
NGWA
U.S. Wells in Place, by State and End Use
Compiled by: National Ground Water Association, April 8, 1996
| State |
Irrigation |
Public Supply |
Community Supply |
Household |
| Alabama |
766 [a] |
1,706 |
1,013 |
201,111 |
| Alaska |
25 [a] |
1,283 |
454 |
56,112 |
| Arizona |
4,368 |
2,533 |
1,650 |
77,229 |
| Arkansas |
32,555 |
3,220 |
1,073 |
174,667 |
| California |
71,554 |
8,143 |
3,320 |
465,589 |
| Colorado |
14,353 |
3,116 |
1,465 |
119,941 |
| Connecticut |
n/a |
5,373 |
1,073 |
289,880 |
| Delaware |
500 [b] |
1,141 |
497 |
68,449 |
| Florida |
18,993 |
11,337 |
4,650 |
794,557 |
| Georgia |
4,418 |
4,139 |
2,460 |
476,722 |
| Hawaii |
135 [a] |
219 |
218 |
868 |
| Idaho |
9,162 |
3,114 |
1,312 |
112,322 |
| Illinois |
2,119 |
10,018 |
1,492 |
440,124 |
| Indiana |
n/a |
16,100 |
1,805 |
564,277 |
| Iowa |
2,450 [a] |
5,052 |
3,674 |
209,980 |
| Kansas |
19,213 |
2,456 |
2,405 |
104,122 |
| Kentucky |
150 [a] |
1,144 |
386 |
206,520 |
| Louisiana |
6,144 |
3,162 |
1,996 |
182,926 |
| Maine |
n/a |
3,433 |
595 |
245,832 |
| Maryland |
n/a |
4,955 |
953 |
310,417 |
| Massachusetts |
n/a |
2,894 |
1,384 |
200,320 |
| Michigan |
3,270 |
12,188 |
1,138 |
1,121,075 |
| Minnesota |
2,482 |
13,163 |
2,467 |
484,016 |
| Mississippi |
6,223 |
3,109 |
2,257 |
122,452 |
| Missouri |
8,920 |
3,996 |
1,633 |
336,648 |
| Montana |
1,149 |
2,504 |
999 |
109,226 |
| Nebraska |
57,369 |
1,558 |
1,501 |
110,756 |
| Nevada |
1,498 |
1,156 |
697 |
36,810 |
| New Hampshire |
n/a |
2,009 |
733 |
188,829 |
| New Jersey |
700 [b] |
7,765 |
2,256 |
314,862 |
| New Mexico |
7,329 |
2,478 |
1,545 |
97,042 |
| New York |
651 [c] |
18,068 |
5,381 |
824,342 |
| North Carolina |
800 [a] |
15,972 |
5,094 |
912,113 |
| North Dakota |
1,010 |
1,261 |
718 |
52,945 |
| Ohio |
n/a |
13,306 |
3,508 |
705,302 |
| Oklahoma |
4,072 |
3,265 |
2,181 |
177,082 |
| Oregon |
6,829 |
3,330 |
1,267 |
204,474 |
| Pennsylvania |
n/a |
17,477 |
5,578 |
978,202 |
| Rhode Island |
31 [a] |
916 |
169 |
45,838 |
| South Carolina |
6 [a] |
3,376 |
2,174 |
318,707 |
|
| South Dakota |
1,600 |
1,244 |
872 |
48,890 |
| Tennessee |
320 [c] |
3,125 |
1,006 |
244,941 |
| Texas |
57,881 |
13,297 |
9,207 |
566,719 |
| Utah |
2,559 |
1,961 |
1,164 |
18,528 |
| Vermont |
n/a |
1,739 |
653 |
99,796 |
| Virginia |
n/a |
6,771 |
2,869 |
539,242 |
| Washington |
6,024 |
6,130 |
3,810 |
263,523 |
| West Virginia |
1 [a] |
2,771 |
834 |
184,097 |
| Wisconsin |
2,559 |
22,982 |
2,239 |
674,519 |
| Wyoming |
927 |
1,373 |
647 |
40,598 |
| TOTAL |
361,115 |
282,828 |
98,472 |
15,123,730* |
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