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Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000

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This section has been revised since its initial release.

Table 1. Total water withdrawals by source and State, 2000.
[Figures may not sum to totals because of independent rounding]

STATE  POPULATION
(in thousands)		 WITHDRAWALS
(in million gallons per day)
 WITHDRAWALS
(in thousand acre-feet per year)
By source and type
 Total
Ground water
 Surface water
 Total
Fresh Saline Total Fresh Saline Total Fresh Saline Total Fresh Saline Total
Alabama 4,450 440 0 440 9,550 0 9,550 9,990 0 9,990 11,200 0 11,200
Alaska 627 50.2 90.4 141 111 53.4 164 161 144 305 181 161 342
Arizona 5,130 3,420 8.17 3,430 3,300 0 3,300 6,720 8.17 6,730 7,530 9.16 7,540
Arkansas 2,670 6,920 0.08 6,920 3,950 0 3,950 10,900 0.08 10,900 12,200 0.09 12,200
California 33,900 15,200 152 15,400 23,200 12,600 35,800 38,400 12,800 51,200 43,100 14,300 57,400
 
Colorado 4,300 2,320 0 2,320 10,300 0 10,300 12,600 0.00 12,600 14,200 0 14,200
Connecticut 3,410 143 0 143 565 3,440 4,010 708 3,440 4,150 794 3,860 4,650
Delaware 784 115 0 115 466 741 1,210 582 741 1,320 652 831 1,480
District of Columbia 572 0 0 0 9.87 0 9.87 9.87 0 9.87 11.1 0 11.1
Florida 16,000 5,020 0 5,020 3,110 12,000 15,100 8,140 12,000 20,100 9,120 13,400 22,500
 
Georgia 8,190 1,450 0 1,450 4,960 91.7 5,060 6,410 91.7 6,500 7,190 103 7,290
Hawaii 1,210 433 0.85 434 208 0 208 640 0.85 641 718 0.95 719
Idaho 1,290 4,140 0 4,140 15,300 0 15,300 19,500 0 19,500 21,800 0 21,800
Illinois 12,400 813 0 813 12,900 0 12,900 13,700 0 13,700 15,400 0 15,400
Indiana 6,080 656 0 656 9,460 0 9,460 10,100 0 10,100 11,300 0 11,300
 
Iowa 2,930 679 0 679 2,680 0 2,680 3,360 0 3,360 3,770 0 3,770
Kansas 2,690 3,790 0 3,790 2,820 0 2,820 6,610 0 6,610 7,410 0 7,410
Kentucky 4,040 189 0 189 3,970 0 3,970 4,160 0 4,160 4,660 0 4,660
Louisiana 4,470 1,630 0 1,630 8,730 0 8,730 10,400 0 10,400 11,600 0 11,600
Maine 1,270 80.80 0 80.8 423 295 718 504 295 799 565 330 895
 
Maryland 5,300 225 0 225 1,200 6,490 7,690 1,430 6,490 7,910 1,600 7,270 8,870
Massachusetts 6,350 269 0 269 783 3,610 4,390 1,050 3,610 4,660 1,180 4,050 5,220
Michigan 9,940 734 0 734 9,260 0 9,260 10,000 0 10,000 11,200 0 11,200
Minnesota 4,920 720 0 720 3,150 0 3,150 3,870 0 3,870 4,340 0 4,340
Mississippi 2,840 2,180 0 2,180 632 148 781 2,810 148 2,960 3,150 166 3,320
 
Missouri 5,600 1,780 0 1,780 6,450 0 6,450 8,230 0 8,230 9,220 0 9,220
Montana 902 188 0 188 8,100 0 8,100 8,290 0 8,290 9,300 0 9,300
Nebraska 1,710 7,860 4.55 7,860 4,390 0 4,390 12,200 4.55 12,300 13,700 5.10 13,700
Nevada 2,000 757 0 757 2,050 0 2,050 2,810 0 2,810 3,140 0 3,140
New Hampshire 1,240 85.20 0 85.2 362 761 1,120 447 761 1,210 501 854 1,350
 
New Jersey 8,410 584 0 584 1,590 3,390 4,980 2,170 3,390 5,560 2,430 3,800 6,230
New Mexico 1,820 1,540 0 1,540 1,710 0 1,710 3,260 0 3,260 3,650 0 3,650
New York 19,000 893 0 893 6,190 5,010 11,200 7,080 5,010 12,100 7,940 5,610 13,600
North Carolina 8,050 580 0 580 9,150 1,620 10,800 9,730 1,620 11,400 10,900 1,810 12,700
North Dakota 642 123 0 123 1,020 0 1,020 1,140 0 1,140 1,280 0 1,280
 
Ohio 11,400 878 0 878 10,300 0 10,300 11,100 0 11,100 12,500 0 12,500
Oklahoma 3,450 771 256 1,030 990 0 990 1,760 256 2,020 1,970 287 2,260
Oregon 3,420 993 0 993 5,940 0 5,940 6,930 0 6,930 7,770 0 7,770
Pennsylvania 12,300 666 0 666 9,290 0 9,290 9,950 0 9,950 11,200 0 11,200
Rhode Island 1,050 28.6 0 28.6 110 290 400 138 290 429 155 326 481
 
South Carolina 4,010 330 0 330 6,840 0 6,840 7,170 0 7,170 8,040 0 8,040
South Dakota 755 222 0 222 306 0 306 528 0 528 592 0 592
Tennessee 5,690 417 0 417 10,400 0 10,400 10,800 0 10,800 12,100 0 12,100
Texas 20,900 8,470 504 8,970 16,300 4,350 20,700 24,800 4,850 29,600 27,800 5,440 33,200
Utah 2,230 1,020 26.5 1,050 3,740 177 3,920 4,760 203 4,970 5,340 228 5,570
 
Vermont 609 43.2 0 43.2 404 0 404 447 0 447 501 0 501
Virginia 7,080 314 0 314 4,880 3,640 8,520 5,200 3,640 8,830 5,830 4,080 9,900
Washington 5,890 1,470 0 1,470 3,800 39.9 3,840 5,270 39.9 5,310 5,910 44.7 5,960
West Virginia 1,810 90.9 0 90.9 5,060 0 5,060 5,150 0 5,150 5,770 0 5,770
Wisconsin 5,360 813 0 813 6,780 0 6,780 7,590 0 7,590 8,510 0 8,510
 
Wyoming 494 541 222 763 4,400 0 4,400 4,940 222 5,170 5,540 248 5,790
Puerto Rico 3,810 137 0 137 483 2,190 2,670 620 2,190 2,810 695 2,460 3,150
U.S. Virgin Islands 109 1.03 0 1.03 10.6 136 147 11.6 136 148 13.0 153 166
TOTAL 285,000 83,300 1,260 84,500 262,000 61,000 323,000 345,000 62,300 408,000 387,000 69,800 457,000

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