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Summary Report, 1997 National Resources Inventory, Revised December 2000 - Table 3

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Table 3 - Cropland use, by state and year (data per 1,000 acres)
State Year Cultivated Cropland Noncultivated Cropland Total Cropland
Irrigated Nonirrigated Total Irrigated Nonirrigated Total
Alabama 1982 81.7 4,145.1 4,226.8 1.0 281.3 282.3 4,509.1
1987 69.2 3,608.3 3,677.5 1.0 315.9 316.9 3,994.4
1992 49.8 2,754.1 2,803.9 7.9 334.5 342.4 3,146.3
1997 52.2 2,561.9 2,614.1 9.6 330.0 339.6 2,953.7
Arizona 1982 1,011.4 26.5 1,037.9 180.5 0.9 181.4 1,219.3
1987 967.8 82.1 1,049.9 173.1 4.1 177.2 1,227.1
1992 937.4 79.3 1,016.7 179.8 1.3 181.1 1,197.8
1997 905.1 77.1 982.2 228.7 0.7 229.4 1,211.6
Arkansas 1982 4,054.5 3,758.7 7,813.2 7.7 280.4 288.1 8,101.3
1987 4,300.9 3,392.4 7,693.3 3.8 277.6 281.4 7,974.7
1992 4,718.8 2,717.7 7,436.5 18.0 275.2 293.2 7,729.7
1997 4,994.6 2,367.8 7,362.4 15.6 246.5 262.1 7,624.5
California 1982 5,790.1 1,315.6 7,105.7 3,144.5 269.0 3,413.5 10,519.2
1987 5,788.9 1,067.7 6,856.6 3,105.9 261.2 3,367.1 10,223.7
1992 5,306.2 1,251.0 6,557.2 3,235.9 259.0 3,494.9 10,052.1
1997 5,089.7 1,130.0 6,219.7 3,191.3 223.5 3,414.8 9,634.5
Colorado 1982 2,021.8 7,393.2 9,415.0 1,039.1 149.4 1,188.5 10,603.5
1987 1,998.4 6,595.4 8,593.8 1,001.6 155.6 1,157.2 9,751.0
1992 1,841.6 5,833.4 7,675.0 1,082.9 182.9 1,265.8 8,940.8
1997 1,908.3 5,659.1 7,567.4 1,038.3 163.8 1,202.1 8,769.5
Connecticut 1982 9.3 107.7 117.0 7.4 120.5 127.9 244.9
1987 12.3 88.1 100.4 8.1 125.1 133.2 233.6
1992 15.0 78.9 93.9 12.3 122.3 134.6 228.5
1997 17.3 63.7 81.0 8.4 114.9 123.3 204.3
Delaware 1982 47.9 457.2 505.1 0.8 12.8 13.6 518.7
1987 57.7 439.7 497.4 0.0 13.0 13.0 510.4
1992 65.6 427.5 493.1 0.0 5.9 5.9 499.0
1997 80.2 398.2 478.4 0.0 6.1 6.1 484.5
Florida 1982 970.7 1,366.1 2,336.8 885.7 332.3 1,218.0 3,554.8
1987 971.5 985.0 1,956.5 923.9 303.3 1,227.2 3,183.7
1992 928.1 765.6 1,693.7 1,098.4 205.3 1,303.7 2,997.4
1997 919.1 561.2 1,480.3 1,114.3 157.0 1,271.3 2,751.6
Georgia 1982 1,112.6 5,047.5 6,160.1 45.3 361.4 406.7 6,566.8
1987 1,068.2 4,403.8 5,472.0 68.9 368.1 437.0 5,909.0
1992 1,068.0 3,646.2 4,714.2 66.3 391.3 457.6 5,171.8
1997 1,068.8 3,106.0 4,174.8 69.6 512.2 581.8 4,756.6
Hawaii 1982 169.2 99.0 268.2 8.6 26.3 34.9 303.1
1987 162.9 89.7 252.6 11.0 31.1 42.1 294.7
1992 134.7 93.9 228.6 23.9 21.9 45.8 274.4
1997 101.6 96.4 198.0 21.8 26.5 48.3 246.3
Idaho 1982 2,827.7 2,573.9 5,401.6 692.3 296.3 988.6 6,390.2
1987 2,929.7 2,142.1 5,071.8 620.7 359.7 980.4 6,052.2
1992 2,862.2 1,793.0 4,655.2 633.0 311.8 944.8 5,600.0
1997 2,822.0 1,719.3 4,541.3 623.6 352.4 976.0 5,517.3
Illinois 1982 165.0 24,028.8 24,193.8 11.2 520.8 532.0 24,725.8
1987 177.5 24,119.9 24,297.4 9.4 384.0 393.4 24,690.8
1992 198.9 23,303.9 23,502.8 5.7 591.9 597.6 24,100.4
1997 172.1 23,391.3 23,563.4 5.4 442.3 447.7 24,011.1
Indiana 1982 163.7 13,162.5 13,326.2 2.5 451.5 454.0 13,780.2
1987 169.1 13,161.9 13,331.0 5.1 503.8 508.9 13,839.9
1992 180.0 12,743.8 12,923.8 4.3 583.6 587.9 13,511.7
1997 214.9 12,546.5 12,761.4 10.8 634.9 645.7 13,407.1
Iowa 1982 136.4 25,487.9 25,624.3 0.0 816.0 816.0 26,440.3
1987 119.9 24,771.0 24,890.9 0.0 824.1 824.1 25,715.0
1992 131.0 23,846.1 23,977.1 0.8 1,010.2 1,011.0 24,988.1
1997 150.3 24,066.2 24,216.5 0.0 1,093.6 1,093.6 25,310.1
Kansas 1982 3,351.8 24,133.5 27,485.3 178.0 1,455.0 1,633.0 29,118.3
1987 3,413.1 23,800.7 27,213.8 114.0 1,173.3 1,287.3 28,501.1
1992 3,380.5 21,706.3 25,086.8 206.6 1,272.5 1,479.1 26,565.9
1997 3,309.8 21,483.8 24,793.6 222.9 1,507.4 1,730.3 26,523.9
Kentucky 1982 12.9 4,724.9 4,737.8 1.2 1,195.2 1,196.4 5,934.2
1987 5.1 4,208.3 4,213.4 1.2 1,252.6 1,253.8 5,467.2
1992 5.6 3,618.0 3,623.6 0.0 1,467.9 1,467.9 5,091.5
1997 56.5 3,457.5 3,514.0 0.0 1,664.2 1,664.2 5,178.2
Louisiana 1982 1,639.3 4,566.6 6,205.9 1.1 203.5 204.6 6,410.5
1987 1,292.3 4,804.7 6,097.0 1.7 193.8 195.5 6,292.5
1992 1,737.2 4,056.0 5,793.2 4.3 174.7 179.0 5,972.2
1997 1,542.8 3,927.3 5,470.1 1.1 188.0 189.1 5,659.2
Maine 1982 4.7 228.2 232.9 3.2 284.8 288.0 520.9
1987 4.2 200.6 204.8 3.2 298.2 301.4 506.2
1992 4.2 156.1 160.3 3.2 284.1 287.3 447.6
1997 16.2 138.5 154.7 3.2 254.8 258.0 412.7
Maryland 1982 45.7 1,591.6 1,637.3 2.9 154.5 157.4 1,794.7
1987 49.2 1,560.3 1,609.5 5.9 124.1 130.0 1,739.5
1992 50.1 1,448.5 1,498.6 7.8 166.7 174.5 1,673.1
1997 56.1 1,356.7 1,412.8 4.4 199.2 203.6 1,616.4
Massachusetts 1982 3.6 77.6 81.2 16.3 200.0 216.3 297.5
1987 3.8 74.1 77.9 15.7 194.6 210.3 288.2
1992 4.2 72.2 76.4 21.5 174.0 195.5 271.9
1997 8.8 55.9 64.7 23.1 189.2 212.3 277.0
Michigan 1982 298.6 7,480.2 7,778.8 66.9 1,597.6 1,664.5 9,443.3
1987 344.1 7,194.5 7,538.6 65.4 1,701.7 1,767.1 9,305.7
1992 399.5 6,717.4 7,116.9 69.2 1,799.3 1,868.5 8,985.4
1997 456.4 6,102.4 6,558.8 59.0 1,921.9 1,980.9 8,539.7
Minnesota 1982 439.2 20,789.0 21,228.2 4.8 1,791.5 1,796.3 23,024.5
1987 428.6 20,597.9 21,026.5 14.1 1,354.6 1,368.7 22,395.2
1992 451.5 19,167.9 19,619.4 8.2 1,727.0 1,735.2 21,354.6
1997 402.1 19,329.1 19,731.2 4.8 1,677.7 1,682.5 21,413.7
Mississippi 1982 668.3 6,527.7 7,196.0 0.0 220.0 220.0 7,416.0
1987 998.8 5,509.8 6,508.6 1.2 155.2 156.4 6,665.0
1992 1,148.5 4,333.2 5,481.7 1.2 243.3 244.5 5,726.2
1997 1,225.7 3,705.8 4,931.5 0.0 420.9 420.9 5,352.4
Missouri 1982 764.6 12,360.6 13,125.2 9.8 1,865.3 1,875.1 15,000.3
1987 749.6 11,901.3 12,650.9 6.4 1,728.3 1,734.7 14,385.6
1992 977.3 10,017.7 10,995.0 9.9 2,342.8 2,352.7 13,347.7
1997 998.5 9,518.7 10,517.2 13.8 3,220.2 3,234.0 13,751.2
Montana 1982 847.6 13,754.1 14,601.7 1,277.1 1,318.0 2,595.1 17,196.8
1987 913.9 12,911.0 13,824.9 1,110.8 1,301.5 2,412.3 16,237.2
1992 884.4 11,597.9 12,482.3 1,193.0 1,359.7 2,552.7 15,035.0
1997 929.1 11,597.6 12,526.7 1,234.0 1,409.8 2,643.8 15,170.5
Nebraska 1982 6,551.8 12,158.7 18,710.5 326.5 1,239.6 1,566.1 20,276.6
1987 6,907.3 11,744.2 18,651.5 285.5 996.9 1,282.4 19,933.9
1992 7,093.6 10,716.8 17,810.4 386.7 1,041.6 1,428.3 19,238.7
1997 7,420.2 10,563.3 17,983.5 352.3 1,133.4 1,485.7 19,469.2
Nevada 1982 289.5 53.0 342.5 515.3 1.6 516.9 859.4
1987 96.0 58.4 154.4 686.2 1.7 687.9 842.3
1992 127.8 83.3 211.1 545.5 4.2 549.7 760.8
1997 71.2 50.0 121.2 577.9 1.9 579.8 701.0
New Hampshire 1982 0.0 41.2 41.2 2.7 113.8 116.5 157.7
1987 0.0 34.9 34.9 2.7 108.7 111.4 146.3
1992 0.0 20.7 20.7 2.7 118.0 120.7 141.4
1997 0.0 20.7 20.7 2.7 111.0 113.7 134.4
New Jersey 1982 90.3 553.2 643.5 35.4 130.0 165.4 808.9
1987 71.1 489.7 560.8 35.2 92.6 127.8 688.6
1992 76.5 411.1 487.6 46.6 115.7 162.3 649.9
1997 81.1 345.6 426.7 51.3 110.7 162.0 588.7
New Mexico 1982 998.0 1,007.7 2,005.7 376.4 30.3 406.7 2,412.4
1987 757.2 762.2 1,519.4 407.7 33.9 441.6 1,961.0
1992 721.0 740.0 1,461.0 402.3 28.7 431.0 1,892.0
1997 635.6 752.5 1,388.1 453.6 33.5 487.1 1,875.2
New York 1982 47.7 3,387.7 3,435.4 16.4 2,460.3 2,476.7 5,912.1
1987 52.2 3,117.0 3,169.2 21.6 2,556.9 2,578.5 5,747.7
1992 52.7 2,822.6 2,875.3 22.9 2,717.9 2,740.8 5,616.1
1997 62.0 2,689.6 2,751.6 22.1 2,643.4 2,665.5 5,417.1
North Carolina 1982 260.0 6,093.9 6,353.9 5.1 338.9 344.0 6,697.9
1987 308.4 5,722.6 6,031.0 6.8 326.5 333.3 6,364.3
1992 323.5 5,225.6 5,549.1 9.7 400.9 410.6 5,959.7
1997 321.1 4,744.4 5,065.5 17.1 556.7 573.8 5,639.3
North Dakota 1982 209.6 24,872.9 25,082.5 28.4 1,927.6 1,956.0 27,038.5
1987 211.0 24,867.9 25,078.9 21.8 1,997.4 2,019.2 27,098.1
1992 229.5 22,627.2 22,856.7 16.8 1,869.2 1,886.0 24,742.7
1997 223.9 22,596.8 22,820.7 20.6 2,162.6 2,183.2 25,003.9
Ohio 1982 27.1 11,452.7 11,479.8 14.1 953.4 967.5 12,447.3
1987 23.9 11,260.2 11,284.1 15.4 1,042.6 1,058.0 12,342.1
1992 28.4 10,824.8 10,853.2 15.4 1,060.7 1,076.1 11,929.3
1997 20.4 10,234.2 10,254.6 10.4 1,362.0 1,372.4 11,627.0
Oklahoma 1982 685.8 10,438.8 11,124.6 58.4 386.3 444.7 11,569.3
1987 651.6 9,910.4 10,562.0 49.6 291.4 341.0 10,903.0
1992 600.4 9,034.9 9,635.3 71.6 373.6 445.2 10,080.5
1997 598.8 8,746.6 9,345.4 47.4 343.9 391.3 9,736.7
Oregon 1982 993.7 2,462.4 3,456.1 697.8 202.7 900.5 4,356.6
1987 929.8 2,035.4 2,965.2 779.6 223.8 1,003.4 3,968.6
1992 908.3 1,872.9 2,781.2 791.3 202.8 994.1 3,775.3
1997 828.9 1,847.9 2,676.8 850.6 234.3 1,084.9 3,761.7
Pennsylvania 1982 4.5 3,907.1 3,911.6 9.1 1,970.8 1,979.9 5,891.5
1987 5.3 3,860.1 3,865.4 10.7 1,862.4 1,873.1 5,738.5
1992 4.8 3,728.7 3,733.5 12.3 1,848.9 1,861.2 5,594.7
1997 7.7 3,621.4 3,629.1 12.1 1,830.0 1,842.1 5,471.2
Rhode Island 1982 0.9 8.1 9.0 5.4 12.9 18.3 27.3
1987 0.0 6.1 6.1 6.6 12.8 19.4 25.5
1992 0.7 6.5 7.2 5.4 12.4 17.8 25.0
1997 0.0 4.6 4.6 5.5 11.4 16.9 21.5
South Carolina 1982 73.0 3,320.2 3,393.2 26.5 157.9 184.4 3,577.6
1987 82.2 3,036.7 3,118.9 29.2 172.3 201.5 3,320.4
1992 104.5 2,651.0 2,755.5 20.3 206.5 226.8 2,982.3
1997 129.3 2,190.0 2,319.3 13.2 241.7 254.9 2,574.2
South Dakota 1982 393.0 14,604.1 14,997.1 77.4 1,873.1 1,950.5 16,947.6
1987 450.4 15,040.6 15,491.0 38.3 1,983.4 2,021.7 17,512.7
1992 420.9 13,983.7 14,404.6 61.4 1,970.7 2,032.1 16,436.7
1997 391.6 13,948.4 14,340.0 107.3 2,291.1 2,398.4 16,738.4
Tennessee 1982 15.5 4,704.0 4,719.5 6.6 865.4 872.0 5,591.5
1987 17.2 4,398.9 4,416.1 7.6 952.6 960.2 5,376.3
1992 10.8 3,631.5 3,642.3 6.1 1,208.2 1,214.3 4,856.6
1997 15.3 3,246.4 3,261.7 2.7 1,379.6 1,382.3 4,644.0
Texas 1982 9,682.6 22,825.2 32,507.8 230.1 584.7 814.8 33,322.6
1987 9,074.0 21,500.5 30,574.5 166.8 458.0 624.8 31,199.3
1992 8,586.1 18,969.2 27,555.3 176.8 530.1 706.9 28,262.2
1997 8,247.1 18,082.9 26,330.0 188.6 419.3 607.9 26,937.9
Utah 1982 616.5 675.1 1,291.6 678.8 67.9 746.7 2,038.3
1987 390.2 516.5 906.7 905.5 76.7 982.2 1,888.9
1992 461.6 439.1 900.7 846.5 68.3 914.8 1,815.5
1997 329.4 375.9 705.3 922.4 51.4 973.8 1,679.1
Vermont 1982 0.5 165.7 166.2 1.7 480.5 482.2 648.4
1987 0.5 184.5 185.0 1.7 456.2 457.9 642.9
1992 0.5 144.9 145.4 1.7 487.3 489.0 634.4
1997 0.5 138.2 138.7 1.7 466.1 467.8 606.5
Virginia 1982 103.8 2,446.3 2,550.1 2.4 845.1 847.5 3,397.6
1987 114.3 2,052.8 2,167.1 5.4 937.3 942.7 3,109.8
1992 115.1 1,691.4 1,806.5 2.9 1,092.1 1,095.0 2,901.5
1997 116.3 1,520.3 1,636.6 8.9 1,272.0 1,280.9 2,917.5
Washington 1982 1,123.8 5,783.9 6,907.7 563.4 322.2 885.6 7,793.3
1987 1,090.0 5,259.4 6,349.4 600.3 345.7 946.0 7,295.4
1992 1,089.6 4,670.3 5,759.9 680.3 304.6 984.9 6,744.8
1997 1,021.6 4,555.5 5,577.1 757.3 321.7 1,079.0 6,656.1
West Virginia 1982 0.0 301.3 301.3 0.0 793.5 793.5 1,094.8
1987 0.0 227.7 227.7 0.0 770.6 770.6 998.3
1992 0.0 214.4 214.4 0.0 700.2 700.2 914.6
1997 1.8 164.3 166.1 1.1 697.2 698.3 864.4
Wisconsin 1982 314.5 9,098.9 9,413.4 20.3 2,023.5 2,043.8 11,457.2
1987 326.7 9,061.9 9,388.6 11.4 1,917.4 1,928.8 11,317.4
1992 340.4 8,469.3 8,809.7 37.3 1,965.6 2,002.9 10,812.6
1997 362.2 8,389.8 8,752.0 27.8 1,833.3 1,861.1 10,613.1
Wyoming 1982 448.2 964.8 1,413.0 973.6 201.0 1,174.6 2,587.6
1987 486.6 734.9 1,221.5 929.2 293.8 1,223.0 2,444.5
1992 456.5 518.5 975.0 962.9 334.0 1,296.9 2,271.9
1997 448.2 529.8 978.0 886.4 309.5 1,195.9 2,173.9
Caribbean 1982 77.4 272.9 350.3 2.8 54.7 57.5 407.8
1987 75.0 253.4 328.4 3.0 58.3 61.3 389.7
1992 65.5 217.2 282.7 2.4 81.8 84.2 366.9
1997 45.5 128.7 174.2 7.8 186.3 194.1 368.3
Total 1982 49,646.0 326,803.5 376,449.5 12,262.5 32,242.0 44,504.5 420,954.0
1987 49,117.6 313,847.2 362,964.8 12,299.9 31,374.4 43,674.3 406,639.1
1992 49,299.0 285,941.2 335,240.2 13,021.9 34,053.1 47,075.0 382,315.2
1997 48,877.9 277,905.8 326,783.7 13,252.5 36,961.7 50,214.2 376,997.9



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