Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000
This section has been revised since its initial release.
Table 5. Public supply water withdrawals, 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) |
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Total | Served by public supply |
By source |
Total | By source |
Total | ||||
Population | Population (in percent) |
Ground water |
Surface water |
Ground water |
Surface water |
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Alabama | 4,450 | 3,580 | 80 | 281 | 553 | 834 | 315 | 620 | 935 |
Alaska | 627 | 421 | 67 | 29.3 | 50.7 | 80.0 | 32.9 | 56.9 | 89.7 |
Arizona | 5,130 | 4,870 | 95 | 469 | 613 | 1,080 | 526 | 688 | 1,210 |
Arkansas | 2,670 | 2,320 | 87 | 132 | 289 | 421 | 148 | 324 | 472 |
California | 33,900 | 30,100 | 89 | 2,800 | 3,320 | 6,120 | 3,140 | 3,730 | 6,860 |
Colorado | 4,300 | 3,750 | 87 | 53.7 | 846 | 899 | 60.2 | 948 | 1,010 |
Connecticut | 3,410 | 2,660 | 78 | 66.0 | 358 | 424 | 74.0 | 402 | 476 |
Delaware | 784 | 617 | 79 | 45.0 | 49.8 | 94.9 | 50.5 | 55.9 | 106 |
District of Columbia | 572 | 572 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida | 16,000 | 14,000 | 88 | 2,200 | 237 | 2,440 | 2,470 | 266 | 2,730 |
Georgia | 8,190 | 6,730 | 82 | 278 | 968 | 1,250 | 311 | 1,090 | 1,400 |
Hawaii | 1,210 | 1,140 | 94 | 243 | 7.60 | 250 | 272 | 8.52 | 281 |
Idaho | 1,290 | 928 | 72 | 219 | 25.3 | 244 | 245 | 28.3 | 274 |
Illinois | 12,400 | 10,900 | 88 | 353 | 1,410 | 1,760 | 396 | 1,580 | 1,970 |
Indiana | 6,080 | 4,480 | 74 | 345 | 326 | 670 | 386 | 365 | 751 |
Iowa | 2,930 | 2,410 | 83 | 303 | 79.8 | 383 | 340 | 89.5 | 429 |
Kansas | 2,690 | 2,500 | 93 | 172 | 244 | 416 | 193 | 273 | 466 |
Kentucky | 4,040 | 3,490 | 86 | 71.0 | 455 | 525 | 79.5 | 510 | 589 |
Louisiana | 4,470 | 3,950 | 88 | 349 | 404 | 753 | 392 | 453 | 844 |
Maine | 1,270 | 726 | 57 | 29.6 | 72.5 | 102 | 33.2 | 81.3 | 115 |
Maryland | 5,300 | 4,360 | 82 | 84.6 | 740 | 824 | 94.8 | 829 | 924 |
Massachusetts | 6,350 | 5,880 | 93 | 197 | 542 | 739 | 220 | 608 | 828 |
Michigan | 9,940 | 7,170 | 72 | 247 | 896 | 1,140 | 277 | 1,000 | 1,280 |
Minnesota | 4,920 | 3,770 | 77 | 329 | 171 | 500 | 369 | 192 | 561 |
Mississippi | 2,840 | 2,190 | 77 | 319 | 40.4 | 359 | 357 | 45.3 | 402 |
Missouri | 5,600 | 4,770 | 85 | 278 | 594 | 872 | 311 | 666 | 978 |
Montana | 902 | 664 | 74 | 56.1 | 92.4 | 149 | 62.9 | 104 | 167 |
Nebraska | 1,710 | 1,390 | 81 | 266 | 63.8 | 330 | 299 | 71.6 | 370 |
Nevada | 2,000 | 1,870 | 94 | 151 | 478 | 629 | 169 | 536 | 705 |
New Hampshire | 1,240 | 756 | 61 | 33.0 | 64.1 | 97.1 | 37.0 | 71.9 | 109 |
New Jersey | 8,410 | 7,460 | 89 | 400 | 650 | 1,050 | 449 | 729 | 1,180 |
New Mexico | 1,820 | 1,460 | 80 | 262 | 33.8 | 296 | 294 | 37.9 | 332 |
New York | 19,000 | 17,100 | 90 | 583 | 1,980 | 2,570 | 653 | 2,220 | 2,880 |
North Carolina | 8,050 | 5,350 | 66 | 166 | 779 | 945 | 186 | 873 | 1,060 |
North Dakota | 642 | 493 | 77 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 63.6 | 36.3 | 35.0 | 71.3 |
Ohio | 11,400 | 9,570 | 84 | 500 | 966 | 1,470 | 560 | 1,080 | 1,640 |
Oklahoma | 3,450 | 3,150 | 91 | 113 | 562 | 675 | 127 | 631 | 757 |
Oregon | 3,420 | 2,730 | 80 | 118 | 447 | 566 | 133 | 501 | 634 |
Pennsylvania | 12,300 | 10,100 | 82 | 212 | 1,250 | 1,460 | 237 | 1,400 | 1,640 |
Rhode Island | 1,050 | 922 | 88 | 16.9 | 102 | 119 | 19.0 | 115 | 134 |
South Carolina | 4,010 | 3,160 | 79 | 105 | 462 | 566 | 117 | 517 | 635 |
South Dakota | 755 | 625 | 83 | 54.2 | 39.1 | 93.3 | 60.7 | 43.9 | 105 |
Tennessee | 5,690 | 5,240 | 92 | 321 | 569 | 890 | 360 | 638 | 997 |
Texas | 20,900 | 19,700 | 94 | 1,260 | 2,970 | 4,230 | 1,420 | 3,330 | 4,740 |
Utah | 2,230 | 2,180 | 97 | 364 | 274 | 638 | 408 | 307 | 715 |
Vermont | 609 | 362 | 59 | 19.5 | 40.6 | 60.1 | 21.8 | 45.6 | 67.4 |
Virginia | 7,080 | 5,310 | 75 | 70.7 | 650 | 720 | 79.3 | 728 | 808 |
Washington | 5,890 | 4,900 | 83 | 464 | 552 | 1,020 | 520 | 619 | 1,140 |
West Virginia | 1,810 | 1,300 | 72 | 41.6 | 149 | 190 | 46.6 | 167 | 213 |
Wisconsin | 5,360 | 3,620 | 67 | 330 | 293 | 623 | 370 | 329 | 699 |
Wyoming | 494 | 406 | 82 | 57.2 | 49.4 | 107 | 64.1 | 55.3 | 119 |
Puerto Rico | 3,810 | 3,800 | 100 | 88.5 | 425 | 513 | 99.2 | 476 | 576 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 109 | 53.4 | 49 | 0.52 | 5.57 | 6.09 | 0.58 | 6.24 | 6.83 |
TOTAL | 285,000 | 242,000 | 85 | 16,000 | 27,300 | 43,300 | 17,900 | 30,600 | 48,500 |
Water Use in the United States | USGS Water Resources of the United States
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