58,232
31,213
22,520
753

35
64
64
38

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,710
20
11

414,516
(D)
812

57
41
39

211
12
-

301
8

738
8
3

252
-

208
-

3,629
58
130
2
73

2,127,902
19,062
24,862
(D)
16,527

41
67
38
(D)
39

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

56
63
3
28

8,936
4,463
1,800
7,983

64
62
(D)
65

27
43
5

11
12
10

11
4
2
3

3
3
2

4
1
1
8

279
141
117
500

31,417
20,583
33,860
139,527

62
48
50
58

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

709
580
15
6

119,455
110,254
8,871
284

65
59
85
52

107
18
10
2

203
151
4

275
325
2
-

67
42
-

57
44
3
-

802
2,916
32

432,009
623,743
3,617

25
54
44

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

160
54
36
80
1

81,782
54
938
17,724
(D)

61
50
53
64
(D)

2
54
33
10
-

13
6
-

62
3
43
1

44
14
-

39
7
-

47
43
192
317
38

22,414
11,636
33,657
233,886
2,209

23
48
38
36
65

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

587
831
6

131,691
143,046
1,390

48
94
48

99
208
-

188
239
-

163
267
3

72
75
3

65
42
-

621
552
129
1
53

529,395
325,227
10,834
(D)
13,435

34
51
42
(D)
45

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

19
2,008
529
-

3,118
657,126
44,182
-

60
49
94
-

80
290
-

3
262
118
-

12
915
81
-

4
381
32
-

370
8
-

223
54
1,493
76
-

110,180
13,849
692,151
22,433
-

50
53
17
20
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

7
832
11
54

850
277,624
554
8,312

54
111
63
66

76
5
-

136
3
33

7
315
3
13

146
6

159
2

191
200
132
104

17,382
91,787
10,399
38,037

46
44
64
28

104
124
60
24

5,548
19,132
9,017
3,784

50
50
64
68

58
37
30
2

22
22
12
4

21
40
11
15

3
20
3
3

5
4
-

3
322
637
401
234

95
55,867
103,454
50,631
52,656

46
42
44
60
63

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

44
95
68
2,873

4,411
19,913
6,367
442,583

73
60
57
64

20
17
33
469

10
33
8
835

10
28
24
1,130

2
2
2
281

2
15
1
158

62
439
1,485
204
6,618

10,285
55,176
400,050
106,070
2,353,187

54
59
53
43
39

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,037
980
38
59
275

981,745
241,519
8,227
14,343
122,144

53
46
80
84
103

215
76
2
37
9

469
204
5
10
57

1,284
458
25
69

484
148
1
72

585
94
5
12
68

4,116
666
10
209
-

2,766,322
189,481
2,800
127,962
-

35
20
48
8
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

590
4,059
1,101
-

59,675
916,892
413,358
-

90
103
90
-

314
1,430
57
-

125
678
119
-

100
1,031
319
-

40
464
389
-

11
456
217
-

350
881
371
-

56,456
445,635
106,651
-

32
48
60
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

72 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Barley for grain or seed
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 acres
or more

Acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

4,654
8,982

991,277
999,322

96
90

962
3,127

661
1,775

804
1,408

1,103
(NA)

1,124
(NA)

1,365
1,803

297,925
382,817

38
53

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

2
102
130

(D)
23,564
29,781

(D)
105
98

1
18

1
5
-

28
52

42
18

27
42

3
5
1
22

375
355
(D)
3,870

35
46
(D)
89

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

398
8
-

82,734
1,553
-

124
52
-

21
-

9
-

106
3
-

138
3
-

124
2
-

37
-

6,737
-

59
-

1,758
2

438,399
(D)

97
(D)

431
-

262
-

212
-

407
2

446
-

340
9
2

49,631
406
(D)

19
42
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

18
5

3,330
805

95
(D)

2

2

-

18
-

1

19
6
21

13,345
4,830
1,878

30
56
63

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

12
13
3
4

168
560
1,370
180

60
73
40
50

12
9
-

4

2
1
-

2
-

2
-

24
31
3
8

1,526
1,783
1,200
1,036

50
57
15
34

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

953
20
7
-

292,443
1,493
1,492
-

85
41
90
-

72
-

107
1
-

137
19
-

265
1
3
-

372
3
-

406
1
2

153,797
(D)
(D)

40
(D)
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

30
-

4,353
-

89
-

2
-

7
-

3
-

13
-

5
-

20
80
-

460
20,378
-

47
59
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

11
162
-

275
18,684
-

95
85
-

50
-

11
47
-

21
-

28
-

16
-

71
81
2

13,796
2,040
(D)

27
63
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1
582
-

(D)
31,112
-

(D)
92
-

182
-

147
-

193
-

1
54
-

6
-

1
56
-

(D)
3,073
-

(D)
27
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

1
35
3
394

(D)
2,978
102
54,978

(D)
70
48
105

18
144

2
3
53

3
24

1
11
96

1
77

24
70
5
15

2,390
11,028
303
1,659

55
41
57
45

14
13
-

2,513
208
-

62
57
-

2
12
-

2
1
-

3
-

4
-

3
-

6
162
25
34
2

4,830
12,215
2,120
2,152
(D)

56
61
37
50
(D)

1
15
7
9
1,417

(D)
622
1,550
1,426
365,828

(D)
70
41
71
90

9
2
149

2
4
122

2
1
236

1
2
5
454

2
2
456

4
16
12
61
434

735
(D)
2,636
14,419
159,723

47
(D)
26
62
41

29
200
179
102

3,605
53,632
(D)
23,564

95
131
(D)
105

78
-

11
85
5

53
2
28

18
56
2
42

91
12
27

19
-

13,345
-

30
-

917
1,593
156
2
-

44,278
446,051
39,640
(D)
-

79
97
93
(D)
-

426
265
18
1
-

162
255
11
1
-

250
175
54
-

62
439
18
-

17
459
55
-

315
247
23
5
-

7,517
70,526
6,890
355
-

18
24
68
46
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Soybeans for beans
Irrigated
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres
harvested

Farms

500 acres
or more

21,072
19,830

5,347,078
4,516,540

48
42

2,850
3,600

5,387
4,191

6,024
6,631

4,041
(NA)

2,770
(NA)

18,884
19,359

5,491,901
5,426,263

33
30

5
3,182
-

448
1,686,946
-

45
43
-

2
180
-

1
256
-

2
638
-

835
-

1,273
-

24
1,793
-

10,210
691,455
-

38
31
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

12
103
13
137

2,200
10,561
3,820
16,027

51
44
43
48

50
41

19
37

12
20
9
46

12
2
12

2
2
1

157
84
234

51,066
9,240
47,950

40
(D)
36

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

627
475
284

101,897
75,040
53,757

46
43
42

108
83
57

168
136
60

233
172
100

92
63
46

26
21
21

794
654
369

290,679
263,162
123,816

37
37
34

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,669
29
220
84

311,032
4,691
74,566
9,832

52
55
41
40

243
10
11
29

284
3
41
29

749
9
60
15

294
5
64
9

99
2
44
2

721
154
583
161

126,081
53,165
266,582
51,353

22
44
35
38

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

426
655
568
1,013

72,371
102,854
399,348
309,081

43
43
47
43

124
176
38
66

106
156
32
216

106
226
89
323

57
69
138
196

33
28
271
212

599
658
601
1,119

172,806
208,560
300,945
493,698

28
30
33
33

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

15
10,033
33

1,684
1,858,359
1,148

(D)
55
41

1,324
25

7
3,471
5

8
2,686
2

1,879
1

673
-

1
7,757
72

(D)
1,540,832
10,520

(D)
32
35

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

122
103
3

(D)
17,113
370

41
38
53

104
8
1

10
35
1

6
44
-

2
11
1

5
-

86
431
179
91

10,396
82,705
121,905
20,333

33
37
30
41

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

79
3
30

13,563
108
5,737

45
40
44

5
1
3

12
2
8

47
13

12
3

3
3

62
158
92

15,990
14,998
30,957

31
41
35

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

559
22
263
-

100,662
5,054
64,850
-

43
49
33
-

29
2
42
-

173
5
8
-

236
8
84
-

89
3
128
-

32
4
1
-

550
135
9
-

277,886
63,878
(D)
-

28
43
30
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

24
2
279
-

2,660
(D)
36,717
-

45
(D)
41
-

88
-

12
1
93
-

12
1
68
-

18
-

12
-

164
1
391
-

32,993
(D)
98,165
-

38
(D)
26
-

245
307
573
328

24,049
30,696
93,949
55,584

42
46
43
47

105
148
159
53

67
55
149
92

47
79
155
112

22
19
67
57

4
6
43
14

606
958
925
700

150,481
184,580
234,683
304,515

39
36
31
39

6
1,722
4,174
163
11,366

468
257,389
2,152,432
26,663
2,122,388

47
43
44
40
54

2
391
259
47
1,367

1
466
447
44
3,866

3
610
850
49
3,210

188
1,015
10
2,164

67
1,603
13
759

68
2,042
3,233
233
9,013

24,144
670,954
1,465,904
148,259
2,069,343

43
32
34
30
31

2,065
123
-

566,267
17,193
-

44
38
-

281
38
-

196
4
-

849
60
-

478
21
-

261
-

1,102
4
-

235,438
3,600
-

28
30
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

74 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Beans, dry edible
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 acres
or more

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Acres
harvested

Farms

2,697
5,464

458,265
655,572

23
20

182
1,681

302
527

623
988

1,114
(NA)

476
(NA)

449
315

149,337
66,361

10
14

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

17
13
313

2,430
1,300
76,179

20
20
23

3

57

8
58

7
13
70

2
125

1
18
-

(D)
8,533
-

(D)
9
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

218
2
9
-

38,975
(D)
3,330
-

26
(D)
21
-

19
-

-

28
2
-

116
7
-

55
2
-

10
2
-

6,630
(D)
-

20
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

637
4
-

69,066
760
-

22
33
-

63
-

90
-

249
-

184
4
-

51
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

130
-

20,236
-

21
-

-

-

48
-

59
-

23
-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

60
67
10

9,177
24,230
724

21
21
35

-

14
3
-

12
8
8

23
25
2

11
31
-

45
40
2

8,336
4,692
(D)

17
16
(D)

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

61
403
2
4

8,314
81,800
(D)
27

23
22
(D)
19

2
4

-

27
-

30
325
-

4
78
-

185
2

55,918
(D)

5
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

19
1
55
3

10,770
(D)
12,129
3

19
(D)
19
10

5
4
3

2
1
-

8
-

5
1
26
-

7
16
-

9
96
-

1,290
35,127
-

17
14
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

12
76
33
1

2,330
6,984
99
(D)

12
16
18
(D)

33
1

14
-

28
-

11
34
-

1
-

1
1
4
-

(D)
(D)
20
-

(D)
(D)
19
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
80
2
-

(D)
26,982
(D)
-

(D)
22
(D)
-

-

4
-

22
2
-

29
-

2
25
-

4
1
21
-

1,400
(D)
21,215
-

24
(D)
7
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

3
207
4
249

99
23,657
7,600
27,973

16
25
24
24

24
21

3
33
81

60
55

76
1
66

14
3
26

3
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

2
9
10
61
38

(D)
320
3,340
9,302
(D)

(D)
21
21
21
(D)

2
4
1
36

3
14
-

2
12
-

7
24
2

2
11
-

8
1
54
-

(D)
(D)
9,626
-

(D)
(D)
17
-

51
23
62
1,064

25,543
2,024
15,343
180,481

23
25
20
23

4
40

1
2
82

7
8
8
159

17
15
26
594

26
22
189

29
21
79
221

4,756
11,875
23,923
69,308

16
10
14
7

22
77
12
11
17

9,432
22,774
1,070
9,376
2,430

29
18
18
19
20

5
-

4
2
-

1
21
8

15
27
3
10
7

6
25
2
1
2

1
21
10
-

(D)
21,215
6,630
-

(D)
7
20
-

10
913
315
-

932
99,155
76,319
-

25
22
23
-

87
3
-

137
57
-

2
335
60
-

8
289
70
-

65
125
-

4
-

1,244
-

62
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Rice

Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Acres
harvested

Farms

Other small grains (oats, rye, etc.)
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 99
acres

Irrigated

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

500 to
999 acres

1,000 acres
or more

Farms

Non-irrigated

Acres
harvested

Farms

Acres
harvested

6,836
8,791

2,994,757
3,473,384

69
59

919
1,433

1,728
2,190

2,088
(NA)

1,523
(NA)

578
(NA)

2,829
3,900

240,304
218,531

3,406
2,350

283,690
164,502

3,080
1,175

1,322,891
595,932

68
78

446
109

842
139

832
547

691
254

269
126

18
5
350

2,240
1,900
62,285

29
41
268

1,454
8,513
25,625

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1
-

150
17
30

9,854
2,388
2,537

77
6
7
71

22,260
99
420
6,572

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

2
-

-

134
2
7
2

12,981
(D)
35
(D)

27
14
49

667
692
822

1
1,165
-

(D)
439,565
-

(D)
61
-

251
-

261
-

336
-

1
248
-

69
-

23
-

2,843
-

127
14
3
8
4

12,046
(D)
210
(D)
50

344
301

194,212
129,931

69
60

11
25

78
104

125
97

86
44

44
31

14
58
4
-

1,203
1,269
2,042
-

130
176
6
1

4,370
11,692
510
(D)

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

400
176
39
3

18,734
13,448
2,771
15

23
528
8

8,480
37,436
1,147

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

46
20
16
-

5,154
2,478
1,670
-

21
24
58
14

3,928
840
10,748
154

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39
129
-

5,317
18,493
-

31
323
253
1
14

5,970
25,616
7,975
(D)
950

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

3
764
-

275
308,522
-

60
67
-

1
76
-

2
302
-

151
-

197
-

38
-

66
187
522
-

3,265
25,180
18,398
-

90
467
86
1

13,813
38,850
2,287
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150
16
206

11,879
1,756
9,975

79
108
6
146
67

1,109
11,535
54
13,568
1,956

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1
-

3
67
28
-

15
7,403
2,491
-

10
212
214
194
111

1,213
9,858
11,118
14,355
1,413

2
4,057
-

(D)
1,809,141
-

(D)
67
-

473
-

1,087
-

1,201
-

2
937
-

359
-

40
9
29
748

1,411
3,942
435
45,687

7
292
50
71
866

140
15,985
9,233
5,818
93,346

837
764
-

278,268
308,522
-

65
67
-

261
76
-

200
302
-

189
151
-

133
197
-

54
38
-

127
105
101
350
19

15,340
12,120
15,820
11,133
2,280

148
407
4
35
-

21,342
31,150
1,900
1,756
-

1,175
-

595,932
-

78
-

109
-

139
-

547
-

254
-

126
-

349
490
364
-

15,792
41,601
64,834
-

86
431
268
-

2,287
37,151
25,625
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

76 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures (dry hay, haylage, and greenchop)
Irrigated
Geographic area
Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre 1
(tons, dry)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

Acres
harvested

Farms

500 acres
or more

Average
yield per
acre 1
(tons, dry)

46,290
55,247

6,221,542
6,513,077

5.0
5.1

21,846
28,791

8,683
9,331

9,550
(NA)

3,727
(NA)

2,484
(NA)

11,101
11,789

1,090,388
698,606

2.5
3.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

803
2,638

210,084
1,008,458

8.2
7.1

374
429

137
432

140
604

34
536

118
637

13
72

390
8,696

1.5
2.2

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

6,144
4
20

629,406
58
847

3.5
4.0
4.5

3,090
4
14

1,531
-

858
6

479
-

186
-

447
7
82
5

23,305
306
8,200
205

1.3
3.0
3.0
4.5

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
7,192
3
36
23

59
758,734
42
2,278
687

3.7
4.9
4.9
5.2
5.9

3
4,279
3
24
20

864
6
2

1,414
3
1

366
3
-

269
-

407
53
223
86

76,216
2,043
10,884
2,306

1.0
4.6
3.7
4.8

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

925
2
5

207,977
(D)
222

5.5
(D)
6.2

277
2
4

226
1

255
-

95
-

72
-

872
164
9

97,739
6,027
1,766

3.6
3.2
5.9

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

69
363
1
197

4,574
24,620
(D)
6,117

6.4
5.2
(D)
4.4

40
182
185

13
98
11

12
75
1

4
5
1
-

3
-

293
352
3
200

36,043
23,030
24
10,629

6.5
3.3
(D)
3.4

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

5,393
2,901
1,077
2

714,722
350,700
279,644
(D)

3.3
5.2
4.6
(D)

2,310
1,168
460
-

1,009
513
140
2

1,228
984
179
-

592
117
131
-

254
119
167
-

653
4,508
26
3
23

86,835
378,887
5,288
12
596

1.1
2.7
1.6
6.0
3.5

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,505
4
56
205
2

163,932
171
1,744
23,090
(D)

5.7
4.8
3.1
4.0
(D)

1,814
3
51
53
-

365
54
1

160
1
5
82
-

126
14
1

40
2
-

2
140
3
153
36

(D)
10,275
264
39,662
739

(D)
4.2
2.6
1.7
3.4

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

310
2,773
13
-

37,928
376,702
526
-

4.0
4.7
5.2
-

94
1,252
9
-

104
445
4
-

68
692
-

38
233
-

6
151
-

59
82
287
4
-

13,303
8,076
8,038
80
-

2.7
2.4
4.8
2.0
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

719
588
6,217
-

97,064
98,021
494,119
-

3.9
5.9
4.3
-

151
253
3,832
-

174
102
1,055
-

283
108
874
-

99
85
316
-

12
40
140
-

473
41
131
451
-

84,519
4,036
22,112
33,348
-

2.3
2.6
2.0
1.2
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

13
2,258
218
2,608

229
354,087
17,294
356,195

3.7
6.5
4.8
3.0

13
611
93
749

536
66
792

767
55
695

206
1
245

138
3
127

20
169
317
232

1,370
15,690
30,917
38,506

2.6
2.3
3.6
1.1

2
37
76
141
16

(D)
1,191
2,591
10,911
1,667

(D)
4.7
3.6
5.6
5.1

2
30
65
75
11

7
25
1

11
35
-

4
4

2
-

7
362
93
535
340

92
12,648
9,029
51,897
14,005

2.5
4.8
3.0
5.6
3.2

503
52
111
13,474

33,615
2,515
(D)
1,632,462

5.2
2.7
(D)
3.9

244
51
53
5,381

147
30
3,101

105
23
3,364

5
1
3
1,113

2
2
515

30
717
16
139
6,401

968
53,310
414
19,277
661,651

2.9
3.7
1.5
2.2
2.4

1,956
347
2,731
4,542
1,065

386,818
55,062
257,571
350,919
235,152

4.2
6.2
5.4
3.1
7.9

582
141
1,833
2,566
576

535
49
323
1,128
148

461
81
243
543
168

232
55
227
236
43

146
21
105
69
130

761
51
17
437
-

88,132
10,510
170
12,697
-

2.7
2.0
2.0
0.9
-

5,674
12,640
2,920
3

703,226
1,473,044
1,065,717
59

4.5
5.1
7.0
3.7

3,244
6,494
495
3

740
1,971
478
-

966
2,857
693
-

428
789
587
-

296
529
667
-

585
538
72
-

57,808
89,084
8,696
-

0.9
1.5
2.2
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 77

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All other hay (dry hay, haylage, grass silage, and greenchop)
Irrigated
Geographic area
Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre 2
(tons, dry)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

Farms

250 acres
or more

Acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre 2
(tons, dry)

27,667
23,562

3,253,729
3,008,815

2.8
2.5

9,714
7,869

5,896
4,962

3,939
3,985

5,176
(NA)

2,942
(NA)

13,420
11,184

1,453,104
1,227,142

1.9
2.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

55
13
335
355
1,885

2,722
1,456
42,051
17,870
344,531

7.2
2.2
4.9
4.7
4.6

17
4
219
7
53

20
8
267
336

10
3
21
44
241

8
4
44
24
966

2
43
13
289

71
16
1
433
671

8,358
1,266
(D)
25,740
165,302

5.6
1.2
(D)
2.4
2.7

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,554
5
274
257

472,776
390
16,275
11,478

2.1
3.9
3.6
3.9

1,459
1
83
168

1,439
2
149
17

455
2
42

767
2
23
30

434
17
-

328
43
16
60
374

70,202
865
(D)
8,078
31,247

1.4
1.4
(D)
2.4
2.8

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1
1,353
4
9
2

(D)
103,573
583
288
(D)

(D)
2.6
1.4
4.9
(D)

716
2
-

1
193
1
7
-

129
1
-

227
2
-

88
2

409
11
83
9

23,646
746
2,503
526

0.8
3.9
1.9
3.5

384
7
31
2
15

36,567
413
2,598
(D)
1,361

6.3
4.4
6.2
(D)
3.6

78
2
4

132
14
2

65
7
6

91
17
2

18
1

328
447
71
80
94

43,381
34,337
8,239
23,521
6,496

2.1
2.2
4.0
1.2
2.0

5
91
6
41

337
3,071
2,836
3,849

5.0
3.1
2.5
2.7

58
-

2
9

2
24
26

1
8
4

1
6
2

59
122
161
1
189

4,255
9,556
5,927
(D)
22,978

1.8
3.4
3.1
(D)
2.0

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,329
934
460
4

383,511
131,811
175,166
82

2.1
2.8
1.7
3.2

645
19
93
4

351
454
44
-

374
39
71
-

545
290
94
-

414
132
158
-

490
2,540
14
23
85

93,085
244,681
1,590
970
3,465

1.2
1.5
0.6
1.9
2.0

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,094
9
409
36
15

84,439
1,350
21,237
3,847
260

3.2
7.3
4.5
3.0
2.0

622
124
13
15

124
5
160
9
-

101
83
4
-

187
36
7
-

60
4
6
3
-

161
104
434
122
155

3,684
5,425
15,463
26,497
5,214

0.9
3.1
1.9
1.3
2.0

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

412
3,337
5
12

37,697
364,205
288
256

3.6
2.4
4.2
3.0

184
1,520
11

74
590
3
-

54
479
1
-

82
457
1
1

18
291
-

314
775
466
6
22

52,238
57,744
22,986
114
1,469

1.7
1.8
2.2
1.9
5.0

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

190
7
2,612
2,290
-

17,368
221
202,243
128,599
-

2.7
1.9
3.9
2.5
-

59
3
1,197
1,313
-

8
3
406
352
-

74
1
548
331
-

33
298
186
-

16
163
108
-

360
197
1,192
501
50

83,122
10,427
201,614
17,492
1,919

1.3
1.8
2.2
0.7
2.1

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

27
1,690
27
2,084

378
155,568
2,178
477,049

2.5
5.4
6.1
1.5

27
495
6
493

306
11
397

468
4
229

285
4
450

136
2
515

336
573
23
133
267

19,738
46,602
593
11,819
27,085

2.2
1.6
1.2
3.2
0.8

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

2
38
1,017
15
39

(D)
2,229
53,764
2,097
1,073

(D)
3.7
4.2
6.3
3.8

2
18
412
24

7
346
7
8

7
137
2
7

5
95
1
-

1
27
5
-

241
704
1,112
268
862

30,881
37,389
74,282
19,133
47,506

1.3
2.2
2.8
3.1
2.0

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

4
98
274
34
5,653

470
5,997
11,974
2,478
893,951

2.2
3.6
4.1
2.5
2.1

43
10
24
1,386

11
218
1,354

1
27
22
2
736

3
13
22
6
1,299

4
2
2
878

159
299
463
55
3,870

10,222
19,968
30,124
9,316
504,073

2.0
3.0
3.0
1.4
1.4

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,611
2,425
943
4,060
399

218,456
167,018
80,944
447,883
46,467

3.5
4.1
2.9
1.8
4.7

259
1,194
498
1,402
229

403
381
94
1,362
19

228
538
116
284
55

543
172
165
574
53

178
140
70
438
43

960
920
179
247
7

192,117
135,123
9,292
14,440
460

1.9
2.3
1.1
1.1
0.6

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2,192
6,730
2,119
13
1

279,799
671,174
366,444
1,456
(D)

1.9
3.1
4.4
2.2
(D)

1,224
2,827
158
4
-

155
1,179
351
1

294
1,168
312
3
-

268
964
989
4
-

251
592
309
2
-

686
1,700
672
16
-

23,434
128,726
165,352
1,266
-

0.6
1.6
2.7
1.2
-

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

78 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Peanuts for nuts
Irrigated
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres
harvested

Farms

500 acres
or more

2,117
3,207

384,867
502,801

3,600
3,296

553
872

420
707

656
1,045

305
(NA)

183
(NA)

740
1,117

141,728
135,862

2,765
2,151

37
5
-

9,048
(D)
-

3,675
3,500
-

2
-

13
-

8
5
-

8
-

6
-

56
-

25,595
-

2,688
-

126
871

22,797
140,081

3,786
3,889

83
265

4
225

16
190

11
125

12
66

52
400

9,633
72,311

2,889
3,225

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

2
-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

38
23
-

15,333
2,861
-

2,287
3,412
-

1
7
-

4
6
-

15
7
-

11
2
-

7
1
-

65
-

11,351
-

3,131
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

265
11

26,616
2,535

3,136
3,659

144
-

34
4

67
4

5
2

15
1

39
13

8,533
386

664
3,744

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

733
-

163,228
-

3,524
-

51
-

127
-

341
-

139
-

75
-

93
-

12,396
-

1,200
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

6
-

588
-

(D)
-

-

3
-

3
-

-

-

22
-

1,523
-

3,016
-

1,074
-

177,910
-

3,854
-

357
-

255
-

228
-

148
-

86
-

608
-

120,799
-

3,074
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

2
-

-

-

-

-

375
662
4
-

37,203
166,436
(D)
-

3,241
3,397
(D)
-

195
1
-

34
131
-

126
302
-

5
148
2
-

15
81
1
-

115
17
-

20,115
814
-

973
1,200
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 79

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All cotton
Irrigated
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(lbs, lint)

Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

500 to
999 acres

1,000 acres
or more

Average
yield per
acre
(lbs, lint)

Acres
harvested

Farms

8,621
10,952

4,080,054
4,881,801

996
768

1,777
2,236

2,012
2,560

2,135
(NA)

1,771
(NA)

926
(NA)

3,859
4,498

1,971,307
1,919,058

563
472

54
453
794
1,292

21,244
231,296
633,598
757,008

1,092
1,331
959
1,332

10
44
53
315

13
122
119
211

10
133
172
341

17
106
252
247

4
48
198
178

71
346
-

55,593
126,851
-

880
759
-

14
736

7,938
230,553

844
995

2
189

2
249

2
121

6
147

2
30

8
629

7,490
238,479

612
838

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

54
438
-

30,736
153,209
-

845
1,010
-

9
155
-

21
68
-

15
107
-

88
-

9
20
-

22
331
-

5,666
110,687
-

401
949
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

514
390

427,271
217,464

1,065
920

57
47

74
76

100
106

140
94

143
67

404
337

229,503
147,906

943
739

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

261
66
-

48,958
9,540
-

1,054
903
-

132
33
-

65
17
-

48
13
-

8
3
-

8
-

5
93
-

800
63,767
-

200
696
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

170
34

59,588
8,616

1,105
960

39
12

70
7

25
11

22
3

14
1

64
46

12,073
25,447

365
740

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

16
3,335
-

9,680
1,233,355
-

1,042
728
-

680
-

5
893
-

4
927
-

5
633
-

2
202
-

16
1,475
-

38,809
906,934
-

833
250
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12
-

1,302
-

612
-

906
-

269,037
-

990
-

264
-

284
-

159
-

165
-

34
-

3
856
-

762
364,854
-

550
803
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

25
2,120
-

11,884
1,433,187
-

1,145
989
-

2
292
-

7
339
-

2
484
-

11
578
-

3
427
-

27
1,403
-

33,962
643,147
-

949
852
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

679
2,929
215
455

257,524
1,060,941
58,351
232,122

836
718
1,201
1,330

103
659
98
44

260
751
38
122

125
838
51
135

155
493
16
106

36
188
12
48

323
1,247
-

100,849
827,733
-

311
248
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,292
-

757,008
-

1,332
-

315
-

211
-

341
-

247
-

178
-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

80 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sugarbeets for sugar
Irrigated
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(tons)

Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

1 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

Average
yield per
acre
(tons)

Acres
harvested

Farms

250 acres
or more

2,499
2,802

561,837
624,636

29
26

47
38

63
328

381
639

1,430
(NA)

578
(NA)

87
42

21,851
6,473

18
20

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

866

129,594

38

-

26

7

772

61

-

-

-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

203
-

34,667
-

24
-

-

-

96
-

67
-

40
-

-

-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

760
-

246,887
-

29
-

13
-

27
-

138
-

307
-

275
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

56
10
-

(D)
2,792
-

21
24
-

26
-

8
-

4
-

10
3
-

8
7
-

66
10
-

14,177
3,342
-

18
21
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

328
40
-

72,403
10,105
-

24
22
-

4
-

-

86
1
-

133
37
-

105
2
-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

50
-

14,594
-

(D)
-

1
-

-

8
-

19
-

22
-

11
-

4,332
-

20
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

67
-

9,954
-

29
-

3
-

2
-

23
-

24
-

15
-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1
-

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
114

3,481
31,757

27
22

-

-

18

58

4
38

-

-

-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

56
-

(D)
-

21
-

26
-

8
-

4
-

10
-

8
-

66
-

14,177
-

18
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

8
12
725

2,222
2,249
161,847

22
25
(D)

1
4

-

2
207

3
5
309

5
4
205

8
13
-

1,912
5,762
-

18
21
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
831
866
-

(D)
260,322
129,594
-

(D)
29
38
-

16
-

29
26
-

161
7
-

331
772
-

1
294
61
-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Tobacco, all types
Irrigated
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

Less than
5 acres

5 to 9
acres

10 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres
harvested

Farms

50 acres
or more

1,533
3,957

35,304
121,059

2,411
2,427

229
522

315
809

547
(NA)

257
(NA)

185
(NA)

687
991

15,626
27,248

1,914
2,085

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
59
198

780
1,560
10,776

1,605
1,198
2,394

1
-

-

1
21
24

2
38
93

4
81

2
106

(D)
2,089

(D)
1,868

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19
-

95
-

2,041
-

576
3

6,931
(D)

2,861
1,954

168
-

165
2

179
-

54
-

10
1

119
-

963
-

2,444
-

11
-

698
-

883
-

-

-

-

5
-

6
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

351
-

9,517
-

2,402
-

17
-

19
-

214
-

35
-

66
-

236
14

9,120
7

1,810
1,200

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

3
-

18
-

2,411
-

-

3
-

-

-

-

35
-

370
-

1,800
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

136
-

(D)
-

2,964
-

43
-

41
-

33
-

12
-

7
-

60
-

570
-

2,521
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

188
-

3,296
-

2,370
-

-

85
-

75
-

18
-

10
-

95
1
-

2,199
(D)
-

2,058
(D)
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

19
15
787
547

1,478
141
25,104
6,165

1,264
2,091
2,320
2,721

1
17
183

14
95
162

1
334
146

7
184
41

10
1
157
15

2
44
411
178

(D)
550
13,109
1,320

(D)
1,702
1,873
2,479

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

119
46
-

1,465
951
-

3,419
3,088
-

28
-

41
3
-

31
35
-

17
8
-

2
-

44
1
7
-

399
(D)
35
-

2,060
(D)
500
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

82 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Potatoes
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

Less than
15 acres

15 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

250 to
499 acres

500 acres
or more

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Acres
harvested

Farms

3,423
4,792

1,032,604
1,185,764

394
370

942
961

671
1,228

709
(NA)

549
(NA)

552
(NA)

488
543

26,275
22,943

276
231

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

4
15
10
118

490
440
4,699
49,065

198
109
264
366

11
-

2
3
4

2
7
67

1
1
4

2
43

7
17
-

210
48
-

281
30
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

217
4
93
-

68,254
1,590
49,833
-

375
250
252
-

-

60
1
8
-

47
9
-

68
29
-

42
3
47
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

722
53
63
29

338,912
6,119
1,906
116

349
389
246
247

41
52
27

134
6
3
2

239
4
4
-

169
4
-

180
2
-

1
41
18

(D)
104
11

(D)
254
61

8
59
19

3,100
(D)
1,924

326
(D)
264

37
2

4
8

12
8

8
3
1

3
-

83
6

4,811
15

279
130

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
187
66
13

(D)
43,188
48,297
6,981

(D)
365
427
288

31
92
2
-

1
8
9
5

52
15
4

18
14
-

17
26
4

8
1
5

737
(D)
550

322
(D)
281

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

58
99
3
18
44

12,845
16,840
(D)
9
1,063

331
424
(D)
182
231

7
92
18
36

4
5

19
3

28
2
-

5
3
-

3
13

3
1,240

100
244

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1
297
2
84
38

(D)
5,082
(D)
44,339
663

(D)
307
(D)
389
343

249
2
14
35

28
10
2

15
20
-

1
5
11
-

29
1

49
17
9
32

5,067
9
3,609
225

272
150
236
255

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
284
97
1
2

(D)
44,788
2,365
(D)
(D)

(D)
490
321
(D)
(D)

1
11
72
-

197
17
2

37
6
1
-

1
18
2
-

21
-

3
103
-

1,050
3,129
-

400
260
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
29
7
15

(D)
13,435
1,341
8

(D)
358
347
107

2
3
15

13
-

1
1
-

4
3
-

11
-

12

49

20

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

73
359
4
190
2

3,465
165,889
12
81,839
(D)

319
535
70
413
(D)

61
4
25
-

2
90
43
-

4
90
40
2

4
112
38
-

2
67
44
-

4
3
51
-

310
2,700
2,173
-

176
347
267
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

120
342
101
423
121

5,375
12,525
50,407
68,947
(D)

297
293
251
370
(D)

96
252
2
240
104

5
48
12
47
6

13
29
11
62
7

3
8
29
43
3

3
5
47
31
1

86
93
24
98
107

4,814
6,791
219
4,371
1,488

279
263
276
281
206

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

2
254
9
63
215

(D)
95,930
6,481
40,064
53,998

(D)
419
286
406
400

2
98
8
114

32
5
7
12

44
20
29

30
5
37

50
4
23
23

34
5
9
9

628
550
3,609
9

252
281
236
63

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

17
23
206
10

11,598
5,708
63,812
4,699

377
287
371
264

1
-

13
56
-

1
47
7

9
5
65
1

6
5
38
2

-

-

-

10
1,178
314
15
-

8,627
543,854
57,030
440
-

409
416
373
109
-

3
11
11
-

239
186
3
-

1
362
76
-

3
299
8
1
-

3
267
44
-

6
17
-

3,750
48
-

362
30
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 83

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in vegetables
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

Less than
5 acres

5 to 24
acres

25 to 99
acres

100 to
249 acres

Acres
harvested

Farms

250 acres
or more

17,807
20,088

2,081,358
2,309,550

7,111
8,339

3,856
4,440

2,828
(NA)

2,509
(NA)

1,503
(NA)

3,068
2,510

137,765
121,124

162
33
313
201
3,253

2,613
133
132,799
6,959
926,839

74
28
205
688

66
4
5
100
696

20
1
20
101
237

1
23
1,015

1
60
617

22
4
7

788
2
1,178

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

105
111
109
375
499

18,996
842
19,201
120,306
73,994

8
71
25
115

31
13
229
115

1
9
28
50
111

87
22
18
103

9
21
78
55

61
17
1
95

1,720
4,391
(D)
7,574

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

332
426
199
447
187

3,943
26,811
19,638
17,508
1,809

203
3
53
190
114

105
85
52
132
55

16
286
39
78
18

7
26
32
31
-

1
26
23
16
-

53
116
79

2,033
3,681
678

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
179
178
254
294

2,600
1,024
3,785
1,471
17,052

112
103
235
95

58
51
8
93

9
19
11
57

4
3
34

4
2
15

74
70
5
141
41

74
371
690
535
1,298

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

284
683
304
1
305

1,124
60,860
14,641
(D)
12,606

220
257
115
164

63
197
96
110

1
94
63
9

65
14
1
17

70
16
5

50
218
60
128

1,203
11,327
1,926
8,068

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

173
93
15
98
537

828
592
411
507
32,206

162
92
11
61
204

10
2
34
134

3
110

1
2
51

1
38

31
145

247
5,648

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

620
608
521
6
308

26,222
30,393
18,833
48
7,047

442
281
252
195

50
172
174
6
85

55
76
42
17

35
58
38
4

38
21
15
7

181
203
4
146

25,384
6,175
8
3,424

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

23
268
855
32
520

4,315
45,032
10,704
130
10,049

11
425
24
351

1
1
319
7
139

18
153
97
1
21

2
59
13
2

2
44
1
7

2
8
385
18
253

(D)
(D)
9,005
146
5,682

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

50
175
1,453
380
91

247
6,905
107,257
6,669
349

23
95
396
158
73

27
55
13
130
15

22
527
90
3

464
-

3
53
2
-

23
58
13
49

345
3,371
5,200
273

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

355
952
25
389
18

8,086
153,551
(D)
122,813
252

289
373
17
98
-

30
3
7
60
18

15
229
1
70
-

10
210
57
-

11
137
104
-

119
1
12
175
-

2,047
(D)
15
9,328
-

836
2,179
1,809
1,334
931

4,298
94,707
222,153
123,913
17,936

664
982
669
456
648

144
614
602
456
167

28
337
225
179
80

154
157
117
21

92
156
126
15

336
667
460
541
263

4,032
23,107
24,552
40,957
4,278

488
951
428
32
487

6,775
124,873
17,455
1,588
11,638

258
317
110
23
406

184
250
169
6
66

39
178
125
4

5
97
21
2
4

2
109
3
1
7

221
291
32
37

2,170
11,687
7,525
1,143

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

278
1,451
605
25
406

20,602
105,724
29,934
1,744
137,762

60
396
442
5
216

104
15
46
2
5

23
525
47
8
94

81
464
32
10
25

10
51
38
66

187
13
-

4,388
5,200
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

303
1,643
3,256
33
332

3,947
224,939
927,294
133
3,943

153
387
688
28
203

132
89
696
4
105

14
668
237
1
16

2
292
1,018
7

2
207
617
1

9
7
4
-

7,545
1,178
2
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

See footnote(s) at end of table.

84 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sweet corn 3
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

Less than
5 acres

5 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

Acres
harvested

Farms

100 acres
or more

4,753
4,387

285,291
311,801

2,389
1,681

1,147
1,275

351
349

298
(NA)

568
(NA)

1,087
683

21,153
18,399

28
8
7
101
393

166
2
200
1,010
22,539

19
8
3
344

7
3
101
2

2
-

12

1
35

-

-

76
7
43
12
15

757
185
8,499
14,630
11,724

12
3

53
4
7
3
-

10
3
1
-

1
7
2

28
9
10

28
2
57

968
(D)
1,307

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

25
255
55
90
54

406
14,996
6,879
2,613
780

12
1
19
27

9
72
12
33
18

108
9
22
-

1
45
13
11
9

3
30
20
5
-

25
76
45

823
399
574

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
23
4
83
109

2,100
117
16
698
6,147

21
4
67
24

7
35

2
4
9

5
19

8
22

74
21
39
7

15
126
236
118

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

112
213
188
1
111

362
6,456
7,953
(D)
496

67
110
92
52

44
36
55
1
55

30
2
4

1
31
18
-

6
21
-

13
61
32
52

685
844
1,047
130

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7
93
11
35
179

8
482
11
236
4,726

7
92
11
15
85

19
57

19

1
8

1
10

9
40

138
1,832

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

4
200
146
6
140

28
5,717
1,903
24
1,665

2
59
17
6
103

2
93
125
27

5
4

30
2
2

13
2
4

102
52
4
91

2,904
666
8
764

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

4
97
338
5
133

234
14,325
2,829
(D)
561

11
202
4
123

92
1
9

2
25
42
-

2
24
2
-

37
1

2
143
4
-

(D)
1,267
16
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
24
14
281
12

102
(D)
14
1,146
(D)

27
18
14
156
11

5
123
-

1

2
-

1
-

19
7

203
33

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

129
642
15
188
2

241
83,292
32
56,881
(D)

124
373
11
33
-

3
18
4
10
2

34
13
-

2
26
22
-

191
110
-

3
79
-

75
3,590
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

248
766
234
434
234

1,531
24,248
28,348
27,629
3,486

158
373
171
152
165

75
204
35
135
28

8
75
2
39
26

7
43
4
62
10

71
22
46
5

99
166
109
274
143

2,075
4,224
1,973
5,377
985

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

190
439
118
29
141

786
56,090
2,007
47
760

76
130
11
29
134

114
115
106
2

18
4

59
-

117
1
1

18
136
1
13

(D)
4,688
(D)
98

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

172
16
16
18

2,923
34
486
211

56
14
5
14

104
2
3

2
10
-

2
1
-

8
1

128
-

1,531
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

278
994
393
8
25

1,145
112,613
22,539
2
406

153
384
344
8
12

123
90
2
9

167
-

2
95
12
1

258
35
3

-

-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Tomatoes 3
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

Less than
5 acres

5 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

Acres
harvested

Farms

100 acres
or more

7,322
5,223

427,812
308,476

5,430
3,730

415
499

103
162

764
(NA)

610
(NA)

364
218

2,167
2,276

68
11
139
201
1,942

641
3
139
1,404
354,804

48
11
139
101
688

8
100
4

6
44

6
689

517

3

270

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

57
51
4
38
132

176
58
3
37,783
4,217

57
48
4
112

3
-

-

4
14

34
6

10
-

29
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

52
77
237
123

669
292
3,509
97

47
75
207
123

4
7
-

-

9
-

1
2
14
-

1
23
17

(D)
659
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

112
103
104
198

235
57
61
957

91
103
104
155

21
34

4

4

1

74
28
2
2

59
25
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

131
226
170
60

72
3,721
337
14

131
205
148
60

8
22
-

2
-

1
-

10
-

5
30
23
-

(D)
420
23
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7
92
37
316

3
18
13
2,093

7
92
37
244

46

14

10

2

16

236

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2
406
133
142

(D)
1,075
4,713
1,045

2
376
109
128

25
9

3
4
-

2
17
1

3
4

19
34
13

93
20
13

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
392
13
130

(D)
1,526
11
976

369
13
122

15
6

-

3
-

2
5
2

48
9

171
9

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
27
475
273
31

13
1,709
986
409
10

27
3
382
273
31

10
80
-

10
13
-

2
-

2
-

7
-

108
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

97
374
24
86
-

3,594
99
20
50
-

76
373
24
85
-

11
1
1
-

3
-

2
-

5
-

-

-

341
1,084
384
549
447

215
8,298
47,053
5,206
2,050

338
914
293
505
400

3
117
14
23
37

21
8
5
2

19
24
4
1

13
45
12
7

17
66
43
62
47

56
437
29
502
39

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
435
314
23
143

2,931
3,021
1,490
2
(D)

177
394
211
23
143

7
22
103
-

10
-

19
8
-

2
11
-

4
45
3
-

48
666
60
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

117
475
2
139

190
986
(D)
139

117
382
2
139

80
-

13
-

-

-

74
-

59
-

273
374
1,944
11
52

409
99
355,004
3
669

273
373
688
11
47

1
4
4

44
-

689
-

519
1

3
-

270
-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

86 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Lettuce and romaine 3
Irrigated
Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Non-irrigated
Farms by acres harvested

Less than
5 acres

5 to 24
acres

25 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

Acres
harvested

Farms

100 acres
or more

2,659
1,520

276,705
267,886

1,652
671

58
205

40
78

14
(NA)

895
(NA)

75
85

340
95

7
8
52
846

1
3
75,742
191,396

7
8
-

2
4

24

1

50
817

-

-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

5
21
4
-

3,268
39
(D)
-

20
-

3
-

1
-

-

5
1
-

-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

53
27
26
35

182
4
10
16

46
27
26
35

5
-

1
-

1
-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

3
28

13
104

1
24

2
4

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
79
46
52

3
162
9
10

32
77
46
52

-

-

2
-

-

32
26
-

128
3
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4
21
67

(Z)
8
1,533

4
21
33

24

5

2

3

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

209
126
45

1,326
1,611
(D)

178
111
44

14
-

6
-

8
-

3
15
1

14
-

202
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

56
8
-

75
2
-

55
8
-

-

1
-

-

-

3
-

8
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
382
13

(D)
76
66

2
382
11

-

2

-

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

373
13
16
-

112
4
3
-

373
13
16
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

93
308
28
185
58

131
2,801
2,013
776
54

88
245
9
176
57

2
42
3
-

3
5
6
1

10
2
-

6
16
1
-

32
8
32
3

128
142
63
8

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

109
101
58

109
28
13

109
101
58

-

-

-

-

-

-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

382
5
52

76
3,268
75,742

382
-

2

-

-

5
50

-

-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

373
846
8
53

112
191,396
3
182

373
8
46

4
5

24
1

1
1

817
-

-

-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in bearing and non-bearing orchards, vineyards, and nut trees
Irrigated
Geographic area
Farms

Acres
harvested

All other crops
Non-irrigated

Farms by acres harvested
Less than
5 acres

5 to 14
acres

15 to 49
acres

50 to 99
acres

100 acres
or more

Farms

Irrigated

Acres
harvested

Farms

Non-irrigated

Acres
harvested

Farms

Acres
harvested

59,559
57,118

4,104,946
4,445,374

18,758
13,588

13,329
15,369

15,319
15,567

4,714
(NA)

7,439
(NA)

2,542
2,192

119,778
145,354

13,181
8,067

1,444,893
1,332,330

2,377
1,892

751,369
356,891

109
4
1,174
223
34,560

1,654
20
31,450
1,632
2,749,578

56
556
100
8,593

20
4
399
123
7,601

21
147
9,785

9
33
3,169

3
39
5,412

46
25

2,019
8,849

99
16
56
27
2,539

792
121
17,268
1,995
162,920

17
5
457

1,761
75
25,728

109
13
4
6,627
902

8,100
174
281
748,362
72,278

1
1,718
168

7
1,805
228

92
5
1,658
360

4
555
62

17
891
84

16
4
631
156

852
475
25,066
17,782

151
73
298
67

27,678
103
397,549
3,016

143
25
4
8

16,779
(D)
2,676
1,050

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

328
765
54
19
26

5,887
3,991
834
4
60

237
502
27
19
26

73
251
-

8
3
27
-

4
-

6
9
-

39
2
18

6,347
(D)
532

558
633
209
100
124

35,232
67,826
20,444
11,968
3,603

30
31
53
52
55

1,251
9,769
2,044
11,137
2,178

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

152
50
93
3
8

3,234
135
2,682
(D)
318

74
42
66
-

7
2
2

74
4

4
1
15
-

12
1
2

15
13
69
12

331
112
349
172

338
112
180
200
98

44,825
210
15,886
200
794

73
14
101
-

17,177
1,078
122,123
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

48
362
142
4
82

579
10,180
2,456
370
4,316

31
139
46
52

78
22
2
-

14
76
68
4

3
33
5
8

36
1
2
18

11
374
90
15
4

436
23,484
1,839
1,040
800

106
182
59
333
35

215
459
15,860
3,330
8,960

38
8
53
4
16

148
1,200
7,141
735
3,217

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

324
91
51
24
66

1,296
182
51
102
1,333

324
91
51
20
37

3
9

1
11

3

6

13
59

233
2,124

25
591
11
21
160

4,811
130,318
7,891
42
552

3
222
8
8

750
119,623
330
712

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,939
208
270
109

32,331
6,783
1,906
485

1,590
54
81

115
60
268
20

168
67
8

28
10
2
-

38
17
-

167
17
39

14,459
204
387

43
333
443
13
167

11,138
1,205
1,244
1,197
249

13
27
74
1

505
1,493
24,064
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

108
382
170
19
36

108
37,600
2,550
113
4,857

108
3
112
12
-

132
19
6
10

149
17
1
18

11
18
2

87
4
6

6
190
18

1,050
6,324
892

29
1,082
368
9
125

9,125
142,558
410
33
2,233

1
590
36
1
-

(D)
311,588
342
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
3
2,882
323
32

595
24
45,893
4,938
(D)

1,605
155
18

4
3
382
74
14

23
790
91
-

75
-

30
3
-

38
383
12

302
766
335

22
258
905
183
74

6,841
556
121,914
17,767
112

50
36
61
3
6

4,070
36
37,884
3,900
474

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

95
6,456
16
67
-

894
313,285
186
591
-

58
1,932
5
49
-

9
1,555
6
16
-

28
1,596
5
-

660
-

713
2
-

9
14
37
-

27
1,894
100
-

115
1,367
39
160
45

343
128,688
39
3,936
10,437

14
6
29
1

13,907
6
3,188
(D)

115
441
7,935
554
171

1,144
10,558
828,879
12,507
607

70
180
1,935
272
140

20
102
2,331
100
20

21
103
2,057
103
10

3
30
628
38
1

1
26
984
41
-

111
372
868
506
61

2,110
20,388
45,963
28,070
1,338

460
801
1,389
370
677

682
2,375
408,188
2,777
7,843

72
50
56
26
81

598
1,528
6,980
3,575
6,193

12
254
173
262

202
3,512
4,482
7,369

7
115
15
143

3
38
125
4

95
4
97

2
5
15
-

1
14
18

20
103
35
13

212
2,076
1,278
1,331

174
461
164
21
997

390
32,810
19,768
11,551
202,816

7
176
111
47
494

1,057
11,106
123,270
17,755
153,968

345
2,020
2,750
116
1,382

1,268
28,248
48,253
8,118
35,174

333
1,147
2,046
7
567

497
473

790
119
92
270

12
75
28
33

8
60
17
39

383
-

766
-

411
702
104
18
56

69,808
89,362
7,229
10,669
17,268

84
48
-

21,858
37,338
-

210
7,927
34,560
4
328

2,970
356,171
2,749,578
20
5,887

190
2,761
8,593
237

1,938
7,601
4
73

17
1,748
9,785
8

671
3,169
4

3
809
5,412
6

6
25
39

1,050
8,849
6,347

179
3,081
2,542
16
558

23,912
338,820
163,272
121
35,232

10
628
457
30

5,468
333,696
25,728
1,251

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

88 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 27. Crops Harvested from Irrigated Farms: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Berries, bearing and non-bearing
Irrigated

Pastureland, all types

Non-irrigated

Irrigated

Non-irrigated

Geographic area
Acres
harvested

Farms

Acres
harvested

Farms

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

8,947
8,212

229,542
142,776

743
526

21,705
8,338

50,372
53,314

3,634,133
3,929,831

72,773
(X)

90,306,759
(X)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

75
5
223
388

427
7
1,329
65,019

-

-

27
8
807
251
5,826

1,281
16
19,661
7,411
511,534

270
12
603
713
5,224

47,536
518
298,157
61,116
4,158,937

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4
60
368
233

12
289
5,685
3,247

12
-

86
-

3,061
2
2
888
144

353,836
(D)
(D)
66,308
8,077

4,796
66
29
1,762
1,022

5,393,971
1,956
903
1,067,924
115,897

10
94
61
86

22
148
467
324

18

46

54
8,868
1
2
10

2,907
377,431
(D)
(D)
460

123
4,053
199
358
187

142,322
2,284,511
15,409
11,172
10,975

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

35
66
105
34

99
1,944
10,782
119

50
-

6,120
-

58
62
6
31

11,663
3,678
(D)
510

2,351
559
494
89
208

1,881,915
62,554
130,589
2,436
4,178

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

459
652
218
333
124

13,090
15,094
1,014
333
1,886

42
140
23
13

(D)
1,265
46
1,950

38
50
31
2
69

312
1,460
278
(D)
480

123
381
515
397
569

1,498
16,004
47,334
12,582
161,770

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

40
47
182

40
153
7,720

48

321

3,660
603
657
-

450,858
84,179
151,777
-

5,465
10,136
722
37
147

17,985,730
8,003,873
3,076,431
345
2,841

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

244
357
264

1,950
6,239
792

68
56
9

211
2,593
17

2,616
6
193
12
18

127,222
360
10,141
1,221
394

2,386
326
472
322
191

5,601,165
9,263
48,592
480,965
5,354

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

110
1,907
373
10
148

330
31,021
1,189
159
762

132
73
4
-

1,320
7,290
204
-

318
7,722
18
145

42,758
417,729
354
833

1,244
5,516
642
15
443

1,576,507
5,951,110
23,472
83
23,157

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

23
113
386
74
42

115
698
17,202
1,776
244

36
1

27
(D)

108
21
2,709
5,842
-

4,257
2,016
225,292
281,944
-

1,025
288
7,056
3,904
91

1,820,809
31,236
10,245,710
4,500,535
1,492

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

5
494
21
474
-

56
13,843
69
23,849
-

18
-

129
-

77
3,091
29
2,229

770
96,416
1,092
366,895

526
3,162
50
420
3,084

42,697
2,459,069
948
27,475
12,455,736

702
756
1,370
895
335

24,553
10,207
16,528
16,912
1,328

109
184
56
153
37

6,491
7,761
2,593
1,303
178

46
125
1,399
52
36

518
1,930
86,660
1,480
(D)

380
1,328
4,269
817
1,379

7,319
48,101
1,305,723
29,386
108,303

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

179
768
221
45
84

419
25,746
1,640
224
655

54
18
-

2,042
18
-

8
66
194
5
5,210

(D)
1,364
8,305
706
746,094

367
1,108
945
230
21,487

29,472
107,303
180,221
47,573
42,197,560

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

284
386
4
-

2,388
17,202
12
-

-

-

1,829
2,064
1,871
4,751
1,177

213,836
137,638
106,371
460,156
38,749

6,042
5,154
1,882
4,037
991

8,183,281
3,770,036
6,901,978
4,358,947
933,996

114
2,401
388
5
10

1,816
44,864
65,019
7
22

132
-

1,320
-

4,981
19,863
6,633
8
54

318,791
897,017
609,171
16
2,907

3,760
13,007
5,455
12
123

6,733,466
10,972,169
4,249,085
518
142,322

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1
2
3

Includes both dry hay and haylage and greenchop yields in 2003, with no conversion to a dry weight basis made for the haylage and greenchop yields.
Includes both dry hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop yields in 2003, with no conversion to a dry weight basis made for the haylage, grass silage, and greenchop yields.
Included in land in vegetables.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 89

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops

Harvested: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Corn for grain or seed
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

32,267
36,826

9,749,748
10,617,766

178
163

1.2
1.2

22,697
19,375

7,594,846
5,251,984

180
167

1.2
1.1

8,934
10,674

2,129,107
1,960,473

176
148

1.3
1.5

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

79
29
546
1,204

10,269
10,642
192,564
198,869

162
186
150
177

0.5
3.4
0.7
2.4

78
10
181
3

(D)
6,629
54,999
(D)

(D)
182
147
185

0.5
3.0
0.6
1.0

1
19
365
566

(D)
4,013
137,565
172,299

(D)
192
151
190

(D)
4.0
0.8
2.6

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,649
159
20
723

555,870
33,892
3,610
97,735

176
150
125
158

1.7
0.5
1.0
0.4

851
159
20
716

440,028
33,892
3,610
96,713

178
150
125
158

1.7
0.5
1.0
0.4

798
7

115,842
1,022

169
155

1.9
0.2

3
575
838
627
346

545
51,352
222,459
157,415
71,262

(D)
171
174
169
171

1.9
2.8
0.6
0.5
0.5

2
205
834
621
324

(D)
22,514
221,589
156,160
69,708

(D)
164
174
170
171

(D)
2.4
0.6
0.5
0.5

370
4
6
22

28,838
870
1,255
1,554

177
173
117
179

3.2
0.6
0.8
0.8

3,022
49
380
109

1,231,918
6,626
126,920
18,884

178
160
159
164

1.4
0.5
0.6
0.3

2,543
47
72
109

1,151,539
(D)
32,419
18,884

179
(D)
157
164

1.4
0.5
0.5
0.3

479
2
308
-

80,379
(D)
94,501
-

161
(D)
160
-

1.3
(D)
0.6
-

655
981
275
942

185,788
177,272
129,105
304,295

165
169
164
158

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6

655
981
134
550

185,788
177,272
71,058
151,974

165
169
159
151

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6

141
392

58,047
152,321

170
164

0.7
0.7

103
14,103
2
18

7,473
4,605,499
(D)
1,988

140
186
(D)
158

2.4
1.2
(D)
0.3

4
9,874
18

1,040
3,516,514
1,988

87
185
158

1.8
1.2
0.3

99
4,229
2
-

6,433
1,088,985
(D)
-

148
187
(D)
-

2.5
1.3
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

72
6
117
236
9

42,166
445
9,282
57,865
3,188

195
177
128
143
143

2.3
0.4
0.5
0.9
1.6

62
6
115
215
9

(D)
445
(D)
56,055
3,188

(D)
177
(D)
145
143

1.9
0.4
0.5
0.9
1.6

10
2
21
-

(D)
(D)
1,810
-

(D)
(D)
95
-

2.7
(D)
1.4
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

329
120
11
89

91,178
16,002
806
13,998

166
196
130
150

1.5
2.5
0.2
0.4

312
24
11
79

89,988
8,298
806
13,898

166
223
130
150

1.5
2.8
0.2
0.4

17
96
10

1,190
7,704
100

180
167
100

0.3
2.3
2.0

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

715
48
1,740
142
-

142,149
5,886
749,465
12,352
-

169
161
184
163
-

1.0
0.5
1.6
2.8
-

632
29
1,338
18
-

132,408
5,601
659,285
2,902
-

170
161
190
169
-

0.9
0.5
1.6
3.4
-

83
19
402
124
-

9,741
285
90,180
9,450
-

151
160
136
161
-

1.4
0.4
1.2
2.6
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

80
339
2
476
299

11,260
62,815
(D)
85,477
42,832

164
186
(D)
171
123

0.3
2.1
(D)
0.7
1.2

80
179
2
476
119

11,260
44,776
(D)
85,477
16,024

164
189
(D)
171
138

0.3
2.0
(D)
0.7
1.1

160
180

18,039
26,808

180
114

2.2
1.3

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

361
1,058
876
472

65,691
135,301
232,977
119,781

157
153
167
164

0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5

361
1,038
876
472

65,691
133,599
232,977
119,781

157
153
167
164

0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5

20
-

1,702
-

136
-

0.5
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

32
2,438
1,656
295
18,076

5,570
511,169
628,121
63,095
5,741,365

173
172
158
153
183

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.2

32
2,409
536
295
12,661

5,570
504,123
227,738
63,095
4,467,124

173
172
154
153
183

(D)
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.2

29
1,120
5,415

7,046
400,383
1,274,241

159
161
182

0.6
0.7
1.3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,358
1,042
11
184
32

1,604,807
264,572
1,683
22,616
12,605

184
153
197
181
186

1.5
1.4
2.8
2.2
3.3

2,889
673
11
7
11

1,489,963
194,108
1,683
2,092
8,152

185
166
197
190
183

1.5
1.4
2.8
2.2
3.0

469
369
177
21

114,844
70,464
20,524
4,453

171
117
180
191

1.4
1.1
2.2
4.0

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

135
1,034
1,204
3

10,812
130,169
198,869
545

(D)
181
177
(D)

2.5
2.4
2.4
1.9

13
408
3
2

2,242
75,588
(D)
(D)

(D)
185
185
(D)

3.7
2.2
1.0
(D)

122
626
566
-

8,570
54,581
172,299
-

158
176
190
-

2.2
2.7
2.6
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

90 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Corn for silage or greenchop
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre
(tons, green)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(tons, green)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(tons, green)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

10,118
10,280

1,312,660
922,970

25
23

2.2
2.2

4,624
3,093

602,353
332,523

24
22

1.6
1.4

5,484
6,776

709,141
514,546

26
23

2.7
2.7

33
75
12
2,214

1,571
15,564
2,063
466,109

14
26
20
28

0.6
4.6
0.7
3.0

33
2
65

1,571
(D)
5,970

14
(D)
32

0.6
(D)
2.5

73
12
2,145

(D)
2,063
460,071

(D)
20
28

4.7
0.7
3.0

601
2
66
142

77,149
(D)
20,008
23,492

24
(D)
18
19

1.4
(D)
0.8
0.4

170
2
63
142

33,218
(D)
19,408
23,492

26
(D)
18
19

1.7
(D)
0.8
0.4

431
3
-

43,931
600
-

22
14
-

1.3
0.9
-

1
1,064
6
47
8

(D)
127,652
244
5,891
550

(D)
27
17
21
20

(D)
2.3
0.8
0.4
0.3

1
401
6
44
8

(D)
89,729
244
5,711
550

(D)
27
17
21
20

(D)
2.2
0.8
0.4
0.3

663
3
-

37,923
180
-

26
20
-

2.5
(D)
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

569
2
2
8

66,310
(D)
(D)
1,693

20
(D)
(D)
18

1.2
(D)
(D)
0.2

477
2
2
8

63,902
(D)
(D)
1,693

20
(D)
(D)
18

1.2
(D)
(D)
0.2

91
-

2,350
-

18
-

1.6
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

102
163
23

13,910
9,652
2,273

21
19
21

0.4
0.5
0.3

102
163
22

13,910
9,652
(D)

21
19
(D)

0.4
0.5
0.3

1

(D)

(D)

(D)

361
1,437
38
-

36,314
78,738
3,613
-

25
21
26
-

1.5
1.2
3.7
-

41
653
2
-

4,290
52,214
(D)
-

23
21
(D)
-

1.4
1.1
(D)
-

320
784
36
-

32,024
26,524
(D)
-

25
22
(D)
-

1.5
1.4
3.8
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

298
6
24
96
2

76,214
582
763
7,479
(D)

25
26
20
14
(D)

2.7
0.1
0.5
1.1
(D)

153
6
24
57
2

46,870
582
763
5,133
(D)

25
26
20
13
(D)

2.5
0.1
0.5
1.0
(D)

140
39
-

28,304
2,346
-

25
17
-

2.9
1.3
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

46
726
8
20

14,633
52,991
172
2,080

22
28
19
20

2.1
1.9
0.1
1.4

43
654
8
20

14,033
47,545
172
2,080

22
28
19
20

2.1
1.8
0.1
1.4

3
72
-

600
5,446
-

17
29
-

1.8
2.9
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

131
9
412
624
-

10,739
879
81,523
38,921
-

14
31
26
23
-

1.3
0.5
1.5
2.6
-

76
9
383
181
-

5,005
879
79,328
13,349
-

14
31
26
21
-

0.9
0.5
1.4
2.6
-

55
29
443
-

5,734
2,195
25,572
-

15
17
23
-

1.7
2.0
2.6
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

14
457
88
181

867
43,416
5,947
21,399

24
25
20
22

0.5
1.9
0.6
1.9

14
400
88
97

867
36,790
5,947
13,035

24
25
20
23

0.5
1.9
0.6
1.4

57
84

6,626
8,364

29
21

2.2
2.8

2
32
258
151
17

(D)
2,811
47,206
19,387
1,493

(D)
20
19
21
(D)

(D)
0.2
0.7
0.4
(D)

2
32
255
151
14

(D)
2,811
46,606
19,387
1,313

(D)
20
19
21
21

(D)
0.2
0.7
0.4
0.4

3
3

600
180

14
(D)

0.9
0.5

33
239
16
27
2,692

1,488
16,036
2,688
2,178
222,176

26
20
19
20
22

0.6
0.5
0.6
1.0
1.4

33
239
3
27
1,219

1,488
16,036
(D)
2,178
122,338

26
20
17
20
22

0.6
0.5
0.4
1.0
1.3

13
1,473

(D)
99,838

20
22

0.7
1.5

693
303
232
257
75

108,944
75,909
48,202
17,593
15,564

22
26
24
24
26

1.5
1.6
2.8
1.4
4.6

535
299
92
37
2

98,930
74,766
20,663
1,509
(D)

22
26
(D)
20
(D)

1.5
1.6
2.7
2.4
(D)

157
4
135
220
73

9,956
1,143
26,499
16,084
(D)

(D)
26
25
24
(D)

1.7
3.0
2.9
1.3
4.7

624
2,252
2,214
1

40,997
223,619
466,109
(D)

23
27
28
(D)

2.7
2.1
3.0
(D)

161
1,457
65
1

13,700
173,384
5,970
(D)

21
27
32
(D)

2.6
2.0
2.5
(D)

463
795
2,145
-

27,297
50,235
460,071
-

24
27
28
-

2.7
2.5
3.0
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sorghum for grain or speed
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

6,134
4,998

1,108,375
615,981

75
80

1.0
1.1

3,213
1,437

748,698
221,544

76
72

0.9
1.0

2,870
3,228

344,016
317,809

75
85

1.1
1.1

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

3
28
326
4

(D)
6,490
58,081
3,525

(D)
79
90
(D)

(D)
4.3
0.6
(D)

3
3
81
3

(D)
678
23,167
(D)

(D)
45
96
85

(D)
2.0
0.5
0.5

25
245
1

5,812
34,914
(D)

83
86
(D)

4.6
0.6
(D)

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

231
48

14,184
5,008

68
61

0.7
0.5

123
48

10,088
5,008

75
61

0.7
0.5

108
-

4,096
-

51
-

0.7
-

5
3
3
-

(D)
(D)
260
-

(D)
(D)
96
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

5
3
3
-

(D)
(D)
260
-

(D)
(D)
96
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1,564
38
2
-

183,365
6,771
(D)
-

93
88
(D)
-

0.9
0.4
(D)
-

1,048
6
2
-

153,212
1,917
(D)
-

93
(D)
(D)
-

0.9
0.1
(D)
-

516
32
-

30,153
4,854
-

94
(D)
-

0.9
0.5
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
31
57

(D)
6,692
7,380

(D)
91
89

(D)
0.4
0.5

2
18
25

(D)
(D)
3,173

(D)
95
80

(D)
0.4
0.5

13
32

(D)
4,207

85
95

0.4
(D)

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

945
-

44,148
-

113
-

1.3
-

259
-

11,791
-

121
-

0.9
-

686
-

32,357
-

110
-

1.4
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

145
-

33,510
-

58
-

1.6
-

99
-

27,975
-

53
-

1.3
-

46
-

5,535
-

84
-

2.6
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

166
2
-

27,770
(D)
-

73
(D)
-

1.3
(D)
-

85
2
-

21,659
(D)
-

78
(D)
-

1.2
(D)
-

81
-

6,111
-

53
-

1.4
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
3
2,502
11
-

(D)
(D)
708,288
610
-

(D)
(D)
68
78
-

(D)
(D)
1.0
1.7
-

2
2
1,367
11
-

(D)
(D)
482,486
610
-

(D)
(D)
70
78
-

(D)
(D)
0.9
1.7
-

1
1,084
-

(D)
210,141
-

(D)
65
-

(D)
1.0
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

13

650

30

0.8

13

650

30

0.8

-

-

-

-

2
51
5

(D)
5,159
560

(D)
61
100

(D)
0.5
0.7

2
51
5

(D)
5,159
560

(D)
61
100

(D)
0.5
0.7

-

-

-

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

4
416
1,560

(D)
72,994
95,097

(D)
90
102

0.5
0.5
1.1

3
120
730

50
29,424
55,004

(D)
94
97

0.8
0.4
0.9

1
296
830

(D)
43,570
40,093

(D)
87
109

(D)
0.6
1.3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,285
1,710
44
35

471,966
442,673
7,512
7,260

82
60
(D)
84

1.1
0.8
2.4
4.2

1,378
894
6
3

358,596
294,952
(D)
678

85
60
(D)
45

1.1
0.8
(D)
2.0

907
765
38
32

113,370
132,060
(D)
6,582

74
60
(D)
88

1.2
0.9
(D)
4.4

11
7
4
-

610
494
3,525
-

78
88
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

11
7
3
-

610
494
(D)
-

78
88
85
-

1.7
(D)
0.5
-

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

92 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Wheat for grain or seed
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

13,531
14,696

3,268,658
3,351,941

76
75

1.5
1.4

8,471
7,632

2,392,949
1,962,314

71
75

1.2
1.2

4,989
5,930

874,069
992,784

88
79

2.1
2.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

275
46
1,038

122,144
8,770
406,582

103
53
90

3.5
0.5
2.2

11
14
188

12,198
1,540
75,947

90
57
68

2.9
0.7
1.7

261
32
849

109,317
7,230
330,458

104
52
95

3.6
0.5
2.3

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,129
29
79

156,198
3,908
16,444

70
51
50

1.1
0.2
0.4

778
29
75

123,273
3,908
15,364

67
51
50

1.0
0.2
0.4

351
4

32,925
1,080

81
58

1.8
0.5

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2,479
13
27
-

501,472
2,357
3,153
-

101
81
68
-

1.7
0.5
0.3
-

1,081
13
27
-

412,449
2,357
3,153
-

100
81
68
-

1.6
0.5
0.3
-

1,398
-

89,023
-

109
-

2.1
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,710
20
11

414,516
(D)
812

57
41
39

0.9
0.6
0.2

1,482
4
11

382,900
(D)
812

58
30
39

0.9
0.7
0.2

228
16
-

31,616
(D)
-

49
50
-

0.7
0.5
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

56
63
3
28

8,936
4,463
1,800
7,983

64
62
(D)
65

0.3
0.6
(D)
0.4

54
55
1
23

(D)
4,223
(D)
6,308

(D)
62
(D)
67

0.3
0.6
(D)
0.3

2
8
2
5

(D)
240
(D)
1,675

(D)
56
(D)
59

(D)
1.0
(D)
0.6

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

709
580
15
6

119,455
110,254
8,871
284

65
59
85
52

1.1
0.9
2.0
0.2

338
515
3
6

67,351
101,481
8,086
284

64
58
86
52

1.1
0.9
1.9
0.2

371
65
12
-

52,104
8,773
785
-

67
77
75
-

1.0
1.1
2.9
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

160
54
36
80
1

81,782
54
938
17,724
(D)

61
50
53
64
(D)

2.0
0.2
(D)
0.9
(D)

117
36
38
1

50,331
938
7,571
(D)

58
53
60
(D)

1.9
0.3
0.7
(D)

43
42
-

31,451
10,153
-

67
66
-

2.2
1.1
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

587
831
6

131,691
143,046
1,390

48
94
48

1.0
1.6
0.2

447
601
6

122,816
112,984
1,390

48
93
48

1.0
1.4
0.2

140
230
-

8,875
30,062
-

46
99
-

1.2
2.1
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

19
2,008
529
-

3,118
657,126
44,182
-

60
49
94
-

0.7
1.0
1.7
-

14
1,610
233
-

1,918
588,708
17,370
-

66
50
76
-

0.6
1.0
1.5
-

5
385
296
-

1,200
67,638
26,812
-

50
39
105
-

0.9
1.2
1.9
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

7
832
11
54

850
277,624
554
8,312

54
111
63
66

0.4
1.7
0.5
1.1

7
605
11
37

850
248,502
554
6,242

54
109
63
72

(D)
1.7
0.5
1.0

227
17

29,122
2,070

127
50

1.8
1.3

104
124
60
24

5,548
19,132
9,017
3,784

50
50
64
68

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4

50
120
58
24

5,494
18,052
(D)
3,784

50
50
(D)
68

0.3
0.3
0.3
(D)

4
2
-

1,080
(D)
-

58
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

44
95
68
2,873

4,411
19,913
6,367
442,583

73
60
57
64

0.5
0.5
0.6
0.9

44
42
59
2,062

4,411
10,048
5,778
349,500

73
66
60
63

0.5
0.6
0.5
0.9

53
9
811

9,865
589
93,083

53
29
70

0.5
1.0
1.0

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,037
980
38
59
275

981,745
241,519
8,227
14,343
122,144

53
46
80
84
103

1.0
1.2
2.3
2.9
3.5

2,431
813
22
1
11

872,536
213,751
(D)
(D)
12,198

54
45
(D)
(D)
90

1.0
1.1
2.3
(D)
2.9

606
154
16
58
261

109,209
26,988
(D)
(D)
109,317

48
46
(D)
(D)
104

1.1
1.8
2.3
2.9
3.6

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

590
4,059
1,101
-

59,675
916,892
413,358
-

90
103
90
-

1.7
1.7
2.2
-

282
2,205
247
-

32,078
769,165
82,123
-

77
102
69
-

1.5
1.6
1.7
-

308
1,854
853
-

27,597
147,727
331,058
-

104
111
95
-

1.9
2.0
2.3
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Barley for grain or seed
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

4,654
8,982

991,277
999,322

96
90

1.5
1.6

2,591
3,503

705,961
573,912

95
93

1.3
1.3

2,059
4,634

283,636
291,174

97
88

1.9
2.2

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

2
102
130

(D)
23,564
29,781

(D)
105
98

(D)
2.7
1.8

2
8
96

(D)
3,080
20,799

(D)
121
92

(D)
2.6
1.6

94
30

20,484
7,302

103
114

2.8
2.1

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

398
8
-

82,734
1,553
-

124
52
-

1.7
0.7
-

238
8
-

59,720
1,553
-

128
52
-

1.5
0.7
-

160
-

23,014
-

113
-

2.2
-

1,758
2

438,399
(D)

97
(D)

1.4
(D)

1,182
2

375,711
(D)

97
(D)

1.3
(D)

576
-

62,688
-

94
-

1.4
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

18
5

3,330
805

95
(D)

0.4
0.1

18
5

3,330
805

95
(D)

0.4
0.1

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

12
13
3
4

168
560
1,370
180

60
73
40
50

0.3
0.5
0.2
0.2

12
13
-

168
560
-

60
73
-

0.3
0.5
-

3
4

1,370
180

40
50

(D)
0.2

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

953
20
7
-

292,443
1,493
1,492
-

85
41
90
-

1.2
0.7
4.7
-

500
19
4
-

198,989
(D)
1,215
-

85
(D)
(D)
-

1.1
0.6
5.1
-

453
1
3
-

93,454
(D)
277
-

87
(D)
(D)
-

1.5
(D)
3.2
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

30
-

4,353
-

89
-

0.8
-

17
-

(D)
-

75
-

0.6
-

13
-

(D)
-

107
-

1.1
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

11
162
-

275
18,684
-

95
85
-

0.2
1.7
-

11
64
-

275
9,701
-

95
79
-

0.2
1.2
-

98
-

8,983
-

92
-

2.3
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1
582
-

(D)
31,112
-

(D)
92
-

(D)
2.0
-

1
259
-

(D)
12,407
-

(D)
81
-

(D)
1.6
-

323
-

18,705
-

100
-

2.2
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

1
35
3
394

(D)
2,978
102
54,978

(D)
70
48
105

(D)
1.3
0.5
2.5

1
17
3
111

(D)
2,233
102
10,638

(D)
56
48
85

(D)
1.3
0.5
1.6

18
283

745
44,340

114
110

1.3
2.7

14
13
-

2,513
208
-

62
57
-

0.5
0.4
-

14
13
-

2,513
208
-

62
57
-

0.5
0.4
-

-

-

-

-

1
15
7
9
1,417

(D)
622
1,550
1,426
365,828

(D)
70
41
71
90

(D)
0.5
0.2
0.3
1.4

1
15
9
546

(D)
622
1,426
206,184

(D)
70
71
85

(D)
0.5
0.3
1.1

7
871

1,550
159,644

41
96

0.2
1.9

29
200
179
102

3,605
53,632
(D)
23,564

95
131
(D)
105

0.4
1.5
2.4
2.7

29
200
137
8

3,605
53,632
(D)
3,080

95
131
(D)
121

0.4
1.5
1.5
2.6

42
94

3,725
20,484

126
103

3.5
2.8

917
1,593
156
2
-

44,278
446,051
39,640
(D)
-

79
97
93
(D)
-

1.8
1.4
1.8
(D)
-

600
902
115
2
-

25,967
378,785
25,304
(D)
-

65
98
88
(D)
-

1.4
1.3
1.5
(D)
-

317
691
37
-

18,311
67,266
12,656
-

100
94
103
-

2.2
1.5
2.2
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

94 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Soybeans for beans
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Gravity flow only

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(bushels)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

21,072
19,830

5,347,078
4,516,540

48
42

0.8
0.8

13,900
9,754

2,838,717
1,621,345

50
49

0.8
0.7

7,168
7,746

2,507,973
2,193,134

45
36

0.8
1.0

5
3,182
-

448
1,686,946
-

45
43
-

0.4
0.8
-

5
354
-

448
219,628
-

45
43
-

0.4
0.6
-

2,828
-

1,467,318
-

43
-

0.8
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

12
103
13
137

2,200
10,561
3,820
16,027

51
44
43
48

1.4
0.3
0.8
0.4

12
103
13
131

2,200
10,561
3,820
14,981

51
44
43
48

1.4
0.3
0.8
0.4

6

1,046

51

0.2

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

627
475
284

101,897
75,040
53,757

46
43
42

0.6
0.4
0.4

611
465
275

100,832
73,120
52,144

46
44
42

0.6
0.4
0.4

16
10
9

1,065
1,920
1,613

51
36
45

0.5
0.5
0.6

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,669
29
220
84

311,032
4,691
74,566
9,832

52
55
41
40

1.1
0.5
0.6
0.3

1,218
27
34
84

263,950
(D)
11,777
9,832

52
(D)
42
40

1.1
0.5
0.5
0.3

451
2
186
-

47,082
(D)
62,789
-

48
(D)
41
-

1.1
(D)
0.6
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

426
655
568
1,013

72,371
102,854
399,348
309,081

43
43
47
43

0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5

426
647
147
509

72,371
102,606
67,220
126,695

43
43
45
43

0.4
0.6
0.6
0.5

8
421
504

248
332,128
182,386

45
47
42

1.0
0.7
0.6

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

15
10,033
33

1,684
1,858,359
1,148

(D)
55
41

1.9
1.0
0.3

4
7,395
33

520
1,464,681
1,148

(D)
55
41

1.5
1.0
0.3

11
2,638
-

1,164
393,678
-

40
56
-

2.1
1.0
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

122
103
3

(D)
17,113
370

41
38
53

0.4
0.7
(D)

120
103
3

(D)
17,113
370

(D)
38
53

0.4
0.7
(D)

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

79
3
30

13,563
108
5,737

45
40
44

1.0
0.2
0.4

72
3
30

12,033
108
5,737

47
40
44

1.0
0.2
0.4

7
-

1,530
-

31
-

0.7
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

559
22
263
-

100,662
5,054
64,850
-

43
49
33
-

0.8
0.6
0.9
-

547
22
202
-

97,358
5,054
54,460
-

44
49
34
-

0.8
0.6
0.9
-

12
57
-

3,304
10,002
-

41
29
-

0.8
1.2
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

24
2
279
-

2,660
(D)
36,717
-

45
(D)
41
-

0.3
(D)
0.6
-

24
2
279
-

2,660
(D)
36,717
-

45
(D)
41
-

0.3
(D)
0.6
-

-

-

-

-

245
307
573
328

24,049
30,696
93,949
55,584

42
46
43
47

0.3
0.5
0.4
0.5

245
299
573
325

24,049
29,150
93,949
55,404

42
46
43
47

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5

8
3

1,546
180

49
36

0.5
0.5

6
1,722
4,174
163
11,366

468
257,389
2,152,432
26,663
2,122,388

47
43
44
40
54

0.6
0.6
0.7
0.5
1.0

6
1,684
701
155
8,551

468
250,772
339,379
26,415
1,700,891

47
43
43
39
54

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
1.0

38
3,473
8
2,815

6,617
1,813,053
248
421,497

48
44
45
55

0.5
0.8
1.0
1.0

2,065
123
-

566,267
17,193
-

44
38
-

0.9
1.0
-

1,285
76
-

306,564
11,676
-

47
41
-

1.0
1.0
-

780
43
-

259,703
5,129
-

41
31
-

0.8
1.2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 95

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Beans, dry edible
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

2,697
5,464

458,265
655,572

23
20

1.6
1.5

1,422
1,947

284,874
326,657

22
19

1.2
1.2

1,238
3,085

173,279
235,335

23
21

2.2
1.9

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

17
13
313

2,430
1,300
76,179

20
20
23

1.8
0.8
2.7

10
31

1,930
6,061

20
27

1.8
2.3

7
13
282

500
1,300
70,118

21
20
23

1.9
0.8
2.8

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

218
2
9
-

38,975
(D)
3,330
-

26
(D)
21
-

1.5
(D)
1.7
-

191
2
7
-

36,596
(D)
(D)
-

26
(D)
(D)
-

1.5
(D)
1.2
-

27
2
-

2,379
(D)
-

24
(D)
-

1.1
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

637
4
-

69,066
760
-

22
33
-

2.0
0.4
-

218
4
-

36,708
760
-

22
33
-

2.0
0.4
-

419
-

32,358
-

21
-

2.1
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

130
-

20,236
-

21
-

1.2
-

104
-

18,156
-

21
-

1.2
-

26
-

2,080
-

20
-

1.1
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

60
67
10

9,177
24,230
724

21
21
35

0.3
0.6
0.5

60
67
6

9,177
24,230
(D)

21
21
(D)

0.3
0.6
0.5

4

(D)

(D)

(D)

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

61
403
2
4

8,314
81,800
(D)
27

23
22
(D)
19

1.6
0.9
(D)
0.3

14
356
2
4

1,822
62,349
(D)
27

22
21
(D)
19

1.4
0.9
(D)
0.3

47
47
-

6,492
19,451
-

23
28
-

1.7
1.0
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

19
1
55
3

10,770
(D)
12,129
3

19
(D)
19
10

1.9
(D)
0.7
0.4

12
1
52
-

10,620
(D)
11,834
-

19
(D)
19
-

1.9
(D)
0.7
-

7
3
-

150
295
-

24
20
-

2.6
0.7
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

12
76
33
1

2,330
6,984
99
(D)

12
16
18
(D)

0.3
1.5
0.5
(D)

12
27
-

2,330
2,585
-

12
10
-

0.3
1.0
-

49
-

4,399
-

19
-

1.8
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
80
2
-

(D)
26,982
(D)
-

(D)
22
(D)
-

(D)
0.9
(D)
-

2
71
2
-

(D)
23,382
(D)
-

(D)
23
(D)
-

(D)
0.9
(D)
-

9
-

3,600
-

19
-

0.7
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

3
207
4
249

99
23,657
7,600
27,973

16
25
24
24

0.1
1.8
1.2
2.2

3
132
4
28

99
17,853
7,600
5,832

16
25
24
25

0.1
1.9
1.2
1.1

75
221

5,804
22,141

26
24

1.4
2.4

2
9
10
61
38

(D)
320
3,340
9,302
(D)

(D)
21
21
21
(D)

(D)
0.2
1.7
0.3
0.3

2
9
7
61
2

(D)
320
1,330
9,302
(D)

(D)
21
25
21
(D)

(D)
0.2
(D)
0.3
(D)

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

51
23
62
1,064

25,543
2,024
15,343
180,481

23
25
20
23

0.8
(D)
0.7
1.3

51
6
62
693

25,543
(D)
15,343
127,643

23
35
20
23

0.8
0.5
0.7
1.1

17
371

(D)
52,838

22
25

0.8
1.7

22
77
12
11
17

9,432
22,774
1,070
9,376
2,430

29
18
18
19
20

0.9
1.0
1.9
(D)
1.8

22
68
5
11
10

9,432
19,174
920
9,376
1,930

29
18
17
19
(D)

0.9
1.0
1.8
(D)
1.8

9
7
7

3,600
150
500

19
24
(D)

0.7
(D)
1.9

10
913
315
-

932
99,155
76,319
-

25
22
23
-

2.1
1.9
2.7
-

10
372
31
-

932
56,734
6,061
-

25
23
27
-

2.1
1.9
2.3
-

541
284
-

42,421
70,258
-

22
23
-

2.0
2.8
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Rice
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Gravity flow only

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

6,836
8,791

2,994,757
3,473,384

69
59

2.3
2.4

111
44

47,838
6,960

71
60

1.7
0.9

6,725
8,689

2,946,919
3,439,212

69
59

2.3
2.4

3,080
1,175

1,322,891
595,932

68
78

1.8
4.1

20
21

6,880
7,332

79
93

1.7
4.8

3,060
1,154

1,316,011
588,600

68
78

1.8
4.1

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

1
1,165
-

(D)
439,565
-

(D)
61
-

(D)
1.7
-

42
-

10,946
-

61
-

1.6
-

1
1,123
-

(D)
428,619
-

(D)
61
-

(D)
1.7
-

344
301

194,212
129,931

69
60

2.0
1.4

1
2

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

343
299

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

2.0
1.4

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

3
764
-

275
308,522
-

60
67
-

2.4
2.3
-

25
-

22,000
-

66
-

0.6
-

3
739
-

275
286,522
-

60
67
-

2.4
2.4
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

2
4,057
-

(D)
1,809,141
-

(D)
67
-

(D)
1.8
-

65
-

18,506
-

68
-

1.7
-

2
3,992
-

(D)
1,790,635
-

(D)
67
-

(D)
1.8
-

837
764
-

278,268
308,522
-

65
67
-

1.8
2.3
-

25
-

22,000
-

66
-

0.6
-

837
739
-

278,268
286,522
-

65
67
-

1.8
2.4
-

1,175
-

595,932
-

78
-

4.1
-

21
-

7,332
-

93
-

4.8
-

1,154
-

588,600
-

78
-

4.1
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Other small grains (oats, rye, etc.)
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

2,829
3,900

240,304
218,531

1.4
1.7

1,636
1,357

138,153
100,969

1.1
1.4

1,193
2,427

102,151
105,047

1.7
2.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

18
5
350

2,240
1,900
62,285

4.2
2.0
1.7

56

11,959

0.9

18
5
294

2,240
1,900
50,326

4.2
2.0
1.9

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

150
17
30

9,854
2,388
2,537

1.2
0.5
0.2

80
17
30

9,143
2,388
2,537

1.0
0.5
0.2

70
-

711
-

3.1
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

134
2
7
2

12,981
(D)
35
(D)

1.7
(D)
0.5
(D)

69
2
7
2

9,294
(D)
35
(D)

2.0
(D)
0.5
(D)

65
-

3,687
-

1.2
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

23
-

2,843
-

0.4
-

23
-

2,843
-

0.4
-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

14
58
4
-

1,203
1,269
2,042
-

0.2
0.5
0.5
-

14
58
1
-

1,203
1,269
(D)
-

0.2
0.5
(D)
-

3
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

400
176
39
3

18,734
13,448
2,771
15

1.4
0.9
2.3
0.4

163
156
14
3

7,694
9,958
1,226
15

1.4
1.0
2.3
0.4

237
20
25
-

11,040
3,490
1,545
-

1.4
0.9
2.3
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

46
20
16
-

5,154
2,478
1,670
-

1.3
(D)
0.9
-

39
20
13
-

4,144
2,478
1,394
-

1.2
(D)
1.1
-

7
3
-

1,010
276
-

(D)
0.2
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

39
129
-

5,317
18,493
-

0.5
1.5
-

39
106
-

5,317
15,960
-

0.5
1.3
-

23
-

2,533
-

2.9
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

66
187
522
-

3,265
25,180
18,398
-

1.0
0.7
1.8
-

12
132
328
-

(D)
20,052
11,840
-

1.2
0.8
1.9
-

54
55
194
-

(D)
5,128
6,558
-

1.0
0.3
1.7
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

150
16
206

11,879
1,756
9,975

1.2
0.6
1.5

143
16
93

11,357
1,756
2,730

1.2
0.6
0.5

7
113

522
7,245

1.7
1.8

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

3
67
28
-

15
7,403
2,491
-

0.4
0.4
0.4
-

3
67
28
-

15
7,403
2,491
-

0.4
0.4
0.4
-

-

-

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

40
9
29
748

1,411
3,942
435
45,687

0.7
1.2
0.5
1.2

40
1
29
344

1,411
(D)
435
22,302

0.7
(D)
(D)
1.1

8
404

(D)
23,385

1.2
1.4

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

127
105
101
350
19

15,340
12,120
15,820
11,133
2,280

0.5
0.6
1.0
1.8
4.1

72
105
95
222
1

(D)
12,120
15,234
9,108
(D)

0.6
0.6
1.1
1.6
(D)

55
6
128
18

(D)
586
2,025
(D)

(D)
(D)
2.7
4.2

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

349
490
364
-

15,792
41,601
64,834
-

1.7
1.5
1.7
-

174
385
70
-

7,929
34,445
14,508
-

1.8
1.4
1.0
-

175
105
294
-

7,863
7,156
50,326
-

1.6
1.9
1.9
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures (dry hay, haylage, and greenchop)
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre 1
(tons, dry)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre 1
(tons, dry)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre 1
(tons, dry)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

46,290
55,247

6,221,542
6,513,077

5.0
5.1

2.3
2.4

23,498
19,908

3,558,500
2,567,488

4.8
5.1

1.9
2.0

22,760
31,324

2,657,248
3,032,524

5.2
5.2

2.8
2.7

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

803
2,638

210,084
1,008,458

8.2
7.1

5.8
3.7

58
469

28,823
192,635

7.6
5.6

4.4
2.4

745
2,143

181,261
810,499

8.3
7.5

6.0
4.1

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

6,144
4
20

629,406
58
847

3.5
4.0
4.5

1.5
0.2
0.3

2,197
4
20

312,630
58
847

3.8
4.0
4.5

1.7
0.2
0.3

3,947
-

316,776
-

3.1
-

1.4
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
7,192
3
36
23

59
758,734
42
2,278
687

3.7
4.9
4.9
5.2
5.9

2.2
2.0
(D)
0.4
0.5

1
4,214
3
36
12

(D)
563,319
42
2,278
297

(D)
4.8
4.9
5.2
5.8

(D)
2.0
(D)
0.4
0.4

2,978
11

195,415
390

5.0
6.0

2.2
0.6

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

925
2
5

207,977
(D)
222

5.5
(D)
6.2

1.3
(D)
0.2

791
2
5

196,354
(D)
222

5.6
(D)
6.2

1.4
(D)
0.2

134
-

11,623
-

3.8
-

1.1
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

69
363
1
197

4,574
24,620
(D)
6,117

6.4
5.2
(D)
4.4

0.3
0.6
(D)
0.3

69
363
1
197

4,574
24,620
(D)
6,117

6.4
5.2
(D)
4.4

0.3
0.6
(D)
0.3

-

-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

5,393
2,901
1,077
2

714,722
350,700
279,644
(D)

3.3
5.2
4.6
(D)

1.4
1.1
3.0
(D)

2,098
2,284
339
2

390,163
307,189
170,202
(D)

3.5
5.3
4.7
(D)

1.3
1.1
3.1
(D)

3,295
617
738
-

324,559
43,511
109,442
-

3.0
4.6
4.5
-

1.4
1.1
2.9
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,505
4
56
205
2

163,932
171
1,744
23,090
(D)

5.7
4.8
3.1
4.0
(D)

2.8
0.1
0.5
1.1
(D)

486
4
56
135
2

(D)
171
1,744
18,641
(D)

(D)
4.8
3.1
4.1
(D)

2.6
0.1
0.5
1.1
(D)

2,018
70
-

86,514
4,449
-

5.6
3.8
-

2.9
1.0
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

310
2,773
13
-

37,928
376,702
526
-

4.0
4.7
5.2
-

1.3
2.2
0.2
-

271
2,227
13
-

35,166
295,820
526
-

4.0
4.8
5.2
-

1.3
2.1
0.2
-

39
546
-

2,762
80,882
-

3.5
4.3
-

1.6
2.3
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

719
588
6,217
-

97,064
98,021
494,119
-

3.9
5.9
4.3
-

1.2
2.1
2.3
-

290
427
3,033
-

34,538
80,611
311,774
-

5.2
5.8
4.2
-

1.1
1.7
2.3
-

429
161
3,184
-

62,526
17,410
182,345
-

3.3
6.7
4.5
-

1.2
3.5
2.4
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

13
2,258
218
2,608

229
354,087
17,294
356,195

3.7
6.5
4.8
3.0

0.3
2.2
0.5
1.7

13
2,110
218
1,048

229
331,706
17,294
151,275

3.7
6.5
4.8
3.3

0.3
2.2
0.5
1.5

145
1,560

21,964
204,920

5.9
2.7

2.3
1.8

2
37
76
141
16

(D)
1,191
2,591
10,911
1,667

(D)
4.7
3.6
5.6
5.1

(D)
(D)
0.4
0.4
0.4

2
37
76
141
16

(D)
1,191
2,591
10,911
1,667

(D)
4.7
3.6
5.6
5.1

(D)
(D)
0.4
0.4
0.4

-

-

-

-

503
52
111
13,474

33,615
2,515
(D)
1,632,462

5.2
2.7
(D)
3.9

0.6
0.2
0.6
1.4

494
52
105
6,150

33,345
2,515
8,800
936,673

5.2
2.7
4.1
4.4

0.6
0.2
0.6
1.3

9
6
7,324

270
(D)
695,789

8.0
(D)
3.2

0.7
1.0
1.5

1,956
347
2,731
4,542
1,065

386,818
55,062
257,571
350,919
235,152

4.2
6.2
5.4
3.1
7.9

1.2
1.7
2.5
1.7
5.6

1,082
332
602
2,304
236

249,731
54,746
162,889
205,847
46,679

5.2
6.2
5.2
(D)
6.6

1.4
1.7
2.2
1.6
4.0

873
15
2,129
2,238
829

(D)
316
94,682
145,072
188,473

(D)
5.6
5.6
(D)
8.2

1.0
2.6
3.0
1.9
5.9

5,674
12,640
2,920
3

703,226
1,473,044
1,065,717
59

4.5
5.1
7.0
3.7

2.5
2.0
3.7
2.2

2,247
8,878
743
1

438,667
1,153,169
248,994
(D)

4.5
5.2
5.5
(D)

2.6
2.0
2.4
(D)

3,427
3,759
2,151
-

264,559
319,458
811,399
-

4.6
4.7
7.5
-

2.5
2.1
4.1
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 99

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All other hay (dry hay, haylage, grass silage, and greenchop)
Method of distribution
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
yield per
acre 2
(tons, dry)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre 2
(tons, dry)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre 2
(tons, dry)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

27,667
23,562

3,253,729
3,008,815

2.8
2.5

1.7
1.9

12,173
5,204

1,115,276
420,925

3.6
3.4

1.4
1.3

15,476
17,333

2,136,083
2,291,804

2.4
2.3

1.8
2.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

55
13
335
355
1,885

2,722
1,456
42,051
17,870
344,531

7.2
2.2
4.9
4.7
4.6

0.4
0.5
3.6
0.3
2.5

55
13
28
321
382

2,722
1,456
5,360
16,192
81,418

7.2
2.2
4.5
4.8
3.3

0.4
0.5
2.9
0.3
1.7

307
34
1,503

36,691
1,678
263,113

4.9
3.4
4.9

3.7
0.3
2.8

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,554
5
274
257

472,776
390
16,275
11,478

2.1
3.9
3.6
3.9

1.7
0.3
0.8
0.3

946
5
180
257

72,849
390
11,325
11,478

2.5
3.9
3.9
3.9

1.1
0.3
0.9
0.3

3,608
92
-

399,927
4,490
-

2.1
3.2
-

1.8
0.6
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1
1,353
4
9
2

(D)
103,573
583
288
(D)

(D)
2.6
1.4
4.9
(D)

(D)
1.6
1.1
0.2
(D)

1
632
4
9
2

(D)
52,983
583
288
(D)

(D)
2.9
1.4
4.9
(D)

(D)
1.9
1.1
0.2
(D)

721
-

50,590
-

2.2
-

1.2
-

384
7
31
2
15

36,567
413
2,598
(D)
1,361

6.3
4.4
6.2
(D)
3.6

1.1
0.5
0.1
(D)
0.6

267
7
31
2
15

30,578
413
2,598
(D)
1,361

6.2
4.4
6.2
(D)
3.6

1.2
0.5
0.1
(D)
0.6

117
-

5,989
-

6.8
-

0.8
-

5
91
6
41

337
3,071
2,836
3,849

5.0
3.1
2.5
2.7

0.4
0.4
0.7
0.4

5
91
2
41

337
3,071
(D)
3,849

5.0
3.1
(D)
2.7

0.4
0.4
(D)
0.4

4
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

0.6
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,329
934
460
4

383,511
131,811
175,166
82

2.1
2.8
1.7
3.2

1.3
1.0
1.9
0.2

675
745
92
4

56,363
122,823
21,662
82

2.3
2.9
2.8
3.2

1.2
1.0
1.9
0.2

1,654
189
368
-

327,148
8,988
153,504
-

2.0
1.5
1.6
-

1.4
1.0
1.9
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,094
9
409
36
15

84,439
1,350
21,237
3,847
260

3.2
7.3
4.5
3.0
2.0

1.9
0.1
0.5
0.8
1.3

327
4
409
21
1

50,548
1,200
21,237
832
(D)

3.4
8.0
4.5
6.3
(D)

1.8
0.1
0.5
1.0
(D)

767
15
14

33,891
3,015
(D)

2.8
2.1
(D)

1.9
0.8
1.3

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

412
3,337
5
12

37,697
364,205
288
256

3.6
2.4
4.2
3.0

0.9
1.8
0.7
2.5

406
2,361
5
12

36,795
135,652
288
256

3.7
3.1
4.2
3.0

0.9
1.7
0.7
2.5

6
965
-

902
226,793
-

2.3
2.0
-

1.5
1.8
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

190
7
2,612
2,290
-

17,368
221
202,243
128,599
-

2.7
1.9
3.9
2.5
-

1.0
0.4
1.1
2.1
-

82
7
1,506
704
-

7,253
221
169,390
49,956
-

3.5
1.9
4.2
3.1
-

1.3
0.4
1.1
2.1
-

108
1,106
1,586
-

10,115
32,853
78,643
-

2.1
2.5
2.1
-

0.8
1.3
2.1
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

27
1,690
27
2,084

378
155,568
2,178
477,049

2.5
5.4
6.1
1.5

0.3
2.4
0.7
1.4

27
1,216
27
246

378
109,125
2,178
27,827

2.5
5.3
6.1
2.5

0.3
1.7
0.7
2.0

474
1,838

46,443
449,222

5.5
1.5

4.1
1.3

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

2
38
1,017
15
39

(D)
2,229
53,764
2,097
1,073

(D)
3.7
4.2
6.3
3.8

(D)
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.6

2
38
921
10
25

(D)
2,229
47,778
1,947
(D)

(D)
3.7
4.3
6.6
4.3

(D)
0.5
0.6
0.2
(D)

94
14

5,526
(D)

(D)
2.0

0.7
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

4
98
274
34
5,653

470
5,997
11,974
2,478
893,951

2.2
3.6
4.1
2.5
2.1

(D)
0.6
0.2
0.9
1.5

4
98
238
32
1,784

470
5,997
9,496
(D)
227,620

2.2
3.6
4.4
(D)
2.8

0.9
0.6
0.2
0.6
1.1

36
2
3,869

2,478
(D)
666,331

2.9
(D)
1.9

0.2
(D)
1.6

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,611
2,425
943
4,060
399

218,456
167,018
80,944
447,883
46,467

3.5
4.1
2.9
1.8
4.7

1.1
1.2
1.8
1.4
3.6

1,043
1,429
236
935
42

140,128
141,200
32,631
49,040
7,272

4.2
4.4
3.8
(D)
3.9

1.0
1.1
2.2
1.4
3.4

568
996
707
3,125
357

78,328
25,818
48,313
398,843
39,195

2.3
2.4
2.2
1.7
4.8

1.4
1.2
1.6
1.4
3.6

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2,192
6,730
2,119
13
1

279,799
671,174
366,444
1,456
(D)

1.9
3.1
4.4
2.2
(D)

1.9
1.8
2.5
0.5
(D)

362
4,372
588
13
1

49,986
299,042
97,230
1,456
(D)

3.2
3.8
3.2
2.2
(D)

2.1
1.6
1.8
0.5
(D)

1,830
2,347
1,531
-

229,813
370,372
269,214
-

1.6
2.5
4.9
-

1.8
2.0
2.7
-

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

100 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Peanuts for nuts
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Gravity flow only

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

2,117
3,207

384,867
502,801

3,600
3,296

0.8
1.1

2,048
3,167

361,840
496,400

3,580
3,294

0.8
1.1

69
18

23,027
2,143

3,921
3,004

0.6
2.7

37
5
-

9,048
(D)
-

3,675
3,500
-

0.7
1.0
-

37
5
-

9,048
(D)
-

3,675
3,500
-

0.7
1.0
-

-

-

-

-

126
871

22,797
140,081

3,786
3,889

0.6
0.4

126
842

22,797
124,647

3,786
3,852

0.6
0.4

29

15,434

4,184

0.3

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

38
23
-

15,333
2,861
-

2,287
3,412
-

1.5
0.2
-

35
23
-

14,308
2,861
-

2,256
3,412
-

1.4
0.2
-

3
-

1,025
-

2,723
-

2.8
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

265
11

26,616
2,535

3,136
3,659

1.1
0.3

254
11

25,118
2,535

3,126
3,659

1.1
0.3

11
-

1,498
-

3,303
-

1.2
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

733
-

163,228
-

3,524
-

1.1
-

707
-

158,158
-

3,523
-

1.1
-

26
-

5,070
-

3,546
-

1.1
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

6
-

588
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

6
-

588
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1,074
-

177,910
-

3,854
-

0.4
-

1,045
-

162,476
-

3,823
-

0.4
-

29
-

15,434
-

4,184
-

0.3
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

375
662
4
-

37,203
166,436
(D)
-

3,241
3,397
(D)
-

1.1
1.2
(D)
-

339
658
4
-

30,755
165,291
(D)
-

3,191
3,400
(D)
-

1.1
1.1
(D)
-

36
4
-

6,448
1,145
-

3,477
2,878
-

1.1
2.7
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 101

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All cotton
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(lbs, lint)

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(lbs, lint)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

8,621
10,952

4,080,054
4,881,801

996
769

1.4
1.5

4,454
3,697

2,020,759
1,552,854

879
708

0.9
1.1

54
453
794
1,292

21,244
231,296
633,598
757,008

1,092
1,331
959
1,332

0.8
4.2
0.7
2.9

53
12
302
179

(D)
(D)
269,089
95,779

(D)
(D)
912
1,211

0.8
3.1
0.6
2.7

14
736

7,938
230,553

844
995

0.9
0.4

14
707

7,938
211,035

844
993

0.9
0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

54
438
-

30,736
153,209
-

845
1,010
-

0.9
0.6
-

46
65
-

29,664
37,718
-

841
1,091
-

0.9
0.6
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

514
390

427,271
217,464

1,065
920

0.5
0.5

281
200

246,128
105,721

1,045
888

0.5
0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

261
66
-

48,958
9,540
-

1,054
903
-

2.2
0.3
-

152
64
-

(D)
(D)
-

1,028
(D)
-

1.9
0.3
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

170
34

59,588
8,616

1,105
960

1.1
0.4

71
29

15,714
8,266

783
(D)

1.0
0.4

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

16
3,335
-

9,680
1,233,355
-

1,042
728
-

0.4
1.0
-

16
2,263
-

9,680
904,607
-

1,042
733
-

0.4
0.9
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

906
-

269,037
-

990
-

0.5
-

869
-

248,459
-

988
-

0.5
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

25
2,120
-

11,884
1,433,187
-

1,145
989
-

0.8
0.6
-

25
834
-

11,884
661,364
-

1,145
966
-

0.8
0.5
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

679
2,929
215
455

257,524
1,060,941
58,351
232,122

836
718
1,201
1,330

0.9
1.0
2.4
4.2

353
2,116
66
12

129,690
838,285
(D)
(D)

847
724
(D)
(D)

0.9
1.0
2.4
3.1

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,292
-

757,008
-

1,332
-

2.9
-

179
-

95,779
-

1,211
-

2.7
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

102 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All cotton - con.
Method of distribution - con.
Gravity flow only

Geographic area
Farms

Drip, trickle, or low-flow micro irrigation

Average
yield per
acres
(lbs, lint)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(lbs, lint)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

4,024
4,841

2,012,813
1,925,875

1,112
835

1.8
2.1

143
(NA)

46,482
(NA)

997
(NA)

1.6
(NA)

429
492
1,109

206,037
364,509
653,801

1,318
994
1,350

4.3
0.7
2.9

1
12
4

(D)
(D)
7,428

(D)
(D)
1,281

(D)
3.6
3.0

29

19,518

1,022

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
373
-

1,072
115,491
-

949
984
-

1.1
0.5
-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

233
190

181,143
111,743

1,092
951

0.5
0.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

109
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

1,104
(D)
-

2.7
(D)
-

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

99
5

43,874
350

1,221
(D)

1.2
(D)

-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

946
-

298,078
-

707
-

1.1
-

126
-

30,670
-

790
-

(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

36
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

0.4
-

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

1,286
-

771,823
-

1,009
-

0.6
-

-

-

-

-

326
687
149
431

127,834
191,986
(D)
206,863

824
681
(D)
1,316

0.8
1.1
2.4
4.3

126
12

30,670
(D)

790
(D)

(D)
3.6

1,109
-

653,801
-

1,350
-

2.9
-

4
-

7,428
-

1,281
-

3.0
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 103

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sugarbeets for sugar
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(tons)

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Gravity flow only

Average
yield per
acre
(tons)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(tons)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

2,499
2,802

561,837
624,636

29
26

2.7
2.5

1,592
1,067

365,676
297,943

30
26

2.4
2.0

907
1,608

196,161
287,358

28
25

3.2
3.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

866

129,594

38

3.2

689

79,662

40

2.3

177

49,932

35

4.6

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

203
-

34,667
-

24
-

1.6
-

120
-

25,262
-

25
-

1.6
-

83
-

9,405
-

22
-

1.6
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

760
-

246,887
-

29
-

2.7
-

614
-

224,490
-

29
-

2.7
-

146
-

22,397
-

30
-

3.2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

56
10
-

(D)
2,792
-

21
24
-

0.5
(D)
-

52
10
-

(D)
2,792
-

22
24
-

0.5
(D)
-

4
-

1,064
-

21
-

0.3
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

328
40
-

72,403
10,105
-

24
22
-

2.2
1.3
-

26
21
-

9,254
5,765
-

20
20
-

1.4
1.6
-

302
19
-

63,149
4,340
-

25
24
-

2.3
0.9
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

50
-

14,594
-

(D)
-

2.2
-

12
-

2,039
-

(D)
-

0.8
-

38
-

12,555
-

23
-

2.4
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

67
-

9,954
-

29
-

2.7
-

35
-

5,676
-

25
-

2.3
-

32
-

4,278
-

33
-

3.3
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
114

3,481
31,757

27
22

1.4
3.9

4
8

3,481
2,716

27
23

1.4
2.5

106

29,041

22

4.0

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

56
-

(D)
-

21
-

0.5
-

52
-

(D)
-

22
-

0.5
-

4
-

1,064
-

21
-

0.3
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

8
12
725

2,222
2,249
161,847

22
25
(D)

0.6
(D)
2.3

8
12
177

2,222
2,249
43,357

22
25
(D)

0.6
(D)
1.6

548

118,490

24

2.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
831
866
-

(D)
260,322
129,594
-

(D)
29
38
-

(D)
2.7
3.2
-

1
653
689
-

(D)
233,647
79,662
-

(D)
29
40
-

(D)
2.7
2.3
-

178
177
-

26,675
49,932
-

31
35
-

3.2
4.6
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

104 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Tobacco, all types
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Gravity flow only

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(pounds)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

1,533
3,957

35,304
121,059

2,411
2,427

0.4
0.5

1,522
3,881

35,089
119,741

2,413
2,430

0.4
0.5

20

130

1,902

0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
59
198

780
1,560
10,776

1,605
1,198
2,394

0.4
0.9
0.4

6
59
196

672
1,560
10,732

1,619
1,198
2,393

0.4
0.9
0.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

576
3

6,931
(D)

2,861
1,954

0.3
(D)

569
3

6,868
(D)

2,859
1,954

0.3
(D)

-

-

-

-

11
-

698
-

883
-

0.2
-

11
-

698
-

883
-

0.2
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

351
-

9,517
-

2,402
-

0.3
-

351
-

9,517
-

2,402
-

0.3
-

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

3
-

18
-

2,411
-

0.1
-

3
-

18
-

2,411
-

0.1
-

-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

136
-

(D)
-

2,964
-

(D)
-

136
-

(D)
-

2,964
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

188
-

3,296
-

2,370
-

0.5
-

188
-

3,296
-

2,370
-

0.5
-

-

-

-

-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

19
15
787
547

1,478
141
25,104
6,165

1,264
2,091
2,320
2,721

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3

17
15
785
540

1,370
141
25,060
6,102

1,244
2,091
2,319
2,718

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3

-

-

-

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

119
46
-

1,465
951
-

3,419
3,088
-

0.3
0.4
-

119
46
-

1,465
951
-

3,419
3,088
-

0.3
0.4
-

-

-

-

-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 105

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Potatoes
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
yield per
acre
(cwt)

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

3,423
4,792

1,032,604
1,185,764

394
370

1.8
1.8

2,850
3,730

948,226
1,062,338

401
377

1.8
1.7

243
809

83,658
78,850

308
283

1.9
2.5

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

4
15
10
118

490
440
4,699
49,065

198
109
264
366

0.3
0.5
3.3
2.5

4
12
5
112

490
437
3,456
46,865

198
109
246
366

0.3
0.5
3.4
2.5

4
6

893
2,200

316
371

3.0
2.8

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

217
4
93
-

68,254
1,590
49,833
-

375
250
252
-

1.5
0.2
1.3
-

217
4
10
-

68,254
1,590
4,664
-

375
250
320
-

1.5
0.2
1.6
-

83
-

45,169
-

245
-

1.3
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

722
53
63
29

338,912
6,119
1,906
116

349
389
246
247

2.1
0.3
0.7
0.5

680
39
25
20

317,730
6,098
1,885
107

351
390
247
263

2.1
0.3
0.7
0.5

42
9

21,182
9

322
50

2.7
0.5

8
59
19

3,100
(D)
1,924

326
(D)
264

0.6
(D)
0.5

8
26
17

3,100
(D)
1,923

326
(D)
264

0.6
(D)
0.5

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
187
66
13

(D)
43,188
48,297
6,981

(D)
365
427
288

0.1
0.8
0.8
2.0

1
161
62
13

(D)
43,032
46,434
6,981

(D)
362
430
288

(D)
0.8
0.8
2.0

31
4
-

(D)
1,863
-

(D)
338
-

0.5
0.9
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

58
99
3
18
44

12,845
16,840
(D)
9
1,063

331
424
(D)
182
231

1.6
1.6
3.4
0.2
0.2

58
97
1
10
44

12,845
(D)
(D)
7
1,063

331
(D)
(D)
178
231

1.6
1.6
(D)
0.2
0.2

2
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1
297
2
84
38

(D)
5,082
(D)
44,339
663

(D)
307
(D)
389
343

(D)
0.3
(D)
0.9
(D)

1
189
2
78
23

(D)
5,023
(D)
44,330
651

(D)
309
(D)
389
346

(D)
0.3
(D)
0.9
(D)

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
284
97
1
2

(D)
44,788
2,365
(D)
(D)

(D)
490
321
(D)
(D)

(D)
2.4
0.2
(D)
(D)

2
268
90
1
2

(D)
42,844
2,351
(D)
(D)

(D)
491
322
(D)
(D)

(D)
2.4
0.2
(D)
(D)

16
-

1,944
-

458
-

2.4
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
29
7
15

(D)
13,435
1,341
8

(D)
358
347
107

(D)
1.8
2.6
0.5

25
7
5

11,635
1,341
5

356
347
150

1.8
(D)
0.5

4
-

1,800
-

374
-

1.5
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

73
359
4
190
2

3,465
165,889
12
81,839
(D)

319
535
70
413
(D)

0.2
2.3
0.9
0.9
(D)

16
319
4
190
2

3,436
159,094
12
81,839
(D)

321
533
70
413
(D)

0.2
2.3
0.9
0.9
(D)

40
-

6,795
-

584
-

2.2
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

120
342
101
423
121

5,375
12,525
50,407
68,947
(D)

297
293
251
370
(D)

0.7
0.3
1.3
0.8
(D)

43
220
18
382
45

5,334
12,450
5,238
68,779
(D)

297
294
310
368
(D)

0.7
0.3
1.4
0.8
0.5

31
83
-

(D)
45,169
-

(D)
245
-

0.5
1.3
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

2
254
9
63
215

(D)
95,930
6,481
40,064
53,998

(D)
419
286
406
400

(D)
0.9
2.1
0.8
1.4

212
9
59
207

95,894
6,481
38,201
53,189

419
286
410
399

0.9
2.1
0.8
1.4

9
4
2

9
1,863
(D)

50
338
(D)

0.5
0.9
(D)

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

17
23
206
10

11,598
5,708
63,812
4,699

377
287
371
264

1.8
1.0
1.5
3.3

17
19
206
5

11,598
3,908
63,812
3,456

377
247
371
246

1.8
0.8
1.5
3.4

4
4

1,800
893

374
316

1.5
3.0

10
1,178
314
15
-

8,627
543,854
57,030
440
-

409
416
373
109
-

3.3
2.2
2.5
0.5
-

8
1,080
308
12
-

(D)
513,933
54,830
437
-

(D)
418
373
109
-

2.9
2.2
2.4
0.5
-

2
98
6
-

(D)
29,921
2,200
-

(D)
390
371
-

(D)
2.6
2.8
-

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

106 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in vegetables
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro irrigation

Gravity flow only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

17,807
20,088

2,081,358
2,309,550

2.1
2.1

8,846
8,672

1,108,281
1,136,066

1.6
1.5

3,510
3,303

696,317
608,085

2.8
3.0

5,451
(NA)

276,759
(NA)

1.9
(NA)

162
33
313
201
3,253

2,613
133
132,799
6,959
926,839

1.2
0.9
3.6
1.1
2.9

49
18
21
1,852

1,506
104
33,740
438,769

0.7
0.9
4.0
2.4

14
75
993

97
87,597
430,121

0.7
3.5
3.2

99
15
217
201
408

1,009
29
11,462
6,959
57,949

2.1
0.6
2.8
1.1
3.8

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

105
111
109
375
499

18,996
842
19,201
120,306
73,994

1.6
0.3
0.3
1.5
0.7

25
55
90
98
403

8,856
586
17,439
8,842
52,086

1.4
0.3
0.3
1.0
0.6

80
69
-

10,140
36,439
-

1.8
1.8
-

56
19
208
96

257
1,762
75,025
21,908

0.6
0.3
1.5
1.1

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

332
426
199
447
187

3,943
26,811
19,638
17,508
1,809

1.5
2.3
0.6
0.5
0.4

108
56
158
174
89

545
8,606
19,464
11,581
1,500

1.6
1.6
0.6
0.5
0.3

17
370
14
26
26

26
18,205
70
332
51

4.3
2.7
0.1
0.6
0.5

207
27
247
72

3,372
104
5,595
259

1.4
0.7
0.5
0.7

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
179
178
254
294

2,600
1,024
3,785
1,471
17,052

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.5

8
53
69
116
74

2,600
278
1,236
1,035
13,045

1.0
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.5

21
58
24

146
2,345
120

0.2
0.4
0.1

105
51
138
196

600
204
436
3,887

0.8
0.1
0.5
0.6

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

284
683
304
1
305

1,124
60,860
14,641
(D)
12,606

0.6
0.4
0.7
(D)
0.3

153
534
255
192

901
56,599
12,908
11,792

0.5
0.4
0.6
0.3

31
7
3
1
53

25
490
(D)
(D)
706

(D)
0.5
1.7
(D)
0.7

100
142
46
60

198
3,771
(D)
108

1.1
0.5
0.5
0.8

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

173
93
15
98
537

828
592
411
507
32,206

1.0
0.9
3.0
0.6
0.6

170
93
13
50
367

801
592
(D)
320
24,981

0.9
0.9
2.9
0.6
0.5

3
2
2
28

27
(D)
(D)
122

3.0
(D)
(D)
0.5

46
142

(D)
7,103

0.6
0.8

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

620
608
521
6
308

26,222
30,393
18,833
48
7,047

2.9
0.3
0.9
(D)
0.3

17
414
145
6
113

4,598
22,432
10,086
48
4,397

2.1
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.2

590
3
14

16,474
300
(D)

3.3
0.2
1.3

13
194
373
181

5,150
7,962
8,447
2,623

2.5
0.3
1.5
0.3

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

23
268
855
32
520

4,315
45,032
10,704
130
10,049

0.5
1.8
0.4
0.7
1.0

22
212
409
9
25

(D)
37,364
7,848
29
4,032

0.5
1.6
0.4
0.2
1.2

1
48
5
4
-

(D)
6,426
124
(D)
-

(D)
2.7
0.4
3.0
-

8
441
19
495

1,242
2,732
(D)
6,017

2.9
0.3
0.6
0.8

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

50
175
1,453
380
91

247
6,905
107,257
6,669
349

0.9
0.7
0.9
2.1
0.5

27
87
913
5
40

178
4,408
34,038
166
236

0.9
(D)
1.1
4.5
0.4

23
21
433
298
-

69
63
56,947
3,542
-

0.8
0.7
0.6
1.3
-

67
107
77
51

2,434
16,272
2,961
113

0.8
1.3
3.0
0.6

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

355
952
25
389
18

8,086
153,551
(D)
122,813
252

0.4
2.2
1.8
0.6
4.4

158
549
4
340
8

3,811
116,661
56
122,446
40

0.5
2.1
0.8
0.6
2.0

142
1
10

23,275
(D)
212

2.5
(D)
4.9

197
261
20
49
-

4,275
13,615
(D)
367
-

0.3
2.6
0.4
0.8
-

836
2,179
1,809
1,334
931

4,298
94,707
222,153
123,913
17,936

0.4
0.5
1.2
0.4
0.4

414
1,187
717
997
275

3,054
74,426
75,533
110,434
(D)

0.4
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.4

37
58
86
7
64

47
394
36,836
490
(D)

1.1
0.9
1.8
0.5
0.6

385
934
1,006
330
592

1,197
19,887
109,783
12,989
7,543

0.6
0.5
1.4
0.4
0.5

488
951
428
32
487

6,775
124,873
17,455
1,588
11,638

0.6
0.6
0.7
1.6
0.7

97
732
105
29
382

1,664
123,998
7,276
(D)
11,103

0.3
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.7

18
32
61
3
44

18
97
2,948
(D)
332

0.1
0.3
0.4
1.7
3.5

373
187
262
61

5,093
778
7,231
203

0.7
0.6
1.1
0.8

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

278
1,451
605
25
406

20,602
105,724
29,934
1,744
137,762

1.3
0.8
2.7
1.8
3.5

142
920
13
3
33

11,050
35,271
7,853
247
34,021

0.9
1.1
1.4
3.8
4.0

128
424
579
19
82

9,548
54,181
16,931
1,496
89,319

1.8
0.5
3.4
1.5
3.5

8
107
13
3
291

4
16,272
5,150
1
14,422

0.1
1.3
2.5
3.0
2.8

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

303
1,643
3,256
33
332

3,947
224,939
927,294
133
3,943

1.5
2.1
2.9
0.9
1.5

5
816
1,853
18
108

386
162,406
438,994
104
545

3.0
1.9
2.4
0.9
1.6

298
558
995
17

3,561
47,676
430,351
26

1.3
2.6
3.2
4.3

269
408
15
207

14,857
57,949
29
3,372

2.7
3.8
0.6
1.4

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 107

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sweet corn 3
Method of distribution
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro irrigation

Gravity flow only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

4,753
4,387

285,291
311,801

1.5
1.4

2,534
3,046

225,347
258,787

1.2
1.2

1,239
940

47,562
37,083

2.4
2.9

980
(NA)

12,382
(NA)

1.8
(NA)

28
8
7
101
393

166
2
200
1,010
22,539

0.3
0.2
3.3
1.1
3.3

21
4
5

82
(Z)
(D)

0.4
0.5
5.0

7
101
387

200
1,010
17,656

3.3
1.1
3.4

7
4
1

84
2
(D)

0.3
0.1
(D)

76
7
43
12
15

757
185
8,499
14,630
11,724

1.6
0.2
0.3
1.2
1.1

13
7
43
3
15

102
185
8,499
60
11,724

(D)
0.2
0.3
1.5
1.1

63
7
-

655
(D)
-

1.5
0.9
-

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

25
255
55
90
54

406
14,996
6,879
2,613
780

0.6
2.0
0.6
0.4
0.3

29
55
71
54

6,450
6,879
2,480
780

1.7
0.6
0.4
0.3

226
-

8,546
-

2.3
-

25
19
-

406
133
-

0.6
1.0
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
23
4
83
109

2,100
117
16
698
6,147

1.8
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.5

8
23
83
73

2,100
117
698
5,935

1.8
0.5
0.2
0.5

4
-

16
-

0.2
-

36

212

0.4

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

112
213
188
1
111

362
6,456
7,953
(D)
496

0.5
0.3
0.6
(D)
0.7

44
187
188
60

284
6,352
7,953
190

0.4
0.3
0.6
0.3

31
1
51

(D)
(D)
306

(D)
(D)
1.0

37
26
-

(D)
104
-

0.9
0.7
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7
93
11
35
179

8
482
11
236
4,726

1.5
(D)
1.0
0.6
0.4

7
93
11
30
158

8
482
11
211
4,380

1.5
(D)
1.0
0.6
0.3

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

3
21

(D)
346

1.0
1.1

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

4
200
146
6
140

28
5,717
1,903
24
1,665

3.2
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.3

2
144
37
6
62

(D)
4,901
(D)
24
1,521

(D)
0.5
0.3
0.8
0.2

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

56
109
78

816
(D)
144

0.2
0.8
0.5

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

4
97
338
5
133

234
14,325
2,829
(D)
561

0.8
1.4
0.3
(D)
0.6

4
86
165
1
133

234
14,314
2,085
(D)
561

0.8
1.4
0.3
(D)
0.6

11
3
-

11
42
-

2.5
0.3
-

170
4
-

702
(D)
-

0.3
0.1
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
24
14
281
12

102
(D)
14
1,146
(D)

1.0
(D)
0.4
0.9
(D)

27
22
14
5
7

102
(D)
14
106
(D)

1.0
(D)
0.4
2.6
(D)

273
-

1,039
-

0.7
-

2
3
5

(D)
1
(D)

(D)
3.0
0.5

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

129
642
15
188
2

241
83,292
32
56,881
(D)

0.3
2.3
0.4
0.6
(D)

11
331
4
188
-

168
74,258
28
56,881
-

0.3
2.2
0.4
0.6
-

68
2

(D)
(D)

2.9
(D)

118
243
11
-

73
(D)
4
-

0.4
(D)
0.5
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

248
766
234
434
234

1,531
24,248
28,348
27,629
3,486

0.4
0.4
1.1
0.5
0.3

166
474
218
375
124

1,421
22,914
(D)
26,656
3,379

0.3
0.4
1.0
0.5
0.3

33
3
7
-

13
42
(D)
-

0.3
(D)
0.9
-

49
289
9
59
110

96
1,292
(D)
973
107

0.9
0.5
(D)
0.3
0.6

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

190
439
118
29
141

786
56,090
2,007
47
760

0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
1.0

21
420
12
29
139

83
55,957
(D)
47
(D)

0.3
0.6
(D)
0.6
1.0

106
2

(D)
(D)

1.1
(D)

169
19
-

703
133
-

0.8
1.0
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

172
16
16
18

2,923
34
486
211

1.6
1.6
1.7
3.2

68
16
1
11

2,352
34
(D)
11

1.7
1.6
(D)
(D)

104
12
7

571
(D)
200

1.2
1.6
3.3

3
-

1
-

3.0
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

278
994
393
8
25

1,145
112,613
22,539
2
406

0.9
2.1
3.3
0.2
0.6

5
446
5
4
-

106
95,022
(D)
(Z)
-

2.6
2.0
5.0
0.5
-

273
305
387
-

1,039
(D)
17,656
-

0.7
2.5
3.4
-

243
1
4
25

(D)
(D)
2
406

(D)
(D)
0.1
0.6

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

108 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Tomatoes 3
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro irrigation

Gravity flow only

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

7,322
5,223

427,812
308,476

2.6
2.3

2,177
1,494

81,267
30,001

2.7
1.5

1,262
930

228,028
152,262

3.1
2.6

3,883
(NA)

118,517
(NA)

1.6
(NA)

68
11
139
201
1,942

641
3
139
1,404
354,804

2.6
0.5
2.1
1.3
2.8

15
4
131

37
(Z)
70,433

0.3
0.5
3.0

7
782

(D)
218,064

1.3
3.1

46
7
139
201
1,029

601
2
139
1,404
66,306

2.7
0.5
2.1
1.3
1.8

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

57
51
4
38
132

176
58
3
37,783
4,217

1.5
0.3
0.2
1.5
1.2

4
21
1
2
56

17
26
(D)
(D)
56

1.0
0.2
(D)
(D)
0.3

53
10
-

159
(D)
-

1.5
1.2
-

30
3
26
76

33
3
28,253
4,161

0.3
0.2
1.6
1.3

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

52
77
237
123

669
292
3,509
97

(D)
0.6
0.5
0.6

8
29
75
45

8
204
3,401
55

1.0
0.7
0.5
0.2

14
19
26

28
4
21

(D)
0.7
0.9

44
34
143
52

661
60
104
21

(D)
0.4
(D)
1.1

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

112
103
104
198

235
57
61
957

0.7
0.1
0.4
0.7

7
51
69
4

4
(D)
26
160

1.0
0.2
0.2
0.5

21
1
-

32
(D)
-

0.3
(D)
-

84
51
35
194

200
51
35
797

0.7
0.1
0.5
0.8

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

131
226
170
60

72
3,721
337
14

0.6
0.5
0.4
0.8

38
194
124
52

38
3,061
291
10

0.4
0.4
0.4
1.0

31
-

3
-

0.5
-

62
32
46
8

31
660
46
4

0.8
1.2
0.3
0.1

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7
92
37
316

3
18
13
2,093

1.4
0.5
0.2
0.6

3
92
18
184

(Z)
18
9
972

1.0
0.5
0.2
0.5

-

-

-

4
19
132

2
4
1,121

1.5
0.3
0.7

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2
406
133
142

(D)
1,075
4,713
1,045

(D)
0.6
2.1
0.3

203
37

351
51

0.4
0.2

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

203
133
105

724
4,713
994

0.7
2.1
0.3

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
392
13
130

(D)
1,526
11
976

(D)
0.4
1.5
0.9

64
-

741
-

0.6
-

2
4
-

(D)
4
-

(D)
3.0
-

328
9
130

786
7
976

0.3
0.6
0.9

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
27
475
273
31

13
1,709
986
409
10

0.9
0.9
1.5
0.6
0.6

27
6
382
11

13
21
38
6

0.9
0.5
0.5
0.7

17
273
-

568
409
-

1.9
0.6
-

21
76
20

1,688
380
5

0.9
1.0
0.4

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

97
374
24
86
-

3,594
99
20
50
-

0.3
2.3
0.3
0.4
-

15
133
2
70
-

153
27
(D)
34
-

0.5
3.0
(D)
0.5
-

-

-

-

82
241
22
16
-

3,442
72
(D)
16
-

0.3
2.1
0.3
0.3
-

341
1,084
384
549
447

215
8,298
47,053
5,206
2,050

0.5
0.4
1.6
0.5
0.6

146
294
82
404
93

98
2,106
1,097
3,352
1,188

0.3
0.5
2.9
0.4
0.7

35
17
40

7
8,534
35

1.9
1.2
0.3

160
790
285
145
314

110
6,192
37,423
1,854
828

0.5
0.4
1.7
0.8
0.6

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
435
314
23
143

2,931
3,021
1,490
2
(D)

0.7
0.4
1.3
0.4
0.7

3
242
54
23
122

3
2,832
(D)
2
(D)

0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.7

32
1
8

47
(D)
(D)

0.5
(D)
(D)

212
161
259
13

2,928
142
1,466
11

0.7
(D)
1.3
0.9

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

117
475
2
139

190
986
(D)
139

1.4
1.5
(D)
2.1

56
382
-

27
38
-

1.0
0.5
-

53
17
2
-

159
568
(D)
-

1.5
1.9
(D)
-

8
76
139

4
380
139

0.1
1.0
2.1

273
374
1,944
11
52

409
99
355,004
3
669

0.6
(D)
2.8
0.5
(D)

133
131
4
8

27
70,433
(Z)
8

3.0
3.0
0.5
1.0

273
784
-

409
218,264
-

0.6
3.1
-

241
1,029
7
44

72
66,306
2
661

2.1
1.8
0.5
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 109

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Lettuce and romaine 3
Method of distribution
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro irrigation

Gravity flow only

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

2,659
1,520

276,705
267,886

2.7
2.1

1,761
1,182

162,184
157,704

2.3
1.7

152
134

92,361
54,136

3.1
2.9

746
(NA)

22,160
(NA)

4.2
(NA)

7
8
52
846

1
3
75,742
191,396

1.3
0.8
3.6
2.4

1
15
730

(D)
24,774
128,811

(D)
3.8
2.1

7
37
99

1
50,968
41,392

1.3
3.4
2.6

7
17

(D)
21,193

0.5
4.4

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

5
21
4
-

3,268
39
(D)
-

1.1
0.2
(D)
-

5
3
3
-

3,268
(D)
(D)
-

1.1
(D)
1.5
-

-

-

-

18
1
-

(D)
(D)
-

0.1
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

53
27
26
35

182
4
10
16

1.1
1.0
0.1
0.5

22
27
19
17

(D)
4
10
11

1.0
1.0
0.1
0.5

9

1

0.5

31
7
9

(D)
1
5

1.2
0.5
0.6

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

3
28

13
104

0.2
0.8

3
2

13
(D)

0.2
(D)

-

-

-

26

(D)

1.1

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
79
46
52

3
162
9
10

0.5
0.3
0.6
0.1

32
53
46
52

3
149
9
10

0.5
0.3
0.6
0.1

-

-

-

26
-

13
-

0.7
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4
21
67

(Z)
8
1,533

1.5
0.2
0.5

4
13
41

(Z)
(D)
1,501

1.5
(D)
0.5

-

-

-

8
26

(D)
32

0.3
0.7

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

209
126
45

1,326
1,611
(D)

0.4
0.5
(D)

93
15
16

1,234
1,500
(D)

0.4
0.5
(D)

-

-

-

116
111
29

92
111
4

0.4
(D)
0.2

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

56
8
-

75
2
-

0.3
0.4
-

4
4
-

(D)
2
-

(D)
0.5
-

-

-

-

52
4
-

(D)
1
-

0.1
0.1
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
382
13

(D)
76
66

(D)
0.5
0.3

2
382
8

(D)
76
66

(D)
0.5
0.3

-

-

-

5

1

0.5

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

373
13
16
-

112
4
3
-

2.1
0.4
0.5
-

133
16
-

40
3
-

3.0
0.5
-

-

-

-

240
13
-

72
4
-

1.6
0.4
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

93
308
28
185
58

131
2,801
2,013
776
54

0.3
0.4
0.8
0.2
0.4

58
84
18
137
35

122
2,570
(D)
760
48

0.3
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.4

7
-

1
-

1.3
-

35
224
3
48
23

9
231
(D)
16
6

0.2
0.6
(D)
0.6
0.3

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

109
101
58

109
28
13

0.8
0.7
0.3

83
58

22
13

0.7
(D)

9
-

1
-

0.5
-

109
9
-

109
5
-

(D)
0.6
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

382
5
52

76
3,268
75,742

0.5
1.1
3.6

382
5
15

76
3,268
24,774

0.5
1.1
3.8

37

50,968

3.4

-

-

-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

373
846
8
53

112
191,396
3
182

2.1
2.4
0.8
1.1

133
730
1
22

40
128,811
(D)
(D)

3.0
2.1
(D)
1.0

99
-

41,392
-

2.6
-

240
17
7
31

72
21,193
(D)
(D)

1.6
4.4
0.5
1.2

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

110 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Berries, bearing and non-bearing
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro irrigation

Gravity flow only

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

8,947
8,212

229,542
142,776

2.1
2.0

4,323
4,555

112,719
109,162

2.3
2.3

203
1,143

7,008
3,455

3.6
2.6

4,421
(NA)

109,815
(NA)

1.7
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

75
5
223
388

427
7
1,329
65,019

1.0
0.3
1.0
2.3

14
1
3

87
(D)
(D)

0.4
(D)
3.0

1

(D)

(D)

61
4
223
384

340
(D)
1,329
58,717

1.1
0.1
1.0
2.2

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4
60
368
233

12
289
5,685
3,247

2.1
0.6
1.5
0.3

4
28
248
60

12
80
1,817
1,180

2.1
0.8
0.7
0.3

-

-

-

32
120
173

210
3,868
2,067

0.5
1.8
0.3

10
94
61
86

22
148
467
324

1.0
0.7
0.3
0.6

54
40
53

57
461
277

0.8
0.3
0.4

8

4

0.5

10
40
21
25

22
90
6
43

1.0
0.7
0.4
1.8

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

35
66
105
34

99
1,944
10,782
119

0.8
1.5
0.7
0.4

7
102
2

49
(D)
(D)

1.0
0.5
(D)

7
-

1
-

1.5
-

21
66
3
32

49
1,944
(D)
(D)

0.5
1.5
(D)
0.4

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

459
652
218
333
124

13,090
15,094
1,014
333
1,886

6.7
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.2

378
487
149
-

11,578
12,279
911
-

7.0
0.8
0.4
-

40
51

1,411
102

4.6
0.2

41
165
69
333
73

101
2,815
104
333
1,784

1.7
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.2

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

40
47
182

40
153
7,720

0.1
(D)
2.0

22
110

101
5,546

(D)
2.4

1

(D)

(D)

40
25
71

40
52
(D)

0.1
0.8
0.9

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

244
357
264

1,950
6,239
792

0.5
0.4
0.8

106
197
88

925
5,943
384

0.7
0.4
0.4

-

-

-

138
160
176

1,025
296
408

0.3
0.4
1.2

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

110
1,907
373
10
148

330
31,021
1,189
159
762

0.9
2.0
0.7
(D)
1.1

1,172
138
2
23

28,078
(D)
(D)
458

1.9
0.8
(D)
1.5

-

-

-

110
735
235
8
125

330
2,943
(D)
(D)
304

0.9
2.8
0.6
0.7
0.3

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

23
113
386
74
42

115
698
17,202
1,776
244

1.0
0.6
1.5
0.8
0.9

66
9

417
18

0.4
1.2

4
74
-

12
1,776
-

0.5
(D)
-

23
47
382
33

115
281
17,190
226

1.0
0.9
1.5
0.9

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

5
494
21
474
-

56
13,843
69
23,849
-

0.6
1.1
0.9
3.4
-

339
421
-

8,190
21,871
-

1.4
3.3
-

17
-

(D)
-

7.0
-

5
155
21
36
-

56
5,653
69
(D)
-

0.6
0.7
0.9
1.0
-

702
756
1,370
895
335

24,553
10,207
16,528
16,912
1,328

3.9
1.6
0.8
0.7
0.6

538
260
542
660
119

(D)
6,312
9,485
13,871
789

4.5
2.2
0.5
0.8
0.4

40
1
7

1,411
(D)
1

4.6
(D)
1.5

124
495
828
235
209

(D)
(D)
7,043
3,041
539

(D)
0.7
1.2
0.4
1.0

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

179
768
221
45
84

419
25,746
1,640
224
655

0.9
3.2
0.8
0.3
0.3

11
576
44
45
9

63
22,299
295
224
72

0.3
3.3
0.4
0.3
0.5

25
-

(D)
-

7.0
-

168
167
177
75

356
(D)
1,345
583

1.0
0.5
0.9
(D)

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

284
386
4
-

2,388
17,202
12
-

1.5
1.5
2.1
-

4
-

12
-

2.1
-

51
4
-

102
12
-

0.2
0.5
-

233
382
-

2,286
17,190
-

1.5
1.5
-

114
2,401
388
5
10

1,816
44,864
65,019
7
22

0.8
1.7
2.3
0.3
1.0

1,511
3
1
-

36,268
(D)
(D)
-

1.8
3.0
(D)
-

74
1
-

1,776
(D)
-

(D)
(D)
-

40
890
384
4
10

40
8,596
58,717
(D)
22

0.1
1.4
2.2
0.1
1.0

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in bearing and non-bearing orchards, vineyards, and nut trees
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Sprinkler system only

Farms

Acres

Drip, trickle, or
low-flow micro irrigation

Gravity flow only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

59,559
57,118

4,104,946
4,445,374

2.2
2.3

14,427
11,973

967,874
659,778

2.4
2.1

13,795
17,652

831,109
1,395,158

2.8
2.9

31,337
(NA)

2,305,963
(NA)

1.8
(NA)

109
4
1,174
223
34,560

1,654
20
31,450
1,632
2,749,578

0.5
0.5
5.2
1.0
2.4

23
100
6,079

522
200
568,829

0.4
1.0
2.6

6
669
8,388

48
22,552
718,279

1.7
5.6
2.7

80
4
505
123
20,093

1,084
20
8,898
1,432
1,462,470

0.5
0.5
4.1
1.0
2.2

109
13
4
6,627
902

8,100
174
281
748,362
72,278

4.3
0.5
0.6
1.2
0.4

1,600
172

73,151
16,722

1.2
0.6

109
15
-

8,100
6,376
-

4.3
1.7
-

13
4
5,012
730

174
281
668,835
55,556

0.5
0.6
1.2
0.4

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

328
765
54
19
26

5,887
3,991
834
4
60

1.2
1.9
1.0
0.8
0.9

103
255
27
19
17

908
1,763
8
4
42

1.5
1.0
0.4
0.8
0.2

259
-

1,726
-

3.3
-

225
251
27
9

4,979
502
826
18

1.2
0.6
1.0
2.7

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

152
50
93
3
8

3,234
135
2,682
(D)
318

0.6
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.1

148
7
30
3
-

3,034
(D)
1,140
(D)
-

0.5
2.6
0.4
0.3
-

7
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

4
36
63
8

200
131
1,542
318

1.8
0.4
0.2
0.1

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

48
362
142
4
82

579
10,180
2,456
370
4,316

0.7
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.2

11
62
74
2
8

468
1,889
784
(D)
840

0.7
0.3
0.4
(D)
0.5

31
2
-

3
(D)
-

0.5
(D)
-

6
300
68
74

108
8,291
1,672
3,476

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.1

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

324
91
51
24
66

1,296
182
51
102
1,333

0.5
0.1
0.6
0.7
0.7

11
12
35

11
51
474

1.0
0.3
0.7

162
4

648
144

0.1
2.0

162
91
40
12
27

648
182
40
51
715

0.8
0.1
0.5
1.1
0.4

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,939
208
270
109

32,331
6,783
1,906
485

4.2
0.6
0.4
0.4

23
16
18
53

498
1,948
326
81

1.5
0.3
0.4
0.4

1,812
-

28,313
-

4.6
-

104
192
252
56

3,520
4,835
1,580
404

1.5
0.8
0.4
0.4

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

108
382
170
19
36

108
37,600
2,550
113
4,857

1.4
2.1
0.7
0.8
0.8

211
72
9
14

32,033
434
61
420

2.1
0.3
0.7
0.5

12
3
-

1,884
6
-

4.0
2.0
-

108
159
95
10
22

108
3,683
2,110
52
4,437

1.4
1.5
0.8
0.9
0.9

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
3
2,882
323
32

595
24
45,893
4,938
(D)

1.0
0.2
2.0
3.1
0.6

4
790
77
5

20
7,965
527
(D)

0.8
2.6
4.0
1.0

1,323
169
-

29,599
831
-

2.1
2.8
-

23
3
769
77
27

575
24
8,329
3,580
80

1.0
0.2
1.3
3.1
0.5

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

95
6,456
16
67
-

894
313,285
186
591
-

0.7
2.4
0.4
0.3
-

4,308
11
18
-

251,792
35
342
-

2.5
0.9
0.3
-

824
-

12,590
-

1.0
-

95
1,324
5
49
-

894
48,903
151
249
-

0.7
2.1
0.2
0.4
-

115
441
7,935
554
171

1,144
10,558
828,879
12,507
607

0.6
0.7
1.1
0.4
0.5

35
123
1,825
101
58

740
2,797
90,991
2,369
(D)

0.6
0.4
1.1
0.3
(D)

31
4
21
10

3
144
6,424
(D)

0.5
2.0
1.7
(D)

49
314
6,089
453
103

401
7,618
731,464
10,138
527

0.6
0.7
1.1
0.4
0.5

12
254
173
262

202
3,512
4,482
7,369

0.2
0.5
0.5
0.4

2
134
36
82

(D)
836
(D)
3,720

(D)
0.4
0.4
0.5

2
-

(D)
-

(D)
-

10
120
135
180

(D)
2,676
2,872
3,649

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.3

345
2,020
2,750
116
1,382

1,268
28,248
48,253
8,118
35,174

0.6
1.7
3.7
4.3
4.9

174
408
403
5
85

(D)
6,628
1,827
17
529

0.9
2.9
1.3
4.4
3.9

843
2,292
111
669

13,291
44,621
8,101
22,552

1.4
3.9
4.3
5.6

171
769
55
628

(D)
8,329
1,805
12,093

0.6
1.3
2.0
3.5

210
7,927
34,560
4
328

2,970
356,171
2,749,578
20
5,887

3.0
2.4
2.4
0.5
1.2

4,774
6,079
103

285,588
568,829
908

2.5
2.6
1.5

167
1,257
8,388
-

830
16,848
718,279
-

2.8
1.6
2.7
-

43
1,896
20,093
4
225

2,140
53,736
1,462,470
20
4,979

3.1
2.0
2.2
0.5
1.2

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

112 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All other crops
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Acres

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

13,181
8,067

1,444,893
1,332,330

1.7
2.5

7,383
3,554

609,372
496,304

1.3
2.0

2,662
3,616

745,605
461,450

1.9
2.8

99
16
56
27
2,539

792
121
17,268
1,995
162,920

0.5
6.7
3.8
0.7
2.8

72
15
1
60

758
(D)
(D)
21,765

0.5
8.8
(D)
2.2

1
54
27
1,157

(D)
16,584
1,995
120,225

(D)
3.9
0.7
2.9

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

151
73
298
67

27,678
103
397,549
3,016

0.8
1.0
1.4
0.5

93
44
6
9

22,368
72
3,606
2,940

0.7
1.0
1.2
0.5

58
292
-

5,310
393,943
-

1.1
1.4
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

558
633
209
100
124

35,232
67,826
20,444
11,968
3,603

4.6
2.8
0.8
0.5
0.5

217
370
181
79
79

432
24,547
20,374
11,581
3,182

0.8
2.8
0.8
0.5
0.4

57
263
14
2
19

273
43,279
42
(D)
359

2.4
2.8
0.2
(D)
0.7

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

338
112
180
200
98

44,825
210
15,886
200
794

1.0
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.2

321
70
51
132
75

41,995
98
(D)
132
771

1.0
0.2
(D)
0.6
0.2

17
78
-

2,830
(D)
-

1.2
0.8
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

106
182
59
333
35

215
459
15,860
3,330
8,960

0.8
0.4
1.5
1.3
0.5

70
132
43
333
27

124
409
1,784
3,330
7,001

0.6
0.4
0.6
1.3
0.4

16
8

14,076
1,959

1.6
0.8

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

25
591
11
21
160

4,811
130,318
7,891
42
552

1.1
1.3
4.8
0.5
0.3

15
564
2
14
104

3,080
121,171
(D)
17
300

1.3
1.3
(D)
0.6
0.5

10
27
8
3
-

1,731
9,147
7,302
15
-

0.8
1.4
5.0
0.1
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

43
333
443
13
167

11,138
1,205
1,244
1,197
249

2.1
0.2
0.4
0.9
0.9

33
274
443
13
166

6,020
1,126
1,244
1,197
238

1.7
0.2
0.4
0.9
0.9

10
-

5,118
-

2.5
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

29
1,082
368
9
125

9,125
142,558
410
33
2,233

1.2
1.4
0.5
1.3
1.0

26
1,022
299
123

8,475
134,747
299
(D)

1.1
1.3
0.4
1.0

3
60
2

650
7,811
(D)

2.4
2.9
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

22
258
905
183
74

6,841
556
121,914
17,767
112

1.1
0.9
1.5
1.4
0.5

19
185
217
113
40

6,646
393
49,881
12,103
40

1.1
1.2
0.9
1.4
0.3

3
306
70
-

195
60,573
5,664
-

0.4
1.9
1.5
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

115
1,367
39
160
45

343
128,688
39
3,936
10,437

1.0
2.0
0.5
0.9
1.4

1,018
33
160
20

82,549
33
3,936
2,863

1.9
0.5
0.9
1.5

72
25

25,336
7,574

2.3
1.3

460
801
1,389
370
677

682
2,375
408,188
2,777
7,843

0.7
0.4
1.4
0.5
0.2

283
511
965
315
558

368
1,619
13,970
2,702
7,608

0.7
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.2

3
294
-

15
394,063
-

0.1
1.4
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

174
461
164
21
997

390
32,810
19,768
11,551
202,816

1.1
0.9
0.7
1.6
1.2

132
382
54
8
867

(D)
28,972
(D)
775
183,172

1.4
0.8
(D)
(D)
1.1

28
110
13
122

(D)
(D)
10,776
19,636

(D)
0.8
1.7
1.4

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

411
702
104
18
56

69,808
89,362
7,229
10,669
17,268

1.0
1.7
1.8
1.4
3.8

352
122
16
15
1

64,884
22,406
2,295
1,746
(D)

1.0
1.0
1.7
1.4
(D)

59
198
88
3
54

4,924
55,496
4,934
8,923
16,584

1.1
2.0
1.8
1.4
3.9

179
3,081
2,542
16
558

23,912
338,820
163,272
121
35,232

2.6
1.9
2.8
6.7
4.6

100
2,407
63
15
217

10,597
241,491
22,117
(D)
432

1.4
1.7
2.2
8.8
0.8

78
397
1,157
1
57

(D)
76,526
120,225
(D)
273

3.5
2.7
2.9
(D)
2.4

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 28. Estimated Quantity of Water Applied and Method of Distribution by Selected Crops
Harvested: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pastureland, all types
Method of distribution
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Sprinkler system only

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Farms

Gravity flow only
Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

Farms

Average
acre-feet
applied
per acre

Acres

50,372
53,314

3,634,133
3,929,831

1.7
1.9

18,583
16,620

834,240
682,350

1.6
1.4

31,706
35,243

2,798,447
2,921,463

1.7
2.0

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

27
8
807
251
5,826

1,281
16
19,661
7,411
511,534

0.3
0.3
3.2
0.6
2.6

18
8
34
237
813

1,061
16
3,540
7,005
32,919

0.2
0.3
1.0
0.6
6.4

2
773
14
5,013

(D)
16,121
406
478,615

(D)
3.7
0.7
2.4

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,061
2
2
888
144

353,836
(D)
(D)
66,308
8,077

1.3
(D)
(D)
1.2
0.3

170
2
2
267
144

18,698
(D)
(D)
(D)
8,077

0.7
(D)
(D)
1.2
0.3

2,891
617
-

335,138
57,934
-

1.4
1.2
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

54
8,868
1
2
10

2,907
377,431
(D)
(D)
460

1.2
1.7
(D)
(D)
0.4

41
2,810
1
2
2

988
98,029
(D)
(D)
(D)

1.0
2.0
(D)
(D)
(D)

13
6,058
8

1,919
279,402
(D)

1.4
1.6
0.2

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

58
62
6
31

11,663
3,678
(D)
510

1.2
0.6
(D)
0.3

57
3
4
31

(D)
838
(D)
510

1.2
0.6
(D)
0.3

1
59
2
-

(D)
2,840
(D)
-

(D)
0.5
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

38
50
31
2
69

312
1,460
278
(D)
480

0.5
0.5
0.6
(D)
0.4

38
50
31
18

312
1,460
278
225

0.5
0.5
0.6
0.3

2
51

(D)
255

(D)
0.5

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,660
603
657
-

450,858
84,179
151,777
-

1.2
1.6
2.0
-

559
564
175
-

49,570
78,313
9,697
-

1.2
1.6
2.5
-

3,101
39
482
-

401,288
5,866
142,080
-

1.2
1.1
1.9
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,616
6
193
12
18

127,222
360
10,141
1,221
394

2.0
0.1
0.5
1.3
1.2

463
6
193
4
2

42,270
360
10,141
(D)
(D)

2.4
0.1
0.5
0.4
(D)

2,104
8
16

84,462
(D)
(D)

1.8
(D)
1.2

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

318
7,722
18
145

42,758
417,729
354
833

1.2
1.9
1.9
0.3

259
5,223
15
145

36,436
126,782
339
833

1.0
1.3
1.9
0.3

59
2,499
3
-

6,322
290,947
15
-

2.0
2.1
2.0
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

108
21
2,709
5,842
-

4,257
2,016
225,292
281,944
-

1.3
0.4
0.8
1.9
-

3
1,635
1,972
-

(D)
166,981
51,301
-

(D)
0.9
1.9
-

85
18
1,074
3,870
-

4,211
(D)
58,311
230,643
-

1.3
1.0
0.5
1.9
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

77
3,091
29
2,229

770
96,416
1,092
366,895

0.5
2.5
0.7
1.3

77
2,051
29
425

770
37,824
1,092
25,691

0.5
1.9
0.7
1.2

1,040
1,804

58,592
341,204

2.9
1.3

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

46
125
1,399
52
36

518
1,930
86,660
1,480
(D)

0.5
0.6
1.0
0.5
1.1

44
122
776
52
2

(D)
1,915
27,736
1,480
(D)

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
(D)

2
3
619
34

(D)
15
58,084
(D)

(D)
2.0
1.2
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

8
66
194
5
5,210

(D)
1,364
8,305
706
746,094

(D)
0.6
0.7
(D)
1.3

1
66
119
4
984

(D)
1,364
4,999
(D)
121,943

(D)
0.6
0.8
0.6
1.5

75
1
4,203

3,306
(D)
624,105

0.6
(D)
1.3

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,829
2,064
1,871
4,751
1,177

213,836
137,638
106,371
460,156
38,749

1.1
0.8
1.9
1.4
2.5

645
1,450
173
1,288
265

143,522
90,114
(D)
48,894
9,496

0.9
1.0
2.8
1.5
1.4

1,184
614
1,649
3,463
912

70,314
47,524
78,428
411,262
29,253

1.4
0.4
1.5
1.3
2.8

4,981
19,863
6,633
8
54

318,791
897,017
609,171
16
2,907

2.0
1.8
2.5
0.3
1.2

1,180
10,133
1,230
8
41

23,170
276,214
52,634
16
988

2.2
1.6
4.4
0.3
1.0

3,801
9,730
5,403
13

295,621
620,803
556,537
1,919

2.0
1.8
2.3
1.4

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1
2
3

Includes both dry hay and haylage and greenchop yields in 2003, with no conversion to a dry weight basis made for the haylage and greenchop yields.
Includes both dry hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop yields in 2003, with no conversion to a dry weight basis made for the haylage, grass silage, and greenchop yields.
Included in land in vegetables.

114 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Corn for grain or seed
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Well water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers
Farms

Acres

32,267
36,826

9,749,748
10,617,766

6,173
8,409

1,921,708
(NA)

2,359
3,714

674,562
(NA)

4,173
(NA)

522,167
(NA)

27,299
(NA)

8,648,480
(NA)

4,041
(NA)

677,210
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

79
29
546
1,204

10,269
10,642
192,564
198,869

4
19
43
724

390
9,010
17,263
39,698

9
36
6

3,938
16,073
7,221

47
1
53
138

5,573
(D)
14,806
45,381

31
17
510
784

(D)
8,145
177,293
80,010

9
11
10
323

(D)
(D)
4,240
84,194

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,649
159
20
723

555,870
33,892
3,610
97,735

515
41
9
39

251,452
6,358
2,130
9,756

267
7
4

99,725
923
1,240

208
18
3
291

66,915
1,793
60
21,789

1,152
142
17
524

446,144
31,732
3,550
75,993

412
5
2

50,758
375
(D)

3
575
838
627
346

545
51,352
222,459
157,415
71,262

1
73
119
28
45

(D)
10,864
32,714
4,308
8,988

8
2
7
2

1,249
(D)
1,110
(D)

1
29
56
190
33

(D)
4,795
7,301
27,158
2,230

86
792
503
318

10,050
215,525
130,907
69,258

2
503
6
1
-

(D)
38,593
472
(D)
-

3,022
49
380
109

1,231,918
6,626
126,920
18,884

567
4
22
19

221,766
880
4,296
3,932

233
1
18
3

85,239
(D)
3,736
1,005

300
25
73
37

30,625
2,066
16,712
3,144

2,721
26
331
84

1,172,551
4,648
109,143
15,644

185
17
2

38,934
2,565
(D)

655
981
275
942

185,788
177,272
129,105
304,295

26
90
6
79

8,578
21,667
3,620
19,145

10
9
5
15

1,120
875
2,120
4,523

392
79
43
174

57,698
5,308
6,980
23,276

388
922
240
791

124,934
172,202
122,125
279,157

30
21
8

3,536
1,864
1,862

103
14,103
2
18

7,473
4,605,499
(D)
1,988

2,565
2

853,944
(D)

4
1,360
-

712
293,123
-

58
1,220
2
9

1,962
85,829
(D)
(D)

13,713
10

4,333,503
1,082

45
1,248
-

5,514
236,786
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

72
6
117
236
9

42,166
445
9,282
57,865
3,188

25
24
51
2

14,016
1,040
17,264
(D)

6
24
8
2

3,580
2,650
1,470
(D)

5
112
35
5

(D)
8,129
3,761
1,657

61
1
11
196
5

22,882
(D)
(D)
52,054
(D)

13
15
1

19,801
2,050
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

329
120
11
89

91,178
16,002
806
13,998

80
15
17

31,637
4,668
3,333

36
11
-

13,536
3,358
-

142
12
10
55

13,348
4,672
(D)
5,977

185
13
1
44

75,725
2,273
(D)
8,691

16
104
2

2,547
9,247
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

715
48
1,740
142
-

142,149
5,886
749,465
12,352
-

80
1
492
30
-

20,228
(D)
247,826
3,271
-

24
121
3
-

6,158
103,335
500
-

43
15
47
3
-

7,172
1,839
12,726
102
-

570
36
1,563
27
-

116,173
4,047
678,344
1,441
-

113
211
129
-

19,274
60,920
10,809
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

80
339
2
476
299

11,260
62,815
(D)
85,477
42,832

4
125
80
107

430
17,375
15,964
12,567

11
25
82

1,286
3,976
9,721

67
13
2
121
6

10,023
11,559
(D)
5,525
(D)

15
40
382
47

741
5,481
79,932
9,862

4
319
1
273

496
45,775
(D)
32,128

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

361
1,058
876
472

65,691
135,301
232,977
119,781

66
93
59
26

10,880
16,649
11,261
5,000

10
28
27
10

1,928
3,890
1,936
1,850

126
547
505
84

15,487
43,257
67,891
10,147

253
623
527
398

49,421
93,107
161,930
109,304

9
7
30
2

931
1,074
3,536
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

32
2,438
1,656
295
18,076

5,570
511,169
628,121
63,095
5,741,365

299
79
45
3,403

72,933
25,171
13,076
1,196,186

25
48
7
1,724

4,875
16,084
1,390
414,888

17
366
135
35
1,748

3,124
39,490
26,201
(D)
181,641

9
2,156
1,573
263
16,604

(D)
470,624
600,855
60,719
5,255,492

8
31
17
3
2,096

(D)
3,261
2,565
940
365,264

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,358
1,042
11
184
32

1,604,807
264,572
1,683
22,616
12,605

905
195
4
16
20

440,328
42,151
(D)
1,252
10,610

409
18
4
1
9

200,137
9,460
(D)
(D)
3,938

378
33
1

60,559
4,300
(D)

3,025
888
9
1
20

1,506,204
226,991
(D)
(D)
10,185

67
202
2
183
13

51,058
35,806
(D)
(D)
2,557

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

135
1,034
1,204
3

10,812
130,169
198,869
545

25
213
724
1

2,691
32,907
39,698
(D)

3
30
6
-

500
5,893
7,221
-

5
54
138
1

262
21,026
45,381
(D)

27
139
784
-

1,441
17,804
80,010
-

120
926
323
2

9,109
93,615
84,194
(D)

2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Corn for silage or greenchop
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

10,118
10,280

1,312,660
922,970

1,738
3,215

292,065
(NA)

776
1,166

121,054
(NA)

1,353
(NA)

167,574
(NA)

5,465
(NA)

718,666
(NA)

4,410
(NA)

517,985
(NA)

33
75
12
2,214

1,571
15,564
2,063
466,109

43
492

9,021
102,802

12
349

3,088
59,033

29
15
345

1,206
1,645
61,782

4
32
12
964

365
5,568
2,063
229,272

42
1,565

11,964
249,800

601
2
66
142

77,149
(D)
20,008
23,492

107
26
17

26,007
4,930
4,320

63
22
-

15,462
3,260
-

193
2
69

17,361
(D)
9,355

245
2
64
77

31,756
(D)
(D)
14,137

243
-

29,589
-

1
1,064
6
47
8

(D)
127,652
244
5,891
550

1
183
7
11

(D)
32,053
525
235

40
7
-

15,634
525
-

76
18
2

11,252
1,375
(D)

168
2
30
4

41,933
(D)
4,516
250

1
926
4
4

(D)
77,357
(D)
490

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

569
2
2
8

66,310
(D)
(D)
1,693

125
2

17,698
(D)

9
-

2,059
-

56
2
3

4,678
(D)
539

518
5

61,806
1,154

21
2
2
-

2,540
(D)
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

102
163
23

13,910
9,652
2,273

8
-

(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

57
13
11

6,480
540
1,748

52
142
12

7,430
8,602
525

10
-

520
-

361
1,437
38
-

36,314
78,738
3,613
-

21
113
11
-

3,033
9,278
736
-

21
19
-

3,035
1,806
-

28
2
15
-

3,304
(D)
1,596
-

5
1,431
8
-

1,407
71,787
425
-

329
60
21
-

32,610
(D)
1,592
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

298
6
24
96
2

76,214
582
763
7,479
(D)

138
5
-

26,955
176
-

39
3
-

8,200
(D)
-

5
3
24
44
1

(D)
168
763
3,058
(D)

279
3
34
1

63,711
414
3,174
(D)

54
20
-

12,473
1,247
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

46
726
8
20

14,633
52,991
172
2,080

9
5
1

1,326
267
(D)

5
-

1,040
-

3
141
8
7

(D)
16,833
172
860

44
479
13

(D)
23,932
1,220

138
-

12,306
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

131
9
412
624
-

10,739
879
81,523
38,921
-

5
4
86
96
-

280
419
31,050
6,747
-

3
18
10
-

240
3,540
710
-

16
9
52
17
-

1,064
879
2,936
773
-

46
361
89
-

2,358
78,587
8,051
-

72
549
-

7,317
30,417
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

14
457
88
181

867
43,416
5,947
21,399

158
2
62

6,423
(D)
6,088

134
20

1,370
1,536

5
45
17
20

660
3,600
367
2,539

9
182
74
74

207
11,190
5,580
7,627

230
117

28,626
12,468

2
32
258
151
17

(D)
2,811
47,206
19,387
1,493

2
44
8
3

(D)
9,310
1,025
99

22
7
-

3,260
(D)
-

16
104
76
7

1,371
12,876
7,423
579

16
158
83
10

1,440
34,330
11,964
914

2
-

(D)
-

33
239
16
27
2,692

1,488
16,036
2,688
2,178
222,176

1
18
2
352

(D)
365
(D)
51,117

2
129

(D)
22,195

33
31
2
216

1,488
2,877
(D)
24,202

199
14
27
1,900

12,549
2,168
2,178
125,840

14
2
723

(D)
(D)
75,926

693
303
232
257
75

108,944
75,909
48,202
17,593
15,564

133
62
124
27
43

20,649
30,447
19,678
1,478
9,021

23
13
35
12

4,229
3,486
7,124
3,088

48
54
3
109
15

8,907
3,440
(D)
4,040
(D)

660
245
221
10
32

97,308
70,988
38,346
270
5,568

29
5
48
148
42

5,800
1,481
10,330
13,283
11,964

624
2,252
2,214
1

40,997
223,619
466,109
(D)

80
346
492
1

6,005
38,743
102,802
(D)

10
174
349
-

710
17,004
59,033
-

32
262
345
-

2,369
31,685
61,782
-

97
829
964
-

8,476
77,055
229,272
-

532
1,299
1,565
1

30,472
117,849
249,800
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

116 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sorghum for grain or seed
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

6,134
4,998

1,108,375
615,981

957
1,194

171,293
(NA)

128
526

14,486
(NA)

401
(NA)

54,197
(NA)

4,985
(NA)

948,647
(NA)

804
(NA)

107,721
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

3
28
326
4

(D)
6,490
58,081
3,525

12
49
-

3,349
4,886
-

2
10
-

(D)
1,725
-

2
2
29
-

(D)
(D)
5,040
-

1
18
310
-

(D)
3,734
53,041
-

15
4

(D)
3,525

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

231
48

14,184
5,008

2

(D)

-

-

87
36

3,270
3,800

127
14

10,608
1,208

17
-

306
-

5
3
3
-

(D)
(D)
260
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

4
1
-

(D)
(D)
-

2
3
-

(D)
260
-

1
-

(D)
-

1,564
38
2
-

183,365
6,771
(D)
-

184
-

16,449
-

76
-

4,992
-

86
5
-

6,780
750
-

1,421
37
-

169,793
6,021
-

74
2
-

7,346
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
31
57

(D)
6,692
7,380

1
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

2
2

(D)
(D)

2
31
57

(D)
(D)
(D)

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

945
-

44,148
-

233
-

8,621
-

-

-

-

-

863
-

37,998
-

82
-

6,150
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

145
-

33,510
-

37
-

9,751
-

2
-

(D)
-

4
-

(D)
-

135
-

30,031
-

6
-

2,370
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

166
2
-

27,770
(D)
-

18
-

3,251
-

8
-

1,415
-

5
-

(D)
-

159
-

26,460
-

2
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
3
2,502
11
-

(D)
(D)
708,288
610
-

413
7
-

124,826
70
-

29
-

5,600
-

121
2
-

30,790
(D)
-

3
1,793
9
-

(D)
594,846
444
-

2
595
2
-

(D)
84,186
(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

13

650

-

-

-

-

13

650

-

-

-

-

2
51
5

(D)
5,159
560

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

38
1

3,826
(D)

15
4

1,333
(D)

2
-

(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

4
416
1,560

(D)
72,994
95,097

1
38
307

(D)
2,606
14,339

6
48

1,006
2,934

31
80

5,405
5,798

4
404
1,340

(D)
67,589
77,849

154

11,718

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,285
1,710
44
35

471,966
442,673
7,512
7,260

370
207
13
12

88,334
60,855
1,656
3,349

45
25
2
2

5,198
4,600
(D)
(D)

143
100
2

15,519
22,949
(D)

2,118
1,023
43
25

448,869
340,975
(D)
4,504

29
594
1
15

7,960
80,189
(D)
(D)

11
7
4
-

610
494
3,525
-

7
-

70
-

-

-

2
4
-

(D)
(D)
-

9
-

(D)
-

2
3
4
-

(D)
444
3,525
-

2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Wheat for grain or seed
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

13,531
14,696

3,268,658
3,351,941

2,573
4,253

738,017
(NA)

417
1,488

136,431
(NA)

1,308
(NA)

356,190
(NA)

7,831
(NA)

2,121,367
(NA)

5,311
(NA)

969,401
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

275
46
1,038

122,144
8,770
406,582

176
8
302

66,394
24
96,191

15
37

10,233
10,024

40
5
104

12,179
300
49,614

107
41
438

44,414
8,470
116,528

177
747

71,290
278,905

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,129
29
79

156,198
3,908
16,444

147
5
-

29,575
760
-

24
-

8,771
-

159
51

17,224
5,712

681
29
35

109,308
3,908
10,732

338
-

32,562
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2,479
13
27
-

501,472
2,357
3,153
-

282
-

95,529
-

54
-

19,053
-

191
5
-

30,040
728
-

553
13
22
-

253,597
2,357
2,425
-

1,977
-

218,265
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,710
20
11

414,516
(D)
812

213
-

56,327
-

22
-

5,736
-

4
6

400
398

1,697
20
5

409,337
(D)
414

21
-

4,789
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

56
63
3
28

8,936
4,463
1,800
7,983

1
1
-

(D)
(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

24
-

1,230
-

40
55
3
28

7,706
4,223
1,800
8,678

8
-

240
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

709
580
15
6

119,455
110,254
8,871
284

92
167
3
-

22,593
25,832
194
-

9
19
3
-

4,708
2,370
8,086
-

143
19
1
2

23,657
1,140
(D)
(D)

146
553
14
4

21,155
105,273
8,093
(D)

439
8
5
-

74,760
3,841
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

160
54
36
80
1

81,782
54
938
17,724
(D)

57
11
-

17,294
3,000
-

6
2
-

1,540
(D)
-

4
35
15
-

4,241
(D)
3,413
-

146
54
1
34
1

57,444
54
(D)
6,587
(D)

11
35
-

21,813
7,984
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

587
831
6

131,691
143,046
1,390

186
40
-

37,808
13,914
-

27
18
-

3,962
7,752
-

15
282
5

(D)
28,879
1,010

571
336
5

127,841
51,698
840

2
383
-

(D)
72,722
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

19
2,008
529
-

3,118
657,126
44,182
-

4
518
33
-

410
189,768
4,364
-

3
98
17
-

600
31,725
1,385
-

4
119
6
-

758
142,550
750
-

6
1,862
23
-

750
604,028
4,479
-

9
52
509
-

1,610
27,548
38,953
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

7
832
11
54

850
277,624
554
8,312

305
3
19

74,635
(D)
2,211

55
7

19,412
(D)

6
61
2

(D)
25,631
(D)

1
259
11
37

(D)
140,103
554
6,242

575
15

112,149
(D)

104
124
60
24

5,548
19,132
9,017
3,784

5
-

760
-

-

-

11
94
26
2

748
7,980
1,246
(D)

93
41
42
22

4,800
11,612
7,771
(D)

-

-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

44
95
68
2,873

4,411
19,913
6,367
442,583

3
9
2
453

(D)
(D)
(D)
85,699

1
76

(D)
18,030

1
5
4
316

(D)
300
959
35,203

43
90
56
1,876

(D)
20,308
5,168
297,101

8
741

240
111,776

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,037
980
38
59
275

981,745
241,519
8,227
14,343
122,144

687
247
17
1
176

237,428
51,711
3,913
(D)
66,394

44
84
8
1
15

13,348
24,339
(D)
(D)
10,233

76
84
40

145,890
14,301
12,179

2,916
872
36
10
107

935,935
201,444
7,415
790
44,414

70
49
3
49
177

19,806
25,790
1,412
13,553
71,290

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

590
4,059
1,101
-

59,675
916,892
413,358
-

36
635
302
-

4,558
189,106
96,191
-

20
131
37
-

9,471
48,845
10,024
-

7
532
110
-

1,408
85,050
50,214
-

48
1,134
445
-

13,267
446,681
117,178
-

560
2,853
801
-

45,320
395,783
284,431
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

118 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Barley for grain or seed
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

4,654
8,982

991,277
999,322

450
2,293

125,356
(NA)

190
677

72,578
(NA)

648
(NA)

123,235
(NA)

1,154
(NA)

316,249
(NA)

3,263
(NA)

565,773
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

2
102
130

(D)
23,564
29,781

44
10

10,346
2,612

4
3

1,180
1,005

24
27

2,615
11,769

2
46
100

(D)
8,716
15,811

57
13

14,368
3,133

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

398
8
-

82,734
1,553
-

153
-

34,283
-

52
-

18,510
-

43
-

7,538
-

262
8
-

56,565
1,787
-

154
-

21,652
-

1,758
2

438,399
(D)

102
-

54,587
-

62
-

35,616
-

228
-

43,536
-

502
2

202,495
(D)

1,265
-

198,993
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

18
5

3,330
805

-

-

-

-

2

(D)

18
3

3,330
(D)

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

12
13
3
4

168
560
1,370
180

-

-

-

-

12
-

168
-

13
3
4

560
1,370
180

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

953
20
7
-

292,443
1,493
1,492
-

41
19
-

11,615
(D)
-

30
1
-

8,295
(D)
-

231
4
-

48,328
(D)
-

48
19
3
-

6,559
(D)
940
-

716
1
1
-

238,429
(D)
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

30
-

4,353
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

3
-

(D)
-

13
-

1,959
-

15
-

(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

11
162
-

275
18,684
-

3
-

45
-

3
-

(D)
-

16
-

2,781
-

11
14
-

275
1,655
-

134
-

14,248
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1
582
-

(D)
31,112
-

37
-

1,768
-

22
-

(D)
-

32
-

1,601
-

1
45
-

(D)
2,737
-

531
-

26,802
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

1
35
3
394

(D)
2,978
102
54,978

4
35

595
8,044

1
12

(D)
6,242

26

3,963

1
14
3
19

(D)
1,633
102
6,614

21
355

1,345
44,533

14
13
-

2,513
208
-

-

-

-

-

2
12
-

(D)
(D)
-

12
1
-

2,707
(D)
-

-

-

1
15
7
9
1,417

(D)
622
1,550
1,426
365,828

120

22,618

53

16,257

295

57,374

1
15
7
9
128

(D)
622
1,550
1,426
17,344

1,085

293,115

29
200
179
102

3,605
53,632
(D)
23,564

126
2
44

29,685
(D)
10,346

39
4

14,790
1,180

1
11
24

(D)
(D)
2,615

29
199
46

3,605
50,498
8,716

19
168
57

4,825
6,826
14,368

917
1,593
156
2
-

44,278
446,051
39,640
(D)
-

37
111
10
-

(D)
57,227
2,612
-

23
68
3
-

1,210
38,136
1,005
-

29
241
33
-

(D)
45,932
13,579
-

128
464
113
2
-

5,733
207,242
16,466
(D)
-

795
1,117
22
-

36,610
199,502
10,527
-

2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Soybeans for beans
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

21,072
19,830

5,347,078
4,516,540

1,111
1,519

238,509
(NA)

431
621

113,035
(NA)

3,149
(NA)

407,384
(NA)

19,709
(NA)

4,852,134
(NA)

776
(NA)

114,314
(NA)

5
3,182
-

448
1,686,946
-

141
-

84,541
-

95
-

59,500
-

4
738
-

(D)
232,056
-

1
3,027
-

(D)
1,445,526
-

63
-

17,364
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

12
103
13
137

2,200
10,561
3,820
16,027

10
-

802
-

6
-

392
-

34
66

685
4,447

12
72
11
83

2,212
9,986
(D)
11,790

2
-

(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

627
475
284

101,897
75,040
53,757

7
4
8

1,061
884
524

4
-

815
-

34
130
27

3,117
14,131
1,315

595
383
250

99,171
61,011
52,053

1
1
7

(D)
(D)
615

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,669
29
220
84

311,032
4,691
74,566
9,832

235
6
3

51,425
2,325
(D)

76
1
5
1

12,722
(D)
2,250
(D)

154
12
46
32

12,786
1,265
15,606
1,670

1,473
17
193
58

291,855
3,426
57,860
8,262

98
4
-

10,185
1,102
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

426
655
568
1,013

72,371
102,854
399,348
309,081

14
13
6
16

1,262
2,014
1,610
4,868

1
8
6
6

(D)
975
6,080
2,738

226
15
48
134

25,651
1,316
20,599
15,596

285
636
561
898

46,530
101,050
378,245
291,381

4
9
8
14

270
648
4,550
2,104

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

15
10,033
33

1,684
1,858,359
1,148

545
-

71,481
-

178
-

21,550
-

4
1,118
26

644
33,101
434

4
9,941
7

520
1,760,247
714

7
505
-

520
65,604
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

122
103
3

(D)
17,113
370

18
-

2,292
-

4
-

(D)
-

105
12
1

3,592
794
(D)

19
88
1

1,320
15,993
(D)

4
1

356
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

79
3
30

13,563
108
5,737

19
2

2,255
(D)

6
-

880
-

27
3
20

4,556
108
3,276

55
19

8,129
2,817

5
2

878
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

559
22
263
-

100,662
5,054
64,850
-

37
3
5
-

4,995
1,325
568
-

25
4
-

2,620
388
-

40
7
14
-

5,092
459
869
-

490
18
261
-

86,542
4,595
71,312
-

40
1
-

9,043
(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

24
2
279
-

2,660
(D)
36,717
-

19
-

2,890
-

5
-

800
-

18
2
52
-

1,763
(D)
1,838
-

6
245
-

897
34,950
-

-

-

245
307
573
328

24,049
30,696
93,949
55,584

13
2
14
4

1,985
(D)
1,262
884

7
1
2

1,340
(D)
(D)

111
196
283
66

(D)
12,015
30,345
5,811

143
132
399
269

19,859
(D)
63,426
49,830

4
4
2

304
(D)
(D)

6
1,722
4,174
163
11,366

468
257,389
2,152,432
26,663
2,122,388

46
128
14
641

6,439
67,907
1,022
86,958

16
79
4
237

2,230
44,545
(D)
28,580

2
190
754
16
1,232

(D)
19,143
230,995
984
47,146

4
1,566
4,019
135
11,060

(D)
237,947
1,917,591
24,705
1,992,478

4
46
12
655

782
14,919
974
83,576

2,065
123
-

566,267
17,193
-

245
4
-

71,460
(D)
-

81
4
-

35,215
388
-

299
-

56,517
-

1,859
123
-

501,318
24,993
-

49
-

13,189
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

120 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Beans, dry edible
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

2,697
5,464

458,265
655,572

452
1,198

70,279
(NA)

243
1,157

36,561
(NA)

243
(NA)

39,137
(NA)

1,207
(NA)

243,051
(NA)

1,375
(NA)

185,691
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

17
13
313

2,430
1,300
76,179

13
60

1,746
4,657

6
3

1,095
144

55

10,183

16
13
92

(D)
1,300
16,602

1
211

(D)
51,644

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

218
2
9
-

38,975
(D)
3,330
-

90
-

18,678
-

68
-

14,445
-

19
2
-

3,404
(D)
-

167
2
9
-

32,158
(D)
3,330
-

35
2
-

3,413
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

637
4
-

69,066
760
-

31
-

3,837
-

17
-

3,114
-

39
-

9,744
-

68
4
-

9,171
760
-

575
-

52,182
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

130
-

20,236
-

4
-

920
-

35
-

2,275
-

-

-

130
-

20,236
-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

60
67
10

9,177
24,230
724

5
-

2,408
-

-

-

36
2
-

3,266
(D)
-

35
67
10

5,911
(D)
724

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

61
403
2
4

8,314
81,800
(D)
27

4
127
-

(D)
19,187
-

4
40
-

220
5,617
-

7
19
2
3

2,420
5,100
(D)
(D)

8
356
1

867
61,689
(D)

47
30
-

5,140
15,639
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

19
1
55
3

10,770
(D)
12,129
3

7
10
-

1,140
1,883
-

12
2
-

1,364
(D)
-

1
3

(D)
3

18
52
-

(D)
11,834
-

1
3
-

(D)
295
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

12
76
33
1

2,330
6,984
99
(D)

11
-

1,100
-

11
-

1,100
-

1
6
33
1

(D)
588
99
(D)

12
15
-

(D)
1,431
-

58
-

5,181
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
80
2
-

(D)
26,982
(D)
-

1
8
2
-

(D)
600
(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

1
76
-

(D)
26,882
-

1
4
2
-

(D)
100
(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

3
207
4
249

99
23,657
7,600
27,973

33
46

6,098
5,945

22
21

2,899
3,388

3
3
8

99
500
1,232

11
4
40

2,183
7,600
7,680

193
212

20,974
19,437

2
9
10
61
38

(D)
320
3,340
9,302
(D)

-

-

-

-

2
6
3
37
36

(D)
121
2,010
3,391
102

3
9
35
2

199
3,330
5,911
(D)

2
-

(D)
-

51
23
62
1,064

25,543
2,024
15,343
180,481

3
6
278

2,018
1,593
47,390

2
168

(D)
25,945

2
50

(D)
11,736

51
23
62
713

(D)
2,024
15,343
125,928

318

43,934

22
77
12
11
17

9,432
22,774
1,070
9,376
2,430

10
5
13

1,360
(D)
1,746

2
10
6

(D)
990
1,095

1
-

(D)
-

22
73
12
16

(D)
22,674
1,070
(D)

4
11
1

100
9,376
(D)

10
913
315
-

932
99,155
76,319
-

2
75
60
-

(D)
11,035
4,657
-

2
50
3
-

(D)
7,113
144
-

49
57
-

11,112
10,323
-

8
86
92
-

(D)
12,401
16,602
-

10
818
211
-

932
77,505
51,644
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Rice
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

6,836
8,791

2,994,757
3,473,384

658
1,542

245,595
(NA)

698
917

171,939
(NA)

1,684
(NA)

447,305
(NA)

4,930
(NA)

1,929,234
(NA)

1,543
(NA)

634,980
(NA)

3,080
1,175

1,322,891
595,932

333
100

113,651
33,684

168
376

84,860
25,563

873
140

207,096
51,994

2,828
264

1,107,516
84,930

53
1,016

11,864
466,568

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

1
1,165
-

(D)
439,565
-

113
-

40,016
-

83
-

25,667
-

354
-

129,750
-

1
946
-

(D)
(D)
-

62
-

14,695
-

344
301

194,212
129,931

8
15

6,430
(D)

5
4

5,000
674

34
-

8,532
-

334
300

183,662
(D)

10
1

(D)
(D)

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

3
764
-

275
308,522
-

88
-

47,075
-

62
-

30,175
-

283
-

49,933
-

1
254
-

(D)
121,358
-

2
398
-

(D)
137,231
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

2
4,057
-

(D)
1,809,141
-

300
-

129,740
-

208
-

90,221
-

1,020
-

296,964
-

2
3,734
-

(D)
1,496,493
-

103
-

24,581
-

837
764
-

278,268
308,522
-

169
88
-

(D)
47,075
-

52
62
-

25,980
30,175
-

241
283
-

48,414
49,933
-

676
254
-

225,353
(D)
-

25
398
-

4,806
(D)
-

1,175
-

595,932
-

100
-

33,684
-

376
-

25,563
-

140
-

51,994
-

264
-

84,930
-

1,016
-

466,568
-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

122 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Other small grains (oats, rye, etc.)
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

2,829
3,900

240,304
218,531

149
915

21,646
(NA)

51
105

4,473
(NA)

459
(NA)

32,951
(NA)

930
(NA)

121,707
(NA)

1,529
(NA)

92,444
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

18
5
350

2,240
1,900
62,285

6
21

1,023
4,215

6

2,064

35

4,830

3
5
36

390
1,900
28,111

15
283

1,850
29,344

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

150
17
30

9,854
2,388
2,537

10
1
-

1,000
(D)
-

-

-

21
21

2,130
1,615

58
15
9

7,170
(D)
922

75
2
-

1,154
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

134
2
7
2

12,981
(D)
35
(D)

13
-

(D)
-

-

-

10
7
-

553
35
-

36
2
2

3,587
(D)
(D)

105
-

10,041
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

23
-

2,843
-

1
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

23
-

2,843
-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

14
58
4
-

1,203
1,269
2,042
-

1
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

8
-

222
-

8
58
4
-

981
1,269
2,042
-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

400
176
39
3

18,734
13,448
2,771
15

20
2
-

129
(D)
-

19
-

190
-

119
8
-

7,884
696
-

26
156
21
3

920
9,958
1,805
15

258
39
18
-

9,930
5,960
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

46
20
16
-

5,154
2,478
1,670
-

23
4
-

1,868
424
-

19
2
-

711
(D)
-

1
20
3
-

(D)
2,478
318
-

45
7
-

4,730
947
-

1
7
-

(D)
918
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

39
129
-

5,317
18,493
-

6
11
-

2,368
2,584
-

3
-

690
-

40
-

2,467
-

39
84
-

5,317
11,156
-

25
-

5,430
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

66
187
522
-

3,265
25,180
18,398
-

3
4
16
-

300
460
1,229
-

-

-

2
13
10
-

(D)
2,340
(D)
-

9
174
29
-

(D)
22,840
2,844
-

55
490
-

2,506
15,980
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

150
16
206

11,879
1,756
9,975

1
6

(D)
540

-

-

80
6
55

3,892
326
2,480

67
11
-

7,887
1,430
-

5
151

224
7,495

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

3
67
28
-

15
7,403
2,491
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

41
20
-

4,093
363
-

3
24
11
-

15
(D)
2,128
-

2
-

(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

40
9
29
748

1,411
3,942
435
45,687

1
31

(D)
1,093

1
21

(D)
(D)

1
145

(D)
9,217

39
9
29
198

(D)
3,942
435
14,289

428

25,164

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

127
105
101
350
19

15,340
12,120
15,820
11,133
2,280

7
36
2
7

4,433
3,288
(D)
1,063

1
19
-

(D)
711
-

13
5
41
-

2,340
951
2,585
-

114
105
101
4

13,000
12,120
15,820
430

309
15

8,548
1,850

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

349
490
364
-

15,792
41,601
64,834
-

18
25
21
-

1,509
4,835
4,215
-

3
6
-

690
2,064
-

11
142
40
-

(D)
7,372
5,050
-

53
200
40
-

(D)
22,520
28,271
-

300
187
288
-

(D)
13,593
31,513
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures (dry hay, silage, and greenchop)
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

46,290
55,247

6,221,542
6,513,077

3,743
9,679

740,671
(NA)

1,492
2,870

347,908
(NA)

9,176
(NA)

1,050,319
(NA)

13,108
(NA)

2,401,746
(NA)

27,069
(NA)

2,923,937
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

803
2,638

210,084
1,008,458

196
287

78,403
134,096

37
162

13,661
71,474

71
347

10,156
154,735

200
1,205

67,975
431,899

602
1,655

140,316
486,574

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

6,144
4
20

629,406
58
847

467
-

64,926
-

306
-

34,332
-

1,644
11

127,943
22

1,055
4
9

176,596
58
825

3,691
-

345,364
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

3
7,192
3
36
23

59
758,734
42
2,278
687

742
11

77,535
278

103
-

12,741
-

949
7
-

90,235
932
-

1,735
3
29
12

311,604
42
1,346
297

3
4,900
11

59
372,942
390

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

925
2
5

207,977
(D)
222

53
-

36,656
-

96
-

58,593
-

113
3

12,322
(D)

816
2

194,771
(D)

44
2
-

1,244
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

69
363
1
197

4,574
24,620
(D)
6,117

2
1
-

(D)
(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

33
62
129

1,308
2,426
3,619

44
315
1
68

3,266
22,194
(D)
2,498

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

5,393
2,901
1,077
2

714,722
350,700
279,644
(D)

265
100
83
-

42,623
27,056
55,966
-

14
18
50
-

3,006
810
42,305
-

1,667
120
303
2

251,545
11,672
49,289
(D)

612
2,388
401
-

40,940
285,689
183,232
-

3,303
544
475
-

423,497
60,409
58,209
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,505
4
56
205
2

163,932
171
1,744
23,090
(D)

234
6
-

24,001
709
-

197
1
-

16,941
(D)
-

672
4
56
83
-

21,773
171
1,744
7,003
-

811
87
2

99,943
13,096
(D)

1,188
39
1

49,802
3,056
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

310
2,773
13
-

37,928
376,702
526
-

95
334
-

10,372
37,307
-

72
59
-

4,714
15,352
-

21
1,032
13
-

4,290
90,376
526
-

285
642
-

34,080
146,854
-

5
1,357
-

(D)
147,034
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

719
588
6,217
-

97,064
98,021
494,119
-

14
123
265
-

1,545
20,652
29,527
-

6
33
223
-

1,575
9,420
34,284
-

157
583
-

18,045
34,140
-

192
495
631
-

20,087
93,841
118,816
-

397
93
5,503
-

59,232
4,180
343,833
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

13
2,258
218
2,608

229
354,087
17,294
356,195

199
8
258

51,500
338
46,706

33
1
80

17,140
(D)
11,200

4
401
52
637

40
57,181
2,836
95,628

9
560
172
323

189
81,399
14,639
54,815

1,549
1,707

218,433
208,445

2
37
76
141
16

(D)
1,191
2,591
10,911
1,667

-

-

-

-

22
67
64
3

(D)
1,766
2,568
900

15
9
85
13

(D)
825
8,343
(D)

2
1

(D)
(D)

503
52
111
13,474

33,615
2,515
(D)
1,632,462

22
1
2
695

856
(D)
(D)
129,203

1
1
207

(D)
(D)
36,020

78
36
3,056

3,494
(D)
390,142

434
52
79
4,290

30,032
2,515
7,136
494,066

9
6,679

(D)
767,237

1,956
347
2,731
4,542
1,065

386,818
55,062
257,571
350,919
235,152

208
57
281
464
202

54,713
21,012
34,467
39,709
82,903

172
42
149
327
37

65,947
(D)
14,325
14,264
13,661

473
1
759
747
251

35,268
(D)
26,550
71,581
13,586

1,216
329
939
156
230

252,966
53,782
198,619
2,900
86,439

349
17
1,253
3,839
654

101,444
1,441
50,909
276,588
143,490

5,674
12,640
2,920
3

703,226
1,473,044
1,065,717
59

242
1,206
363
-

79,213
160,025
138,095
-

206
179
171
-

79,309
36,109
74,403
-

657
2,592
370
-

73,109
264,908
163,373
-

973
3,011
1,277
-

303,791
511,156
448,402
-

4,512
7,859
1,892
3

341,112
722,335
518,692
59

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

124 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All other hay (dry hay, haylage, grass silage, and greenchop)
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

27,667
23,562

3,253,729
3,008,815

3,086
5,609

341,005
(NA)

718
967

55,515
(NA)

8,471
(NA)

1,240,942
(NA)

6,573
(NA)

758,309
(NA)

13,392
(NA)

1,310,600
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

55
13
335
355
1,885

2,722
1,456
42,051
17,870
344,531

2
63
22
245

(D)
17,397
1,320
44,279

4
144
59

2,700
5,980
12,274

26
21
227
192

1,824
11,266
10,893
38,626

31
13
58
141
674

1,008
1,456
8,621
6,977
100,649

272
1,192

22,994
225,712

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,554
5
274
257

472,776
390
16,275
11,478

575
34
15

43,195
3,465
2,200

255
2
-

16,456
(D)
-

1,330
51
141

245,556
(D)
6,945

546
5
221
135

73,141
390
11,025
4,533

2,729
2
-

162,143
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1
1,353
4
9
2

(D)
103,573
583
288
(D)

99
-

12,630
-

72
-

1,080
-

1
313
1
-

(D)
47,142
(D)
-

178
1
9
-

12,245
(D)
288
-

981
2
2

45,106
(D)
(D)

384
7
31
2
15

36,567
413
2,598
(D)
1,361

68
-

9,120
-

4
2

520
(D)

7
16
5

413
918
832

371
15
7

34,517
1,680
400

13
2
3

2,470
(D)
(D)

5
91
6
41

337
3,071
2,836
3,849

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

12
4
39

(D)
(D)
(D)

5
77
2
2

337
1,581
(D)
(D)

2
-

(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,329
934
460
4

383,511
131,811
175,166
82

129
21
19
-

30,109
2,875
8,390
-

26
8
-

2,256
1,540
-

843
281
2

169,326
106,992
(D)

235
691
119
2

10,282
123,719
23,731
(D)

1,293
243
114
-

204,790
8,092
54,513
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,094
9
409
36
15

84,439
1,350
21,237
3,847
260

128
7
-

13,892
(D)
-

12
-

4,560
-

204
9
387
20
-

9,440
1,350
19,651
430
-

429
22
10
15

55,110
1,776
870
260

473
7
-

22,573
2,547
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

412
3,337
5
12

37,697
364,205
288
256

4
463
9

580
20,305
90

4
3
-

380
(D)
-

228
1,380
4
12

14,545
203,652
(D)
256

183
165
-

23,230
39,200
-

2
1,863
1
-

(D)
128,292
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

190
7
2,612
2,290
-

17,368
221
202,243
128,599
-

1
294
135
-

(D)
32,077
7,834
-

25
73
-

1,500
3,083
-

44
6
679
357
-

6,176
(D)
36,525
29,790
-

44
1
1,374
241
-

2,556
(D)
140,853
14,221
-

102
564
1,800
-

8,636
24,871
87,508
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

27
1,690
27
2,084

378
155,568
2,178
477,049

521
232

36,114
53,362

5
18

(D)
1,208

18
457
1
1,153

270
22,360
(D)
245,265

9
469
26
47

108
53,866
(D)
5,418

835
895

80,048
227,026

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

2
38
1,017
15
39

(D)
2,229
53,764
2,097
1,073

60
-

5,795
-

2
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

11
630
9
16

1,054
34,930
1,350
503

23
406
6
23

936
17,922
747
570

2
4
2
-

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

4
98
274
34
5,653

470
5,997
11,974
2,478
893,951

22
576

1,320
79,578

2
122
58

(D)
5,100
3,834

13
129
5
1,910

1,558
5,117
(D)
400,463

4
79
145
27
1,330

470
2,823
6,857
378
183,193

6
2
2,455

1,616
(D)
311,342

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,611
2,425
943
4,060
399

218,456
167,018
80,944
447,883
46,467

172
281
125
311
68

24,291
27,596
12,407
36,616
17,797

56
32
15
209
4

6,961
3,610
5,050
8,500
2,700

504
681
97
1,328
54

53,650
37,125
11,671
198,789
12,646

824
1,223
344
97
76

125,751
108,083
49,204
4,934
9,687

324
527
515
2,684
291

41,135
21,810
23,743
250,990
25,444

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2,192
6,730
2,119
13
1

279,799
671,174
366,444
1,456
(D)

119
1,040
312
-

15,427
74,652
45,526
-

146
10
60
-

5,283
1,134
12,729
-

559
2,315
209
1

135,909
302,835
42,817
(D)

268
966
719
13
-

36,146
99,154
109,998
1,456
-

1,494
3,715
1,371
-

119,574
277,750
234,085
-

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Peanuts for nuts
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

2,117
3,207

384,867
502,801

320
575

57,782
(NA)

111
248

10,765
(NA)

561
(NA)

60,985
(NA)

1,703
(NA)

323,716
(NA)

11
(NA)

1,858
(NA)

37
5
-

9,048
(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

24
-

2,738
-

20
5
-

6,310
(D)
-

-

-

126
871

22,797
140,081

8

2,283

5

1,650

2
431

(D)
34,402

126
534

(D)
107,221

-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

38
23
-

15,333
2,861
-

15
-

5,564
-

-

-

2
15
-

(D)
2,121
-

32
6
-

12,653
(D)
-

4
3
-

1,180
(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

265
11

26,616
2,535

26
10

3,982
(D)

85
-

4,047
-

15
2

2,825
(D)

250
9

23,393
(D)

3
-

(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

733
-

163,228
-

260
-

45,573
-

21
-

5,068
-

64
-

15,866
-

719
-

147,282
-

1
-

(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

6
-

588
-

-

-

-

-

6
-

588
-

-

-

-

-

1,074
-

177,910
-

19
-

(D)
-

5
-

1,650
-

480
-

40,694
-

695
-

138,608
-

3
-

150
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

375
662
4
-

37,203
166,436
(D)
-

26
273
2
-

3,982
48,907
(D)
-

85
21
-

4,047
5,068
-

15
66
-

2,825
17,466
-

360
642
4
-

33,980
147,810
(D)
-

3
5
-

408
1,300
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

126 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All cotton
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

8,621
10,952

4,080,054
4,881,801

1,390
3,692

645,169
(NA)

520
1,297

259,755
(NA)

953
(NA)

320,483
(NA)

6,931
(NA)

3,170,286
(NA)

1,595
(NA)

744,258
(NA)

54
453
794
1,292

21,244
231,296
633,598
757,008

6
200
29
269

2,309
97,886
26,492
175,966

52
34
110

23,960
28,994
74,860

35
43
92
124

11,682
20,056
29,934
127,030

21
198
787
544

8,831
95,238
603,664
254,384

5
304
1,044

740
141,305
482,540

14
736

7,938
230,553

26

12,293

11

5,975

329

61,370

14
504

7,938
171,153

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

54
438
-

30,736
153,209
-

17
17
-

7,118
5,665
-

1
16
-

(D)
5,365
-

105
-

25,712
-

54
369
-

30,736
127,182
-

5
-

525
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

514
390

427,271
217,464

12
9

9,498
4,978

8
9

7,053
4,978

66
13

12,571
715

482
390

416,581
222,949

7
-

1,461
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

261
66
-

48,958
9,540
-

59
-

12,445
-

12
-

(D)
-

8
55
-

3,839
6,547
-

249
16
-

42,548
2,493
-

19
3
-

6,764
750
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

170
34

59,588
8,616

30
-

9,711
-

19
-

9,970
-

13
22

3,278
3,617

117
22

25,174
4,999

45
-

31,736
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

16
3,335
-

9,680
1,233,355
-

716
-

280,808
-

248
-

96,544
-

48
-

14,132
-

16
3,148
-

9,680
1,146,736
-

163
-

78,437
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

906
-

269,037
-

31
-

13,282
-

11
-

5,975
-

447
-

77,101
-

572
-

192,866
-

7
-

(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

25
2,120
-

11,884
1,433,187
-

4
64
-

1,860
46,093
-

67
-

46,390
-

21
245
-

(D)
63,192
-

5
2,040
-

2,548
1,377,761
-

1
12
-

(D)
1,986
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

679
2,929
215
455

257,524
1,060,941
58,351
232,122

73
696
53
200

22,105
269,372
18,605
97,886

25
247
8
52

11,053
96,570
947
23,960

17
45
11
43

5,988
13,012
(D)
20,056

625
2,775
170
200

220,400
991,246
35,017
96,064

45
129
51
306

31,736
62,633
21,742
142,131

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,292
-

757,008
-

269
-

175,966
-

110
-

74,860
-

124
-

127,030
-

544
-

254,384
-

1,044
-

482,540
-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sugarbeets for sugar
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

2,499
2,802

561,837
624,636

348
890

97,185
(NA)

162
415

47,124
(NA)

303
(NA)

53,375
(NA)

1,285
(NA)

247,904
(NA)

1,196
(NA)

276,564
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

866

129,594

79

21,258

19

3,972

41

6,470

722

84,214

146

45,821

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

203
-

34,667
-

94
-

17,526
-

36
-

3,914
-

68
-

4,171
-

153
-

24,830
-

51
-

7,372
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

760
-

246,887
-

111
-

43,940
-

56
-

27,989
-

72
-

17,871
-

292
-

120,750
-

527
-

114,589
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

56
10
-

(D)
2,792
-

-

-

-

-

14
2
-

1,802
(D)
-

47
8
-

3,426
(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

328
40
-

72,403
10,105
-

24
1
-

4,841
(D)
-

28
-

6,313
-

54
18
-

12,772
(D)
-

5
21
-

634
5,395
-

278
2
-

59,271
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

50
-

14,594
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

8
-

2,692
-

13
-

1,679
-

36
-

10,223
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

67
-

9,954
-

20
-

(D)
-

17
-

3,358
-

18
-

(D)
-

18
-

3,167
-

45
-

(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1
-

(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

1
-

(D)
-

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
114

3,481
31,757

1
16

(D)
(D)

6

1,578

2
6

(D)
1,102

5

1,212

2
107

(D)
29,615

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

56
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

14
-

(D)
-

47
-

3,426
-

2
-

(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

8
12
725

2,222
2,249
161,847

1
135

(D)
(D)

70

11,805

2
154

(D)
23,977

8
8
189

2,222
(D)
32,321

2
472

(D)
107,701

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1
831
866
-

(D)
260,322
129,594
-

1
132
79
-

(D)
48,387
21,258
-

73
19
-

31,347
3,972
-

92
41
-

20,556
6,470
-

1
310
722
-

(D)
123,917
84,214
-

574
146
-

122,272
45,821
-

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

128 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Tobacco, all types
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Farms

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

1,533
3,957

35,304
121,059

52
447

628
(NA)

31
265

2,528
(NA)

1,245
(NA)

23,642
(NA)

321
(NA)

11,836
(NA)

28
(NA)

970
(NA)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8
59
198

780
1,560
10,776

2
3

(D)
84

1
-

(D)
-

7
67

409
3,187

2
59
148

(D)
1,560
8,489

3
-

(D)
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

576
3

6,931
(D)

42
1

196
(D)

28
-

868
-

502
2

5,811
(D)

89
1

1,202
(D)

7
-

77
-

11
-

698
-

-

-

-

-

11
-

648
-

-

-

5
-

50
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

351
-

9,517
-

-

-

-

-

335
-

8,677
-

16
-

400
-

7
-

525
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

3
-

18
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3
-

18
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

136
-

(D)
-

4
-

56
-

2
-

(D)
-

133
-

(D)
-

6
-

(D)
-

3
-

(D)
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

188
-

3,296
-

-

-

-

-

188
-

3,296
-

-

-

-

-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

19
15
787
547

1,478
141
25,104
6,165

2
1
3
44

(D)
(D)
84
236

1
30

(D)
(D)

18
11
581
516

1,057
63
15,115
5,839

2
1
223
24

(D)
(D)
10,449
249

8
3
7
7

(D)
(D)
525
77

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

119
46
-

1,465
951
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

88
31
-

832
736
-

49
22
-

636
362
-

3
-

9
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Potatoes
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

3,423
4,792

1,032,604
1,185,764

1,200
2,099

483,947
(NA)

863
1,398

294,243
(NA)

696
(NA)

126,385
(NA)

1,873
(NA)

637,402
(NA)

1,243
(NA)

284,227
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

4
15
10
118

490
440
4,699
49,065

6
89

3,428
22,722

1
82

(D)
18,034

2
3
22

(D)
2
10,076

4
12
7
33

(D)
438
969
16,377

10
79

3,730
24,220

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

217
4
93
-

68,254
1,590
49,833
-

165
3
-

48,419
2,900
-

157
3
-

44,798
2,900
-

11
1
8
-

2,450
(D)
5,580
-

217
3
93
-

65,084
(D)
49,313
-

14
-

3,654
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

722
53
63
29

338,912
6,119
1,906
116

328
15
2
-

166,361
192
(D)
-

215
2
-

105,832
(D)
-

71
34
9

30,187
27
9

400
53
30
20

184,814
6,119
1,883
107

414
-

127,687
-

8
59
19

3,100
(D)
1,924

4
9

1,500
1,145

4
-

1,500
-

20
6

(D)
363

8
34
13

3,100
(D)
1,406

8
2

(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
187
66
13

(D)
43,188
48,297
6,981

12
16
1

7,049
27,351
(D)

5
3
-

(D)
1,700
-

1
66
5
-

(D)
12,596
(D)
-

155
60
13

30,592
46,118
7,087

31
1
-

3
(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

58
99
3
18
44

12,845
16,840
(D)
9
1,063

19
4
1
3
-

4,353
14,357
(D)
1
-

4
1
-

9,277
(D)
-

4
4
36

730
5
481

27
97
3
14
8

3,715
(D)
(D)
4
582

54
2
-

8,400
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1
297
2
84
38

(D)
5,082
(D)
44,339
663

41
13

32,998
7

1
14
-

(D)
3,846
-

99
14
16

2,530
(D)
(D)

1
87
2
69
22

(D)
2,466
(D)
42,105
(D)

113
2
-

86
(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
284
97
1
2

(D)
44,788
2,365
(D)
(D)

1
201
3
-

(D)
14,167
6
-

1
202
3
-

(D)
14,234
6
-

16
88
1
2

9,095
2,069
(D)
(D)

2
36
7
-

(D)
9,162
14
-

251
3
-

28,283
282
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
29
7
15

(D)
13,435
1,341
8

18
2
-

3,088
(D)
-

4
1
-

2,000
(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

25
7
10

11,635
1,341
8

4
5

1,800
1

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

73
359
4
190
2

3,465
165,889
12
81,839
(D)

200
42
2

87,058
37,320
(D)

160
-

76,457
-

71
35
49
-

(D)
31,499
7,415
-

2
132
4
161
2

(D)
50,805
12
74,265
(D)

245
5
-

83,695
160
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

120
342
101
423
121

5,375
12,525
50,407
68,947
(D)

3
12
3
34
2

1
1,151
2,900
10,746
(D)

3
3
5
2

6
2,900
(D)
(D)

26
220
12
135
101

4,262
6,622
5,900
16,202
474

58
112
99
229
18

(D)
5,710
49,567
52,544
(D)

39
13
112
2

(D)
(D)
201
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

2
254
9
63
215

(D)
95,930
6,481
40,064
53,998

60
1
17
56

52,451
(D)
24,626
39,110

2
5
25

(D)
3,205
15,260

2
19
15
7

(D)
(D)
2,128
2,180

243
9
46
187

90,722
6,587
37,231
44,268

1
3
51

(D)
705
7,550

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

17
23
206
10

11,598
5,708
63,812
4,699

9
14
154
6

3,850
1,088
43,977
3,428

9
1
146
1

3,850
(D)
40,356
(D)

11
-

2,450
-

17
19
206
7

11,657
3,908
61,092
969

4
11
10

1,800
3,204
3,730

10
1,178
314
15
-

8,627
543,854
57,030
440
-

3
558
268
-

(D)
262,991
28,657
-

2
400
259
-

(D)
191,481
23,076
-

118
27
3
-

69,399
11,588
2
-

10
566
35
12
-

8,627
244,681
16,477
438
-

727
270
-

235,412
30,573
-

2003 DATA

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

130 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in vegetables
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Farms

Acres
treated

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Well water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers
Farms

Acres

17,807
20,088

2,081,358
2,309,550

2,662
4,226

486,534
(NA)

944
1,590

236,641
(NA)

5,550
(NA)

361,794
(NA)

8,847
(NA)

1,046,006
(NA)

4,503
(NA)

733,950
(NA)

162
33
313
201
3,253

2,613
133
132,799
6,959
926,839

29
4
66
101
749

1,536
8
74,508
4,545
172,135

11
30
101
129

518
31,251
5,959
88,429

74
3
6
201
333

1,102
2
3,712
6,959
110,131

82
30
106
1,775

1,506
131
16,508
453,993

20
217
1,324

36
113,284
405,694

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

105
111
109
375
499

18,996
842
19,201
120,306
73,994

72
4
20
148
18

10,218
100
4,237
20,608
14,450

60
1
7
51
6

8,231
(D)
1,145
15,668
10,338

17
49
35
100
354

2,142
647
2,111
34,315
29,790

104
61
83
270
190

17,087
164
17,090
80,291
45,212

5
10
9
-

787
(D)
6,500
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

332
426
199
447
187

3,943
26,811
19,638
17,508
1,809

55
9
35
101
26

621
1,944
3,834
448
28

18
1
-

180
(D)
-

49
25
37
131
87

626
1,293
2,371
4,107
286

9
35
151
338
100

68
5,216
17,274
13,404
1,524

274
391
13
-

3,249
21,254
(D)
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
179
178
254
294

2,600
1,024
3,785
1,471
17,052

42
35
65

240
86
1,776

28
55

214
544

105
51
81
119

666
(D)
732
5,932

8
25
25
171
154

2,600
284
3,122
395
11,165

56
102
6
49

75
(D)
344
372

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

284
683
304
1
305

1,124
60,860
14,641
(D)
12,606

13
52
-

3,580
2,084
-

1
28
-

(D)
1,984
-

59
311
58
109

563
24,128
(D)
970

63
416
255
1
249

95
35,036
12,792
(D)
11,636

162
30
1
-

472
1,976
(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

173
93
15
98
537

828
592
411
507
32,206

1
10
65

(D)
32
6,793

1
2
39

(D)
(D)
3,771

162
63
275

486
392
15,974

93
13
48
321

592
(D)
(D)
16,749

11
2
2
5

342
(D)
(D)
73

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

620
608
521
6
308

26,222
30,393
18,833
48
7,047

88
19
56
57

12,249
1,455
6,697
614

53
14
-

7,231
1,515
-

27
375
372
6
137

1,932
22,309
13,567
48
2,400

580
183
160
129

22,999
6,079
5,266
3,829

40
145
51

3,253
2,040
833

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

23
268
855
32
520

4,315
45,032
10,704
130
10,049

4
33
190
2

3,300
8,036
926
(D)

6
25
73
7

(D)
(D)
482
320

101
557
12
157

8,350
7,612
94
2,892

21
88
347
12
365

4,464
16,473
2,826
(D)
7,157

2
127
78
8
-

(D)
20,209
300
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

50
175
1,453
380
91

247
6,905
107,257
6,669
349

12
149
80
19

308
21,482
3,860
172

8
43
76
8

350
13,394
3,090
126

2
127
387
74
28

(D)
2,698
2,491
962
242

25
28
631
126
50

148
4,373
52,959
3,946
84

23
23
445
229
13

(D)
119
51,807
1,761
23

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

355
952
25
389
18

8,086
153,551
(D)
122,813
252

19
146
3
57
8

668
57,068
30
44,930
192

4
49
1
8

135
30,717
(D)
192

171
40
7
68
8

6,883
33,852
52
5,156
40

197
358
15
356
-

2,052
31,310
(D)
117,344
-

613
3
4
10

96,223
(D)
313
212

836
2,179
1,809
1,334
931

4,298
94,707
222,153
123,913
17,936

63
289
226
130
166

350
14,266
42,316
11,695
652

11
145
87
2
61

184
6,044
28,289
(D)
247

276
1,038
802
687
455

2,594
41,072
78,132
47,420
(D)

394
1,277
1,054
660
357

802
54,555
139,337
72,251
14,520

194
111
22
194
141

926
1,004
6,522
4,526
(D)

488
951
428
32
487

6,775
124,873
17,455
1,588
11,638

48
175
101
16

1,738
44,962
4,545
1,996

10
28
101
15

420
1,984
5,959
2,472

452
187
262
31
246

6,438
8,486
7,223
(D)
1,044

36
772
64
198

606
116,121
9,773
9,731

10
15
102
1
47

17
(D)
459
(D)
863

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

278
1,451
605
25
406

20,602
105,724
29,934
1,744
137,762

58
146
90
11
141

9,614
22,324
12,620
1,007
77,738

59
47
49
1
104

9,388
13,535
7,090
(D)
34,211

69
387
27
6

2,662
2,491
1,932
3,712

276
629
572
10
199

18,649
52,993
25,319
1,320
21,471

3
445
33
15
217

860
50,240
4,645
424
113,284

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

303
1,643
3,256
33
332

3,947
224,939
927,294
133
3,943

6
187
750
4
55

900
66,823
172,360
8
621

2
74
130
18

(D)
37,306
88,654
180

74
163
336
3
49

962
43,070
110,556
2
626

54
481
1,775
30
9

1,366
52,999
453,993
131
68

224
1,129
1,326
274

1,619
137,656
405,724
3,249

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Sweet corn 2
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

4,753
4,387

285,291
311,801

447
829

91,587
(NA)

297
423

35,248
(NA)

1,372
(NA)

63,715
(NA)

2,322
(NA)

142,826
(NA)

1,306
(NA)

92,036
(NA)

28
8
7
101
393

166
2
200
1,010
22,539

2
7
12

(D)
200
4,590

2
2
101
11

(D)
(D)
1,010
4,490

20
101
1

54
1,010
(D)

9
8
3
353

109
2
9
2,969

6
7
40

3
200
19,870

76
7
43
12
15

757
185
8,499
14,630
11,724

58
10
2

356
1,844
(D)

54
5
1

352
870
(D)

7
9
10
7

186
1,097
11,480
1,206

75
40
4
8

735
7,484
3,550
13,518

1
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

25
255
55
90
54

406
14,996
6,879
2,613
780

11
34
8
-

348
4,806
1,361
-

20
-

761
-

4
11
8
12
18

301
395
249
655
86

24
47
80
36

3,631
6,900
1,967
695

21
234
-

106
10,970
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

8
23
4
83
109

2,100
117
16
698
6,147

4
7
13

500
4
1,434

7
5

4
135

7
46
39

21
387
1,577

8
2
4
33
76

2,100
(D)
16
(D)
4,570

14
4
2

(D)
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

112
213
188
1
111

362
6,456
7,953
(D)
496

28
-

1,489
-

28
-

1,489
-

13
82
46
4

129
2,434
92
140

143
142
1
107

4,158
8,043
(D)
356

99
-

(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7
93
11
35
179

8
482
11
236
4,726

1
5
4

(D)
7
228

1
2
7

(D)
(D)
80

25
94

196
2,584

93
11
10
89

482
11
(D)
(D)

7
1
1

8
(D)
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

4
200
146
6
140

28
5,717
1,903
24
1,665

3
2
27

180
(D)
50

3
-

180
-

130
128
6
51

4,416
1,221
24
663

2
68
20
85

(D)
776
682
716

2
67
5

(D)
633
286

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

4
97
338
5
133

234
14,325
2,829
(D)
561

3
12
-

1,395
192
-

4
3
-

234
1,395
-

22
171
1
20

1,855
2,266
(D)
310

4
51
137
4
114

234
6,043
564
1
451

51
39
-

6,729
44
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
24
14
281
12

102
(D)
14
1,146
(D)

3
2
5

15
(D)
5

2
-

(D)
-

2
23
74
7

(D)
(D)
666
(D)

25
1
1
52
5

(D)
(D)
(D)
251
5

13
204
-

(D)
229
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

129
642
15
188
2

241
83,292
32
56,881
(D)

3
118
63
-

15
39,807
30,493
-

39
-

22,882
-

127
23
23
-

(D)
24,759
2,109
-

2
160
15
170
-

(D)
9,493
32
58,647
-

482
2
2

51,468
(D)
(D)

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

248
766
234
434
234

1,531
24,248
28,348
27,629
3,486

5
47
6
35
21

7
3,718
1,780
5,220
46

2
17
3
3
7

(D)
1,085
(D)
180
4

93
336
85
227
102

940
8,582
13,635
6,689
(D)

52
414
155
220
116

66
15,620
18,310
21,497
2,798

104
47
8
65
16

526
294
403
783
50

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

190
439
118
29
141

786
56,090
2,007
47
760

3
80
5

15
28,310
(D)

28
101
1

1,489
1,010
(D)

190
61
108
29
6

786
2,339
1,031
47
(D)

382
10
126

56,982
(D)
(D)

2
9

(D)
28

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

172
16
16
18

2,923
34
486
211

57
1
7

765
(D)
200

57
1
2

499
(D)
(D)

-

-

172
3
10
14

2,987
21
(D)
20

13
6
7

13
(D)
200

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

278
994
393
8
25

1,145
112,613
22,539
2
406

2
155
12
11

(D)
46,008
4,590
348

2
62
11
-

(D)
25,038
4,490
-

74
56
1
4

666
27,009
(D)
301

52
235
353
8
-

251
19,167
2,969
2
-

201
767
40
21

228
69,167
19,870
106

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

132 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Tomatoes 2
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

7,322
5,223

427,812
308,476

945
1,929

82,335
(NA)

389
453

31,381
(NA)

2,252
(NA)

129,583
(NA)

3,498
(NA)

213,736
(NA)

1,770
(NA)

169,815
(NA)

68
11
139
201
1,942

641
3
139
1,404
354,804

21
193

517
63,252

11
101
25

360
404
18,770

39
201
162

581
1,404
105,549

23
11
1,191

55
3
166,432

6
139
711

6
139
164,225

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

57
51
4
38
132

176
58
3
37,783
4,217

53
3
11
9

159
17
6,340
2,025

53
1
9
4

159
(D)
8,426
485

15
1
2
69

33
(D)
(D)
961

57
26
3
32
65

208
14
3
33,963
3,256

10
4
-

11
2,200
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

52
77
237
123

669
292
3,509
97

20
14
64
26

50
28
53
7

1
-

(D)
-

9
7
76
52

13
28
(D)
58

57
169
71

260
2,358
39

43
13
-

660
4
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

112
103
104
198

235
57
61
957

49
51

90
174

28
51

63
174

77
51
38
89

207
51
11
(D)

14
1
66
92

14
(D)
50
(D)

21
51
23

20
(D)
46

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

131
226
170
60

72
3,721
337
14

3
23
-

150
23
-

23
-

23
-

7
76
31
-

22
1,048
18
-

31
152
139
60

16
1,363
318
14

93
4
-

34
1,310
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

7
92
37
316

3
18
13
2,093

8
54

1
854

2
16

(D)
302

19
188

8
(D)

92
18
131

18
5
918

7
1

3
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2
406
133
142

(D)
1,075
4,713
1,045

14
24
33

320
4,495
264

3
2
2

120
(D)
(D)

174
131
33

(D)
(D)
(D)

116
2
77

207
(D)
341

2
124
32

(D)
238
17

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
392
13
130

(D)
1,526
11
976

153
-

519
-

44
-

250
-

2
99
9
6

(D)
(D)
9
115

259
4
124

504
2
861

69
-

186
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
27
475
273
31

13
1,709
986
409
10

11
80
5

541
428
3

5
4
-

149
72
-

2
22
382
74
10

(D)
1,622
38
296
4

25
80
49
16

(D)
428
98
6

5
13
150
5

87
520
15
1

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

97
374
24
86
-

3,594
99
20
50
-

19
3
1
-

2,019
6
2
-

4
-

1,349
-

93
6
-

3,127
6
-

11
133
15
86
-

(D)
27
8
50
-

241
3
-

72
6
-

341
1,084
384
549
447

215
8,298
47,053
5,206
2,050

11
240
48
64
119

19
3,521
12,313
485
511

2
116
24
3
30

(D)
2,075
9,271
120
283

88
436
130
208
191

83
5,584
9,543
2,253
501

150
630
246
223
181

86
3,474
38,185
1,418
1,413

103
70
10
139
75

45
219
2,206
1,545
152

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

215
435
314
23
143

2,931
3,021
1,490
2
(D)

35
82
-

1,534
64
-

7
23
101
-

199
(D)
404
-

212
70
255
23
10

2,928
1,116
1,473
2
4

353
8
126

1,901
12
39

3
13
51
7

3
4
5
(D)

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

117
475
2
139

190
986
(D)
139

53
80
-

159
428
-

53
4
-

159
72
-

382
-

38
-

117
80
-

222
428
-

13
2
139

520
(D)
139

273
374
1,944
11
52

409
99
355,004
3
669

193
20

63,252
50

25
1

18,770
(D)

74
164
9

296
105,749
13

49
133
1,191
11
-

98
27
166,432
3
-

150
241
711
43

15
72
164,225
660

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Lettuce and romaine 2
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

2,659
1,520

276,705
267,886

192
554

103,402
(NA)

95
90

61,690
(NA)

871
(NA)

11,431
(NA)

1,388
(NA)

166,311
(NA)

428
(NA)

111,368
(NA)

7
8
52
846

1
3
75,742
191,396

37
92

55,060
47,376

18
65

28,839
32,009

6
5

3,670
4,600

7
8
4
786

1
3
546
159,883

45
71

79,804
30,923

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

5
21
4
-

3,268
39
(D)
-

1
3
-

(D)
(D)
-

1
-

(D)
-

3
3
-

(D)
(D)
-

5
18
1
-

3,268
(D)
(D)
-

-

-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

53
27
26
35

182
4
10
16

19
9

2
2

-

-

3
26
17

40
10
11

27
18

4
5

50
-

142
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

3
28

13
104

-

-

-

-

3
26

(D)
(D)

2

(D)

2
-

(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

32
79
46
52

3
162
9
10

-

-

-

-

32
52

3
10

79
46
-

162
9
-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4
21
67

(Z)
8
1,533

9

(D)

9

212

10
10

4
(D)

11
57

5
(D)

4
-

(Z)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

209
126
45

1,326
1,611
(D)

2
13

(D)
1

-

-

130
124
14

494
1,718
(D)

74
2
31

761
(D)
8

11
1

70
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

56
8
-

75
2
-

-

-

-

-

17
-

45
-

39
4
-

(D)
1
-

4
-

2
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

2
382
13

(D)
76
66

7

(D)

2

(D)

382
8

76
66

2
5

(D)
1

-

-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

373
13
16
-

112
4
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

133
13
16
-

(D)
4
3
-

240
-

(D)
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

93
308
28
185
58

131
2,801
2,013
776
54

5
14
2
13
19

144
(D)
(D)
1
2

3
9
-

630
212
-

51
124
18
68
36

114
881
(D)
(D)
53

38
179
10
117
22

(D)
1,911
(D)
(D)
8

6
5
7
-

(D)
10
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

109
101
58

109
28
13

9
-

2
-

-

-

109
17
52

218
11
10

84
2

17
(D)

4

(D)

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

382
5
52

76
3,268
75,742

1
37

(D)
55,060

18

28,839

382
6

76
3,670

5
4

3,268
546

45

79,804

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

373
846
8
53

112
191,396
3
182

92
-

47,376
-

65
-

32,009
-

5
3

4,600
40

133
786
8
-

(D)
159,883
3
-

240
71
50

(D)
30,923
142

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

134 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Berries, bearing and non-bearing
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

8,947
8,212

229,542
142,776

1,691
2,375

56,787
(NA)

964
1,421

26,437
(NA)

4,743
(NA)

102,469
(NA)

3,704
(NA)

100,614
(NA)

942
(NA)

28,730
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

75
5
223
388

427
7
1,329
65,019

9
265

79
35,121

2
101
3

(D)
909
3,978

26
223
159

190
1,329
2,657

22
5
183

206
7
43,838

27
54

31
19,124

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4
60
368
233

12
289
5,685
3,247

4
8
366
-

12
(D)
4,975
-

4
120
-

(D)
3,868
-

42
62

251
950

4
10
368
173

12
(D)
5,685
2,297

9
-

(D)
-

10
94
61
86

22
148
467
324

27
2
17

21
(D)
23

9

23

13
40
43

39
411
185

68
23
43

85
56
139

10
13
-

22
23
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

35
66
105
34

99
1,944
10,782
119

36
-

278
-

42
-

(D)
-

14
66
100
2

35
1,944
10,484
(D)

14
6
32

50
192
(D)

7
3
-

14
106
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

459
652
218
333
124

13,090
15,094
1,014
333
1,886

132
91
23
-

4,847
706
12
-

249
38
-

8,632
163
-

318
267
76
103

9,597
4,110
448
570

58
461
142
333
21

2,893
11,790
566
333
1,316

108
-

600
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

40
47
182

40
153
7,720

3
24

(Z)
844

19

1,020

24
82

131
2,946

23
107

22
5,340

40
-

40
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

244
357
264

1,950
6,239
792

68
36
49

938
343
198

3
17
9

144
272
111

68
355
118

890
5,951
254

131
10
105

911
288
347

62
44

149
194

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

110
1,907
373
10
148

330
31,021
1,189
159
762

55
132
88
1
10

55
1,584
207
(D)
80

132
11
2
-

1,584
112
(D)
-

110
1,001
206
10
125

330
8,547
873
159
(D)

503
200
21

15,350
612
438

405
2

7,124
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

23
113
386
74
42

115
698
17,202
1,776
244

45
11

286
97

21
-

153
-

63
382
74
23

515
17,190
1,776
189

23
42
19

115
135
(D)

8
4
2

48
12
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

5
494
21
474
-

56
13,843
69
23,849
-

3
138
15
33
-

36
3,668
309
1,942
-

133
6
43
-

2,128
270
2,479
-

5
224
6
313
-

56
7,979
24
21,131
-

359
12
183
-

5,262
(D)
2,098
-

136
3
5
-

602
(D)
620
-

702
756
1,370
895
335

24,553
10,207
16,528
16,912
1,328

185
178
414
110
103

5,260
1,885
5,470
1,074
688

293
24
139
47
33

9,139
1,045
4,212
397
486

503
326
445
366
211

20,658
4,177
7,270
5,307
860

111
474
927
546
87

3,188
6,884
9,247
12,088
410

120
2
8
79
39

707
(D)
11
323
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

179
768
221
45
84

419
25,746
1,640
224
655

14
93
-

107
1,863
-

3
52
101
-

45
2,502
909
-

131
355
193
45
52

262
21,161
1,561
224
468

21
416
28
32

105
3,942
79
187

27
18
-

52
643
-

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

284
386
4
-

2,388
17,202
12
-

55
4
-

55
12
-

4
-

12
-

276
382
-

2,372
17,190
-

8
4
-

16
12
-

4
-

12
-

114
2,401
388
5
10

1,816
44,864
65,019
7
22

270
265
-

5,252
35,121
-

265
3
-

3,712
3,978
-

74
1,225
159
-

1,776
16,526
2,657
-

862
183
5
-

20,612
43,838
7
-

40
541
54
10

40
7,726
19,124
22

2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Land in bearing and non-bearing orchards, vineyards, and nut trees
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

59,559
57,118

4,104,946
4,445,374

11,015
14,421

1,255,759
(NA)

5,851
2,963

489,254
(NA)

7,852
(NA)

513,371
(NA)

31,795
(NA)

2,383,438
(NA)

24,228
(NA)

1,450,993
(NA)

109
4
1,174
223
34,560

1,654
20
31,450
1,632
2,749,578

312
7,439

11,951
994,087

65
101
3,509

6,688
1,212
384,837

23
66
223
2,915

634
1,828
1,632
236,151

79
4
592
20,561

999
20
19,517
1,677,247

14
520
14,566

21
12,080
1,065,229

109
13
4
6,627
902

8,100
174
281
748,362
72,278

17
3
1,145
38

765
231
159,777
6,094

2
3
833
22

(D)
231
62,229
2,500

17
10
716
221

765
128
176,646
6,899

3
4
5,891
690

(D)
281
499,377
65,379

109
2
206
-

7,703
(D)
75,101
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

328
765
54
19
26

5,887
3,991
834
4
60

21
251
9

3,329
1,506
18

10
251
-

89
1,506
-

64
251
-

152
502
-

19
3
54
19
26

3,948
90
834
4
60

245
511
-

1,787
3,399
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

152
50
93
3
8

3,234
135
2,682
(D)
318

14
-

18
-

7
-

4
-

74
7
12
3
4

2,960
(D)
1,440
130
142

78
22
30
1
6

274
(D)
1,140
(D)
176

21
51
-

(D)
102
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

48
362
142
4
82

579
10,180
2,456
370
4,316

3
23
4

219
368
740

8
4

(D)
740

17
15
23
57

480
(D)
58
1,032

6
355
119
4
26

96
9,148
2,399
370
3,284

31
2
-

3
(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

324
91
51
24
66

1,296
182
51
102
1,333

162
7

648
45

2

(D)

10
15

58
530

162
91
51
15
53

648
182
51
(D)
803

162
2
-

648
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,939
208
270
109

32,331
6,783
1,906
485

238
17
17

6,345
770
(D)

5
3

800
(D)

961
119
52
40

5,371
4,901
598
277

585
87
218
55

22,882
1,647
1,308
208

582
11
14

11,523
235
7

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

108
382
170
19
36

108
37,600
2,550
113
4,857

40
2
3

5,115
(D)
386

54
39
-

54
4,485
-

185
106
7
26

2,726
1,205
88
3,115

108
38
76
8
13

108
6,421
1,270
21
1,742

218
6
4
-

28,453
75
4
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

27
3
2,882
323
32

595
24
45,893
4,938
(D)

3
848
74
-

24
14,021
1,480
-

386
74
-

7,182
1,480
-

2
3
386
74
19

(D)
24
2,182
1,480
50

25
809
20
11

(D)
18,121
1,719
36

1,687
249
2

25,590
1,739
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

95
6,456
16
67
-

894
313,285
186
591
-

10
315
-

260
47,464
-

473
-

14,800
-

76
1,050
3
-

553
57,664
75
-

19
679
13
67
-

341
39,831
111
591
-

5,013
-

217,040
-

115
441
7,935
554
171

1,144
10,558
828,879
12,507
607

3
34
1,186
19
17

219
956
166,257
447
19

10
5
855
10

376
271
64,729
5

55
301
1,036
56
39

900
6,298
187,742
2,000
306

33
163
6,884
484
108

211
4,221
568,777
10,092
216

39
5
220
27
24

33
39
75,122
422
85

12
254
173
262

202
3,512
4,482
7,369

3
32
4

24
386
740

101
4

1,212
740

5
23
135
133

174
58
2,872
4,002

7
231
38
130

28
3,454
1,610
3,367

-

-

345
2,020
2,750
116
1,382

1,268
28,248
48,253
8,118
35,174

386
700
17
386

7,182
13,184
765
13,431

54
386
5
139

54
7,182
800
8,168

100
382
965
17
140

200
382
7,171
765
3,308

194
791
554
652

966
7,011
32,277
21,243

51
847
1,420
116
594

102
20,855
16,250
7,721
12,598

210
7,927
34,560
4
328

2,970
356,171
2,749,578
20
5,887

768
7,439
21

54,733
994,087
3,329

763
3,509
10

20,791
384,837
89

1,486
2,915
64

60,892
236,151
152

60
882
20,561
4
19

1,759
46,990
1,677,247
20
3,948

170
5,904
14,566
245

1,211
249,539
1,065,229
1,787

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

136 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All other crops
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application
Acres
treated

Farms

On-farm surface water
Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

13,181
8,067

1,444,893
1,332,330

1,000
1,475

276,589
(NA)

366
659

104,419
(NA)

2,513
(NA)

312,102
(NA)

5,053
(NA)

568,484
(NA)

6,432
(NA)

610,423
(NA)

99
16
56
27
2,539

792
121
17,268
1,995
162,920

7
40
85

7
5,839
33,891

3
17

685
3,310

10
5
7
27
93

456
110
(D)
1,995
20,801

50
18
580

295
8,218
58,947

41
11
37
2,319

41
11
9,505
87,831

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

151
73
298
67

27,678
103
397,549
3,016

37
1
2
2

15,345
(D)
(D)
(D)

20
1
-

7,850
(D)
-

19
15
5

39
176,127
230

93
28
257
9

22,368
28
35,031
2,730

58
44
32
56

5,310
45
196,891
56

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

558
633
209
100
124

35,232
67,826
20,444
11,968
3,603

50
64
15
2
8

29,487
9,588
3,860
(D)
8

30
31
3
-

4,166
5,306
883
-

151
8
15
20
28

9,327
523
122
2,980
172

32
37
138
67
48

22,009
9,067
20,254
8,969
2,825

380
605
56
19
48

(D)
58,236
70
19
606

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

338
112
180
200
98

44,825
210
15,886
200
794

35
1
66
-

3,180
(D)
66
-

12
-

1,500
-

18
21
53
2
24

630
140
1,125
(D)
24

264
7
76
198
50

44,751
7
12,051
(D)
746

74
84
52
24

74
84
2,710
24

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

106
182
59
333
35

215
459
15,860
3,330
8,960

5
9
6

125
1,004
1,328

2
-

(D)
-

42
27
13
333
23

151
101
9,321
3,330
5,414

32
104
19
18

32
307
1,461
3,546

32
51
27
-

32
51
5,078
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

25
591
11
21
160

4,811
130,318
7,891
42
552

57
2
24

(D)
(D)
24

57
2
24

11,322
(D)
24

4
2
2
4
11

696
(D)
(D)
(D)
162

6
580
6
6
101

354
117,886
5,960
(D)
174

15
28
3
11
48

3,761
(D)
(D)
14
216

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

43
333
443
13
167

11,138
1,205
1,244
1,197
249

10
4
13

2,144
628
39

4
2
13

860
(D)
39

58
7
15

694
175
62

41
108
217
12
44

(D)
324
325
(D)
66

4
167
226
1
121

(D)
187
744
(D)
121

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

29
1,082
368
9
125

9,125
142,558
410
33
2,233

9
62
-

5,660
19,506
-

6
62
-

4,240
21,064
-

675
3
4
12

38,744
45
28
808

29
228
198
125

9,125
53,760
198
(D)

302
167
5
10

53,454
167
5
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

22
258
905
183
74

6,841
556
121,914
17,767
112

1
18
89
8
17

(D)
18
22,602
2,673
(D)

1
17
3
-

(D)
5,849
1,050
-

3
36
395
5
5

1,060
216
15,300
1,000
25

12
92
294
30
34

2,626
146
60,276
3,410
34

7
130
227
153
35

3,155
194
48,338
13,597
53

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

115
1,367
39
160
45

343
128,688
39
3,936
10,437

245
4
2

45,125
1,345
(D)

54
2

20,719
(D)

279
11
21
2

10,499
11
402
(D)

115
561
6
74
9

343
44,287
6
3,433
(D)

582
22
84
34

81,327
22
101
3,020

460
801
1,389
370
677

682
2,375
408,188
2,777
7,843

85
30
11
13
18

206
30
(D)
39
18

2
24
1
13
-

(D)
24
(D)
39
-

76
38
427
61
111

255
231
181,171
983
1,527

287
517
658
140
142

299
1,730
39,806
1,559
5,877

115
246
344
198
424

137
414
198,411
235
460

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

174
461
164
21
997

390
32,810
19,768
11,551
202,816

28
1
2
123

(D)
(D)
(D)
33,013

3
2
92

883
(D)
23,522

24
64
29
10
12

(D)
5,410
3,069
6,021
7,592

92
276
82
7
867

146
26,901
13,959
475
173,330

58
130
54
4
137

(D)
(D)
2,740
5,055
21,894

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

411
702
104
18
56

69,808
89,362
7,229
10,669
17,268

74
47
12
40

21,157
8,869
3,748
5,839

23
4
3

(D)
860
685

39
395
2
7

3,808
15,300
(D)
305

297
170
24
18

64,020
31,463
3,161
8,218

99
148
82
16
37

(D)
44,599
4,138
(D)
9,505

179
3,081
2,542
16
558

23,912
338,820
163,272
121
35,232

8
373
85
50

2,673
74,319
33,891
29,487

3
149
17
30

1,050
47,189
3,310
4,166

7
962
93
5
151

1,240
49,766
20,801
110
9,327

36
825
583
32

9,370
106,954
59,207
22,009

141
1,488
2,320
11
380

13,542
192,925
87,923
11
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 137

Table 29. Selected Crops Harvested by Chemigation and Water Source: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pastureland, all types
Water source 1

Chemigation
Geographic area

Farms

Irrigated
acres
harvested

Commercial fertilizer
Acres
treated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Pesticide application

On-farm surface water

Acres
treated

Farms

Farms

Acres

Water from
off-farm suppliers

Well water
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

50,372
53,314

3,634,133
3,929,831

2,535
5,206

113,071
(NA)

1,083
1,098

32,449
(NA)

11,352
(NA)

1,240,595
(NA)

11,374
(NA)

704,324
(NA)

28,846
(NA)

1,726,806
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

27
8
807
251
5,826

1,281
16
19,661
7,411
511,534

4
157
653

8
2,779
7,626

1

(D)

18
74
137
400

1,061
979
3,306
139,547

7
8
141
114
3,525

(D)
16
6,383
4,105
162,791

2
602
2,077

(D)
12,945
217,403

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,061
2
2
888
144

353,836
(D)
(D)
66,308
8,077

423
245
13

18,961
1,225
510

606
-

20,402
-

1,051
2
344
100

194,590
(D)
22,850
4,366

230
2
534
44

24,695
(D)
32,372
3,711

1,809
11
-

138,093
11,086
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

54
8,868
1
2
10

2,907
377,431
(D)
(D)
460

2
33
-

(D)
2,446
-

1
7
-

(D)
(D)
-

3
1,013
8

100
95,306
(D)

14
335
1
2
2

480
27,406
(D)
(D)
(D)

37
7,779
-

2,327
256,257
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

58
62
6
31

11,663
3,678
(D)
510

23
-

5,581
-

-

-

59
2
4

3,618
(D)
312

58
3
27

11,663
60
198

4
-

(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

38
50
31
2
69

312
1,460
278
(D)
480

-

-

-

-

38
50
9

(D)
1,460
90

32
31
2
60

(D)
278
(D)
390

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,660
603
657
-

450,858
84,179
151,777
-

44
37
2
-

19,870
1,459
(D)
-

3
11
-

150
(D)
-

1,337
1
248
-

201,373
(D)
99,094
-

204
584
155
-

8,468
75,433
18,667
-

2,176
56
285
-

243,282
10,616
44,116
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

2,616
6
193
12
18

127,222
360
10,141
1,221
394

257
-

5,744
-

221
-

1,326
-

1,005
193
1
4

38,996
(D)
(D)
184

788
6
2
2
14

42,969
360
(D)
(D)
210

825
9
-

45,963
(D)
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

318
7,722
18
145

42,758
417,729
354
833

40
341
-

5,430
8,982
-

22
143
-

3,570
4,455
-

160
2,273
15
23

6,735
184,076
291
325

154
2,095
122

34,073
39,680
508

4
3,424
3
-

2,000
198,027
63
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

108
21
2,709
5,842
-

4,257
2,016
225,292
281,944
-

125
64
-

21,894
1,612
-

18
49
-

180
392
-

13
18
828
762
-

2,371
(D)
26,370
30,665
-

23
3
989
455
-

46
(D)
166,155
16,651
-

72
892
4,909
-

1,840
33,642
235,755
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

77
3,091
29
2,229

770
96,416
1,092
366,895

33
39

4,086
3,418

1
-

(D)
-

19
602
538

190
27,267
143,978

58
470
29
49

580
8,836
1,092
12,555

2,190
1,680

60,313
212,310

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

46
125
1,399
52
36

518
1,930
86,660
1,480
(D)

258
-

(D)
-

18

(D)

42
29
687
50
22

314
(D)
37,633
(D)
(D)

32
93
702
2
14

(D)
1,164
37,791
(D)
(D)

4
3
13
-

(D)
(D)
11,236
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

8
66
194
5
5,210

(D)
1,364
8,305
706
746,094

111

22,014

-

-

9
73
1
1,269

90
4,024
(D)
308,848

8
57
121
4
905

(D)
1,274
4,281
(D)
101,899

3,150

340,245

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,829
2,064
1,871
4,751
1,177

213,836
137,638
106,371
460,156
38,749

280
95
254
219
157

21,591
8,986
4,674
18,752
2,779

224
221
404
-

3,772
1,326
20,200
-

369
802
911
1,145
243

26,100
18,620
53,812
164,064
9,499

465
776
555
318
309

135,309
92,227
34,615
6,485
9,203

995
486
409
3,415
787

53,352
26,791
18,828
293,404
20,727

4,981
19,863
6,633
8
54

318,791
897,017
609,171
16
2,907

58
432
665
4
2

1,732
22,034
8,526
8
(D)

60
154
1
1

1,442
4,911
(D)
(D)

610
4,605
482
3

115,195
320,158
178,831
100

377
3,043
3,571
8
14

32,938
67,559
176,949
16
480

4,055
12,695
2,797
37

180,938
514,988
263,767
2,327

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1
2

Column totals may exceed acres of crop when more than one water source was used.
Included in land in vegetables.

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Table 30. Selected Crops Irrigated and Harvested by Primary Method of Water Distribution, United

States: 2003
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

All methods

Pressure systems

Gravity systems

Crop
Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

Farms

Acres

Corn for grain or seed

32,267

9,749,748

23,333

7,620,641

8,934

2,129,107

Corn for silage or greenchop

10,118

1,312,660

4,634

603,519

5,484

709,141

Sorghum for grain or seed

6,134

1,108,375

3,264

764,359

2,870

344,016

Wheat for grain or seed

13,531

3,268,658

8,542

2,394,589

4,989

874,069

Barley for grain or seed

4,654

991,277

2,595

707,641

2,059

283,636

21,072

5,347,078

13,904

2,839,105

7,168

2,507,973

Soybeans for beans
Beans, dry edible

2,697

458,265

1,459

284,986

1,238

173,279

Rice

6,836

2,994,757

111

47,838

6,725

2,946,919

Other small grains
(oats, rye, etc.)

2,829

240,304

1,636

138,153

1,193

102,151

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

46,290

6,221,542

23,530

3,564,294

22,760

2,657,248

All other hay including dry
hay, haylage, grass silage,
and greenchop

2,136,083

27,667

3,253,729

12,191

1,117,646

15,476

Peanuts for nuts

2,117

384,867

2,048

361,840

69

23,027

All Cotton

8,621

4,080,054

4,597

2,067,241

4,024

2,012,813

Sugarbeets for sugar

2,499

561,837

1,592

365,676

907

196,161

Tobacco

1,533

35,304

1,533

35,304

-

-

Potatoes

3,423

1,032,604

3,180

948,946

243

83,658
696,317

Land in vegetables

17,807

2,081,358

14,297

1,385,041

3,510

Sweet corn

4,753

285,291

3,514

237,728

1,239

47,562

Tomatoes

7,322

427,812

6,060

199,783

1,262

228,028

Lettuce and romaine

2,659

276,705

2,507

184,344

152

92,361

Berries

8,947

229,542

8,744

222,534

203

7,008

Land in orchards

59,559

4,104,946

45,764

3,273,837

13,795

831,109

All other crops

13,181

1,444,893

10,519

699,288

2,662

745,605

Pastureland, all types

50,372

3,634,133

18,666

835,686

31,706

2,798,447

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Table 30. Selected Crops Irrigated and Harvested by Primary Method of Water Distribution, United
States: 2003 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pressure irrigation distribution systems 1
Solid or
permanent set

Hand move
Crop
Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
farms

Side roll or
wheel line

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Low-flow irrigation (drip,
trickle, or micro sprinklers)

Big gun

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Corn for grain or seed

0.3

0.1

0.1

(Z)

0.1

(Z)

3.3

0.8

2.0

0.3

Corn for silage or greenchop

5.6

1.6

0.5

0.1

1.2

0.5

4.5

3.3

0.1

0.1

Sorghum for grain or seed

(Z)

(Z)

0.1

(Z)

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.8

1.2

Wheat for grain or seed

3.5

2.0

0.2

0.1

7.4

4.9

0.7

0.1

0.5

0.1

Barley for grain or seed

13.8

4.5

-

-

9.2

7.8

0.4

(Z)

0.1

0.2

Soybeans for beans

0.3

(Z)

0.2

(Z)

0.2

0.1

2.0

0.6

(Z)

(Z)

Beans, dry edible

1.4

1.8

2.4

0.9

5.9

4.0

0.9

0.5

1.4

(Z)

-

-

0.2

0.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other small grains
(oats, rye, etc.)

15.5

7.4

0.5

0.3

11.1

6.3

1.7

1.5

-

-

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

10.4

4.1

0.6

0.2

15.1

10.7

1.8

0.7

0.1

0.1

All other hay including dry
hay, haylage, grass silage,
and greenchop

11.3

3.3

1.7

0.4

9.4

5.1

4.8

2.5

0.1

0.1

-

-

0.2

0.1

9.9

2.3

11.0

1.7

-

-

2.1

1.7

0.1

0.1

1.7

0.8

0.8

0.1

1.7

1.0

Sugarbeets for sugar

26.8

14.2

1.2

0.8

12.2

9.8

-

-

-

-

Tobacco

41.4

20.7

1.8

2.5

0.7

0.9

35.2

37.4

0.7

0.6

Potatoes

13.4

1.3

11.0

5.2

4.2

3.7

7.2

1.9

9.6

0.1

Land in vegetables

25.8

14.3

3.0

2.5

0.9

1.2

7.1

3.6

30.6

12.4

Sweet corn

20.7

2.4

5.1

0.4

0.4

0.4

11.5

7.6

20.6

4.3

Tomatoes

19.5

11.7

4.1

0.3

0.1

1.5

2.7

0.3

53.0

26.3

Lettuce and romaine

53.1

50.3

7.3

1.1

0.2

1.2

0.9

0.3

28.1

6.0

Berries

14.2

6.4

26.3

32.2

0.2

0.1

3.2

4.7

49.4

43.9

Rice

Peanuts for nuts
All Cotton

Land in orchards

4.9

1.1

14.6

17.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

52.6

51.8

All other crops

30.0

4.4

5.1

1.3

3.2

3.9

2.9

1.1

23.8

5.9

Pastureland, all types

15.9

3.9

6.6

0.7

4.5

2.3

2.5

1.6

0.2

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Table 30. Selected Crops Irrigated and Harvested by Primary Method of Water Distribution, United
States: 2003 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Pressure irrigation distribution systems 1 - con.
Center pivot and linear move
Crop

Less than 15 psi
Percent
of
farms

15 to 29 psi
Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

30 to 59 psi

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Other pressure systems

60 psi or more

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Corn for grain or seed

3.8

3.4

19.1

24.3

32.1

34.9

11.4

6.4

0.1

(Z)

Corn for silage or greenchop

2.0

2.2

11.5

15.8

13.7

15.0

6.5

5.0

0.1

0.1

Sorghum for grain or seed

8.5

10.6

28.8

37.3

12.8

12.5

1.5

0.9

(Z)

(Z)

Wheat for grain or seed

6.7

8.1

26.1

33.1

14.8

17.3

3.2

2.6

0.1

0.1

Barley for grain or seed

0.2

0.3

12.6

18.7

16.3

22.2

3.2

2.8

-

-

Soybeans for beans

0.9

0.8

14.9

11.8

34.6

26.6

12.7

6.1

0.1

0.1

Beans, dry edible

0.8

1.5

17.3

22.6

21.2

25.3

2.8

1.9

-

-

Rice

0.1

(Z)

0.4

0.7

-

-

0.3

0.2

0.7

0.4

Other small grains
(oats, rye, etc.)

3.9

3.9

9.5

15.5

14.0

18.6

1.4

1.5

0.1

0.3

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

1.7

2.1

8.2

13.5

10.3

16.5

2.8

2.7

(Z)

0.1

All other hay including dry
hay, haylage, grass silage,
and greenchop

1.4

1.4

5.6

8.9

7.3

8.3

2.3

2.0

0.1

0.1

Peanuts for nuts

8.5

12.3

29.5

37.2

29.4

29.7

8.4

7.6

-

-

All Cotton

6.8

7.2

22.8

17.2

14.3

13.2

2.9

2.3

0.2

0.6

Sugarbeets for sugar

0.6

0.3

7.0

10.1

12.8

18.5

3.0

3.8

-

-

Tobacco

0.6

1.7

2.4

2.0

11.5

21.7

5.1

8.9

0.7

0.9

Potatoes

0.2

2.2

13.7

21.7

24.7

37.1

8.3

8.8

0.7

0.5

Land in vegetables

2.5

1.9

2.7

4.3

4.6

12.2

2.5

5.6

0.7

0.2

Sweet corn

0.5

3.1

3.5

12.9

7.7

34.3

3.9

13.3

-

-

Tomatoes

0.1

(Z)

1.0

0.4

1.1

1.0

0.9

1.5

0.2

(Z)

Lettuce and romaine

0.2

0.1

2.1

0.1

0.7

1.9

1.3

(Z)

0.5

(Z)

Berries

0.3

(Z)

0.4

0.1

1.9

1.2

1.7

1.2

0.2

(Z)

Land in orchards

0.6

0.2

1.4

0.6

0.5

0.3

0.2

0.2

1.8

0.4

All other crops

2.2

1.9

4.5

11.0

6.9

12.4

1.0

1.9

0.1

(Z)

Pastureland, all types

0.8

1.4

2.6

5.2

2.5

4.6

0.7

0.4

0.9

0.3

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Table 30. Selected Crops Irrigated and Harvested by Primary Method of Water Distribution, United
States: 2003 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Gravity irrigation distribution systems 1
Siphon tube
Crop

Unlined ditches
Percent
of
farms

Portal or ditch-gate
Lined ditches

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Unlined ditches

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Poly-pipe or
lay flat tubing

Lined ditches

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Corn for grain or seed

3.0

2.2

1.7

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.1

4.7

4.8

Corn for silage or greenchop

7.4

12.4

5.9

5.3

4.8

2.9

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

Sorghum for grain or seed

2.3

3.3

1.0

0.8

8.1

1.5

0.5

0.2

9.8

10.3

Wheat for grain or seed

7.4

5.7

7.8

3.6

6.6

3.5

2.3

3.3

1.9

1.1

Barley for grain or seed

8.0

5.7

10.2

4.5

9.5

7.4

4.3

2.3

2.6

0.2

Soybeans for beans

0.2

0.1

-

-

0.6

0.9

0.1

0.3

13.4

23.9

Beans, dry edible

12.9

14.7

12.7

5.6

1.5

1.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

0.9

Rice

2.1

1.8

0.7

0.4

15.0

13.6

1.3

1.6

12.8

8.7

Other small grains
(oats, rye, etc.)

3.4

4.0

3.4

1.7

11.9

8.4

1.9

1.2

2.8

4.1

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

4.1

6.5

3.9

3.0

17.5

10.4

6.0

5.8

2.0

1.0

All other hay including dry
hay, haylage, grass silage,
and greenchop

1.8

1.8

1.0

1.0

26.4

27.6

4.3

4.3

2.0

1.3

Peanuts for nuts

2.4

4.5

0.2

0.2

-

-

-

-

0.2

0.3

All Cotton

8.1

6.9

3.5

3.6

1.6

2.0

2.7

2.1

17.9

18.7
1.2

Sugarbeets for sugar

12.8

10.3

7.5

4.0

3.8

4.0

1.6

3.4

1.2

Tobacco

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Potatoes

1.6

2.0

1.7

0.8

0.8

2.4

0.3

0.1

1.2

0.1

Land in vegetables

5.7

13.7

2.6

3.8

1.1

1.4

0.7

3.2

3.3

0.9

Sweet corn

3.8

4.1

3.2

2.5

2.2

0.7

0.2

0.2

4.5

1.4

Tomatoes

5.7

31.8

0.3

0.8

0.2

1.2

0.3

0.8

1.4

0.6

Lettuce and romaine

0.4

0.8

0.5

3.5

0.2

2.8

0.8

11.8

0.6

(Z)

Berries

(Z)

1.0

-

-

0.2

0.6

-

-

0.6

(Z)

Land in orchards

1.0

0.7

1.1

0.4

3.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.6

0.5

All other crops

2.5

3.8

2.0

3.5

2.5

18.8

1.0

1.8

1.6

3.8

Pastureland, all types

1.5

1.4

1.0

0.7

24.8

28.0

3.2

2.2

4.1

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Table 30. Selected Crops Irrigated and Harvested by Primary Method of Water Distribution, United
States: 2003 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Gravity irrigation distribution systems 1 - con.

Crop

Gated-pipe
(not poly-pipe)
Percent
of
farms

Improved gated-pipe
(surge-flow or cablegation)
Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Corn for grain or seed

15.6

Corn for silage or greenchop
Sorghum for grain or seed

Open discharge
(from a well or pump)

Sub-irrigation

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Other gravity systems

Percent
of
acres 2

Percent
of
farms

Percent
of
acres 2

9.4

1.1

0.7

(Z)

(Z)

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.1

14.3

8.9

1.6

0.6

(Z)

(Z)

4.4

5.8

9.1

9.6

22.9

11.2

0.6

0.4

-

-

1.5

1.3

0.1

0.1

Wheat for grain or seed

7.6

5.0

0.2

0.1

(Z)

(Z)

1.4

2.1

1.8

1.1

Barley for grain or seed

5.8

2.8

0.3

0.2

-

-

0.9

1.1

2.8

1.6

Soybeans for beans

13.7

6.5

1.1

0.7

(Z)

(Z)

4.5

9.0

0.4

1.0

Beans, dry edible

10.9

7.8

3.4

0.9

-

-

0.8

1.1

0.4

0.7

Rice

1.5

1.3

0.2

0.6

-

-

55.1

58.3

9.8

9.9

Other small grains
(oats, rye, etc.)

8.3

6.6

0.4

0.2

-

-

0.8

10.4

9.3

5.0

Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures

8.7

4.7

(Z)

0.1

(Z)

(Z)

1.1

2.5

5.9

5.2

All other hay including dry
hay, haylage, grass silage,
and greenchop

7.1

3.7

0.2

0.1

(Z)

0.1

1.6

1.5

11.6

21.2

Peanuts for nuts

0.4

0.8

0.1

(Z)

-

-

-

-

-

-

All Cotton

9.4

6.6

0.3

0.3

-

-

1.9

4.3

1.2

1.1

Sugarbeets for sugar

0.5

8.1

6.1

0.8

0.4

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.4

0.2

Tobacco

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Potatoes

0.1

0.2

-

-

0.5

1.3

0.5

0.7

0.3

0.5

Land in vegetables

1.9

4.9

-

-

0.2

0.8

2.8

0.7

1.5

1.2

Sweet corn

3.2

2.6

-

-

0.1

3.9

8.8

0.3

0.1

0.1

Tomatoes

2.9

9.5

-

-

(Z)

0.1

6.2

1.5

0.1

2.3

Lettuce and romaine

3.2

8.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

0.1

-

-

0.8

0.4

(Z)

0.2

0.6

0.3

(Z)

0.1

Land in orchards

2.9

4.7

0.1

0.5

0.3

0.5

3.6

3.5

7.9

6.0

All other crops

1.5

3.5

(Z)

(Z)

0.1

3.7

2.7

1.5

6.3

7.4

Pastureland, all types

6.6

4.2

(Z)

0.1

0.1

0.5

6.1

4.5

15.5

31.8

Berries

1
2

Percentages are calculated across all methods.
The sum of percent acres irrigated across systems for a crop may not add to 100 percent due to the use of unknown secondary irrigation systems by crop.

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[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Crop cooling to delay early
budding or blooming, or to
reduce heat stress

Prevent
freeze damage

Geographic area

Acres
applied

Farms

Leaching to remove
salts from soil

Acres
applied

Farms

Acres
applied

Farms

14,531
12,902

1,432,532
1,556,218

6,954
7,325

1,005,165
1,759,926

1,368
985

497,529
366,765

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

26
104
101
4,980

108
9,846
303
746,894

4
69
64
2,386

340
44,771
53,055
220,378

151
22
869

88,314
4,640
303,873

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3
43
2
2,492
21

1,710
275
(D)
379,520
1,392

108
2
307
18

14,582
(D)
42,571
10,062

8
5
-

2,520
(D)
-

114
47
35

53,759
714
141

8
143
62
23
58

8
47,164
27,003
4,029
1,521

3
48
8

(D)
18,630
8

13
14
56
52
7

10,608
56
1,158
1,939
33

90
66
25
76
1

25,599
1,173
11,125
469
(D)

-

-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

421
329
135
-

12,175
7,686
1,492
-

310
150
47
38
40

7,484
17,666
4,396
22,525
12,771

2
-

(D)
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4
18
83
19
58

397
2,268
360
98
4,321

180
37
88
18
60

66,454
29,507
2,981
73
3,776

4
22
-

480
6,105
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

120
114
156
2
101

6,207
1,464
7,628
(D)
460

61
30
42
18
35

15,952
507
2,582
4,502
140

43
2
32
2
3

3,761
(D)
1,240
(D)
15

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

114
1,020
228
7
150

1,054
25,838
1,103
150
1,104

29
471
118
6
2

6,010
27,897
440
115
(D)

6
-

3,372
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

55
31
123
10

319
4,140
1,578
38

10
21
282
17
15

4,878
(D)
109,116
1,326
(D)

46
34
-

17,448
12,605
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
2,708
6
355
50

312
97,495
24
31,941
13,992

25
1,047
184
63

1,765
111,949
31,126
12,170

26
32

1,602
4,104

549
364
2,845
457
163

14,668
6,223
389,752
11,850
809

413
216
378
198
135

8,199
5,549
58,329
23,673
8,030

2
37
2
3

(D)
12,940
(D)
15

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

16
422
183
45
85

127
30,978
1,624
179
17,121

10
302
115
33
466

1,405
53,732
94,376
2,537
134,244

17
44

4,140
4,562

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

131
14
75
50
178

3,174
2,020
7,341
10,896
11,326

128
277
42
19
71

50,057
98,068
4,270
3,206
45,513

5
41
54
14
164

500
6,734
16,955
(D)
89,974

132
3,655
5,167
-

458
169,815
754,171
-

96
1,658
2,389
8

3,813
189,328
220,828
8

41
69
872
3

15,880
19,602
306,795
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

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Table 31. Other Uses of Irrigation Water: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Application of
livestock waste

Geographic area

Acres
applied

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Wildlife or
water-fowl habitat

Other purposes
Acres
applied

Farms

Acres
applied

Farms

2,968
2,054

444,627
255,365

4,587
(NA)

610,029
(NA)

3,337
2,518

467,124
210,193

26
4
185
1,142

1,402
(D)
8,280
222,133

74
743
934

199
156,279
173,722

12
18
31
1,812

290
3,914
15,735
222,989

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

27
9
23
97

6,438
432
7,050
15,980

109
4
22

12,455
608
451

84
2
3
1
25

16,960
(D)
300
(D)
2,786

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

2
55
27
25
-

(D)
11,131
2,494
3,957
-

11
461
5
1
14

46
16,708
868
(D)
315

18
8
4
21
3

206
7,405
1,900
21
592

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

89
9
19
7

15,268
675
3,358
889

22
2
235
2
7

80
(D)
57,812
(D)
31

27
10
93
3
24

11,496
476
34,606
100
240

19
9
2
161

2,018
1,001
(D)
9,262

78
7
110
57

572
2,828
23,224
5,207

46
30
4
4
-

1,686
7,818
840
940
-

4
5
2
-

1,920
6,055
(D)
-

306
19
87
2
-

13,144
380
13,650
(D)
-

56
169
50

9,390
43,026
208

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

15
7
494
1
4

3,958
2,392
33,831
(D)
404

100
4
-

3,338
12
-

5
3
108
4
3

120
222
216
60
135

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

81
150
42
31

10,463
22,280
475
1,835

4
97
3
4
12

562
34,919
6
4
220

11
73
73
1
10

1,210
18,642
508
(D)
100

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

10
12
108
3
-

2,406
1,689
24,320
360
-

23
22
270
178
-

23
148
19,969
9,616
-

2
144
130
-

(D)
37,642
4,851
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

4
47
11

80
9,866
8,140

58
255
7
238

580
4,993
364
56,546

10
152
40
10

100
5,830
8,521
3,340

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

62
642
32
35

1,876
60,303
5,410
3,955

8
65
40
78
4

32
611
2,315
572
18

52
163
156
39
27

1,939
1,578
3,942
9,635
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

34
59
128
2
155

1,495
6,836
8,588
(D)
28,068

18
14
1,026
6
336

18
1,255
220,403
2,825
43,425

2
45
128
249

(D)
9,693
51,281
63,380

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

297
104
13
1
4

34,828
22,330
3,238
(D)
(D)

176
237
60
311
172

32,332
11,315
2,650
44,479
1,702

53
135
75
58
92

27,164
25,630
8,230
4,135
4,950

4
250
1,144
2

720
42,321
223,089
(D)

105
977
943
11

20,257
42,948
182,826
46

232
1,813
18

29,137
225,729
206

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

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[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Total

1 to 49 acres

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

Land in
farms
(acres)

220,163
223,932

196,515,390
194,529,190

52,583,431
54,249,965

85,829
84,157

1,457,778
1,434,061

995,628
1,078,517

20,842
20,214

1,465,530
1,436,692

852,442
828,428

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

315,083
13,717
1,354,975
5,703,693
15,714,032

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

213
49
1,487
100
26,107

3,419
982
28,237
4,000
413,475

767
136
13,733
200
350,159

80
1
286
245
4,760

6,138
(D)
23,725
20,846
321,893

1,125
(D)
6,200
9,608
280,926

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

11,546,709
13,580
192,493
3,976,525
2,078,620

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

3,252
190
30
5,034
618

80,863
3,075
(D)
76,801
14,770

55,504
625
180
52,291
6,723

1,620
10
10
1,122
376

104,792
(D)
772
80,121
25,548

59,990
14
462
41,010
7,848

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

308,611
6,336,063
1,248,453
1,103,897
576,988

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

1,108
7,096
126
170
147

7,997
117,296
1,722
2,758
3,887

4,033
96,493
686
641
730

35
1,035
128
128
80

(D)
75,624
9,629
8,644
5,843

(D)
55,521
3,527
2,092
389

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

9,570,633
298,298
2,374,244
192,712
187,682

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

148
280
305
235
221

592
6,909
2,140
3,022
3,205

148
1,393
1,070
685
738

74
112
117
34
41

6,068
8,169
8,886
(D)
3,358

2,960
(D)
3,480
(D)
752

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

74,178
1,220,101
1,153,741
2,180,689
2,289,921

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

446
804
297
333
154

6,265
20,750
6,725
2,997
4,324

2,132
4,893
3,082
333
1,286

191
230
110
122

13,168
16,676
7,743
8,504

1,970
2,823
2,163
1,848

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

23,046,094
22,574,776
4,088,606
14,552
126,649

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

2,327
386
646
83
405

63,897
7,403
13,457
1,593
5,388

39,702
1,557
10,125
261
1,713

879
274
78
39
111

55,499
19,097
5,991
2,560
7,500

30,507
14,456
3,354
147
2,540

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

8,556,784
275,475
698,205
1,477,038
97,788

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

3,820
699
1,073
328

46,903
9,006
13,592
3,711

30,299
3,323
5,571
1,097

788
210
134
165

54,496
16,180
10,134
12,803

27,341
2,636
4,802
1,215

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

3,081,687
9,913,275
276,614
4,862
300,910

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

54
6,960
717
39
367

1,080
143,265
10,884
550
5,791

54
87,433
2,633
135
969

274
2,700
235
10
239

19,470
196,009
15,954
(D)
13,662

3,289
94,492
3,616
(D)
1,165

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

3,268,827
298,741
20,465,276
6,285,621
15,975

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

46
330
4,208
4,869
110

552
4,451
60,426
83,914
1,964

230
1,294
40,931
55,594
284

53
107
915
1,024
35

3,605
7,917
65,293
76,391
(D)

2,250
836
27,485
62,829
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

357,982
5,024,117
10,163
1,044,557
15,185,178

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

366
7,704
32
250
1,060

9,025
120,094
(D)
4,867
29,163

1,505
88,291
59
1,143
22,764

129
1,123
42
55
276

8,705
85,330
2,646
3,156
19,188

567
65,889
(D)
673
15,865

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

309,246
996,233
7,472,460
1,797,625
1,393,401

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

1,055
1,971
7,408
1,207
1,052

15,542
30,314
114,549
29,025
14,827

3,970
8,401
65,141
6,572
3,451

304
560
1,921
422
472

20,343
38,917
133,797
30,729
34,199

2,346
8,987
54,826
6,212
2,351

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

217,167
3,655,167
10,792,231
750,834
71,088,623

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

505
679
259
45
3,682

6,332
14,283
3,200
1,050
91,537

2,217
5,283
1,509
270
51,974

117
325
404
1,662

8,450
22,836
32,792
113,805

(D)
6,270
14,691
73,225

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

20,648,533
10,550,868
8,060,807
9,265,206
2,061,452

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

860
3,874
3,843
3,082
1,691

23,077
60,002
37,634
75,017
33,149

12,644
40,363
26,813
50,580
17,293

425
915
594
1,365
420

30,394
65,293
40,101
89,183
31,572

7,085
27,485
21,134
55,219
13,015

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

9,311,710
21,738,781
16,082,718
13,717
308,611

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

4,543
22,309
26,607
49
1,108

74,104
398,002
427,155
982
7,997

52,759
278,380
363,839
136
4,033

867
5,141
4,892
1
35

66,875
373,595
330,341
(D)
(D)

51,585
218,178
287,130
(D)
(D)

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Farms

50 to 99 acres
Acres
irrigated

Land in
farms
(acres)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

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Table 32. Irrigated Farms by Size of Farm: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

100 to 219 acres

220 to 499 acres

Land in
farms
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

Farms

500 to 999 acres
Acres
irrigated

Land in
farms
(acres)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

23,323
24,950

3,452,997
3,769,328

1,958,694
2,271,466

27,035
26,778

9,169,286
8,915,560

4,842,078
4,865,372

21,876
25,925

15,814,294
18,611,144

8,006,492
9,684,953

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

80
8
142
577
5,280

11,922
1,212
16,532
87,231
701,901

1,939
218
10,568
27,050
532,302

73
11
234
796
4,851

26,804
3,359
82,555
258,802
1,635,559

3,182
678
51,233
167,508
1,267,079

39
2
314
1,173
3,189

29,012
(D)
242,716
837,341
2,295,819

4,552
(D)
135,993
586,351
1,406,643

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,219
13
14
669
300

184,675
1,905
(D)
103,238
42,127

115,291
622
1,070
66,416
16,935

1,695
17
41
637
314

595,048
(D)
15,371
215,248
112,843

294,374
(D)
6,282
98,667
38,920

1,307
3
52
293
494

920,029
(D)
40,054
181,787
346,073

528,702
(D)
16,615
105,341
113,015

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

23
2,097
102
128
63

2,960
323,248
15,493
17,306
9,903

1,017
224,418
4,613
4,000
4,197

20
1,680
134
172
108

6,553
544,335
47,430
61,999
35,911

1,651
351,178
25,517
22,637
14,104

1
917
231
215
105

(D)
624,803
162,444
149,166
74,627

(D)
493,319
61,339
47,969
18,346

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

64
214
172
83
78

10,144
29,871
25,249
10,753
13,181

8,428
2,492
9,184
1,128
2,674

438
191
421
90
52

161,472
66,469
146,990
29,793
18,229

83,380
2,557
65,590
1,090
8,408

1,041
98
390
46
65

810,124
65,911
280,696
38,006
50,066

235,042
(D)
144,803
1,503
8,975

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

155
411
197
336
161

25,155
59,923
34,170
36,867
28,869

4,519
19,847
12,723
3,900
11,046

31
263
437
69
250

10,870
87,209
156,465
22,161
95,733

1,855
32,109
58,176
14,368
42,427

9
273
239
143
439

4,770
186,178
175,996
110,087
337,696

972
64,848
68,752
66,060
146,106

649
1,317
247
17
130

107,014
211,905
33,707
2,382
21,572

73,767
136,162
18,629
115
9,409

1,290
2,824
193
19
91

505,928
960,632
62,990
6,307
25,339

211,408
616,215
38,809
259
12,274

643
3,840
124
3
48

476,220
2,745,594
83,604
1,710
31,408

246,278
1,389,653
58,767
36
13,074

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

586
197
368
28
103

92,635
30,484
56,133
4,466
(D)

49,095
5,345
9,703
2,162
1,174

517
71
401
11
37

179,475
24,675
128,025
4,527
13,539

54,683
7,043
23,100
2,909
(D)

270
53
125
65
20

193,290
33,648
84,770
48,210
13,082

88,957
7,811
10,866
15,055
3,612

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

120
884
299
6
41

20,845
130,125
44,351
850
7,281

7,288
83,659
3,153
98
1,374

300
1,892
189
2
172

98,780
651,737
60,170
(D)
71,001

20,864
274,723
3,802
(D)
4,800

239
486
91
70

192,323
358,957
65,408
52,052

54,417
225,105
2,193
9,524

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

59
107
2,077
1,252
45

9,230
16,140
329,728
198,104
5,956

8,009
1,020
139,261
105,187
223

277
102
1,943
1,335
12

96,445
36,306
627,146
430,483
4,289

35,104
1,481
232,258
216,373
151

193
53
1,922
780
2

149,198
33,505
1,435,906
553,094
(D)

47,275
3,104
757,184
212,752
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

12
1,488
19
238
448

1,791
209,543
3,045
38,057
68,003

900
151,761
119
8,460
56,024

122
1,055
5
321
829

43,541
332,041
1,998
100,627
260,624

3,114
253,596
(D)
33,096
141,676

193
745
240
593

139,871
558,296
171,693
423,048

5,936
373,925
57,741
164,310

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

300
608
1,778
689
349

44,523
94,684
254,873
105,033
47,397

6,672
21,057
99,966
25,527
4,582

164
405
1,677
455
383

54,378
131,381
581,659
154,298
136,415

3,816
36,014
168,186
52,425
12,238

63
340
1,107
392
279

47,978
245,001
758,767
267,992
191,952

2,786
49,347
247,047
92,838
29,469

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

125
504
471
35
2,581

18,477
78,056
66,591
6,546
414,841

1,626
24,068
32,053
2,630
289,456

42
844
1,201
99
5,715

14,562
282,871
416,390
39,308
1,968,013

2,460
114,661
238,280
8,228
1,058,303

57
768
1,708
72
5,748

38,980
551,593
1,235,868
54,940
4,158,078

(D)
196,845
796,127
19,109
1,958,997

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,414
1,639
443
1,164
166

220,496
274,165
69,782
170,051
19,319

45,570
133,898
40,575
116,934
12,814

1,307
1,472
994
1,188
249

456,698
457,360
355,650
406,524
86,828

197,280
215,804
91,584
180,883
53,455

1,977
1,366
352
1,072
492

1,500,860
1,024,417
257,183
747,572
367,924

644,958
552,610
170,481
325,174
154,717

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,282
4,317
5,427
8
23

212,273
630,803
720,915
1,212
2,960

97,816
453,524
548,691
218
1,017

1,329
4,543
4,937
11
20

446,483
1,510,492
1,660,064
3,359
6,553

205,255
914,149
1,286,728
678
1,651

710
2,083
3,287
2
1

486,668
1,507,468
2,368,539
(D)
(D)

226,640
1,077,900
1,457,875
(D)
(D)

2003 DATA

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

--continued

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 147

Table 32. Irrigated Farms by Size of Farm: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

1,000 to 1,999 acres

2,000 to 4,999 acres

Land in
farms
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

Acres
irrigated

Farms

5,000 acres or more
Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated

20,437
21,533

28,614,890
29,476,179

12,334,972
13,422,206

14,453
(NA)

42,755,448
(NA)

13,465,559
(NA)

6,368
(NA)

93,785,167
(NA)

10,127,566
(NA)

45
144
1,070
1,453

59,446
197,678
1,527,050
2,127,507

10,485
138,397
1,115,868
1,571,841

38
2
137
775
752

108,436
(D)
410,515
2,254,513
2,232,349

18,446
(D)
280,164
1,598,312
1,455,126

10
33
98
449

69,906
353,017
713,910
5,985,529

12,226
200,299
439,970
1,607,860

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

876
1
45
286
479

1,277,355
(D)
63,723
435,776
644,532

416,023
(D)
28,222
140,993
234,453

1,132
18
201
233

3,556,118
51,765
633,661
663,846

639,094
9,497
203,371
231,971

466
3
93
33

4,827,829
(D)
2,249,893
228,881

453,351
6,760
789,564
61,028

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

6
887
305
230
147

8,265
1,205,167
436,125
327,284
207,547

2,403
637,450
125,084
89,446
59,339

9
398
147
140
47

(D)
1,178,430
414,178
384,338
126,151

13,400
669,320
110,136
89,843
31,239

12
193
22
10
12

249,349
2,267,160
161,432
152,402
113,119

55,086
599,158
44,017
19,666
5,820

1,288
31
494
9
31

1,807,590
39,032
676,196
(D)
45,552

607,069
3,205
275,754
(D)
16,695

1,542
12
352
5
21

4,559,684
38,461
1,032,337
(D)
54,091

1,052,148
5,358
280,498
(D)
15,492

283
5
29
5
-

2,214,959
43,476
201,750
84,718
-

554,775
(D)
58,338
9,616
-

10
238
228
282
526

13,950
346,969
315,189
407,939
751,670

4,703
117,080
108,527
227,239
342,116

123
117
311
274

346,701
345,775
927,798
756,596

128,625
133,325
483,076
400,179

24
14
93
40

155,695
111,678
672,840
306,529

62,440
47,752
374,817
75,720

811
4,586
165
18

1,064,495
6,222,593
227,755
23,209

298,637
2,825,107
92,098
3,908

914
2,369
141
4

2,918,074
6,436,013
437,701
12,233

478,134
1,802,676
152,729
3,761

1,112
682
128
-

17,854,967
5,971,539
3,223,401
-

753,522
730,345
264,799
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

264
36
114
125
7

363,839
52,639
157,108
179,839
(D)

138,180
8,185
20,118
49,808
(D)

202
8
57
250
9

665,817
30,017
167,419
763,918
23,003

143,054
2,700
20,883
105,314
(D)

294
10
9
62
1

6,960,329
78,826
81,024
476,078
(D)

238,178
11,502
6,012
32,524
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

368
366
48
29

527,326
521,375
53,861
36,488

117,902
227,912
2,480
8,622

301
567
10
1
30

940,096
1,751,269
25,986
(D)
87,135

186,148
292,464
1,756
(D)
23,092

163
350
3

1,281,767
6,160,538
27,500

118,880
445,872
2,500

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

335
22
2,384
403
-

477,490
30,155
3,485,339
549,929
-

109,344
4,772
1,379,103
149,801
-

354
28
1,401
230
-

1,079,071
83,220
4,211,314
625,315
-

118,362
9,873
1,438,553
126,158
-

127
10
591
177
-

1,453,236
87,047
10,250,124
3,768,391
-

69,832
12,049
932,970
153,519
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

54
423
2
172
594

69,392
622,254
(D)
231,254
771,951

6,272
283,720
(D)
78,285
254,639

29
215
114
433

85,657
639,144
313,514
1,332,245

15,341
301,873
126,962
259,561

109
24
589

2,457,415
181,389
12,280,956

287,727
85,403
500,198

20
186
978
327
232

27,049
241,992
1,362,514
474,284
325,619

6,916
58,009
417,337
164,463
58,126

6
69
555
164
141

14,715
195,744
1,644,635
472,533
394,019

2,288
45,027
493,151
181,907
76,198

5
3
143
38
20

84,718
18,200
2,621,666
263,731
248,973

9,616
6,760
865,160
81,937
33,875

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

16
777
2,001
98
7,347

21,881
1,078,345
2,845,446
143,639
9,966,837

4,411
321,891
1,730,904
38,228
3,901,619

23
395
1,531
120
5,351

64,287
1,120,624
4,440,723
353,318
15,621,954

(D)
324,356
2,477,651
88,854
3,337,952

6
67
242
22
2,727

44,198
506,559
1,751,221
152,033
38,753,558

7,150
152,467
907,791
26,271
2,250,873

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,986
1,971
227
405
179

2,862,628
2,873,960
301,356
597,633
243,460

1,081,971
1,129,773
163,687
146,786
147,445

1,866
976
201
566
148

5,770,918
2,879,061
647,979
1,684,464
446,183

1,813,879
922,221
157,497
235,395
295,357

970
226
190
226
48

9,783,462
2,916,610
6,351,122
5,494,762
833,017

1,481,701
262,139
127,721
255,232
203,349

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

498
1,688
1,495
6

681,583
2,380,691
2,177,708
8,265

214,490
1,145,167
1,601,346
2,403

302
1,252
776
2
9

861,154
3,807,911
2,298,397
(D)
(D)

242,580
1,251,824
1,496,928
(D)
13,400

290
670
463
12

6,482,570
11,129,819
6,099,599
249,349

425,650
1,340,504
1,634,284
55,086

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

148 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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Table 33. Irrigated Farms by North American Industrial Classification System: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Other crop farming (1119)
Oilseed and grain
farming (1111)

Total
Geographic area

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Tobacco farming
(11191)

Total

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Sugarcane farming,
hay farming, and
all other crop
farming (11193,
11194, 11199)

Cotton farming
(11192)
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Farms

Acres
irrigated

220,163
223,932

52,583,431
54,249,965

34,594
39,970

18,784,625
20,222,502

44,260
45,636

12,960,415
13,839,453

1,204
3,316

39,765
132,837

5,767
7,572

4,583,003
5,343,113

37,289
34,748

8,337,647
8,363,503

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

16
4
126
3,387
1,457

(D)
80
57,095
3,130,384
799,805

184
28
708
696
2,290

37,920
1,171
522,230
780,476
2,247,159

-

-

36
279
555
551

19,570
226,749
762,766
740,993

148
28
429
141
1,739

18,350
1,171
295,481
17,710
1,506,166

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

1,436
99
39
165

753,162
26,049
10,945
36,692

4,885
96
17
626
1,051

660,558
928
8,759
418,039
436,323

7
59
118

780
2,700
15,299

4
328

5,000
168,382

4,885
89
17
563
605

660,558
148
8,759
410,339
252,642

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

3
1,188
869
616
392

350
356,965
332,888
217,814
115,993

304
4,363
99
86
76

(D)
1,133,148
1,080
5,512
3,646

-

-

-

-

304
4,363
99
86
76

(D)
1,133,148
1,080
5,512
3,646

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

3,261
63
1,299
65

1,906,545
11,781
637,897
22,970

468
583
578
66
156

277,312
6,247
167,873
66
(D)

471
2

6,093
(D)

8
332
-

25,264
146,335
-

460
112
246
66
154

252,048
154
21,538
66
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

507
679
478
1,033

196,635
244,580
628,057
720,202

178
268
68
737
353

1,096
22,763
13,432
528,759
251,649

11
-

698
-

395
283

513,933
245,191

167
268
68
342
70

398
22,763
13,432
14,826
6,458

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

689
10,906
56
43

254,114
5,705,527
11,884
2,447

2,128
373
555
43
208

487,130
163,151
221,965
233
643

-

-

-

-

2,128
373
555
43
208

487,130
163,151
221,965
233
643

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

162
4
35
287
67

140,885
1,250
2,508
94,632
3,288

1,757
394
868
62
157

279,509
3,036
33,132
29,063
1,835

291
-

10,077
-

71
48
-

21,023
9,725
-

1,686
394
529
62
157

258,486
3,036
13,330
29,063
1,835

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

522
216
6
51

213,157
63,751
180
15,411

361
3,974
419
26
262

127,493
568,226
1,607
59
10,767

3
-

18
-

82
24

45,865
6,771

279
3,974
416
26
238

81,628
568,226
1,589
59
3,996

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

540
37
2,459
460
-

197,361
11,132
1,424,105
65,036
-

104
402
5,256
3,216
92

31,747
12,164
2,286,232
270,120
190

102
-

(D)
-

13
2,755
-

9,284
1,636,053
-

104
287
2,501
3,216
92

31,747
(D)
650,179
270,120
190

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

108
405
1
230
128

7,835
207,498
(D)
85,470
67,961

330
2,924
23
210
1,152

5,930
570,636
162
15,169
261,378

140
-

2,594
-

3
-

99
-

187
2,924
23
210
1,152

3,237
570,636
162
15,169
261,378

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

299
340
686
534

57,478
70,563
246,482
171,843

466
1,193
3,462
404
1,113

2,501
19,068
932,054
33,060
(D)

18
14
599
451

1,478
81
30,625
5,453

3
426
-

99
197,809
-

448
1,176
2,437
404
662

1,023
18,888
703,620
33,060
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

27
1,987
5,022
304
14,804

3,754
700,344
4,393,767
102,140
7,538,522

272
379
1,849
10
5,067

16,379
26,139
1,720,057
4,218
1,158,658

78
44
-

1,214
914
-

26
1,562
-

13,909
1,670,297
-

168
379
243
10
5,067

1,256
26,139
48,846
4,218
1,158,658

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

4,682
1,661
73
243
127

3,157,177
682,786
38,353
45,636
58,928

2,051
4,705
2,003
2,621
815

869,085
1,958,395
344,301
261,640
544,316

-

-

479
2,312
127
281

328,453
1,356,487
46,907
228,049

1,572
2,393
1,876
2,621
534

540,632
601,908
297,394
261,640
316,267

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

858
1,474
1,466
4
3

91,989
610,514
813,919
80
350

3,532
11,535
2,451
28
304

477,526
2,229,901
2,305,081
1,171
(D)

-

-

551
-

740,993
-

3,532
11,535
1,900
28
304

477,526
2,229,901
1,564,088
1,171
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 149

Table 33. Irrigated Farms by North American Industrial Classification System: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

Vegetable and melon
farming (1112)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Fruit and tree nut
farming (1113)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Beef cattle
ranching and
farming (112111)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Cattle feedlots
(112112)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Dairy cattle and
milk production
(11212)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

All other animal
specialties (1122,
1123, 1124, 1125
1129)

Farms

Acres
irrigated

11,899
15,822

4,588,132
4,614,014

64,649
57,116

4,791,916
4,541,787

36,884
41,637

7,675,987
7,722,967

5,387
3,344

1,451,473
1,137,057

5,548
6,146

1,389,185
1,391,158

16,777
14,261

941,493
781,027

96
24
269
130
1,528

2,624
724
202,923
14,590
1,176,517

134
4
1,066
200
35,953

1,701
20
27,330
400
3,227,510

93
173
136
2,294

3,716
17,640
7,647
433,754

14
100
4

490
1,000
1,912

9
2
5
22
1,624

670
(D)
3,626
1,100
526,019

32
7
430
163
1,691

3,497
11
5,743
9,270
59,260

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

285
79
23
376
276

153,259
738
14,633
224,657
99,996

311
48
6,621
921

8,872
518
725,169
75,339

3,140
479
237

747,100
102,114
12,510

504
-

147,413
-

53
4
29
137

36,366
1,110
13,595
29,157

953
11
70
165
60

55,599
29
18,537
3,134
20,876

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

335
525
107
238
89

4,170
878,742
30,844
24,990
1,736

500
502
66
21
35

23,100
2,259
997
271
285

29
5,636
11
17

2,281
540,030
2,482
1,049

421
15
3
17

36,673
3,233
2,594
3,600

2
296
161
11

(D)
127,053
9,331
234

25
1,372
39
57
72

(D)
51,987
5,877
13,300
7,621

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

78
98
95
237
199

11,074
609
17,057
6,566
17,921

74
50
195
99
10

2,960
225
5,223
10,916
510

588
119
80
-

193,232
1,253
3,900
-

166
-

115,800
-

71
14
17
37
12

15,205
14
2,558
476
1,876

172
16
16
2
67

21,822
556
4,209
(D)
5,990

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

157
468
242
61

1,051
133,239
81,524
17,387

433
812
232
333
91

13,596
27,986
3,149
333
6,060

6
2
51
2
169

120
(D)
5,406
(D)
5,637

40
69
55

6,816
20,135
2,730

68
213
122

18,142
41,074
7,193

37
201
85
17
82

257
26,444
25,200
11,644
9,870

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

21
96
3
70
377

20,367
21,846
8,990
308
33,823

324
40
34
131

1,296
40
202
9,502

4,117
2,200
892
-

1,212,223
622,076
361,776
-

100
1,567
44
-

30,882
755,963
16,110
-

37
234
51
2
-

20,898
65,802
6,773
(D)
-

1,209
902
81
6
48

105,045
181,806
11,772
(D)
264

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

172
540
310
47
233

76,352
33,335
13,810
56,692
7,408

1,691
264
465
160

33,874
7,413
10,208
984

2,063
10
6
120
2

167,861
105
1,308
21,539
(D)

13
5
-

4,310
2,062
-

51
64
17
18
45

55,608
2,926
238
2,974
471

832
8
580
2
6

11,388
480
39,851
(D)
430

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

71
302
508
19
274

8,520
200,005
10,890
305
10,892

55
2,540
311
13
48

55
111,650
3,595
284
5,209

552
3,232
113
15

142,511
629,651
431
510

73
732
34
-

5,580
54,161
143
-

9
438
130
23

7,378
58,747
1,498
3,956

176
2,771
68
278

4,148
45,469
1,289
5,301

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

23
133
1,374
259
55

138
6,462
238,172
19,381
304

23
39
3,158
77
45

690
177
67,345
3,876
319

450
78
2,375
2,888
-

89,446
1,981
802,018
498,170
-

105
118
655
-

37,538
58,737
52,799
-

25
10
154
438
12

6,745
749
44,446
135,911
(D)

174
41
547
2,077
-

26,741
1,745
26,690
36,920
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

221
407
34
333
2

15,364
461,993
(D)
223,833
(D)

86
6,045
29
360
-

813
345,233
247
24,175
-

133
1,651
5
26
2,694

1,282
98,992
5
1,936
940,595

9
446
15
63

540
23,856
3,782
62,614

15
611
182
73

1,121
92,957
35,105
9,573

3
373
2
41
710

750
5,617
(D)
2,276
71,676

593
1,315
1,063
1,083
627

9,171
102,177
348,553
226,540
22,670

642
797
8,491
980
177

25,599
20,755
817,191
31,137
1,234

6
95
891
9
258

120
(D)
122,276
1,270
2,181

43
7
43
-

683
140
9,260
-

51
128
198
239
159

548
5,572
47,378
33,108
2,887

56
266
1,115
233
60

332
27,360
72,659
31,007
10,835

445
628
238
42
245

(D)
253,560
43,574
54,265
84,113

52
588
161
45
378

927
28,058
3,462
270
8,377

44
70
256
36
9,073

(D)
7,807
10,328
4,607
2,625,573

7
101
101
7
2,148

350
28,123
1,380
3,142
1,029,458

24
363
17
38
420

888
67,494
2,558
7,446
111,981

1
243
173
9
2,678

(D)
34,316
23,880
7,502
365,717

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

229
1,370
354
2
350

68,555
216,820
189,604
(D)
209,855

329
2,377
2,423
109
1,115

2,905
49,138
50,366
8,468
29,045

2,743
1,510
1,449
3,984
383

1,011,248
249,446
136,834
894,081
34,374

224
97
5
341
159

123,252
34,033
600
48,325
9,958

138
172
49
109
7

33,534
66,985
31,659
31,803
4,806

409
547
488
1,659
437

19,332
26,690
7,775
76,238
6,163

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

186
1,100
1,670
24
335

23,919
1,534,346
1,189,555
724
4,170

117
9,043
36,321
4
500

3,916
449,398
3,238,550
20
23,100

2,699
10,837
2,512
29

704,015
1,345,874
521,350
2,281

501
1,462
141
-

46,167
102,981
13,621
-

446
1,355
1,631
2
2

128,014
279,341
532,745
(D)
(D)

1,482
5,197
1,692
7
25

41,229
127,271
62,000
11
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

150 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All farms
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Land in
farms
(acres)

Farms

Acres
Irrigated

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water
On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water
On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

220,163
223,932

196,515,390
194,529,190

52,583,431
54,249,965

48,626,955
50,138,419

32,342,820
32,222,665

7,277,527
7,402,653

13,867,438
16,408,547

43,473,979
(NA)

11,781,586
(NA)

31,638,466
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

315,083
13,717
1,354,975
5,703,693
15,714,032

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

51,432
2,236
812,826
3,937,008
7,902,973

24,451
2,128
291,025
3,421,365
3,823,115

26,994
113
72,213
509,914
1,045,025

1,333
11
516,422
26,793
4,166,854

21,527
1,103
1,157,996
3,520,455
9,659,306

13,364
(D)
261,044
699,967
2,998,094

739
(D)
2,332,795
45,886
12,189,829

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

11,546,709
13,580
192,493
3,976,525
2,078,620

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

2,192,822
2,193
69,062
1,404,118
701,047

1,095,601
290
64,840
772,907
518,239

694,262
1,523
4,803
418,190
194,926

810,713
409
375
319,598
56

1,543,516
154
25,590
894,452
235,945

1,076,371
642
1,733
661,443
77,580

1,365,054
127
490
295,428
6

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

308,611
6,336,063
1,248,453
1,103,897
576,988

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

45,922
2,746,630
374,891
276,252
133,679

33,938
1,202,870
360,740
227,750
127,128

17,036
352,666
12,905
48,533
4,909

50,999
1,609,148
1,274
129
2,147

127,489
2,106,694
229,748
109,364
59,151

69,533
597,043
5,753
(D)
2,370

113,313
3,360,210
1,295
(D)
1,147

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

9,570,633
298,298
2,374,244
192,712
187,682

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

2,527,401
20,685
830,986
17,973
53,224

2,430,557
10,264
633,455
1,480
40,131

75,062
10,386
186,544
15,278
13,124

60,901
280
23,596
1,405
891

3,027,608
5,253
636,023
1,428
15,394

61,236
4,082
247,414
9,312
5,509

56,658
130
42,111
354
318

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

74,178
1,220,101
1,153,741
2,180,689
2,289,921

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

15,748
431,205
432,883
1,169,387
1,019,406

1,289
286,450
400,925
1,115,676
961,231

13,972
140,338
23,335
46,834
55,341

954
6,533
10,240
9,213
4,156

8,539
151,684
257,164
898,301
657,685

77,400
64,174
22,766
50,862
23,807

3,948
2,386
13,731
7,907
3,370

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

23,046,094
22,574,776
4,088,606
14,552
126,649

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

1,672,882
7,429,626
487,343
818
46,473

96,469
6,974,942
259,721
162
26,487

724,542
121,860
241,713
592
21,219

1,313,763
443,354
145,684
64
289

130,799
7,851,007
750,837
120
19,053

837,206
111,166
473,601
397
16,064

1,855,914
488,295
366,463
25
112

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

8,556,784
275,475
698,205
1,477,038
97,788

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

629,994
48,167
90,574
205,455
14,082

502,021
12,289
14,559
152,714
6,995

89,790
33,598
85,237
25,381
5,126

206,658
2,712
3,109
30,400
2,355

1,160,773
4,466
6,916
131,043
8,070

165,378
12,223
47,070
26,058
6,579

492,319
1,326
1,020
46,896
1,234

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

3,081,687
9,913,275
276,614
4,862
300,910

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

457,972
1,303,030
19,234
648
51,213

413,067
421,642
5,230
52
31,157

62,572
629,850
13,103
567
22,017

36,513
720,621
1,594
29
232

507,329
718,210
2,897
29
18,041

60,377
1,117,533
5,224
538
12,244

40,668
1,450,562
443
25
47

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

3,268,827
298,741
20,465,276
6,285,621
15,975

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

385,045
32,413
4,607,667
798,597
825

233,600
25,636
4,174,840
191,842
208

39,400
9,119
184,173
104,527
509

117,406
574
588,932
790,434
108

200,251
11,501
4,822,676
487,234
118

41,043
5,084
215,423
207,090
358

740,110
565
916,727
1,604,167
34

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

357,982
5,024,117
10,163
1,044,557
15,185,178

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

32,865
1,706,758
801
390,671
1,041,813

6,619
484,392
247
345,408
114,676

28,077
292,208
532
45,436
512,153

496
1,041,882
22
1,279
794,498

2,802
866,461
132
261,743
159,899

9,944
573,999
733
94,408
687,264

141
2,464,111
10
412
1,329,559

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

309,246
996,233
7,472,460
1,797,625
1,393,401

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

37,797
231,466
2,294,818
610,383
219,491

3,399
151,669
1,357,881
413,750
188,038

32,176
82,329
748,216
188,774
29,789

2,908
3,459
324,005
10,013
2,561

10,337
68,819
1,171,668
224,075
99,586

88,410
41,103
816,011
84,250
15,361

4,493
1,624
296,934
3,974
1,180

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

217,167
3,655,167
10,792,231
750,834
71,088,623

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

29,386
1,142,613
6,185,482
182,464
12,160,515

9,168
1,033,198
5,544,318
155,776
8,903,020

21,781
105,710
621,741
17,335
1,484,303

570
7,313
46,962
11,069
2,585,699

6,715
688,137
5,094,989
113,026
10,151,649

(D)
124,601
837,531
17,871
1,988,049

(D)
4,078
74,874
15,616
4,513,369

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

20,648,533
10,550,868
8,060,807
9,265,206
2,061,452

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

5,015,326
3,063,179
683,474
900,455
854,596

4,671,455
2,584,161
570,192
13,559
323,513

328,802
181,152
117,573
448,173
87,173

322,138
519,180
155,334
904,621
531,096

5,738,771
2,882,905
1,288,023
18,902
1,245,145

380,861
217,589
197,058
534,629
295,287

458,300
786,869
334,361
1,492,449
2,391,764

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

9,311,710
21,738,781
16,082,718
13,717
308,611

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

1,196,457
5,760,754
8,010,141
2,236
45,922

450,163
2,068,529
3,864,965
2,128
33,938

319,763
1,344,057
1,101,531
113
17,036

760,981
3,354,776
4,273,743
11
50,999

1,198,054
3,580,862
9,763,722
1,103
127,489

611,061
2,319,846
3,129,579
(D)
69,533

1,600,791
7,155,378
12,388,681
(D)
113,313

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 151

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Less than $25,000
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

105,143
98,129

15,136,008
(NA)

2,677,440
3,763,633

1,738,967
(NA)

645,010
(NA)

676,919
(NA)

1,365,456
(NA)

848,775
(NA)

853,933
(NA)

2,432,992
(NA)

313
55
1,777
666
22,859

23,587
3,072
141,648
94,847
1,145,679

2,650
294
24,211
27,439
385,368

2,480
286
13,851
26,054
247,989

1,383
200
7,071
23,499
174,633

1,193
(D)
1,444
3,940
31,650

(D)
11
15,696
182,515

708
104
20,111
17,896
359,373

498
793
4,318
1,774
96,329

(D)
(D)
65,327
509,624

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

6,913
157
30
5,477
997

2,002,239
2,582
305
365,876
77,580

298,099
230
180
66,429
13,566

220,282
230
180
55,200
13,152

21,400
(D)
80
59,008
7,245

108,508
(D)
(D)
5,761
6,265

168,191
(D)
1,660
56

33,808
(D)
24
56,163
1,819

104,651
(D)
80
2,221
1,738

286,818
(D)
1,826
6

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

885
9,245
228
153
189

19,544
965,815
32,447
12,316
13,632

3,089
262,865
3,845
2,282
3,077

2,124
134,673
3,845
2,282
2,797

292
43,472
3,351
1,353
1,657

617
55,428
424
910
490

2,205
165,330
70
(D)
930

605
48,821
1,718
715
716

451
87,537
565
(D)
191

(D)
293,887
13
2
612

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

434
365
466
375
220

270,854
28,544
39,586
32,337
12,520

14,908
1,618
13,266
1,290
1,867

14,908
1,618
12,756
1,204
1,507

14,834
(D)
9,211
(D)
814

1,351
3,017
458
902

74
161
1,710
62
(D)

19,770
51
9,085
(D)
222

682
2,112
85
300

7
94
817
62
173

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

456
907
408
670
295

17,775
52,094
56,405
45,784
43,543

1,482
7,380
12,664
6,699
6,055

1,362
7,120
12,612
6,699
5,800

158
2,292
9,781
2,333
3,424

1,032
5,027
2,340
4,366
2,631

292
77
543
-

(D)
898
5,603
233
3,261

3,375
1,490
937
5,199
1,400

(D)
(D)
158
-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

4,547
1,081
947
110
404

1,095,576
194,500
92,714
5,913
14,342

229,569
62,168
32,358
290
1,582

143,657
62,077
21,643
290
1,534

14,452
33,281
5,650
135
572

96,816
3,640
16,028
(D)
866

118,301
25,247
10,680
(D)
144

10,040
31,807
20,079
100
288

103,971
1,092
42,239
96
683

119,911
29,040
(D)
(D)
14

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

5,497
631
787
43
388

3,620,825
12,013
60,307
42,522
19,385

128,819
1,778
5,384
1,776
1,235

78,633
1,778
3,819
1,776
965

42,190
654
1,686
622
879

28,636
962
3,141
162
(D)

59,289
216
557
992
(D)

68,328
259
714
581
953

41,066
458
1,930
132
147

116,032
65
405
(D)
57

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

485
8,977
727
30
756

132,764
554,179
36,828
1,386
96,013

26,062
222,684
1,969
75
5,675

22,162
98,238
1,906
75
4,862

18,229
18,599
906
32
3,694

7,833
72,497
866
(D)
1,981

131,588
197
8
-

15,038
12,539
450
27
2,605

6,078
119,300
830
(D)
1,315

189,260
(D)
4
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

216
495
6,565
7,645
143

54,202
37,896
834,883
1,626,344
6,688

14,018
1,921
153,863
271,438
333

12,540
1,505
88,693
175,163
333

408
679
73,052
15,035
171

5,234
1,003
35,794
27,323
(D)

8,376
239
45,017
231,950
52

273
(D)
56,039
27,788
97

5,640
855
19,133
45,828
58

7,536
72
52,775
396,489
10

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

499
6,622
72
398
2,538

36,706
229,525
4,420
58,313
767,153

2,000
109,615
220
8,922
232,833

1,230
74,778
220
8,700
141,379

1,097
16,549
(D)
7,096
780

903
27,781
116
1,725
105,122

65,285
22
(D)
126,931

798
12,508
(D)
4,475
156

369
36,538
(D)
755
108,442

158,086
10
(D)
170,521

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,202
1,998
8,998
1,304
1,449

63,174
83,500
665,035
75,113
116,141

3,504
8,055
98,750
11,265
6,777

3,298
6,904
84,539
11,005
6,147

1,297
4,144
73,246
4,461
3,207

1,771
3,476
23,171
6,529
2,923

445
(D)
2,333
291
647

782
2,091
62,089
2,289
2,294

3,650
2,157
13,129
2,123
1,859

(D)
230
2,259
133
195

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

405
901
774
91
8,345

23,472
110,927
106,753
20,128
2,106,295

1,116
19,769
34,336
4,230
462,975

1,046
19,521
33,265
4,204
342,166

390
15,886
30,260
2,712
59,604

666
2,326
3,110
(D)
152,181

(D)
1,557
1,638
251,190

(D)
9,187
19,433
1,216
68,875

471
777
2,131
877
164,206

(D)
791
821
320,635

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

3,137
5,356
5,296
6,518
2,226

1,556,739
595,848
795,839
3,898,646
628,721

169,624
129,693
71,199
320,443
44,616

117,444
84,213
53,260
194,021
19,450

78,902
59,409
16,195
1,925
11,036

40,053
35,794
13,645
114,923
10,934

50,669
34,490
42,655
203,745
22,646

68,082
57,748
42,617
(D)
24,076

44,765
19,133
17,916
97,106
23,888

66,631
(D)
79,699
333,936
79,915

7,224
25,503
23,476
55
885

1,293,419
1,783,065
1,190,577
3,072
19,544

244,892
624,259
418,554
294
3,089

174,348
328,238
253,488
286
2,124

20,331
86,880
174,633
200
292

43,866
184,683
34,650
(D)
617

183,415
354,061
212,701
11
2,205

48,539
75,353
359,373
104
605

79,726
274,947
103,829
793
451

338,201
624,687
541,596
(D)
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water

Farms

Acres
Irrigated

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water

On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

152 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
$25,000 to $49,999
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Land in
farms
(acres)

Farms

Acres
Irrigated

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water
On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water
On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

21,107
20,421

12,198,797
(NA)

1,990,073
2,054,289

1,627,101
(NA)

728,112
(NA)

398,817
(NA)

866,458
(NA)

828,463
(NA)

529,960
(NA)

2,219,725
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

71
9
266
255
4,572

17,364
(D)
58,281
72,396
239,492

2,035
308
18,387
37,854
148,581

1,705
300
15,094
37,854
145,085

416
278
4,692
30,709
71,117

1,462
(D)
6,000
7,145
14,628

157
7,695
62,836

394
(D)
10,894
24,075
121,250

869
(D)
18,000
10,390
29,880

46
35,735
197,172

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,292
28
14
581
220

1,260,615
871
3,961
342,991
82,659

229,395
264
1,038
28,774
13,221

179,493
264
1,038
22,264
12,816

26,991
70
1,038
21,504
9,372

71,987
194
3,868
3,849

130,417
3,402
-

36,647
21
128
17,011
3,740

94,145
94
2,729
1,419

182,950
2,024
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

136
1,536
79
71
58

(D)
363,111
16,765
35,913
16,181

581
230,231
5,321
4,615
3,960

553
173,439
5,321
4,615
3,960

37,216
4,672
2,936
3,690

97
39,711
623
1,679
-

484
154,004
26
270

42,137
2,803
1,487
1,885

97
53,979
260
881
-

614
315,737
47
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

394
217
362
41
68

237,197
48,531
111,608
7,419
(D)

50,047
1,393
34,137
375
2,175

50,047
1,393
32,247
375
2,175

47,773
(D)
17,064
1,475

1,650
1,302
12,025
375
700

2,274
14
5,048
-

49,399
61
15,904
248

7,871
540
14,395
848
608

551
3
8,520
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

157
240
208
12
175

7,982
40,127
52,130
9,132
108,813

1,982
7,417
15,241
2,400
22,331

1,790
7,417
15,241
2,400
22,331

407
5,061
13,417
1,400
21,009

1,529
1,696
1,192
(D)
1,322

110
(D)
(D)
-

3,095
2,251
9,110
280
10,533

4,682
974
460
(D)
791

935
330
560
-

1,077
1,397
206
29
84

1,818,901
537,381
228,754
2,625
13,314

180,081
178,033
46,361
170
1,198

122,161
178,033
30,069
170
1,198

8,340
172,183
12,320
27
315

46,712
4,050
12,210
143
766

125,029
1,800
22,731
117

16,935
140,772
31,268
20
123

33,736
2,835
21,655
84
778

191,175
600
75,315
95

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

365
240
378
43
142

1,157,370
19,312
41,076
83,694
9,806

51,227
2,028
3,520
4,235
740

27,208
2,028
3,520
4,187
740

14,976
1,266
2,564
354

26,923
702
3,520
1,127
360

9,328
60
544
26

22,761
358
1,750
194

47,459
438
1,863
1,261
135

27,274
26
448
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

191
1,387
157
21
24

336,199
321,097
16,042
474
4,572

24,805
114,899
1,276
(D)
702

17,030
75,784
(D)
(D)
702

20,235
1,650
291
20
216

3,085
48,167
985
56
486

(D)
65,082
21
-

50,684
4,950
(D)
2
108

2,237
71,651
278
73
99

2,228
140,607
21
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

127
62
1,150
903
21

159,852
5,901
1,440,768
751,309
3,003

25,323
532
169,327
122,622
(D)

23,838
532
154,475
81,330
(D)

6,557
131,047
13,519
15

3,410
532
14,460
12,750
58

15,356
23,820
96,353
-

3,206
142,452
29,934
4

4,669
174
19,290
13,598
78

618,345
18,838
166,578
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

113
1,221
14
147
546

63,633
362,568
(D)
25,298
1,650,226

2,492
63,673
98
7,527
126,971

2,492
57,325
(D)
7,527
96,021

737
11,471
(D)
4,695
2,880

1,755
26,216
(D)
2,832
13,400

25,986
110,691

182
21,592
(D)
3,041
4,560

1,068
43,027
(D)
2,107
16,420

78,669
154,094

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

292
522
1,076
473
392

22,324
100,106
500,265
66,541
71,611

2,921
8,635
48,705
11,758
4,597

2,729
8,605
41,460
11,758
4,597

539
5,010
31,448
6,163
2,247

2,315
3,508
13,705
4,862
2,323

131
117
3,552
733
27

3,141
1,020
20,952
2,974
1,194

5,818
2,640
7,517
2,279
1,104

956
(D)
2,069
357
(D)

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

268
392
576
68
3,503

(D)
97,739
193,609
47,430
4,527,732

1,771
27,799
73,928
3,412
544,026

1,771
27,799
72,038
3,412
468,963

81
24,305
54,255
2,662
221,639

1,683
3,054
14,625
(D)
102,096

7
440
5,048
488
221,941

(D)
14,730
41,228
2,066
197,099

(D)
2,160
15,695
235
115,346

1
(D)
8,520
488
951,866

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

902
974
437
1,203
302

1,711,011
380,906
923,933
1,349,681
208,573

120,400
138,365
64,058
225,586
21,259

106,125
133,763
36,514
149,518
15,994

99,900
105,085
19,887
4,692

18,387
14,460
26,233
39,475
6,900

2,113
18,820
17,938
186,111
9,667

131,293
99,043
46,062
10,894

24,229
19,290
46,079
(D)
18,525

3,928
15,338
35,244
254,302
37,707

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

816
4,137
4,629
9
136

666,515
1,052,280
265,056
(D)
(D)

124,549
407,584
159,831
308
581

88,513
302,474
150,215
300
553

25,839
52,965
71,117
278
-

16,080
109,534
19,188
(D)
97

83,530
245,785
69,526
484

61,202
73,935
121,250
(D)
-

23,563
162,897
35,640
(D)
97

178,150
515,883
213,897
614

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

--continued

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
$50,000 to $99,999
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area
Farms

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
Irrigated

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water
On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water
On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

23,971
27,412

18,345,703
(NA)

3,830,085
3,946,648

3,328,972
(NA)

1,984,571
(NA)

692,142
(NA)

1,182,759
(NA)

2,300,079
(NA)

1,025,298
(NA)

2,016,531
(NA)

49
1
98
703
4,854

16,200
(D)
85,295
268,485
1,222,286

2,601
(D)
17,513
164,631
319,502

2,429
(D)
15,393
162,611
268,517

1,071
(D)
6,444
147,012
123,774

1,524
3,458
17,619
41,440

6
8,343
155,188

618
(D)
17,317
121,500
320,575

606
17,444
10,493
132,475

1
34,558
454,546

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

984
15
31
783
271

1,415,766
(D)
10,357
88,066
108,180

383,702
145
3,779
51,244
27,698

274,779
125
3,779
45,824
26,205

78,209
3,619
40,905
12,719

168,585
121
(D)
9,359
14,979

141,668
(D)
980
-

87,272
889
39,032
3,466

273,994
(D)
(D)
7,001
4,923

194,398
(D)
784
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

81
830
124
287
120

113,551
958,681
50,916
57,886
42,434

930
195,758
18,926
14,698
11,402

(D)
169,704
18,926
14,698
11,392

221
36,789
17,166
12,369
10,345

(D)
34,109
1,760
2,329
(D)

598
128,360
(D)

645
78,077
10,762
3,810
7,289

(D)
86,655
296
1,221
103

(D)
257,192
286

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

729
144
228
12
74

1,079,605
27,515
152,277
2,971
20,610

122,372
1,782
56,412
439
4,303

122,372
1,782
56,032
435
4,303

99,826
865
33,735
(D)
1,567

19,288
819
20,065
335
2,328

9,940
98
2,612
(D)
408

108,750
506
39,367
(D)
524

19,224
200
34,216
241
1,025

7,385
32
6,424
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

69
250
235
58
213

9,792
47,916
92,197
36,595
109,742

1,473
20,278
30,038
14,418
41,541

1,473
20,038
29,888
14,418
41,541

(D)
10,888
28,200
14,418
40,341

1,448
9,390
1,638
440

(D)
(D)

(D)
3,512
15,622
8,590
27,317

6,774
4,462
1,365
132

(D)
(D)

1,205
2,964
149
8
48

3,432,147
1,605,354
198,302
3,434
12,105

363,707
623,832
47,902
(D)
3,700

281,181
613,228
36,355
(D)
3,700

10,369
586,944
17,109
1,868

114,197
12,700
19,728
(D)
2,172

239,141
25,934
11,165
(D)
-

9,994
603,192
36,270
827

128,263
11,638
35,251
98
818

383,179
18,732
23,231
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

265
153
465
64
46

522,696
18,664
67,168
99,402
5,428

49,347
2,764
11,030
11,731
(D)

42,711
2,764
9,259
11,731
859

42,194
102
2,429
6,647
(D)

5,140
1,827
8,001
1,915
800

3,157
835
600
3,169
(D)

73,355
20
1,109
5,756
(D)

10,950
510
3,260
1,489
292

6,733
240
120
3,127
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

421
1,344
306
1
38

717,754
1,031,041
53,260
(D)
17,226

64,300
147,908
3,072
(D)
2,871

56,403
121,287
3,006
(D)
2,871

58,116
49,816
1,208
1,167

5,974
49,937
2,083
(D)
1,480

(D)
52,484
(D)
(D)

52,920
88,444
512
300

4,448
72,535
728
(D)
786

(D)
110,642
8
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

308
41
2,335
513
9

440,279
18,008
1,712,454
310,725
904

54,428
931
468,400
149,242
(D)

54,040
931
416,005
104,785
(D)

19,288
(D)
371,830
26,704
-

5,709
315
2,295
4,882
(D)

29,431
94,275
118,776
26

14,319
(D)
372,219
72,423
-

(D)
114
1,148
13,738
(D)

37,180
45,874
215,927
7

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

128
1,180
6
123
608

68,424
232,661
(D)
30,751
1,727,546

1,549
108,962
(D)
8,502
198,724

1,549
100,172
(D)
8,502
149,424

80
38,472
(D)
6,838
21,657

1,469
20,770
1,664
77,298

49,720
103,539

120
41,632
6
3,781
26,548

639
38,446
850
91,699

92,501
121,326

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

112
434
1,701
528
337

17,620
76,093
362,578
92,777
94,424

2,196
15,796
96,003
27,969
9,936

2,172
15,730
87,147
27,729
9,812

(D)
8,417
57,871
15,351
6,974

2,035
7,510
36,322
11,733
2,864

116
(D)
1,810
885
(D)

223
2,881
44,105
5,365
2,322

7,137
2,955
16,860
5,191
1,469

28
105
949
290
32

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

61
569
962
50
5,589

(D)
165,107
480,393
41,362
7,997,299

(D)
58,711
237,961
8,574
1,250,159

(D)
58,561
237,581
8,574
1,171,226

(D)
53,855
203,542
5,735
728,050

(D)
4,656
31,807
1,239
186,786

(D)
2,612
(D)
345,599

(D)
30,349
163,490
3,501
746,609

(D)
1,934
40,995
1,036
307,094

(D)
6,424
(D)
515,885

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,555
1,897
288
707
104

2,289,659
1,153,362
388,068
731,299
86,921

422,940
310,526
61,826
290,022
18,953

388,942
263,560
46,761
160,198
16,593

335,912
215,756
40,614
6,444

37,137
2,295
14,560
134,519
4,898

56,573
92,475
7,796
155,503
8,343

358,480
199,551
73,132
17,317

29,581
1,148
21,114
135,533
23,348

57,515
41,374
14,012
214,510
34,558

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

508
3,473
5,014
1
81

464,346
2,545,815
1,237,154
(D)
113,551

156,231
527,936
331,621
(D)
930

125,929
430,627
275,105
(D)
(D)

49,013
129,597
125,983
(D)
221

21,945
148,781
42,340
(D)

86,493
257,387
164,198
598

116,492
209,171
325,651
(D)
645

39,410
255,969
133,915
(D)

165,682
483,810
478,595
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

--continued

154 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
$100,000 to $249,999
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
Irrigated

29,648
34,365

41,399,087
(NA)

9,292,738
10,064,300

8,545,172
(NA)

38
6
159
1,228
5,540

33,796
5,176
70,837
959,617
2,594,666

5,513
760
54,241
590,069
973,950

961
13
36
774
412

1,686,642
2,880
20,201
227,978
367,079

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

71
1,184
277
237
110

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Farms

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water

On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

5,718,199
(NA)

1,414,263
(NA)

2,240,285
(NA)

6,709,883
(NA)

1,995,187
(NA)

4,530,147
(NA)

4,904
760
52,721
589,621
841,043

2,799
760
19,199
504,913
324,452

2,714
5,070
78,363
158,595

29,972
6,793
532,687

1,083
517
68,018
534,012
742,623

623
22,289
82,766
331,635

145,523
12,504
1,459,170

513,425
(D)
7,621
118,939
90,063

460,908
(D)
7,595
108,893
86,639

211,987
(D)
7,621
66,864
55,549

147,049
(D)
22,547
35,024

160,555
29,724
-

276,461
(D)
2,425
69,904
23,027

225,160
(D)
19,304
12,148

251,892
41,055
-

6,755
1,071,554
190,905
151,338
76,159

3,022
495,942
69,733
37,976
23,783

1,154
412,439
69,723
37,976
23,783

(D)
113,197
67,816
29,468
22,093

(D)
85,922
1,825
8,496
1,690

2,336
301,279
(D)
(D)
-

(D)
152,394
43,577
12,149
10,554

350
134,659
976
3,428
794

(D)
571,642
(D)
(D)
-

1,757
137
435
12
50

2,793,925
68,053
427,124
4,831
25,993

588,391
4,021
190,257
622
8,168

585,061
4,021
188,597
622
8,018

567,335
1,702
145,876
(D)
6,942

15,734
2,459
39,170
334
1,286

11,562
7
7,501
(D)
-

634,082
618
150,628
(D)
3,428

9,833
763
54,625
522
772

(D)
1
(D)
(D)
-

90
342
337
108
447

10,612
131,330
166,707
133,707
404,206

2,092
44,003
69,879
51,570
175,170

2,092
44,003
69,879
51,570
174,945

25,664
64,406
48,496
162,625

1,786
17,575
3,753
(D)
11,229

306
764
1,720
(D)
1,316

12,266
38,091
42,981
112,119

8,645
8,682
2,931
(D)
4,912

1,270
404
601
(D)
526

1,061
5,216
181
11
104

8,062,213
7,592,752
487,827
(D)
15,271

494,025
1,991,589
128,424
193
4,895

413,642
1,989,571
93,212
193
4,875

10,611
1,853,529
35,760
2,470

225,475
32,033
61,465
145
2,397

257,939
106,027
33,739
(D)
28

16,815
2,090,299
101,451
2,598

270,760
25,035
119,194
86
1,533

348,568
106,208
76,169
(D)
3

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

240
61
236
157
58

917,875
17,724
101,370
453,068
12,580

94,962
3,512
14,092
42,380
1,168

77,421
3,152
10,052
41,237
1,168

75,628
962
1,880
24,916
(D)

7,340
2,465
12,212
8,591
573

13,754
85
9,006
416

164,905
205
324
26,366
218

13,602
613
5,986
9,279
200

33,059
9
10,391
155

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

432
1,168
242
2
52

705,358
2,234,160
53,209
(D)
35,558

128,044
331,117
5,398
(D)
6,644

110,658
250,983
5,308
(D)
6,624

106,061
98,001
763
2,926

16,393
131,905
4,623
(D)
3,748

5,950
112,912
(D)
-

122,253
183,793
908
2,245

14,127
212,736
1,946
(D)
1,723

4,215
230,324
4
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

340
77
2,357
586
27

582,579
41,138
4,226,184
883,142
3,482

88,402
3,231
1,015,217
192,951
(D)

88,192
3,231
950,937
154,021
(D)

57,647
(D)
859,635
24,953
(D)

7,197
2,574
42,039
35,117
179

23,558
27
113,743
133,481
30

41,581
(D)
828,876
65,535
(D)

(D)
1,171
63,013
82,587
174

29,738
5
217,211
291,096
18

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

85
1,408
5
207
574

66,209
595,198
1,095
94,830
2,582,556

4,186
228,911
373
33,275
360,152

4,186
215,090
373
33,175
260,517

1,136
55,022
33
27,268
28,022

3,262
20,515
(D)
6,007
144,022

496
153,374
188,108

418
81,052
17
16,420
31,796

1,442
18,824
(D)
7,837
208,485

141
315,186
350,418

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

142
528
1,520
477
327

20,491
155,266
798,337
188,106
200,133

3,142
30,944
235,526
63,964
27,578

3,142
30,343
217,387
63,964
27,533

97
19,002
130,726
39,107
21,864

2,469
11,634
76,346
23,646
5,641

576
398
29,898
1,211
171

(D)
9,456
96,937
19,087
10,296

9,325
5,995
39,636
11,318
1,724

1,359
(D)
41,142
557
56

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

59
911
1,800
81
8,359

19,807
512,159
1,558,621
104,316
20,848,150

3,520
177,953
837,232
23,365
3,309,922

3,520
177,753
835,124
22,765
3,154,515

(D)
162,926
717,529
17,421
2,300,837

(D)
14,415
108,254
3,538
457,584

27
612
13,886
2,406
555,420

(D)
97,946
700,922
11,645
2,587,900

1,425
11,562
119,749
3,634
575,212

5
47
(D)
1,706
826,200

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,390
2,007
341
378
256

3,659,058
2,194,515
2,038,763
1,167,180
86,933

1,015,319
789,579
121,626
230,319
66,325

953,506
748,247
113,510
154,711
62,769

899,244
638,521
95,935
(D)
27,605

63,634
39,915
14,800
76,182
8,200

59,041
111,343
15,031
153,707
30,520

961,088
630,916
183,495
125
91,844

65,586
60,577
32,904
131,442
30,533

66,937
207,611
(D)
271,039
154,113

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

650
3,657
5,688
6
71

1,218,356
3,886,453
2,730,512
5,176
6,755

285,929
1,024,392
1,042,321
760
3,022

232,944
862,580
878,945
760
1,154

54,043
243,782
347,254
760
(D)

84,497
243,605
176,840
(D)

150,529
552,802
560,371
2,336

143,994
358,450
804,778
517
(D)

169,923
359,567
364,724
350

307,985
1,062,619
1,520,507
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 155

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
$250,000 to $499,999
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
Irrigated

18,698
21,696

32,647,611
(NA)

9,505,819
11,271,336

9,049,801
(NA)

52
2
149
961
2,815

56,160
(D)
176,505
1,275,553
1,450,582

7,454
(D)
86,268
942,826
904,545

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

875
7
42
190
320

2,347,456
(D)
43,631
124,743
350,086

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

12
668
225
221
149

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Farms

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water

On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

6,693,073
(NA)

1,034,959
(NA)

1,871,525
(NA)

8,322,415
(NA)

1,597,591
(NA)

4,202,984
(NA)

7,454
(D)
86,148
940,320
818,257

2,902
(D)
40,717
805,698
367,297

3,932
8,915
136,708
142,805

620
43,069
5,850
441,403

2,263
(D)
174,620
865,766
959,983

2,445
25,352
190,039
434,041

278
159,247
10,500
1,300,031

440,398
426
16,479
63,244
116,500

394,947
426
16,479
58,568
116,000

258,756
(D)
15,142
47,659
81,598

78,134
372
1,177
10,221
34,902

112,796
(D)
(D)
5,364
-

336,421
(D)
6,421
53,196
32,856

117,814
(D)
(D)
10,183
13,528

280,099
(D)
(D)
7,896
-

(D)
556,963
268,035
260,392
173,445

758
319,765
88,002
65,122
46,085

(D)
305,559
87,984
65,102
45,890

141,265
86,402
51,938
45,345

(D)
33,654
994
13,184
740

698
150,104
606
-

222,395
56,814
23,924
18,326

(D)
40,280
322
5,180
415

(D)
349,039
614
-

827
43
343
11
33

2,061,399
28,774
482,946
6,592
31,569

641,932
2,498
173,698
1,167
11,629

641,532
2,498
172,160
1,167
11,629

606,178
953
131,285
9,474

18,242
1,545
42,949
1,005
1,975

18,288
(D)
(D)
(D)

801,748
381
142,474
3,301

10,806
755
56,445
221
752

19,222
(D)
(D)
(D)

47
283
240
210
463

10,077
251,637
262,604
287,113
581,098

3,276
75,231
82,841
145,874
244,221

3,276
74,271
82,761
145,874
243,751

651
46,313
75,762
137,775
221,906

2,565
28,478
7,079
7,514
21,315

(D)
480
2,515
(D)

(D)
23,357
46,145
118,133
149,661

12,740
13,431
6,887
7,400
7,924

(D)
288
2,051
(D)

494
3,167
110
2
62

3,179,937
4,429,929
544,169
(D)
12,511

432,690
1,901,596
95,108
(D)
7,069

371,811
1,898,824
84,486
(D)
7,001

36,108
1,802,644
49,841
4,074

82,589
18,059
26,393
(D)
2,995

313,993
80,893
19,774
-

45,313
2,023,041
151,909
2,103

122,334
17,898
48,435
(D)
2,821

432,341
106,651
54,035
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

159
98
135
102
14

547,451
42,547
85,592
247,964
8,790

96,198
9,354
12,684
34,602
(D)

86,392
9,354
12,424
34,602
660

83,850
3,111
937
26,333
(D)

5,380
5,908
11,747
2,627
(D)

9,692
335
5,642
-

201,486
814
829
18,594
(D)

13,286
1,753
6,486
2,853
243

22,620
287
5,181
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

142
595
109
4
26

488,535
1,923,913
62,993
(D)
27,595

87,533
280,231
2,971
381
7,950

84,027
225,081
2,821
381
7,950

72,064
76,440
1,062
5,910

4,780
85,841
1,769
381
2,040

12,429
125,243
140
-

87,388
131,645
372
2,659

4,476
139,383
387
389
423

15,615
275,012
71
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

250
39
1,821
284
4

1,038,431
37,312
3,937,479
1,439,756
1,898

80,792
4,003
1,257,446
171,850
(D)

79,192
4,003
1,191,018
145,510
(D)

61,151
2,835
1,103,756
60,031
(D)

6,462
1,868
44,696
18,366
(D)

13,179
(D)
108,994
93,453
-

54,874
994
1,227,211
166,759
(D)

4,373
926
55,021
41,393
(D)

13,617
(D)
194,635
258,410
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

26
1,266
247
354

23,888
849,165
185,334
2,436,247

1,997
266,686
54,374
218,755

1,997
252,080
53,694
173,292

58,575
46,109
22,540

1,997
30,778
8,225
72,955

177,363
(D)
125,780

92,011
31,787
39,499

368
65,512
24,044
87,272

462,311
(D)
227,306

75
298
723
413
204

22,975
168,063
644,216
342,848
257,458

5,460
43,598
207,427
102,577
46,559

5,460
43,380
201,991
101,597
46,559

681
31,593
139,006
66,690
40,232

4,517
11,310
62,437
35,387
6,267

262
695
5,984
540
(D)

4,707
12,843
91,803
29,752
21,031

13,489
5,643
32,745
15,339
2,058

86
740
(D)
300
60

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

55
799
1,599
80
5,356

35,290
811,905
2,192,856
133,365
13,121,685

(D)
241,040
1,327,271
27,578
3,079,415

3,054
239,857
1,323,227
27,498
2,972,853

(D)
208,809
1,167,756
25,388
2,308,798

(D)
31,585
161,826
2,130
199,882

646
5,695
(D)
573,255

(D)
132,783
1,124,291
14,508
2,610,237

(D)
37,887
213,011
915
267,912

630
6,893
(D)
911,704

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,395
1,410
204
181
157

3,864,839
2,668,824
517,960
888,209
184,659

1,080,737
950,058
129,778
129,062
90,850

1,043,359
902,570
107,268
103,489
90,696

1,007,414
800,930
95,480
5,070
45,199

43,887
44,696
28,056
45,531
8,915

34,922
104,432
15,490
78,461
44,433

1,282,528
920,237
170,564
6,369
183,026

52,442
55,021
39,661
52,919
25,352

52,752
187,242
31,971
154,676
164,839

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

380
2,515
2,840
2
12

1,953,956
3,330,341
1,503,755
(D)
(D)

270,417
837,915
931,825
(D)
758

238,499
761,412
836,094
(D)
(D)

122,348
253,151
373,560
(D)
-

41,089
158,724
145,834
(D)

109,456
437,045
459,391
698

333,924
413,184
970,310
(D)
-

81,358
259,234
441,508
(D)

294,701
1,059,116
1,328,005
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

--continued

156 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
$500,000 to $999,999
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
Irrigated

11,949
(NA)

31,546,611
(NA)

10,066,667
(NA)

9,664,529
(NA)

34
137
715
2,678

78,294
175,541
1,688,802
2,759,494

13,758
135,363
1,219,316
1,405,892

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

358
7
43
209
392

1,333,166
2,141
68,336
295,057
586,242

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

14
424
188
142
55

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Farms

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water

On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

7,556,529
(NA)

1,005,007
(NA)

1,673,553
(NA)

9,881,450
(NA)

1,685,455
(NA)

4,077,011
(NA)

13,749
133,565
1,218,316
1,337,719

4,250
49,924
1,062,808
803,767

9,088
8,073
144,858
119,338

(D)
89,740
14,150
583,203

5,173
188,787
1,131,840
1,976,067

4,420
24,863
207,291
488,437

(D)
407,007
22,882
1,749,095

370,762
255
24,308
126,274
218,172

364,559
255
24,308
120,738
216,822

278,696
(D)
23,108
97,653
167,647

58,919
243
1,915
9,450
50,605

47,851
(D)
19,171
-

414,679
(D)
10,378
103,021
61,332

117,938
143
(D)
13,300
21,736

68,618
(D)
26,244
-

(D)
811,480
366,077
258,803
108,858

1,531
449,022
109,130
80,649
26,114

(D)
422,061
109,130
80,627
26,114

(D)
219,218
104,659
66,681
25,408

(D)
40,207
3,991
13,968
(D)

986
198,585
(D)
(D)

(D)
433,198
67,857
32,080
9,992

(D)
86,489
1,958
5,930
268

(D)
412,669
(D)
(D)

487
24
275
48
53

1,868,834
27,664
633,646
47,771
60,141

594,193
3,089
218,480
2,585
14,950

590,613
3,089
216,727
2,485
14,950

583,445
2,463
176,410
70
11,766

7,656
724
41,375
1,616
3,184

4,232
(D)
899
-

747,104
1,902
167,082
7
3,198

5,868
219
45,682
481
1,266

2,083
(D)
160
-

15
161
109
256
256

7,130
236,540
205,465
564,737
515,989

1,546
103,039
66,642
302,136
293,262

1,546
103,039
66,642
302,076
293,262

(D)
71,066
59,723
282,343
282,198

1,532
32,053
4,314
15,815
11,064

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

(D)
36,617
40,204
245,856
187,857

7,139
13,684
5,814
13,884
5,194

(D)
(D)
(D)
-

169
1,648
93
62

2,713,891
4,502,914
1,385,285
26,778

250,303
1,801,383
132,044
11,280

195,083
1,752,814
100,544
11,280

2,740
1,725,441
46,129
6,854

96,052
41,952
51,354
5,402

151,511
33,990
36,561
-

9,384
1,969,393
129,361
3,957

98,738
41,145
98,310
3,369

214,863
44,027
77,208
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

99
47
173
78
5

325,844
37,279
186,696
343,734
8,960

104,184
9,329
24,559
46,326
(D)

98,517
9,311
22,969
45,200
1,788

95,462
3,289
1,343
30,575
588

5,854
5,559
22,316
7,404
-

10,404
481
900
8,937
(D)

213,661
1,408
258
20,663
204

12,759
3,560
9,625
7,795
-

28,118
400
180
25,269
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

78
474
28
37

241,294
1,722,174
30,689
50,009

73,386
235,828
2,523
9,747

68,750
183,870
2,523
9,747

56,923
78,569
419
6,884

8,114
83,884
1,044
4,185

9,559
86,305
1,060
(D)

72,336
130,398
(D)
3,010

6,601
165,082
497
2,015

(D)
203,073
202
(D)

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

136
23
747
92
-

403,848
42,535
2,675,930
479,429
-

61,839
5,847
958,678
82,744
-

61,839
4,247
918,632
74,587
-

49,303
5,262
876,733
19,799
-

5,798
477
21,848
(D)
-

6,738
(D)
60,097
61,097
-

33,034
2,384
1,109,364
49,813
-

7,388
94
38,206
(D)
-

8,826
(D)
87,214
173,944
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

35
576
1
150
118

51,349
425,169
(D)
206,147
2,983,876

8,200
265,539
(D)
55,390
145,254

8,200
259,297
(D)
55,300
116,080

1,250
111,749
49,008
14,864

6,950
16,129
(D)
5,642
32,164

137,661
740
98,226

600
210,637
38,280
18,743

2,829
40,650
(D)
12,147
57,396

323,033
98
177,718

70
226
853
229
144

57,042
212,291
1,182,366
316,020
270,234

4,386
63,185
388,627
135,091
58,696

4,286
63,185
380,151
135,073
58,696

(D)
46,285
274,837
93,191
51,691

3,391
17,781
95,121
41,379
5,447

899
(D)
20,079
1,121
1,558

(D)
19,411
168,659
49,882
26,907

7,762
8,322
52,514
19,781
2,041

160
267
26,426
488
(D)

33
477
1,302
68
2,418

(D)
864,816
2,990,467
191,264
11,582,842

11,899
235,548
1,808,100
43,491
2,600,442

(D)
235,436
1,805,287
43,071
2,475,463

4,688
214,339
1,644,012
35,782
2,134,539

(D)
19,869
155,675
5,694
184,922

(D)
1,340
10,913
(D)
288,181

(D)
141,536
1,558,567
22,075
2,454,420

(D)
18,057
208,446
6,698
207,070

(D)
698
(D)
(D)
463,898

922
509
152
48
151

3,567,921
1,759,157
230,842
330,106
203,069

1,157,919
622,704
138,955
73,762
141,125

1,120,643
608,409
133,674
62,242
139,327

1,050,762
542,408
126,884
5,734
53,026

71,143
19,381
15,413
(D)
8,073

39,996
60,915
10,086
40,805
92,400

1,347,814
653,625
302,674
7,429
202,690

101,156
32,731
26,885
65,412
24,863

43,835
92,493
24,549
80,528
423,233

169
1,460
2,704
14

1,791,010
3,106,841
2,814,416
(D)

205,558
936,444
1,439,204
1,531

166,769
858,205
1,362,791
(D)

64,576
401,876
811,787
(D)

53,510
139,899
133,668
(D)

89,780
416,279
594,165
986

170,521
755,046
1,995,507
(D)

102,147
269,621
526,982
(D)

204,779
918,772
1,773,169
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 157

Table 34. Irrigated Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
$1,000,000 or more
Farms with irrigation
Geographic area

Water source
Irrigated
cropland
harvested
(acres)

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
Irrigated

9,647
(NA)

45,241,573
(NA)

15,220,609
(NA)

14,672,413
(NA)

21
191
306
3,523

89,682
646,868
1,343,993
6,301,833

18,711
500,604
962,732
4,334,098

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

184
7
17
321
235

1,500,825
(D)
45,702
2,531,814
506,794

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

15
416
74
82
28

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Farms

Groundwater
(acres)

Quantity of water applied

Surface water

Groundwater
(acre-feet)

Surface water

On-farm
(acres)

Off-farm
(acres)

9,017,326
(NA)

2,055,420
(NA)

4,667,402
(NA)

14,582,914
(NA)

4,094,164
(NA)

12,159,076
(NA)

18,711
496,054
962,232
4,244,363

11,630
162,978
846,726
1,958,075

7,081
39,253
121,281
536,569

321,907
2,209,022

11,288
678,248
825,367
5,179,435

3,904
148,780
197,216
1,485,297

1,485,398
6,520,191

326,548
(D)
15,683
1,042,749
231,673

297,854
(D)
15,683
992,631
229,413

219,562
(D)
14,232
439,314
184,109

61,080
(D)
1,451
356,984
49,302

49,235
(D)
259,297
-

358,228
(D)
5,326
556,126
109,704

142,669
(D)
(D)
606,705
22,088

100,278
80
215,599
-

163,849
1,608,459
323,308
327,249
146,279

68,627
1,173,274
79,962
70,952
19,743

39,132
1,128,755
79,962
70,952
19,743

33,103
611,713
76,674
63,005
18,590

15,242
63,635
3,288
7,967
(D)

43,692
511,486
-

126,205
1,129,672
46,217
35,199
10,389

67,241
107,444
1,377
5,523
600

(D)
1,160,043
-

250
13
171
8
11

1,258,819
69,217
527,057
90,791
(D)

532,107
6,284
152,467
11,685
10,642

522,868
6,284
152,467
11,685
10,642

511,166
4,098
119,874
(D)
8,093

12,492
2,186
27,943
11,155
2,749

14,531
5,050
-

666,755
1,734
111,482
(D)
4,473

7,634
924
39,939
6,915
788

(D)
5,324
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

8
183
102
253
117

10,810
460,457
318,233
1,103,621
526,530

4,300
175,317
157,195
646,696
238,148

4,209
175,317
155,860
646,350
237,776

(D)
125,166
149,636
628,911
229,728

4,080
46,119
3,019
15,665
7,340

(D)
4,032
4,540
2,120
(D)

(D)
72,784
102,389
482,228
166,938

34,047
21,451
4,372
21,062
3,454

(D)
1,299
(D)
1,436
(D)

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

72
805
36
1
43

2,743,429
3,711,946
1,151,555
(D)
32,328

181,580
957,570
157,113
(D)
16,955

145,347
935,079
121,034
(D)
16,885

13,849
800,920
92,912
10,334

62,701
9,426
54,535
(D)
6,621

107,849
169,463
11,034
-

22,319
992,503
280,500
9,158

79,404
11,524
108,518
(D)
6,062

165,877
183,038
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

116
54
107
54
17

1,464,723
127,936
155,996
206,654
32,839

245,050
19,780
29,786
66,722
(D)

219,112
19,780
28,531
66,722
7,902

147,721
2,905
6,284
61,057
4,646

10,517
16,175
24,300
3,555
2,756

101,034
700
1,052
2,110
(D)

416,276
1,402
3,682
57,333
6,431

26,257
4,891
17,921
3,251
5,562

258,485
300
315
(D)
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

70
260
20
18

459,783
2,126,711
23,593
69,937

104,712
398,993
2,424
18,457

98,942
347,787
(D)
18,457

81,439
98,567
581
10,360

16,393
157,619
1,733
8,097

6,880
147,007
(D)
-

106,711
166,441
(D)
7,114

22,409
336,848
559
5,882

7,925
301,644
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

67
22
466
47
-

589,636
115,951
5,637,578
794,916
-

65,604
17,964
924,814
91,366
-

65,404
17,964
887,907
63,201
-

39,246
15,614
758,787
31,801
-

5,590
2,350
23,041
(D)
-

20,768
142,986
55,324
-

52,965
6,775
1,086,514
74,982
-

(D)
1,751
19,613
(D)
-

24,869
300,181
101,723
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

19
589
2
142
84

47,773
2,329,831
(D)
443,884
3,037,574

13,211
763,396
(D)
223,773
132,348

13,211
748,016
(D)
223,773
105,100

2,319
192,554
(D)
204,394
23,933

11,741
150,019
19,341
67,192

432,493
(D)
41,223

684
407,028
(D)
163,959
38,597

3,228
331,004
46,668
117,550

1,034,326
(D)
128,176

24
136
696
270
75

105,620
200,914
3,319,663
716,220
383,400

16,801
63,389
1,335,776
259,257
66,147

16,710
63,319
1,282,143
259,257
66,147

(D)
37,218
650,747
188,787
61,823

15,678
27,110
441,114
65,238
4,324

479
(D)
260,349
5,232
-

(D)
21,117
687,123
114,726
35,541

41,229
13,392
653,610
28,219
5,105

(D)
(D)
(D)
1,849
-

10
310
804
53
1,243

47,305
1,092,514
3,269,532
212,969
10,904,620

8,360
385,021
1,880,178
72,940
1,675,460

8,360
383,686
1,878,960
72,940
1,575,329

(D)
353,078
1,726,964
66,076
1,149,553

(D)
29,805
146,444
2,954
200,852

(D)
7,170
(D)
350,113

(D)
261,606
1,487,059
58,017
1,486,510

(D)
52,225
237,503
4,477
351,208

1,364
6,760
(D)
523,180

504
286
126
33
197

3,999,306
1,798,256
3,165,402
900,085
662,576

1,318,149
343,368
212,050
97,009
514,317

1,285,307
322,417
192,487
76,276
509,767

1,199,321
222,052
175,197
(D)
175,511

54,561
24,611
4,866
(D)
39,253

78,824
96,705
46,338
86,289
323,087

1,589,485
321,785
469,480
(D)
715,297

63,102
29,690
12,499
(D)
148,780

166,701
(D)
(D)
183,459
1,497,398

74
1,258
3,533
15

1,924,108
6,033,986
6,341,248
163,849

229,199
2,321,096
4,353,465
68,627

169,455
2,217,218
4,253,503
39,132

114,013
900,278
1,960,631
33,103

58,776
358,831
549,011
15,242

57,778
1,091,417
2,213,391
43,692

323,383
1,695,723
5,186,853
126,205

114,936
737,611
1,522,981
67,241

111,294
2,490,490
6,532,914
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

On-farm
(acre-feet)

Off-farm
(acre-feet)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

158 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 35. Irrigated Farms by Percent of Total Sales from Irrigated Crops and Livestock: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Farms by percent of total sales from Irrigated crops

Geographic area
1 to 24
percent

None

25 to 49
percent

Livestock

50 to 74
percent

75 to 99
percent

100
percent

None

1 to 49
percent

50 to 99
percent

100
percent

17,018
(NA)

20,417
(NA)

15,104
(NA)

17,912
(NA)

38,045
(NA)

111,667
(NA)

145,929
(NA)

40,266
(NA)

18,928
(NA)

15,040
(NA)

4
22
101
3,431

115
13
290
234
756

63
6
7
521
335

69
11
225
561
507

79
15
394
1,525
1,694

248
28
1,839
1,892
40,118

365
58
2,017
4,206
41,536

142
12
451
322
2,376

67
3
287
306
528

4
22
2,401

368
271
76

1,236
32
48
417
306

629
23
51
126
424

823
43
39
587
424

2,937
34
35
845
595

5,574
102
40
6,089
1,022

6,816
200
154
7,248
2,006

2,716
15
36
695
570

1,667
19
23
131
195

368
261
76

25
2,898
10

62
857
357
382
275

10
744
223
336
164

93
632
243
234
115

88
2,799
149
160
78

936
6,373
223
81
67

1,130
6,752
1,025
846
508

60
3,161
131
273
128

8
1,750
39
74
73

16
2,640
-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

18
51
2
31

1,225
281
223
45
134

965
164
228
78
40

1,104
163
346
77
72

1,116
117
353
21
72

450
218
1,079
284
160

2,765
485
1,994
461
324

1,435
283
255
43
136

660
175
31
1
20

18
2
29

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

6
22
51

47
496
413
74
381

110
390
222
168
334

39
299
264
226
323

89
370
251
299
437

551
811
467
800
440

758
2,005
1,084
1,531
1,395

78
163
287
33
379

198
246
3
141

6
22
51

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

292
91
224
-

1,299
2,448
125
24
89

1,034
2,447
85
21
69

593
3,167
53
16
134

2,278
5,840
364
26
66

3,129
2,285
871
74
449

3,664
7,622
936
143
730

2,681
5,428
368
11
45

1,988
3,137
208
7
32

292
91
210
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

947
59
7
4

594
257
682
212
135

96
197
220
126
94

251
127
107
54
108

1,690
144
255
55
87

3,163
559
958
87
242

3,664
1,032
1,761
293
507

1,812
244
196
145
114

343
8
275
97
49

922
49
6
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

45
3,502
12
10

593
1,063
428
17
326

181
295
265
5
24

286
1,362
148
1
35

318
2,378
169
16
176

396
5,605
567
19
380

814
6,150
1,021
54
510

660
3,652
323
293

335
1,060
236
4
138

10
3,343
9
10

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

13
20
1,320
1,430
-

475
105
549
621
45

255
123
1,653
543
42

277
122
1,815
632
12

171
92
3,500
2,503
47

253
297
6,604
4,341
58

575
504
9,775
4,809
152

501
171
3,232
2,841
46

355
64
1,114
1,221
6

13
20
1,320
1,199
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

10
1,421
224

191
692
34
228
486

378
161
8
155
266

90
499
15
195
294

97
1,527
17
309
1,368

139
8,562
26
527
2,184

421
9,823
69
1,000
2,231

304
1,090
25
296
1,608

180
543
6
118
759

1,406
224

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

8
53
420
22

186
945
1,859
726
836

261
666
808
639
545

188
410
1,274
563
472

216
505
1,947
572
344

1,058
1,563
9,259
1,194
709

1,691
2,944
12,366
2,986
1,850

187
753
2,016
473
674

31
407
785
235
386

8
38
400
18

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

22
53
1
447

94
1,184
601
147
5,960

247
728
909
106
4,473

68
740
1,177
44
4,894

97
624
2,157
78
10,324

385
1,061
2,920
115
8,715

709
3,130
7,063
318
16,710

116
781
574
114
10,643

66
426
178
59
7,023

22
2
437

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,107
872
357
926
81

1,752
500
457
740
312

1,506
968
413
658
14

1,511
1,566
267
675
225

2,429
2,977
1,473
2,062
431

2,500
5,556
3,877
4,007
2,330

5,844
8,241
4,291
4,427
2,508

2,817
2,748
1,584
2,289
488

1,173
578
637
1,500
316

971
872
332
852
81

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,641
7,005
3,978
25

850
2,427
766
13
62

344
1,448
355
6
10

600
2,616
518
11
93

2,411
7,540
1,755
15
88

3,975
20,967
40,512
28
936

4,364
23,368
41,931
58
1,130

2,678
8,808
2,451
12
60

1,560
3,003
554
3
8

1,219
6,824
2,948
16

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Water Resources Areas

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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Table 36. Methods Used in Deciding When to Irrigate: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Farms reporting method used 1
Geographic area

All
farms

Any
method

Condition
of crop

Feel of
soil

Soil
moisture
sensing
device

Plant
moisture
sensing
device

Commercial
or
government
scheduling
service

Reports
on daily
crop-water
evapotranspiration
(ET)

Scheduled
by water
delivery
organization

Personal
calendar
schedule

Computer
simulation
models

When
neighbors
begin to
irrigate

Other

220,163
223,932

220,163
220,770

175,560
163,303

76,731
90,434

14,452
17,869

3,193
(NA)

14,190
7,238

15,323
10,841

26,537
22,567

42,551
40,338

1,285
2,237

14,080
(NA)

19,298
15,601

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

523
70
2,073
4,482
33,110

231
43
766
1,268
16,667

32
11
100
153
4,592

3
4
11
31
1,419

3
4
81
362
2,523

18
4
62
204
3,936

4
273
44
5,367

75
12
1,138
772
12,745

4
7
109
327

5
4
5
334
1,895

22
1
241
232
2,647

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

8,858
217
190
7,592
2,556

2,908
110
122
2,270
966

480
2
17
866
114

55
2
22

1,141
12
150
71

987
2
6
191
185

2,989
4
16
15

1,505
21
25
671
371

13
7
5
36

1,000
14
514
61

1,576
24
13
745
77

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

1,096
11,375
1,150
1,103
655

359
5,026
622
604
381

33
364
34
54
32

5
61
6
4
1

9
1,264
19
15
15

28
479
68
65
48

11
3,136
4
3
4

167
3,696
164
138
132

5
25
7
9
-

9
1,423
86
102
34

101
1,493
89
95
27

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

4,299
790
2,187
466
426

1,429
389
450
277
300

459
67
83
19
52

73
25
-

970
2
84
4
14

650
24
47
7
14

64
7
21
-

425
67
223
44
15

41
25
34
-

100
44
134
34
7

1,036
19
187
11
41

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

748
2,200
1,492
1,526
1,842

321
1,371
980
693
730

93
150
141
52
38

33
15
26
3
6

78
100
91
26
72

42
301
256
84
118

5
8
24
4
-

132
378
147
136
230

39
23
9
24

34
93
174
409
133

154
170
147
69
111

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

7,639
14,151
1,302
142
752

2,575
7,921
604
106
500

422
1,369
25
10
96

15
132
4
9

215
2,257
97
9

279
3,015
34
6
30

1,168
577
239
5

1,873
1,735
484
20
80

5
20
5
1

1,260
1,869
151
10

1,002
1,991
142
13
32

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

4,184
1,153
2,041
466
605

1,537
402
878
292
367

114
53
42
51
37

70
63
10
-

670
9
77
54
-

48
31
129
73
18

2,042
9
16
-

1,753
56
259
63
79

29
14
3
6
-

361
29
17
32
16

577
185
367
54
55

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

1,619
10,710
1,539
52
931

411
4,457
728
41
474

45
398
158
7
33

9
33
65
11

67
505
39
16

38
202
79
12

7
1,292
33
9

269
3,276
205
6
61

16
65
9

134
1,168
5
3

364
2,160
72
4
28

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

1,296
654
13,956
5,572
178

658
238
3,207
2,239
127

154
50
1,637
362
6

10
18
590
264
-

31
42
764
1,429
-

78
20
1,505
339
6

65
18
1,008
5,379
-

216
110
2,738
2,016
24

2
21
13
263
-

153
4
252
545
-

142
42
1,198
358
13

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

788
9,397
97
1,338
3,972

357
7,126
43
829
1,331

31
1,037
9
151
117

1
43
3
38

5
691
6
34
63

3
1,367
6
125
54

1,375
1
1,291

85
2,580
11
139
984

3
41
9
11

26
897
63
437

12
553
6
191
409

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

1,726
3,736
14,235
3,448
2,683

927
2,006
5,012
2,049
1,258

137
356
1,080
277
164

33
105
35
20
36

82
52
317
123
70

63
123
535
387
99

5
18
40
12
43

240
387
1,427
552
236

34
52
53
51
41

68
60
963
123
116

213
287
1,234
281
172

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

777
4,065
7,305
413
30,644

391
2,488
2,214
283
13,766

37
268
322
43
2,399

21
33
43
6
206

18
136
457
52
3,437

25
387
364
93
4,277

18
25
56
7
3,334

111
529
1,101
50
4,558

18
37
129
6
47

13
341
496
30
3,662

28
406
495
53
3,910

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

9,174
11,464
3,967
6,441
2,394

2,447
2,591
1,685
2,146
1,012

761
1,390
182
111
175

127
571
95
33
11

1,196
624
709
612
101

900
1,227
280
145
65

720
593
2,447
2,658
680

1,278
2,380
1,782
1,806
1,374

71
12
39
26
7

464
216
318
802
5

1,668
544
751
1,375
246

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

5,734
32,204
33,984
70
1,096

2,100
17,160
16,794
43
359

295
1,810
4,601
11
33

258
132
1,419
4
5

1,209
2,452
2,530
4
9

353
2,019
3,949
4
28

4,739
5,661
5,466
4
11

1,986
9,594
12,981
12
167

252
74
327
4
5

604
3,825
1,961
4
9

496
4,362
2,675
1
101

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

1

Respondents could choose more than one method.

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 37. Water Management Practices Used by Operators with Gravity Flow Systems: 2003

and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Conservation technique used 1
Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

All
farms

Acres
irrigated

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Restricting run-off
by diking end of field

Tailwater pits
Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

101,239
118,114

23,124,131
27,273,419

53,227
51,285

12,923,287
14,111,752

7,078
12,301

1,506,763
2,954,205

15,632
(NA)

2,641,308
(NA)

27
1
2,021
3,972
21,549

572
(D)
751,568
3,390,951
5,261,073

8
1
1,377
1,948
12,015

91
(D)
577,856
1,558,024
3,430,433

95
340
1,993

41,257
162,168
830,856

701
660
3,747

134,825
299,412
681,915

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

8,845
1,183
89

1,315,863
531,476
39,148

4,252
501
-

581,242
201,019
-

648
12
-

53,187
31,099
-

850
371
-

63,158
45,278
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

114
8,206
72
39
114

2,305
929,177
3,286
2,426
7,428

41
4,158
19
3
59

547
553,159
2,765
495
6,061

4
969
3
3
-

215
46,216
1,200
270
-

12
1,538
17
14

111
95,330
1,970
1,484

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,815
39
1,891
4
24

278,088
1,232
737,470
70
(D)

1,477
15
940
2
24

209,705
(D)
365,267
(D)
120

362
1
14
-

38,710
(D)
4,503
-

672
1
285
-

83,113
(D)
122,907
-

82
26
47
767
985

1,073
208
16,203
795,237
602,552

71
11
361
412

557
9,041
372,907
283,448

8
14
2

(D)
3,637
(D)

37
2
126
64

(D)
(D)
62,877
25,413

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

6,267
9,016
1,371
9
38

1,361,731
1,957,597
425,829
77
699

2,744
6,155
654
2
14

655,634
1,426,244
221,416
(D)
675

21
1,810
22
4

1,485
177,109
17,910
190

362
1,459
132
10

44,095
341,955
23,672
555

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

5,573
5
140
75

370,202
1,550
36,365
918

3,275
2
71
16

172,686
(D)
24,832
550

11
-

2,480
-

931
2
30
16

27,640
(D)
2,942
340

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

359
3,610
12
5
27

77,402
685,264
148
80
2,570

224
1,817
3
1
12

56,405
313,206
6
(D)
220

41
61
3
1
2

7,872
9,655
3
(D)
(D)

114
285
1
10

19,246
60,627
(D)
60

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

566
80
7,901
6,961
22

105,123
1,431
1,401,607
602,590
63

359
1
3,586
2,651
12

57,894
(D)
880,403
341,398
18

13
260
160
-

374
39,539
14,150
-

119
1
2,048
659
-

11,573
(D)
416,689
43,564
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

3,346
1
23
3,920

268,122
(D)
1,726
1,155,461

2,065
6
1,862

174,854
468
441,485

105
96

8,686
12,144

148
6
202

8,662
468
19,237

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

112
82
1,333
52
134

1,318
1,026
576,352
286
2,455

88
38
523
34

683
795
202,580
(D)

9
4
14
3

338
190
31,219
3

38
10
383
16

243
555
46,588
340

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

18
193
6,612
31
21,880

(D)
21,209
4,961,696
15,545
4,680,387

56
3,257
11
12,852

9,461
2,352,758
7,641
2,775,538

6
333
2,240

1,470
158,148
222,646

23
922
4
2,627

2,438
470,747
1,730
460,265

5,194
5,828
6,050
6,349
2,270

1,411,668
1,057,809
370,828
1,035,866
779,022

2,757
2,144
4,087
2,573
1,475

767,329
611,272
240,389
341,194
591,828

773
49
24
236
95

92,300
6,239
5,792
21,353
41,257

1,167
1,433
1,332
387
766

204,349
321,650
50,073
25,679
138,026

7,419
15,594
21,973
1
114

911,009
1,940,866
5,354,436
(D)
2,305

3,064
8,058
12,168
1
41

505,828
1,051,660
3,463,160
(D)
547

164
1,115
2,009
4

36,404
57,693
831,496
215

783
1,960
3,769
12

69,015
155,293
694,206
111

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

--continued

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Table 37. Water Management Practices Used by Operators with Gravity Flow Systems: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Conservation technique used 1 - con.
Surge flow
or cablegation

Geographic area

Acres
irrigated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Shortening
of furrow length

Reducing set time
or number of irrigations

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Alternate
row irrigation

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

1,859
4,409

374,966
872,951

1,682
2,973

434,168
725,104

21,145
21,754

2,794,661
3,447,670

11,826
18,930

2,572,135
4,083,609

77
15
38

8,405
3,840
22,476

23
37
409

22,834
7,400
224,045

415
246
4,037

110,050
129,295
546,868

142
797
1,247

72,029
314,539
356,509

195
-

13,074
-

177
-

15,665
-

2,448
30
-

220,977
19,294
-

1,181
-

88,167
-

15
-

2,076
-

191
16
1

2,871
140
(D)

8
2,720
1
34

40
190,033
(D)
2,191

17
566
14
28

197
52,721
70
2,860

242
21
-

39,492
2,920
-

106
5
-

17,266
1,400
-

418
7
126
24

59,468
21
48,266
120

776
220
2
-

95,415
59,155
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

4
63

340
27,440

20
7

8,183
3,404

31
65
104

(D)
44,711
56,656

181
229

130,361
125,252

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

31
520
1
-

1,948
95,843
(D)
-

24
119
5
-

7,510
16,128
1,620
-

1,222
1,868
173
7

229,479
273,624
35,137
(D)

172
3,612
2
4

39,701
779,867
(D)
60

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

59
2
-

5,971
(D)
-

81
4
-

2,800
335
-

1,049
9
-

61,301
5,030
-

634
11
-

22,770
2,872
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

15
9
3
-

2,236
2,748
6
-

14
25
-

4,432
6,437
-

55
1,213
1
-

13,291
134,001
(D)
-

60
155
-

18,957
31,287
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

3
405
22
-

900
122,548
6,687
-

3
235
12
-

(D)
63,570
5,778
-

170
739
1,442
-

18,760
176,508
146,105
-

69
774
183
6

8,370
243,521
6,285
6

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

26
93

1,599
13,617

64
104

8,479
13,646

1,250
1,233

72,527
200,209

455
289

59,742
61,118

3

6

-

-

32
31
30
7

99
335
19,294
21

8
4
-

(D)
(D)
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

90
901

30,161
134,098

16
69
333

140
20,387
46,791

12
467
5,252

615
243,237
766,749

28
1,356
5,044

1,511
586,778
993,327

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

332
241
67
44
77

79,729
68,680
16,371
4,105
8,405

260
121
62
92
23

59,827
31,999
2,040
920
22,834

996
474
1,040
1,758
429

197,491
114,979
76,441
150,710
113,410

890
588
587
586
146

216,204
142,547
21,756
31,986
73,907

16
50
38
-

4,512
6,423
22,476
-

17
278
411
-

7,398
16,697
225,135
-

1,502
4,942
4,165
8

147,341
406,114
557,785
40

99
1,224
1,249
17

3,537
142,940
357,369
197

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

162 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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Table 37. Water Management Practices Used by Operators with Gravity Flow Systems: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Conservation technique used 1 - con.
Geographic area

Polyacrylamide (PAM)
Acres
irrigated

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Mulch or other
type of row covers

Laser leveling

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Special furrowing

Acres
irrigated

Farms

Acres
irrigated

Farms

1,817
3,044

385,231
382,987

1,942
(NA)

227,497
(NA)

13,181
(NA)

3,716,712
(NA)

6,205
8,011

1,278,474
2,003,570

1
14
45

(D)
15,550
22,624

7
16
37
1,157

14
8,504
14,070
60,452

1
632
890
5,851

(D)
363,265
440,609
1,517,713

119
440
1,816

54,789
185,386
291,008

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

275
-

33,848
-

54
47
-

19,208
14,207
-

152
30
-

18,392
38,850
-

292
160
-

62,953
39,191
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

704
-

132,840
-

1
113
-

(D)
17,551
-

1
454
3
14

(D)
50,714
1,510
857

8
168
2
4

(D)
41,720
(D)
380

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

-

-

140
14
6
24

11,433
28
3,946
96

147
1
520
-

17,268
(D)
182,898
-

221
7
79
2
-

27,846
21
11,379
(D)
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

6

2,172

31
9
22

31
2,250
7,992

3
11
190
235

255
9,041
179,599
158,479

59
56

31,481
18,653

164
1
4
-

35,687
(D)
1,260
-

10
36
2
-

5,100
21,780
(D)
-

940
194
369
4

196,603
53,665
82,100
140

289
279
32
2
-

73,824
31,520
10,036
(D)
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

10
-

2,500
-

8
14

1,760
280

1,421
22
-

90,958
15,716
-

183
17
-

15,238
5,349
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

2
135
-

(D)
26,994
-

1
63
-

(D)
8,414
-

9
92
-

3,090
12,193
-

7
219
-

2,102
20,382
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

29
16
-

508
2,682
-

29
37
35
12

909
18,015
5,917
18

17
1
372
527
-

4,350
(D)
161,483
103,667
-

64
964
135
6

11,085
235,957
21,708
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

298
113

69,800
36,813

15
2

3,946
(D)

3
75

2,700
9,855

291
284

24,503
61,513

-

-

43
24
54
28

49
(D)
14,221
308

3
4
31
1

255
(D)
38,920
(D)

10
160
7

42
39,191
21

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

6
398

2,172
91,626

64
98

25,376
34,799

22
1,701
9
1,226

6,341
869,900
6,041
290,065

2
465
942

(D)
222,083
181,377

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

134
4
10
48
14

15,650
(D)
2,500
1,522
15,550

189
16
6
20
16

27,480
10,640
1,700
7,230
8,504

274
330
1,465
20
636

117,958
135,989
115,352
810
365,725

695
355
564
159
141

195,302
110,944
17,950
39,875
57,163

20
1,137
45
1
-

3,942
229,634
22,624
(D)
-

35
191
1,157
1

6,715
29,911
60,452
(D)

891
714
5,853
1

184,307
66,511
1,518,373
(D)

140
737
1,820
8

26,755
94,255
293,108
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1

More than one technique can be used on an irrigated acre during the survey year.

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 163

Table 38. Irrigators Participating in Government Programs: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Received direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, loan deficiency payments or marketing loans,
or participated in a quota program or buy-out program
Geographic area

Land in
farms
(acres)

Farms

Total
cropland
acres

Acre-feet
of water
applied

Acres
irrigated

78,503
72,861

126,374,765
103,064,705

78,218,017
58,957,102

37,120,403
31,953,266

57,397,495
52,082,820

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

167
10
730
3,900
6,293

235,635
(D)
895,183
5,289,714
6,699,324

180,401
(D)
722,498
4,991,066
4,724,791

37,378
(D)
637,319
3,746,191
4,020,814

18,794
(D)
2,975,678
4,052,020
13,205,337

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

4,051
21
156
672
1,446

7,531,723
2,700
156,153
571,681
1,663,786

3,981,080
1,574
141,393
266,697
1,081,221

1,699,742
516
52,356
152,426
580,815

2,420,933
154
22,731
215,197
254,422

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

6
4,552
903
777
520

(D)
3,979,394
1,131,896
995,208
538,738

(D)
3,041,188
1,068,605
946,343
511,926

(D)
2,330,732
345,637
244,559
127,338

(D)
4,550,679
221,558
110,669
58,455

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,224
519
1,775
56
169

8,439,580
219,992
2,203,169
86,607
148,359

6,895,832
176,343
1,876,400
27,950
133,614

2,194,442
15,901
763,237
9,225
41,527

2,741,543
7,160
842,632
3,802
15,812

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

106
1,052
1,228
865
1,526

19,755
1,043,053
1,008,471
1,994,230
2,151,839

8,303
922,337
895,630
1,837,486
2,001,002

4,270
363,776
357,980
1,098,321
959,694

24,122
184,121
238,871
893,842
631,479

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

3,205
14,552
318
15
93

15,875,684
19,092,744
1,012,379
4,170
40,332

5,772,407
14,274,786
343,056
1,516
34,696

1,217,022
6,764,673
208,363
223
12,584

1,525,973
7,599,545
498,822
176
5,363

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

884
290
979
467
160

2,224,705
170,628
574,020
1,292,180
64,521

560,658
142,307
349,895
1,009,177
57,396

395,434
23,721
67,266
183,655
8,191

873,067
8,676
31,733
178,239
12,643

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,088
2,087
448
6
293

2,416,940
4,068,194
206,937
454
240,975

1,272,362
2,362,019
156,916
269
150,862

387,231
715,641
9,693
65
39,721

446,384
1,376,254
4,552
15
20,242

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,155
283
8,155
2,438
9

2,394,048
241,834
15,979,314
3,456,180
2,584

1,442,796
204,562
9,505,791
903,557
1,089

339,911
23,880
4,391,283
625,534
44

933,730
10,493
5,419,138
1,398,513
26

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

397
3,216
29
679
1,533

248,921
2,478,881
3,428
637,392
6,607,442

140,559
1,512,401
2,346
541,369
1,029,085

24,886
1,023,268
322
239,543
629,898

8,083
2,077,461
402
170,578
1,104,152

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

207
1,055
3,612
1,549
1,314

115,370
626,491
3,358,309
1,453,365
1,217,670

40,011
547,869
2,029,809
1,288,444
1,071,498

14,337
141,240
872,388
481,775
200,697

28,293
57,233
537,505
243,402
104,960

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

394
2,973
6,882
408
24,154

177,246
2,999,951
10,110,862
674,962
51,189,409

139,047
2,729,347
9,365,130
613,035
27,860,782

23,799
921,148
5,868,758
152,714
10,554,814

12,476
588,822
5,661,887
115,429
13,171,631

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

7,600
5,592
1,514
1,822
912

17,170,151
8,713,263
3,526,581
2,716,132
1,043,203

10,933,158
6,190,665
603,812
1,198,812
741,476

4,501,514
2,842,198
489,159
517,149
655,084

5,571,044
3,415,244
1,115,356
804,838
3,034,315

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2,833
9,204
6,462
10
6

4,186,140
10,244,995
6,816,977
(D)
(D)

1,343,141
6,699,822
4,809,699
(D)
(D)

790,313
3,990,360
4,098,801
(D)
(D)

1,731,586
7,807,954
13,392,295
(D)
(D)

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .
2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

164 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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Table 39. Energy and Water Conservation Improvements: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Implemented improvements in the last five years
Geographic area
Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Land in
farms
(acres)

Acres
irrigated 2

Acre-feet
applied 2

Effect of improvements 1
Improved crop yield or quality
Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Acre-feet
applied 2

Reduced energy cost
Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Acre-feet
applied 2

70,336
70,521

90,158,756
103,745,548

26,417,975
29,535,722

45,959,276
53,990,722

40,488
39,759

18,726,207
18,809,314

31,605,313
34,492,789

27,430
29,011

15,332,574
17,744,523

24,709,696
29,868,103

112
32
875
1,551
13,323

97,218
10,456
647,427
2,529,253
6,283,703

17,577
1,864
451,064
1,864,681
4,259,775

11,632
1,024
2,113,994
2,245,430
12,923,963

70
21
569
1,318
6,563

11,659
1,339
285,301
1,665,076
2,697,003

7,235
(D)
1,321,969
2,032,405
7,903,387

21
8
318
1,008
4,897

9,566
520
187,301
1,327,842
2,208,919

5,948
267
830,266
1,666,061
6,208,024

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

3,920
75
74
2,110
531

5,237,273
6,686
71,172
1,419,004
534,765

1,235,748
914
26,070
523,026
212,005

1,915,319
367
12,398
506,975
105,564

2,191
18
36
1,138
329

867,925
591
17,694
367,695
115,584

1,310,537
250
8,280
301,667
56,012

1,112
33
48
515
328

584,486
357
15,561
307,154
149,017

855,126
140
7,756
313,241
77,565

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

214
5,135
289
214
162

154,070
2,998,010
396,893
307,237
131,392

64,752
1,848,829
142,156
82,109
41,660

294,702
3,556,967
90,826
43,635
21,979

117
2,957
148
128
116

64,200
1,358,599
96,946
41,626
22,529

293,974
2,488,426
64,656
24,272
12,231

67
1,776
195
105
69

48,881
966,737
108,874
63,171
31,344

(D)
1,798,673
71,547
36,172
14,860

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,326
182
568
133
103

5,277,647
48,713
893,398
39,838
60,491

1,394,510
5,178
316,062
5,562
21,867

1,859,607
2,807
363,897
3,988
7,009

1,440
147
382
93
88

991,112
3,359
228,765
4,232
14,573

1,361,552
1,843
238,061
3,576
4,564

1,415
27
332
48
80

880,706
2,405
186,384
4,107
15,841

1,230,523
1,784
238,004
3,618
5,357

350
584
396
281
530

36,220
537,057
387,510
743,715
753,778

8,517
259,123
182,050
456,421
367,640

53,660
145,412
130,806
420,496
246,431

204
414
274
201
372

5,926
188,139
113,200
345,438
265,512

45,343
110,127
81,104
324,406
187,327

63
283
293
179
313

3,209
209,738
155,900
315,711
282,451

28,318
117,525
113,663
327,873
189,052

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

2,581
6,552
723
47
219

12,052,712
11,670,635
2,048,031
5,854
61,504

1,075,445
4,014,056
375,482
187
26,949

1,420,925
4,684,138
991,494
195
24,029

1,361
4,902
448
35
145

677,356
3,069,283
254,448
(D)
21,313

867,346
3,758,815
688,942
189
17,683

655
4,753
147
17
145

392,616
3,163,429
144,514
(D)
21,805

538,235
3,725,969
440,889
14
20,409

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,935
375
605
150
154

5,307,845
118,909
207,606
358,360
33,826

383,563
25,434
34,983
83,199
7,104

903,414
9,443
27,310
85,602
13,272

951
273
230
75
102

278,994
17,157
14,949
55,839
5,020

655,670
7,164
8,675
63,938
3,248

462
132
124
89
26

197,672
15,144
14,461
60,480
5,620

467,996
5,792
6,899
51,904
12,333

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

580
4,592
473
13
200

1,232,340
4,902,362
85,849
(D)
114,165

227,105
832,641
7,663
129
30,700

272,368
1,697,866
3,243
317
17,508

303
2,324
207
5
160

140,387
577,056
5,553
(D)
18,700

156,526
1,201,130
2,405
(D)
11,916

314
1,318
244
1
157

123,793
421,248
5,552
(D)
22,085

152,961
886,436
1,766
(D)
13,474

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

470
78
5,627
3,013
44

1,517,862
59,488
8,759,480
3,532,950
(D)

146,960
10,118
2,794,083
523,803
245

150,333
5,060
3,468,037
1,210,685
131

303
35
4,031
1,772
33

77,103
5,477
2,091,833
388,077
216

77,450
2,346
2,596,554
932,880
(D)

169
23
2,472
483
7

81,358
624
1,500,498
169,997
115

72,952
(D)
1,869,257
446,253
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

272
5,179
33
398
1,953

99,426
2,083,943
5,012
472,427
5,819,714

17,875
1,135,277
200
214,005
661,609

6,055
2,541,875
207
201,465
1,145,415

226
1,790
7
230
1,206

12,905
678,751
52
136,323
425,129

4,525
1,490,510
(D)
138,893
733,948

109
1,592
7
237
214

10,912
624,650
34
173,879
115,781

3,602
1,317,684
(D)
154,101
145,396

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

636
1,201
3,322
953
586

91,742
370,559
2,349,600
760,507
323,814

15,380
110,685
810,645
346,846
55,134

58,553
55,910
664,992
197,807
34,897

367
738
1,812
702
342

11,059
80,418
523,801
249,695
24,948

49,651
40,064
382,462
148,999
11,152

163
688
1,161
405
109

7,823
75,044
501,091
277,729
41,209

32,381
40,703
416,535
160,322
28,969

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

313
1,063
2,461
136
13,476

72,042
1,229,278
4,275,222
217,534
34,932,609

12,604
483,869
2,694,805
77,647
6,790,868

6,328
378,066
2,908,872
60,757
8,654,812

166
654
1,908
72
8,891

7,669
308,192
2,226,549
39,355
4,925,525

(D)
255,849
2,439,804
30,454
6,425,931

34
696
1,536
73
6,893

2,502
388,423
1,853,451
62,991
4,398,926

(D)
300,892
2,117,085
49,492
5,354,695

4,056
4,221
2,246
2,761
1,213

9,751,340
5,767,159
2,192,552
5,212,152
791,612

2,831,963
1,716,351
470,109
502,148
479,263

3,667,405
2,094,335
1,062,371
829,455
2,194,766

2,725
3,129
1,022
1,391
825

2,137,301
1,223,476
351,962
333,406
308,966

2,773,933
1,474,261
808,076
509,968
1,386,771

2,183
1,983
547
284
409

1,648,316
959,412
246,793
75,841
200,536

2,169,896
1,190,088
575,706
100,785
874,486

3,010
14,606
13,830
32
214

5,086,599
10,088,180
6,481,729
10,456
154,070

820,136
3,778,679
4,354,227
1,864
64,752

2,014,785
7,650,545
13,128,893
1,024
294,702

1,833
7,151
6,622
21
117

586,444
2,571,470
2,750,432
1,339
64,200

1,483,300
5,072,576
8,013,442
(D)
293,974

553
4,716
4,922
8
67

307,517
1,997,737
2,237,832
520
48,881

826,327
3,975,757
6,261,289
267
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Table 39. Energy and Water Conservation Improvements: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Effect of improvements 1 - con.
Reduced water applied

Reduced labor costs

Reduced fertilizer or pesticide losses

Geographic area
Acres
irrigated 2

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

41,161
43,797

18,564,914
20,401,324

32,423,950
37,676,600

27,602
34,294

13,820,768
14,896,047

24,673,324
27,966,583

10,009
(NA)

5,746,541
(NA)

10,377,254
(NA)

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

28
16
657
1,057
7,249

9,088
649
355,250
1,360,130
3,063,320

5,577
302
1,676,344
1,664,131
9,028,384

24
8
286
1,069
5,420

6,272
952
315,123
1,314,359
2,414,393

2,509
629
1,475,010
1,645,969
6,999,029

5
8
120
236
2,626

1,413
293
164,905
339,630
1,344,783

749
70
735,677
378,823
3,665,333

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,015
61
22
810
197

856,593
722
10,077
372,335
119,150

1,275,656
252
3,212
401,968
60,892

1,361
5
9
868
93

581,411
216
5,867
162,395
65,729

896,196
(D)
1,789
187,210
33,697

644
15
7
166
45

266,216
455
4,822
66,041
29,468

388,734
160
1,965
65,901
20,433

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

114
3,201
131
122
73

47,217
1,295,152
92,697
55,491
28,434

(D)
2,556,674
57,063
28,664
14,078

90
1,762
108
58
73

10,671
1,201,724
50,731
25,764
19,681

12,337
2,349,862
33,666
15,428
10,973

59
812
24
33
15

11,609
434,492
4,847
6,293
4,450

39,390
760,964
6,303
5,502
1,809

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

1,909
50
290
84
75

1,124,071
2,592
176,898
4,319
14,000

1,476,480
(D)
212,282
3,745
5,199

1,060
62
221
50
17

628,575
2,008
158,372
4,167
7,564

855,850
1,199
168,084
2,915
3,002

539
14
82
8
61

297,130
301
67,477
752
6,034

384,278
120
92,860
177
2,642

281
271
210
193
280

5,518
158,277
123,845
332,638
236,988

35,392
89,721
92,751
336,565
172,375

92
308
117
198
217

2,336
139,372
61,761
321,260
199,676

16,756
79,045
45,338
315,784
151,992

89
104
47
58
50

1,990
51,513
23,206
113,781
50,098

9,036
27,345
16,670
128,746
34,007

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,567
4,362
460
30
186

841,457
2,956,663
242,109
112
22,863

1,114,742
3,371,377
667,541
88
16,915

1,417
2,492
253
18
120

693,325
1,800,546
177,549
(D)
20,463

925,835
2,064,502
461,448
102
18,755

366
1,122
30
10
56

269,423
887,363
28,806
47
13,191

343,966
994,306
108,368
15
12,693

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,344
142
76
76
87

263,179
11,246
16,766
48,242
6,164

608,655
5,682
16,483
60,140
12,743

543
188
337
44
66

163,812
16,903
18,709
24,456
6,026

451,246
5,612
9,767
34,702
12,620

151
87
51
9
19

67,552
7,048
6,813
9,463
1,111

179,021
3,789
5,121
7,018
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

352
2,076
257
9
155

156,409
527,699
5,283
125
22,377

186,448
1,077,133
2,130
317
13,400

174
2,093
116
1
30

82,535
422,266
4,299
(D)
14,999

96,738
845,183
1,518
(D)
9,628

24
207
73
4
17

28,018
113,194
2,324
12
9,251

35,907
252,583
556
36
7,569

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

251
42
4,166
1,632
11

93,551
4,460
1,821,336
370,154
95

95,364
3,155
2,274,047
838,960
78

149
45
2,003
954
12

41,156
1,197
1,365,735
277,441
114

45,903
1,219
1,717,149
674,537
87

36
23
642
174
-

11,617
1,332
454,852
85,358
-

10,881
(D)
531,707
164,536
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

88
2,936
21
148
1,291

12,491
831,065
170
76,238
389,209

4,183
1,896,812
201
72,227
654,401

86
1,958
7
155
765

7,339
540,513
64
107,966
332,783

2,091
1,270,411
169
107,046
612,454

77
665
6
43
250

4,782
322,129
36
53,895
76,925

1,761
730,758
36
49,788
166,972

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

465
630
1,254
394
318

10,796
69,493
535,168
198,686
38,740

39,795
33,163
495,871
115,485
27,851

172
451
1,243
462
131

6,936
53,707
264,214
179,312
15,379

20,115
29,812
240,704
101,904
15,920

126
198
282
208
117

3,256
33,415
112,716
79,078
2,572

9,423
20,495
100,153
46,984
1,062

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

45
497
1,528
56
8,681

5,578
265,352
1,859,093
52,918
4,996,415

(D)
194,870
2,076,286
46,419
6,274,452

155
404
1,442
25
5,530

5,727
203,326
1,748,710
19,469
3,273,685

3,260
172,331
1,982,124
16,217
4,235,118

27
125
357
14
2,146

2,602
59,554
496,496
13,259
1,437,258

1,030
58,540
540,828
9,608
1,793,055

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,931
3,088
1,803
1,106
750

2,020,334
1,152,003
362,164
258,325
366,599

2,546,258
1,429,076
804,364
398,782
1,716,160

1,858
1,568
583
769
384

1,216,023
986,438
236,744
228,208
328,538

1,552,983
1,207,190
613,915
403,773
1,521,862

698
470
236
327
130

536,985
293,261
97,503
74,871
170,410

682,625
340,829
224,318
101,919
760,102

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,795
8,354
7,336
16
114

557,775
2,645,631
3,121,978
649
47,217

1,379,768
5,455,274
9,155,500
302
(D)

954
5,551
5,822
8
90

446,040
2,137,340
2,459,349
952
10,671

1,065,557
4,401,933
7,075,639
629
12,337

167
1,672
2,642
8
59

110,277
849,343
1,361,783
293
11,609

239,243
1,697,219
3,710,360
70
39,390

2003 DATA

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

166 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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Table 39. Energy and Water Conservation Improvements: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Effect of improvements 1 - con.
Reduced soil erosion

Reduced tailwater

Other

Geographic area
Acres
irrigated 2

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

21,629
(NA)

9,984,454
(NA)

17,490,360
(NA)

16,073
(NA)

8,717,549
(NA)

17,246,752
(NA)

5,924
7,426

831,589
1,483,527

1,469,819
2,516,372

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

5
14
247
607
4,272

1,213
784
198,663
928,357
1,639,171

1,149
530
934,589
1,096,829
4,866,076

4
210
589
3,670

64
223,040
783,767
2,225,488

23
1,045,912
1,049,765
6,955,541

15
1
70
38
1,964

236
(D)
15,197
36,664
122,384

225
(D)
47,312
29,840
382,396

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,404
22
8
154
113

518,173
278
7,712
27,768
76,671

801,948
74
5,627
27,692
44,298

860
2
2
104
21

329,427
(D)
(D)
23,143
8,298

559,507
(D)
(D)
29,511
3,626

536
2
6
330
33

63,672
(D)
4,157
16,226
11,015

82,247
(D)
(D)
25,489
6,613

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

57
1,861
47
13
31

6,990
876,956
30,637
4,626
1,576

31,265
1,567,732
16,163
2,580
686

11
1,392
1
3
2

42
373,422
(D)
600
(D)

66
806,237
(D)
265
(D)

27
592
7
12
13

101
89,442
4,264
3,530
1,226

65
177,743
2,638
1,527
771

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

788
37
197
45
45

461,605
590
149,757
3,864
6,074

602,526
300
195,264
2,842
2,683

804
8
90
1
26

515,819
829
84,582
(D)
340

682,520
920
107,213
(D)
70

37
14
45
33
-

46,192
21
16,250
165
-

70,756
5
17,731
17
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

51
178
85
128
112

522
80,538
62,939
223,721
108,951

2,410
46,272
47,555
229,378
79,342

48
32
9
139
129

1,391
6,636
4,616
248,663
130,541

9,326
2,876
2,592
264,144
105,929

14
7
13
7
12

975
2,722
4,445
7,640
8,672

5,160
1,298
2,339
8,180
5,175

871
2,125
256
8
78

468,465
1,402,240
102,491
30
13,700

642,602
1,490,965
292,820
10
12,607

998
2,012
109
17

427,922
1,204,324
81,376
2,574

557,870
1,359,505
227,453
4,574

23
111
66
6
2

22,548
98,095
6,490
(D)
(D)

34,722
94,945
11,445
(D)
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

715
42
77
35
53

109,155
8,379
9,130
25,720
4,600

261,317
4,677
4,282
36,252
3,304

262
5
6
6
2

92,289
1,250
720
3,075
(D)

251,046
1,250
848
4,249
(D)

240
68
9
16

15,430
1,989
1,310
67

48,591
833
1,376
198

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

73
879
162
8
24

53,959
286,264
3,264
16
9,995

68,318
611,160
1,010
36
7,663

64
773
75
1
4

51,946
195,397
252
(D)
4,330

75,562
407,095
106
(D)
3,887

69
428
35
12

6,372
32,024
189
2,600

7,004
76,662
52
2,060

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

193
41
1,736
1,420
-

43,792
826
960,493
195,521
-

51,045
446
1,187,117
408,722
-

67
1
1,429
544
-

13,051
(D)
959,632
145,348
-

14,037
(D)
1,171,147
336,161
-

16
2
111
252
-

4,881
(D)
73,697
23,321
-

2,947
(D)
67,967
50,989
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

21
1,296
6
46
943

7,371
501,043
36
50,602
309,226

2,998
1,137,008
36
37,762
622,396

720
1
3
817

327,491
(D)
3,775
238,608

804,107
(D)
2,870
396,773

10
456
6
4
154

100
35,234
6
640
50,750

50
67,387
3
256
131,652

134
302
376
239
137

4,710
42,298
126,007
107,618
10,534

5,372
26,507
86,213
65,879
5,106

52
88
135
38
39

1,910
5,103
36,491
9,686
(D)

9,701
5,822
37,871
5,476
(D)

55
53
441
22
29

1,170
4,846
31,046
3,835
1,221

5,183
3,201
34,913
1,858
516

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

8
168
905
38
4,704

850
105,435
1,243,026
36,654
2,514,420

469
69,551
1,390,633
29,314
3,278,860

14
783
1
4,191

8,059
1,064,603
(D)
2,108,162

5,293
1,297,695
(D)
2,685,514

19
38
93
7
285

(D)
9,221
50,616
(D)
176,032

(D)
5,107
45,072
(D)
252,763

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,277
1,447
657
998
566

957,702
664,315
138,296
216,572
218,852

1,190,730
801,746
316,365
403,398
993,704

1,319
969
270
697
368

1,002,650
608,710
124,557
154,096
234,539

1,242,131
746,953
355,233
275,040
1,089,873

215
44
224
572
70

112,648
41,120
21,553
37,252
15,197

133,654
32,135
57,004
60,093
47,312

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,131
4,134
4,337
14
57

266,274
1,640,747
1,682,370
784
6,990

603,177
3,231,671
4,959,871
530
31,265

403
2,631
4,060
4
11

198,514
897,937
2,259,141
64
42

483,500
2,001,083
7,003,754
23
66

316
1,424
1,989
1
27

32,227
157,814
132,058
(D)
101

67,493
297,871
423,819
(D)
65

2003 DATA

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1
2

Respondents could choose more than one improvement project.
Acres irrigated and acre-feet applied are totals for all irrigation on these farms and not the amounts conserved as a result of the conservation improvement.

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Table 40. Barriers to Making Improvements to Reduce Energy Use or Conserve Water: 2003

and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Investigating improvements
not a priority

Total 1
Geographic area

Land in farms
(acres)

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated

Acre-feet
applied

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

149,827
153,411

106,356,634
90,783,642

26,165,456
24,714,243

40,934,755
43,344,569

9,409
55,873

2,558,302
8,150,674

4,237,773
13,285,056

466
41
1,902
3,283
33,518

217,865
3,261
707,548
3,174,440
9,430,329

35,145
388
385,523
2,080,186
4,212,161

23,998
893
1,637,840
2,020,878
11,923,266

15
9
154
162
829

(D)
352
35,389
144,812
465,823

1,784
149
163,304
139,563
1,400,207

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

7,647
159
139
6,225
2,316

6,309,436
6,894
121,321
2,557,521
1,543,855

1,326,581
1,299
43,018
974,627
498,888

2,069,622
556
15,415
1,344,348
207,966

651
27
35
576
105

121,508
185
3,190
111,518
20,337

209,253
85
1,014
68,590
7,525

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,000
9,168
906
979
547

154,541
3,338,053
851,560
796,660
445,596

13,786
1,278,028
232,763
194,185
92,504

15,633
2,506,979
145,970
88,049
40,688

37
1,023
46
60
35

(D)
142,135
33,332
11,896
5,483

(D)
234,515
23,927
(D)
2,587

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

2,552
761
1,712
374
406

4,292,986
249,585
1,480,846
152,874
127,191

1,149,440
15,507
522,655
12,601
31,867

1,285,895
6,658
561,650
7,106
14,212

205
42
78
38
9

108,630
1,315
34,511
1,242
2,544

123,711
544
35,989
332
998

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

492
1,782
1,243
1,286
1,436

37,958
683,044
766,231
1,436,974
1,536,143

7,634
173,542
252,450
713,372
653,088

36,228
72,833
162,854
536,574
438,431

48
133
85
40
180

285
25,395
27,584
61,048
73,231

1,053
12,286
15,687
82,146
46,786

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

6,044
9,726
999
114
588

10,993,382
10,904,141
2,040,575
8,698
65,145

1,056,510
3,502,115
263,828
631
19,730

1,402,994
3,766,330
599,406
347
11,201

113
919
55
8
42

54,113
369,006
31,695
8
5,822

54,249
440,193
82,121
4
3,644

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

4,806
909
1,676
391
516

3,248,939
156,566
490,599
1,118,678
63,962

386,224
23,111
66,072
124,573
7,372

915,057
8,573
27,696
118,395
2,611

67
31
164
34
25

17,580
4,338
5,362
15,700
145

50,824
1,000
2,373
28,640
313

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,239
9,613
1,116
45
751

1,849,347
5,010,913
190,765
2,478
186,745

281,737
899,019
11,970
519
21,346

336,006
1,588,438
5,321
275
12,824

41
1,361
220
8
16

17,304
127,332
1,466
16
5,523

15,065
223,331
1,488
36
2,541

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

974
681
9,814
7,057
160

1,750,965
239,253
11,705,796
2,752,671
12,829

243,446
24,311
2,153,662
558,410
580

831,072
12,089
2,486,788
1,087,805
380

102
7
296
491
8

30,605
3,179
197,918
22,714
32

27,886
(D)
193,479
40,409
7

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

633
7,683
67
1,016
2,869

258,556
2,940,174
5,151
572,130
9,365,464

15,760
671,505
601
177,758
753,428

6,831
1,362,696
668
155,099
1,031,307

16
425
14
49
275

1,720
102,950
118
33,313
67,072

1,025
293,190
50
29,463
114,742

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,281
2,941
12,245
2,741
2,342

217,504
625,674
5,122,860
1,037,118
1,069,587

23,030
122,917
1,600,169
265,035
165,156

44,687
55,636
1,619,621
114,492
81,230

135
322
879
177
114

1,748
16,785
145,040
39,620
10,089

1,511
8,812
83,812
18,068
4,958

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

578
3,296
5,356
355
21,337

145,125
2,425,889
6,517,009
533,300
36,156,014

18,461
661,972
3,504,201
105,943
6,131,531

12,949
438,750
3,098,523
85,756
7,998,254

9
172
314
29
1,676

(D)
79,324
275,456
13,012
609,428

591
62,427
263,423
(D)
775,720

6,749
8,218
4,598
6,307
2,180

10,897,193
4,783,709
5,868,255
4,053,054
1,269,840

2,453,125
1,567,942
329,383
864,055
418,182

2,910,526
1,793,027
757,072
1,216,526
1,737,429

436
192
70
568
165

217,424
130,446
21,045
56,302
38,829

267,297
126,232
46,733
79,419
173,208

6,811
27,397
34,054
41
1,000

4,225,111
11,650,601
9,600,989
3,261
154,541

696,639
2,900,947
4,322,594
388
13,786

1,395,121
5,405,541
12,153,089
893
15,633

464
2,427
1,214
9
37

52,056
357,027
481,973
352
(D)

114,683
737,178
1,412,789
149
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

168 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

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2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 40. Barriers to Making Improvements to Reduce Energy Use or Conserve Water: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Risk of reduced yield or poor
crop quality

Geographic area

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Physical field/crop condition
limit system improvements

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Improvements will not reduce costs
enough to cover installation costs

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

10,311
28,552

4,724,156
6,686,590

8,902,293
12,992,919

9,134
24,074

4,386,546
9,159,513

8,065,032
17,371,693

21,856
49,690

10,457,690
15,524,749

18,372,578
28,746,579

14
1
123
215
1,979

196
(D)
78,656
397,714
810,823

211
(D)
377,864
469,744
2,751,881

11
2
190
224
2,503

2,597
(D)
79,359
330,473
816,993

631
(D)
352,198
378,493
2,655,440

26
11
161
464
4,684

5,474
(D)
135,379
517,829
1,807,099

4,105
224
620,817
605,186
5,382,489

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

652
9
13
82
101

305,198
9
7,748
53,031
42,287

519,504
1
5,353
67,608
19,212

547
5
39
68

331,501
4,139
61,672
19,730

511,481
4,148
71,391
11,112

1,823
2
8
544
170

506,247
(D)
4,483
204,520
67,099

827,845
(D)
1,388
191,276
36,581

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

43
519
63
21
24

(D)
351,859
28,816
15,014
1,545

(D)
662,423
17,431
8,345
1,742

6
355
47
25
18

(D)
377,343
25,065
16,559
8,593

(D)
702,586
17,061
11,447
3,173

40
1,600
66
36
48

46,577
814,695
44,938
22,723
13,143

(D)
1,641,251
23,853
13,807
7,359

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

365
36
63
44
34

292,871
1,184
56,012
1,102
5,492

416,957
668
64,865
999
849

367
14
79
6
6

166,272
329
52,163
394
(D)

215,371
125
61,019
(D)
53

856
35
202
9
65

562,270
140
98,417
1,926
10,893

780,103
85
119,077
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

45
175
31
31
53

1,967
58,687
18,491
68,924
64,431

13,204
32,543
11,073
58,297
43,752

8
120
31
50
48

1,030
52,448
18,305
91,351
48,609

(D)
28,407
15,274
82,891
38,486

85
186
139
84
195

1,175
145,896
70,290
147,603
162,545

7,878
84,446
45,410
116,415
116,541

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

310
737
91
16

156,692
562,011
55,458
3,874

202,066
765,677
121,941
4,329

680
782
91
5
23

271,170
643,212
55,346
11
3,239

337,810
767,320
129,753
1
1,578

835
2,347
184
57

475,054
1,649,230
131,700
9,073

619,329
1,902,721
380,569
4,435

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

460
16
10
24
20

53,382
2,545
1,400
12,418
320

143,736
1,858
1,768
25,814
310

177
24
45
14
15

43,050
8,875
3,298
5,947
79

109,845
3,406
1,248
5,918
41

501
145
56
44
37

97,600
7,174
6,653
20,945
2,230

217,082
3,427
4,168
34,421
481

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

93
358
86
4
4

50,285
95,108
971
12
3,666

58,110
185,488
322
36
1,451

33
299
72
13

12,747
123,596
704
4,474

19,933
274,981
285
1,311

166
749
222
4
16

53,053
318,272
2,217
12
4,242

56,966
664,628
853
36
1,952

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

78
6
1,315
358
-

27,219
(D)
638,188
55,930
-

(D)
(D)
830,364
132,689
-

105
8
282
569
-

17,718
439
184,216
72,517
-

20,815
(D)
234,125
144,911
-

138
24
1,741
554
5

43,256
522
1,291,158
159,139
(D)

37,659
128
1,526,794
379,969
1

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

15
1,258
93
223

(D)
189,618
32,152
72,417

1,756
498,139
37,046
116,091

15
592
6
81
434

3,058
185,613
24
38,273
198,607

1,300
464,696
19
32,070
344,292

91
1,456
12
133
800

1,946
429,600
(D)
85,315
277,469

915
1,045,253
25
78,509
549,982

102
131
207
216
93

3,090
23,225
100,782
80,090
11,101

14,240
12,567
90,384
(D)
5,487

19
99
176
164
58

1,435
13,137
91,771
70,332
11,846

4,589
8,054
85,693
38,451
(D)

100
539
799
256
129

3,181
31,741
286,808
188,261
21,257

10,224
12,179
237,603
111,923
(D)

7
192
324
21
1,701

98
65,142
525,507
(D)
1,054,638

15
56,750
563,237
6,187
1,466,347

5
161
346
16
2,207

127
73,539
466,862
(D)
1,309,953

46
58,200
483,242
8,157
1,732,161

30
310
799
55
4,749

(D)
160,280
834,294
24,889
2,777,300

588
125,659
843,220
15,790
3,588,708

586
826
855
399
128

720,571
276,212
111,269
75,351
80,406

965,425
360,674
239,402
148,973
383,114

402
237
179
500
195

261,809
142,838
68,711
147,244
83,492

351,669
180,966
143,018
229,188
365,069

1,568
1,277
538
1,179
245

1,245,723
713,345
127,769
185,433
142,558

1,572,244
847,512
290,720
373,330
644,680

362
2,095
2,022
1
43

101,625
628,076
818,993
(D)
(D)

246,944
1,323,700
2,773,631
(D)
(D)

600
1,254
2,508
2
6

116,803
693,307
821,267
(D)
(D)

253,368
1,447,643
2,666,674
(D)
(D)

641
3,891
4,700
11
40

271,705
1,571,165
1,823,426
(D)
46,577

709,130
3,332,731
5,416,228
224
(D)

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 169

Table 40. Barriers to Making Improvements to Reduce Energy Use or Conserve Water: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Cannot finance improvements
Geographic area

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Uncertainty about future
availability of water

Landlord will not share in cost

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

20,631
48,522

8,337,601
14,580,598

14,855,178
26,710,383

8,234
16,047

6,386,635
8,691,912

11,029,536
13,683,854

14,034
20,168

5,417,875
6,218,474

9,605,186
11,612,753

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

17
13
156
634
3,770

1,486
665
156,846
681,728
1,261,657

1,044
333
776,176
842,870
3,713,560

6
1
117
470
1,907

2,013
(D)
152,619
651,894
1,022,051

1,049
(D)
703,810
861,989
3,113,270

3
125
155
1,405

6
106,569
176,072
710,803

19
513,056
220,725
2,310,115

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,310
14
1
257
133

391,183
254
(D)
79,448
45,995

565,076
142
(D)
99,441
31,289

339
4
18
92

267,025
1,208
19,895
35,773

419,295
147
25,634
29,490

1,996
1
4
58
103

505,713
(D)
2,540
19,906
32,659

738,061
(D)
3,633
30,154
(D)

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

63
1,973
50
24
20

14,656
770,392
9,493
12,928
2,411

41,252
1,471,338
6,624
6,515
1,781

6
393
25
21
7

(D)
432,283
22,757
16,636
4,396

(D)
848,275
16,693
9,244
1,575

23
1,251
3
1

(D)
485,641
960
(D)

(D)
826,519
96
(D)

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

718
18
155
9
32

418,457
637
83,613
1,549
2,646

541,264
100
93,256
430
818

406
1
111
2

349,791
(D)
84,331
(D)

542,089
(D)
95,086
(D)

1,007
26
10
1

487,073
15,946
1,734
(D)

695,815
18,886
(D)
(D)

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

148
182
103
77
141

3,153
65,093
30,903
98,826
75,230

25,585
37,978
20,389
76,913
56,347

5
64
21
87
100

120
58,927
24,234
178,627
106,576

50
35,016
16,900
158,530
65,554

31
55
12
6
13

186
26,350
6,960
6,554
(D)

(D)
14,644
2,716
3,058
4,512

1,017
1,911
199
14
58

496,680
1,172,301
119,919
39
10,053

650,282
1,443,256
366,059
11
10,143

265
1,501
22
10

209,077
1,184,618
30,271
3,493

299,084
1,325,220
83,945
1,402

647
1,132
173
2
15

251,795
649,653
79,525
(D)
2,059

300,277
822,095
183,991
(D)
2,462

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

455
94
169
31
24

160,921
8,033
6,391
12,583
1,890

351,281
3,766
3,792
13,641
10,035

72
8
16
-

46,588
3,380
16,900
-

150,410
1,420
17,465
-

727
7
1
13
1

117,555
2,150
(D)
2,761
(D)

257,210
725
(D)
3,115
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

143
1,358
89
19

61,360
338,260
1,441
8,254

76,017
712,626
566
6,783

43
108
34
3

33,668
97,931
(D)
(D)

48,935
194,493
123
(D)

114
845
42
-

41,579
187,380
366
-

48,112
411,193
140
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

175
40
1,733
793
10

44,273
356
855,941
180,165
10

46,013
409
1,036,734
389,034
3

52
2
1,270
161
-

21,695
(D)
900,364
51,366
-

17,953
(D)
1,093,121
120,291
-

58
1,636
794
2

14,318
922,965
127,439
(D)

13,567
1,034,167
264,032
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

19
1,532
6
99
625

2,351
369,306
(D)
40,095
237,444

830
843,744
(D)
36,068
443,505

5
246
15
198

1,290
207,552
34,031
103,988

447
480,182
27,607
218,523

3
797
34
702

300
173,989
970
212,225

150
376,547
518
279,981

185
225
498
309
68

4,995
20,487
141,054
84,480
5,313

26,169
13,370
142,023
50,947
11,525

5
19
127
77
40

120
8,103
63,061
71,591
7,836

50
2,421
59,419
43,952
3,661

44
38
165
57
33

2,022
7,552
53,720
26,700
33

2,789
7,175
(D)
14,863
17

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

132
214
814
32
4,406

1,898
68,110
811,074
13,221
2,162,452

1,094
52,307
878,503
9,439
2,898,929

5
66
663
9
2,232

(D)
76,658
926,473
6,933
1,740,074

(D)
57,598
1,058,279
4,647
2,230,519

46
184
5
3,576

(D)
193,187
2,796
1,385,903

2,557
231,712
2,550
1,832,321

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,280
1,373
465
780
164

840,130
608,259
170,595
192,713
161,308

1,071,976
730,460
413,838
268,849
796,952

782
998
70
155
199

876,926
478,261
46,798
70,255
159,679

1,188,935
601,733
147,884
74,401
735,034

1,490
972
1,171
952
287

822,776
678,572
182,197
135,028
117,259

1,046,651
761,901
388,133
161,291
534,210

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

876
4,925
3,809
13
63

274,716
1,459,682
1,301,793
665
14,656

699,546
2,921,479
3,826,188
333
41,252

99
766
1,915
1
6

73,067
748,562
1,027,165
(D)
(D)

166,670
1,527,089
3,124,179
(D)
(D)

654
2,846
1,488
3
23

182,489
832,857
750,271
6
(D)

410,307
1,541,449
2,415,141
19
(D)

2003 DATA

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Table 40. Barriers to Making Improvements to Reduce Energy Use or Conserve Water: 2003
and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Will not be farming this operation long
enough to justify improvements

Geographic area

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Other
Acre-feet
applied 2

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acre-feet
applied 2

6,573
24,670

1,798,734
4,334,691

3,672,184
7,856,227

17,742
12,640

5,841,855
3,495,650

10,842,319
6,668,005

3
1
63
28
1,616

450
(D)
100,441
39,506
345,991

38
(D)
486,647
33,607
1,228,174

46
7
234
325
4,412

9,441
653
105,745
468,939
1,169,575

4,953
302
485,000
546,570
3,677,304

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

151
8
2
454
69

79,087
8
(D)
20,488
8,237

97,186
16
(D)
28,344
3,260

353
37
23
554
130

180,644
499
12,550
114,010
76,285

338,524
205
5,448
126,916
38,980

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

29
336
32
10
14

3,505
190,305
9,015
6,978
2,173

(D)
388,299
1,686
4,142
927

66
854
88
72
50

249
340,058
31,768
21,437
13,124

643
665,916
24,948
10,243
7,092

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

103
85
4
4

72,181
15,521
82
140

87,957
13,599
34
208

591
81
137
44
15

307,398
2,214
76,583
833
4,474

388,155
1,499
79,105
278
2,004

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

68
84
34
34
78

184
21,042
10,633
46,898
18,044

635
11,083
6,013
44,346
12,355

77
132
98
67
76

2,298
47,964
58,586
107,372
57,343

10,228
25,651
49,173
105,010
35,626

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

114
601
23
5
12

36,069
245,173
23,553
26
944

43,093
304,326
65,807
7
596

674
1,689
309
20
84

202,677
750,247
90,675
114
6,318

270,214
895,093
217,234
172
6,994

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

72
5
8
8
33

17,026
60
1,858
2,833
524

40,938
5
2,134
1,786
127

513
107
210
35
14

103,567
4,700
13,187
27,400
2,074

276,828
1,977
14,052
19,560
(D)

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

16
507
70
10

9,491
65,086
262
2,000

12,344
135,969
325
2,000

228
918
241
5
135

73,882
156,221
3,599
113
7,225

104,543
336,816
1,200
(D)
3,062

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

20
2
730
194
-

8,568
(D)
233,780
30,631
-

7,127
(D)
275,664
63,328
-

110
3
1,301
692
26

35,393
60
515,071
139,718
203

39,152
42
723,286
350,226
(D)

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

608
60
165

85,497
12,430
30,930

180,058
11,447
74,164

142
1,453
13
72
179

8,395
351,864
58
57,158
81,894

2,245
738,733
(D)
52,729
155,585

85
60
544
108
66

300
2,181
33,033
26,539
557

692
1,199
35,775
14,169
144

195
396
955
220
293

3,916
37,680
214,730
61,208
12,371

11,190
18,469
184,510
34,159
6,343

2
119
152
5
1,052

(D)
32,567
104,652
2,670
381,320

(D)
19,910
87,309
1,383
503,141

134
298
512
32
2,917

5,817
141,965
620,352
31,905
1,212,210

3,521
115,483
669,014
26,832
1,547,570

173
675
74
140
63

161,463
172,318
10,046
26,683
100,441

181,370
225,325
21,960
39,091
486,647

1,071
998
391
399
248

635,192
300,750
92,557
112,714
109,455

850,234
430,981
245,016
255,345
492,735

129
1,467
1,629
1
29

47,104
342,693
350,386
(D)
3,505

111,988
701,129
1,238,651
(D)
(D)

947
3,218
4,445
7
66

226,109
829,249
1,192,773
653
249

529,285
1,679,535
3,741,153
302
643

2003 DATA
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

Water Resources Areas
WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio
WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri
WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado
WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii
1
2

Respondents could choose more than one barrier to improvement.
Acres irrigated and acre-feet applied are totals for all irrigation on these farms.

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Table 41. Source of Irrigation Information Relied on to Reduce Irrigation Costs or to Conserve Water:

2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Extension agents or
university specialists

Total 1
Geographic area
Farms
U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Private irrigation
specialists or consultants
Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Irrigation equipment
dealers
Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Irrigation district
or water supplier
Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

220,163
167,760

52,583,431
43,382,118

72,498
69,372

21,593,616
21,732,619

32,462
17,357

16,003,669
10,811,453

52,233
57,669

18,611,979
20,750,691

31,431
30,160

7,266,219
6,283,778

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

578
73
2,777
4,834
46,841

52,722
2,252
836,587
3,944,867
8,471,936

213
14
881
2,587
13,578

28,126
410
400,671
2,387,395
3,170,696

72
160
782
8,345

9,218
175,736
874,534
2,786,934

112
10
441
971
9,043

25,510
500
165,485
886,769
2,463,138

544
234
9,191

140,276
185,900
1,968,422

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

11,567
234
213
8,335
2,847

2,562,329
2,213
69,088
1,497,653
710,893

2,770
48
100
2,866
1,504

921,116
878
34,225
770,718
378,675

1,573
32
52
667
169

829,254
451
16,409
365,707
96,247

2,361
44
134
1,849
983

728,842
965
34,706
318,283
297,680

2,336
2
146
14

350,747
(D)
81,971
6,848

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

1,214
14,303
1,195
1,193
709

78,538
3,126,857
374,919
276,294
134,164

221
3,527
348
241
241

55,071
1,220,838
111,925
84,805
53,223

92
1,073
148
146
83

22,254
1,019,218
79,174
49,183
28,417

181
3,767
563
534
265

66,329
1,589,895
249,589
164,879
70,972

27
3,059
8
28
13

189
610,854
3,787
3,225
1,274

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

4,878
943
2,280
507
509

2,543,950
20,685
838,717
18,163
53,734

1,834
264
1,112
242
127

861,744
8,262
451,840
6,432
20,191

2,460
34
248
46
73

1,549,317
1,280
125,751
6,699
19,796

1,516
190
660
132
207

949,483
9,455
263,672
10,097
37,667

476
124
6
-

245,569
56,001
374
-

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

842
2,366
1,639
1,567
1,966

16,151
432,665
434,500
1,169,793
1,020,728

367
1,039
635
892
847

9,456
188,051
203,740
671,885
505,352

106
283
206
160
206

3,906
151,940
116,362
212,962
161,750

249
944
615
623
722

8,791
306,098
234,602
397,590
401,887

32
57
18
33
36

(D)
22,164
13,495
63,089
27,602

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

8,625
16,278
1,722
161
807

2,131,955
7,516,171
639,310
818
46,679

2,396
6,116
509
95
358

773,687
2,723,789
198,541
444
34,888

564
5,372
66
6
65

333,660
3,245,467
62,876
(D)
9,176

1,403
4,669
266
58
294

800,992
2,919,628
196,803
(D)
34,013

1,036
1,057
289
2

351,855
623,967
103,686
(D)

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

6,741
1,284
2,281
541
670

769,787
48,545
101,055
207,772
14,476

2,078
364
1,250
245
209

211,088
23,604
58,025
91,614
3,783

480
37
349
113
49

147,767
3,765
30,996
64,108
2,222

403
270
669
216
220

176,996
24,471
49,124
96,816
8,703

1,897
3
7
40
-

65,481
945
910
18,481
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

1,819
14,205
1,589
58
951

508,842
1,731,660
19,633
648
52,046

536
5,480
701
22
361

122,026
706,524
10,130
178
25,003

296
1,850
175
2
42

159,211
355,759
4,007
(D)
12,758

587
3,936
590
5
343

165,949
650,951
12,188
(D)
29,749

36
2,129
3
3

28,744
233,948
180
1,940

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

1,444
759
15,441
10,070
204

390,406
34,429
4,947,745
1,082,213
825

596
236
4,905
3,302
75

171,303
14,148
2,096,749
503,088
358

197
42
1,990
1,052
7

79,522
12,384
1,670,233
190,177
37

403
243
3,264
1,744
61

151,205
16,352
1,843,554
346,973
397

121
3
2,480
2,234
-

24,224
(D)
1,250,768
202,950
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

905
12,862
100
1,414
4,822

33,635
1,806,782
801
391,763
1,415,037

540
3,715
31
378
1,502

15,655
590,356
215
152,739
519,956

104
1,945
10
170
263

12,718
687,819
100
76,033
140,245

219
3,793
22
732
707

16,404
848,748
178
276,807
261,692

116
2,427
8
1,156

696
209,152
7,876
357,236

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

1,917
4,142
15,567
3,694
2,928

38,410
233,602
2,410,814
611,881
220,290

808
1,667
6,453
1,487
826

17,556
122,337
1,248,518
261,257
71,393

199
469
1,284
421
119

11,223
62,114
508,646
183,223
22,903

514
1,376
4,174
1,355
942

20,448
141,157
714,617
425,579
130,006

40
121
170
69
20

652
(D)
91,669
24,909
1,725

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

891
4,359
7,817
491
34,813

31,065
1,145,841
6,199,006
183,590
12,922,399

352
1,378
4,213
247
12,049

19,745
429,130
3,633,703
84,549
4,859,045

28
574
1,163
95
7,936

10,724
261,047
1,223,395
61,206
4,723,436

290
1,996
2,007
208
8,681

16,938
721,193
1,716,704
75,815
4,901,371

2
44
312
10
4,411

(D)
26,472
305,795
2,910
1,527,774

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

10,805
12,439
6,844
9,068
3,393

5,285,088
3,284,293
799,492
1,366,203
897,445

3,422
4,175
1,886
2,223
1,228

1,933,068
1,350,468
295,053
433,064
425,009

3,555
1,243
629
365
236

2,539,687
807,065
217,206
94,412
181,356

2,659
2,715
544
1,719
681

1,769,045
1,155,028
236,454
244,941
185,048

708
2,032
2,013
1,740
603

701,838
769,236
93,310
266,607
143,376

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

9,821
42,003
47,884
73
1,214

1,516,775
6,679,626
8,676,821
2,252
78,538

3,318
12,644
13,887
14
221

630,838
2,475,722
3,247,680
410
55,071

865
4,813
8,376
92

251,572
2,011,434
2,810,766
22,254

1,619
10,776
9,786
10
181

527,993
3,011,220
2,551,593
500
66,329

2,153
7,302
9,654
27

278,443
1,016,773
2,013,150
189

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

172 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Table 41. Source of Irrigation Information Relied on to Reduce Irrigation Costs or to Conserve Water:
2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

Geographic area

NRCS, local conservation
district, other Federal
or State agencies
Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Acres
irrigated 2

Media reports
Farms

Neighboring farmers

Acres
irrigated 2

Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Electronic information
services (DTN and
other internet links)
Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

Other
Farms

Acres
irrigated 2

30,544
30,066

10,407,323
12,323,638

25,573
27,435

7,832,885
9,299,941

117,145
82,625

26,341,525
21,543,738

13,036
(NA)

5,676,029
(NA)

15,136
15,020

3,038,442
2,305,898

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

36
405
1,036
4,566

6,383
279,251
960,426
1,051,217

46
1
365
546
6,238

5,068
(D)
114,992
376,871
1,316,799

300
54
1,496
2,728
25,801

26,994
820
426,109
1,968,590
4,393,975

21
4
366
297
2,257

2,167
36
65,545
266,160
897,220

24
16
293
424
2,683

2,237
1,023
71,229
240,437
450,478

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

2,302
16
10
584
241

695,989
518
2,541
392,589
76,165

1,021
30
42
580
284

309,896
213
12,747
47,125
32,418

6,729
98
114
4,546
1,253

1,299,867
1,297
35,651
707,719
322,024

515
11
11
582
114

309,916
112
2,999
182,491
27,372

1,161
47
8
447
103

164,534
104
1,488
46,506
28,502

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

95
1,737
51
17
22

(D)
561,092
21,019
6,208
(D)

91
1,260
146
120
122

(D)
456,334
45,954
28,294
29,920

715
8,866
580
693
353

7,243
1,683,211
159,735
146,825
56,591

38
451
108
51
53

44,602
362,838
35,662
22,255
18,277

161
760
87
63
44

(D)
192,603
18,044
15,157
3,652

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

603
51
405
49
17

394,916
1,137
193,438
2,113
4,122

926
45
135
9
75

388,519
(D)
80,640
1,399
6,180

2,173
605
1,146
225
288

1,195,565
10,582
397,231
7,007
25,482

633
31
69
6
35

309,546
779
44,048
501
5,371

216
66
87
72
18

61,950
1,007
32,440
439
3,476

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

222
191
111
211
178

6,255
55,612
36,982
280,308
177,867

139
277
186
133
214

1,936
62,252
66,204
177,810
144,823

400
927
806
768
1,030

4,262
164,441
231,429
601,613
549,480

79
206
135
43
192

790
79,632
57,320
78,212
71,231

87
169
97
367
106

1,214
28,077
10,902
37,080
51,424

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,983
2,258
463
12
105

662,018
1,274,009
225,464
70
14,348

515
2,709
149
14
95

308,940
1,516,137
53,194
105
6,353

5,589
7,195
1,089
60
285

1,116,999
3,311,276
335,414
412
13,924

182
1,549
104
14
75

166,955
903,704
48,884
21
3,280

455
1,727
187
25
64

138,467
558,449
61,911
45
1,656

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

1,158
26
380
80
18

208,817
4,593
17,207
28,193
159

622
51
256
58
63

74,461
4,759
9,941
22,727
1,198

3,859
810
1,195
261
399

490,722
23,658
34,495
89,333
4,622

172
101
295
40
52

64,550
6,801
8,754
25,421
295

450
236
11
36
31

19,306
5,961
2,580
16,136
259

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

337
1,007
53
3
177

77,684
272,061
1,385
91
11,771

153
1,751
156
9
18

77,634
227,057
2,869
161
4,596

779
6,318
948
26
473

258,170
938,329
6,438
431
26,647

99
689
187
9
118

42,258
119,670
3,744
153
5,401

297
644
95
8
12

39,400
142,842
(D)
36
725

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

225
46
3,725
2,213
6

69,110
2,452
1,015,038
355,623
6

275
58
2,307
1,170
12

73,501
4,335
1,038,238
154,404
39

793
480
6,826
5,730
109

194,447
12,591
2,613,756
544,846
459

128
36
1,183
489
5

48,027
7,107
684,463
109,358
10

124
62
1,610
572
17

25,884
1,917
290,239
58,172
144

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

176
1,527
12
30
1,368

1,340
365,877
12
13,030
529,936

156
1,255
8
171
511

4,731
276,753
56
39,400
212,312

352
7,193
65
615
3,002

9,880
909,623
445
148,505
832,360

196
647
5
122
231

2,379
305,197
5
60,580
173,930

61
526
7
89
184

1,091
69,401
(D)
22,237
71,822

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

308
315
1,386
217
71

9,053
26,492
500,787
57,476
9,539

201
536
1,095
373
227

3,814
33,933
100,605
79,082
22,435

875
2,108
7,984
1,641
1,804

13,643
97,325
1,115,468
239,901
99,155

119
576
1,020
277
114

1,577
21,910
224,651
98,299
24,775

245
426
925
286
166

1,862
(D)
79,945
39,061
16,408

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

145
200
1,517
52
5,980

(D)
60,379
1,436,501
27,274
2,816,557

145
540
762
33
5,320

(D)
140,574
667,887
26,217
2,456,166

602
2,176
3,956
183
17,867

15,075
542,069
3,058,359
83,111
5,939,643

125
394
329
29
2,602

3,696
131,496
375,041
23,073
1,536,560

46
231
550
71
2,954

2,058
49,669
302,295
16,274
850,611

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

2,064
2,703
1,311
2,274
678

965,889
735,183
204,310
447,522
305,915

1,485
1,797
631
241
374

971,907
530,569
92,421
104,718
118,650

5,387
6,090
3,170
5,758
1,799

2,840,067
1,745,143
412,897
830,721
456,723

1,286
857
189
125
441

853,219
301,973
68,805
69,750
68,932

651
1,129
846
905
298

218,007
226,777
32,092
101,702
74,129

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

1,863
4,747
4,618
95

464,976
1,196,500
1,089,774
(D)

1,213
4,171
6,337
1
91

201,861
925,465
1,342,343
(D)
(D)

5,794
23,066
26,116
54
715

759,779
3,601,784
4,482,599
820
7,243

538
1,714
2,259
4
38

173,410
755,604
898,620
36
44,602

583
1,889
2,758
16
161

101,785
387,538
482,764
1,023
(D)

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

1
2

Respondents could choose more than one source of information.
Acres irrigated are totals for all irrigation on these farms.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY 173

Table 42. Discontinuance of All Irrigation by Reason: 2003 and 1998
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Reason for discontinuance 1

Discontinued irrigation since previous census year

Geographic area

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Farms

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms reporting
discontinuance to be
permanent
Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

Sufficient soil
moisture

Farms

Shortage of surface
water

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Shortage of ground
water

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

32,422
23,675

1,789,503
1,360,312

2,770
4,063

149,202
281,698

27,010
5,970

1,453,010
328,007

1,608
1,246

101,842
56,595

1,084
955

23,159
26,423

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

579
7
473
503
2,250

28,510
(D)
13,159
57,143
111,397

75
4
106
4

3,729
4
6,909
4,640

534
3
367
479
1,846

27,368
(D)
8,492
47,218
62,966

13
6
-

25
1,212
-

81
-

1,935
-

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

1,369
128
143
1,596
1,469

81,738
1,254
23,279
63,630
123,726

259
11
1
283
46

9,756
61
(D)
9,526
9,193

733
120
126
1,302
1,410

42,486
1,222
21,162
53,434
121,047

576
-

24,610
-

266
2
-

13,324
(D)
-

237
138
183
563
137

1,054
40,864
9,529
28,208
8,953

2
14
41
10

(D)
(D)
785
1,582

229
129
169
483
117

1,046
30,380
9,116
27,243
8,312

1
9

(D)
45

-

-

471
1,926
414
119
309

87,189
16,198
58,458
1,993
20,060

4
105
27
2
5

6,812
434
7,719
(D)
646

344
1,834
353
84
296

67,833
15,578
43,215
1,817
18,066

36
14
-

4,320
35
-

74
-

1,036
-

160
664
290
501
651

1,966
22,548
29,073
41,221
36,958

63
71
24
13
112

188
2,097
2,094
1,851
967

97
466
213
486
570

1,871
18,480
21,391
35,521
32,058

10
4
4

1,240
2,384
1,560

32
2
4

64
(D)
1,560

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

1,154
211
35
90
444

64,116
43,188
22,810
225
12,121

65
82
8
12
35

4,290
19,434
4,360
33
472

692
119
20
74
413

50,298
41,900
18,840
206
11,075

235
19
5
-

8,988
11,666
14
-

163
5
-

815
14
-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

655
914
2,545
57
626

64,646
29,660
125,125
6,979
10,057

62
368
8
118

780
12,784
764
439

431
908
2,519
45
550

39,928
28,613
122,553
5,933
(D)

171
3
3
12
-

22,840
1,037
600
1,046
-

5
1
3
-

1,570
(D)
600
-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

506
725
826
43
545

27,140
43,629
12,674
243
24,351

91
11
9
4
26

3,450
2,640
351
8
1,180

355
347
772
38
535

18,159
38,127
12,335
201
23,976

14
9
-

(D)
105
-

3
4
-

45
(D)
-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

185
786
2,718
509
72

21,425
8,640
236,605
20,647
395

62
412
3
5

277
25,234
1,650
(D)

157
726
2,211
267
71

17,585
8,406
187,081
15,688
375

2
2
382
20
-

(D)
(D)
764
3,350
-

382
-

764
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

1,746
1,185
156
270
139

45,161
37,691
(D)
8,746
13,765

96
11
-

1,422
16
-

1,654
781
144
253
138

41,977
24,681
778
8,729
10,265

57
1

171
(D)

57
-

171
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

560
2,682
7,754
1,548
3,437

5,785
100,275
391,447
48,933
47,769

92
113
820
92
328

316
3,007
36,957
2,200
(D)

433
2,496
7,298
1,312
3,229

5,421
93,295
372,877
41,282
45,933

5
9
73
13
16

14
105
796
2,277
235

43
60
3
3

102
771
1,237
45

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

831
1,000
837
51
2,181

(D)
51,530
148,517
13,211
204,474

48
94
173
6
262

262
1,116
17,361
2,556
34,155

788
855
729
39
1,411

8,989
43,157
120,187
10,955
160,659

13
4
357

1,605
2,384
32,400

4
290

1,560
7,151

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

1,904
2,891
214
741
478

224,174
169,623
47,552
22,878
15,159

99
407
1
203
-

15,802
10,364
(D)
406
-

1,042
2,393
88
740
372

151,643
141,489
27,810
19,378
(D)

694
382
1
6

42,150
(D)
(D)
1,212

218
382
81

9,594
764
1,935

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

429
2,377
2,263
7
237

36,377
134,829
116,197
(D)
1,054

11
11
4
4
2

6,010
2,640
4,640
4
(D)

172
1,522
1,859
3
229

27,448
102,633
67,766
(D)
1,046

20
15
-

3,350
11,050
-

-

-

2003 DATA

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

174 2003 FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY

--continued

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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Table 42. Discontinuance of All Irrigation by Reason: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Reason for discontinuance 1 - con.
Irrigation is
uneconomical
Geographic area

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Land degradation
(erosion, salinity, etc.)

Loss of water rights

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

Sold or leased water

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

1,781
1,213

86,292
81,283

159
(NA)

17,124
(NA)

8

16

270
44

35,369
4,816

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

48
4
37
19
397

1,163
4
2,510
3,420
16,440

-

-

-

-

49

23,471

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

53
10
2
358
19

5,300
(D)
(D)
10,993
1,520

-

-

-

-

4
-

4,800
-

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

21
2

736
(D)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

14
1
-

133
(D)
-

2
-

(D)
-

-

-

3

270

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

2
15
9

(D)
2,250
864

-

-

-

-

-

-

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

64
2
3
-

3,200
(D)
3
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

72
6
5
-

4,158
1,347
260
-

5
5
-

1,570
(D)
-

-

-

-

-

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

123
4
10

6,663
4
532

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

23
3
441
-

805
45
18,332
-

13
-

7,774
-

-

-

80
-

3,210
-

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

9
3
2
-

162
1,638
(D)
-

134
-

5,360
-

-

-

134
-

3,618
-

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

18
5
444
5
36

119
768
14,370
1,317
254

-

-

-

-

3
-

270
-

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

12
9
2
88

1,460
864
(D)
7,675

2
5

(D)
(D)

-

-

4

4,800

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

150
433
72
37

22,143
6,272
4,158
2,510

5
13
-

1,570
7,774
-

-

-

7
-

1,750
-

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

2
67
397
4
-

(D)
4,838
16,440
4
-

134
-

5,360
-

-

-

73
134
49
-

1,460
3,618
23,471
-

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

See footnote(s) at end of table.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
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Table 42. Discontinuance of All Irrigation by Reason: 2003 and 1998 - Con.
[Excludes abnormal and horticultural specialty farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Reason for discontinuance 1 - con.
Converted to agricultural
enterprise that does not
require irrigation

Converted to
non-agricultural uses
Geographic area

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

U.S. TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 . .
1998 . .

Available surface water
too salty due to drought
conditions

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

Other

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

Acres
irrigated
in previous
census
year 2

Farms

68
301

3,611
13,787

2,380
15,595

150,615
888,184

190
(NA)

13,214
(NA)

16,375
426

934,355
40,735

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California

6
-

84
-

29
8

762
18,520

104

10,400

307
3
367
401
1,796

11,877
(D)
8,492
28,379
52,966

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

-

-

56
15
40
59

9,842
2,015
5,820
2,679

-

-

733
47
42
1,052
414

42,486
142
2,203
43,734
20,812

Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

7
19
-

350
19
-

8
8
14
42
11

8
4,384
(D)
927
596

9
1
-

9
(D)
-

95
129
132
378
79

625
30,380
6,917
18,917
6,391

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

12
-

1,560
-

16
78
47
34
10

10,600
585
11,523
116
1,724

16
24

160
24

344
511
223
38
97

67,833
2,886
28,347
291
1,892

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

-

-

31
188
64
15
68

31
2,828
7,092
5,700
2,476

1
2
-

(D)
(D)
-

65
314
154
413
419

323
11,057
18,747
13,521
25,652

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey

5
-

14
-

163
92
17
13
32

1,630
1,288
5,970
(D)
384

-

-

529
119
20
45
98

47,038
41,900
18,840
129
976

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio

5
14

1,570
14

5
132
67

250
2,190
2,778

5
-

260
-

431
435
748
35
217

39,928
4,970
18,478
5,120
1,511

Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina

-

-

28
367
51
5
10

2,318
2,202
324
42
375

2
-

(D)
-

278
336
115
17
273

13,493
35,487
1,989
54
7,575

South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont

-

-

26
63
66
149
1

2,760
264
31,192
(D)
(D)

-

-

116
261
1,779
267
55

15,105
2,207
167,036
15,688
189

Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

-

-

104
136
12
-

3,766
4,032
24
-

9
17
-

126
17
-

443
781
51
235
138

7,625
24,681
(D)
8,313
10,265

WRA 01 New England
WRA 02 Mid-Atlantic
WRA 03 South Atlantic-Gulf
WRA 04 Great Lakes
WRA 05 Ohio

5
6
33

14
84
33

83
179
304
227
167

205
5,931
14,014
5,678
1,898

26
9
16

184
126
160

232
613
3,192
843
1,131

1,043
13,329
105,120
17,524
20,392

WRA 06 Tennessee
WRA 07 Upper Mississippi
WRA 08 Lower Mississippi
WRA 09 Souris-Red-Rainy
WRA 10 Missouri

7
12
-

350
1,560
-

43
88
80
12
349

176
6,332
17,241
2,816
16,495

18
2
1
5

(D)
(D)
(D)
260

397
637
473
28
1,324

(D)
36,548
72,571
9,504
155,868

WRA 11 Arkansas-White-Red
WRA 12 Texas-Gulf
WRA 13 Rio Grande
WRA 14 Upper Colorado
WRA 15 Lower Colorado

5
-

1,570
-

36
65
54
-

7,118
21,862
15,584
-

-

-

917
1,961
88
740
372

135,649
121,444
27,810
19,378
10,492

WRA 16 Great Basin
WRA 17 Pacific Northwest
WRA 18 California
WRA 19 Alaska
WRA 20 Hawaii

-

-

166
511
8
8

6,119
10,618
18,520
8

104
9

10,400
9

172
1,348
1,809
3
95

27,448
96,733
57,766
(D)
625

2003 DATA

Water Resources Areas

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Repondents could choose more than one reason for not irrigating in 2003.
Acres irrigated are totals for all irrigation on these farms. Data were acquired from the 2002 and 1997 Censuses of Agriculture results.

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congressional districts.
The statistics include: operator
characteristics, farm characteristics, selected livestock, and selected
crops harvested.

2002 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
Results of the 2002 Census of Agriculture are published in a series
of reports that provide data at the national, State, and county (or
equivalent) levels for the United States. Data also are available for
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands of the United
States.
VOLUME 1. GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES
(AC-02-A-1 to 51)
National, State, and county data are published in detailed national
and State tables for the United States, and in State and county tables
for each State. These reports include data on number and size of
farms; crop production; livestock, poultry, and their products;
tenure, age, and principal occupation of operator and up to 3
operators; type of organization; value of products sold; government
payments plus market value of agricultural products sold;
production expenses; direct marketing; landlord expenses; computer
use; production contracts; fertilizers and chemicals; machinery and
equipment; farm labor and migrant workers; value of land and
buildings; agricultural activity on American Indian reservations;
grain storage capacity; land use; irrigation; and the North American
Industry Classification System.

ZIP Code Tabulations of Selected Items (AC-02-S-3) provides
tabulations by ZIP Code for the total market value of products sold;
number of farms by size; land in farms; inventory of cattle, calves,
hogs, and pigs; cropland harvested; and selected crops from the
2002 census.
Congressional District Tabulations (AC-02-S-4) provides data by
congressional district. The tables show the total market value of
products sold and the number of farms by size; land in farms;
inventory of cattle, calves, hogs, and pigs; cropland harvested; and
selected crops.
History (AC-02-S-5) provides a detailed description of the
planning and conduct of the 2002 Census of Agriculture. It explains
the history of the agriculture census, farm definition, data collection
and processing, data dissemination, and research.
VOLUME 3. SPECIAL STUDIES
(AC-02-SP-1 to 2)
2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
(AC-02-SP-1) provides data collected from a sample of irrigated
farm operations in the 2002 Census of Agriculture at the national
and state levels.

U.S. Summary and State Report (AC-02-A-51)
Chapter 1. National-level data
Chapter 2. State-level data

2005 Census of Aquaculture (AC-02-SP-3) provides statistics
about the Nation’s aquaculture production and structure of the
aquaculture industry at the national, regional, and State levels.

State and County Reports (AC-02-A-1 to 50)
Chapter 1. State-level data
Chapter 2. County-level data

PRINTED REPORTS

Outlying Areas Data (AC-02-A-52 to 56) - Data are published for
the municipios of Puerto Rico, the election districts on Guam, the
municipalities of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the districts and counties of American Samoa, and the
islands of U.S. Virgin Islands.
Specialty Products - Data from the census are extracted and
presented in several different product formats. They are the State
and County Highlights, County Profiles, American Indian and
Alaska Native, and Top Commodities.
VOLUME 2. SUBJECT SERIES
(AC-02-S-1 to 5)
Agricultural Atlas of the United States (AC-02-S-1) graphically
illustrates a profile of the Nation’s agriculture at the county-level in
a series of multicolor pattern and dot maps.
Congressional District Ranking (AC-02-S-2) provides selected
statistics from the 2002 Census of Agriculture ranked by

All of the reports listed above are available as printed reports,
except Specialty Products for State and County Highlights, County
Profiles, and Top Commodities and Volume 2, ZIP Code
Tabulations of Selected Items (Part 3) and Congressional District
Tabulations (Part 4).
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
Internet - Data from Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3 are
available online at the NASS Web site at www.usda.gov/nass/.
Quick STATS (an online statistics database on the NASS Web site)
are available for Volume 1, at the National, State and county-level
and for municipios in Puerto Rico.
CD-ROM - Manipulable data files from Volume 1, Parts 1-52 are
available.
For additional information, write the Customer Services Office,
National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA, Room 5835, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20250-2000 or call 800-727-9540.