Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990.
Public-Supply Freshwater Use
Table 10. Public-supply freshwater use by State, 1990
[Figures may not add to totals because of independent rounding.
Mgal/d = million gallons per day; gal/d = gallons per day]
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POPULATION SERVED, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATER DELIVERIES, BY
in thousands in Mgal/d TYPE OF USE, in Mgal/d
------------------------ ---------------------- PER ------------------------------- PUBLIC
STATE Source Source CAPITA USE AND
---------------- --------------- USE, Thermo- LOSSES1
Ground Surface Total Ground Surface Total in Commer- Indus- electric
water water water water gal/d Domestic cial trial power
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Alabama 1,450 2,220 3,670 224 483 707 193 368 58 185 0.0 95
Alaska 126 250 376 34 58 92 245 30 33 18 1.0 11
Arizona 2,190 1,210 3,390 401 305 707 208 509 117 78 0 2.1
Arkansas 878 902 1,780 119 190 309 173 188 106 .7 0 13
California 13,600 11,900 25,500 3,260 2,560 5,830 229 3,740 791 492 13 792
Colorado 422 2,620 3,050 83 567 650 213 441 108 21 13 68
Connecticut 514 2,160 2,670 73 301 374 140 188 51 64 2.6 69
Delaware 297 231 528 33 52 85 160 41 18 15 .9 10
D.C. 0 607 607 0 0 0 256 109 47 0 0 -155
Florida 10,000 1,210 11,200 1,700 226 1,930 171 1,250 282 183 5.5 207
Georgia 1,560 3,590 5,150 234 730 963 187 594 151 157 0 6
Hawaii 1,030 23 1,060 221 17 238 225 126 62 7.5 .4 42
Idaho 626 143 768 173 28 201 262 143 6.1 3.8 0 48
Illinois 3,280 6,780 10,100 444 1,420 1,860 185 904 498 263 1.3 193
Indiana 1,960 2,030 3,990 274 330 604 151 303 102 105 0 94
Iowa 1,460 632 2,090 234 88 322 154 138 59 34 4.7 87
Kansas 1,040 1,190 2,230 176 197 373 167 192 77 35 .8 69
Kentucky 332 2,240 2,570 55 372 427 166 179 23 199 0 26
Louisiana 1,840 1,770 3,610 275 344 619 171 448 54 32 0 84
Maine 162 527 689 21 86 106 154 40 24 17 1.2 24
Maryland 645 3,290 3,940 76 722 798 203 414 87 52 0 245
Massachusetts 2,010 3,500 5,500 179 535 714 130 365 58 108 2.8 181
Michigan 1,610 6,000 7,610 261 1,140 1,400 184 585 340 411 0 67
Minnesota 2,020 908 2,930 290 225 515 176 432 22 44 .5 16
Mississippi 1,730 188 1,920 282 38 320 167 236 33 19 .3 32
Missouri 1,500 2,590 4,090 185 493 677 166 348 59 133 .2 137
Montana 221 374 595 51 83 135 226 77 25 1.0 0 32
Nebraska 975 226 1,200 235 66 301 251 138 50 33 1.9 78
Nevada 318 802 1,120 104 281 385 344 238 89 2.6 .8 54
New Hampshire 300 394 694 34 61 95 137 49 17 15 0 14
New Jersey 2,710 4,110 6,820 396 643 1,040 152 511 140 241 .2 146
New Mexico 1,050 156 1,210 241 32 273 226 163 68 15 .1 26
New York 4,340 11,600 15,900 550 2,360 2,910 183 1,890 391 314 0 318
North Carolina 962 3,790 4,760 137 668 805 169 319 138 245 .4 102
North Dakota 233 250 483 32 45 76 158 42 15 2.6 0 17
Ohio 3,160 5,900 9,060 396 904 1,300 143 455 325 325 0 194
Oklahoma 734 1,930 2,670 80 435 515 193 227 100 113 1.5 75
Oregon 513 1,710 2,220 105 365 470 212 246 67 81 0 76
Pennsylvania 3,230 5,920 9,160 427 1,300 1,730 189 570 205 248 0 705
Rhode Island 120 814 934 13 88 102 109 63 22 12 0 4.5
South Carolina 685 1,430 2,120 79 273 352 166 160 119 46 0 27
South Dakota 404 151 555 52 24 76 137 45 16 8.0 0 6.7
Tennessee 1,590 2,380 3,970 269 426 695 175 338 181 106 .5 69
Texas 7,190 8,940 16,100 1,270 1,830 3,090 192 2,310 119 255 22 388
Utah 948 705 1,650 305 203 508 308 360 62 21 0 65
Vermont 173 160 333 19 19 39 116 27 3.1 3.1 .1 5.8
Virginia 632 4,050 4,680 69 640 709 151 351 173 152 0 34
Washington 2,040 1,920 3,960 434 441 875 221 546 119 93 0 117
West Virginia 323 858 1,180 43 118 160 136 87 20 13 .9 39
Wisconsin 1,900 1,510 3,410 294 301 595 175 179 99 151 0 167
Wyoming 160 180 340 41 47 88 260 55 16 5.5 0 11
Puerto Rico 799 2,570 3,370 80 325 404 120 162 55 12 2.8 173
Virgin Islands 7.5 37 44 1.0 5.4 6.4 144 1.0 2.1 0 .5 2.8
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Total 88,000 122,000 210,000 15,100 23,500 38,500 184 21,900 5,900 5,190 80 5,460
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1 Includes transfers from adjacent areas.
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