Floriculture in 2021

The number of floriculture producers totaled 9,558 in 2021. For the combined 17 states included in the program

last year, the number of producers increased 8%.

The total value of sales across all floriculture crops totaled $6.43 billion. For the combined 17 states included in the

program in 2020, the value increased 6%.

About the Survey

The 2021 Commercial

Floriculture Survey collected

data about the number of

growers, area of production,

quantity sold, prices, and

value of sales for floriculture

crops as well as average

number of agricultural

workers per operation.

NASS conducted the survey

among operations that

annually produce and sell at

least $10,000 of fresh cut

flowers, potted flowering

plants, foliage plants, annual

bedding and garden plants,

potted herbaceous

perennials, cut cultivated

florist greens, and

propagative (unfinished)

floriculture material. Annual

sales include retail and

wholesale sales of items

surveyed.

Access the Data 

Access 2021 and earlier 

floriculture data through the 

Quick Stats database

(http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov).

• In Program, select “Survey”

• In Sector, select “Crops”

• In Group, select “Horticulture”

• In Commodity, select the 

crop(s) for which you

want data

• Select your category, data item, 

geographic level, and year

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Fig. 1. States in the 2021 Floriculture Survey

Published

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National Agricultural Statistics Service

2021 Floriculture Crops

NASS made a number of changes to the floriculture estimating program in

2021, including expanding the survey to all 50 states. The top 28 states are

published individually with the remaining states combined into an “other

states” total. (Fig. 1) Care should be taken when comparing 2021 U.S. totals 

with the “Program States” totals from 2020 and prior years since

fewer states contributed to the totals in the earlier years. More than 30 crops

were added to the survey, further increasing program coverage across all

crop categories.

Also in 2021, NASS began publishing sales as retail, wholesale, and

total, rather than the previous practice of converting non-wholesale prices to

a wholesale equivalent. This change provides estimates of price and value

more directly related to the information provided by producers.
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Fig. 4 Value of Sales by Plant Category, Operations with $100,000+ in Sales, 2021 ($ million)

Annual Bedding/Garden Plants 2,378.8

Potted Flowering Plants 1,031.1

Foliage Plants, Indoor/Patio Use 762.1

Herbaceous Perennial Plants 1,034.4

Propagative Floriculture Materials 507.3

Cut Flowers 359.8

Cut Cultivated Greens 105.4

Sales of Annual Bedding/Garden

Plants represented the largest

total among all plant categories

in 2021.

Fig. 2 Value of Floriculture Sales, 2012-2021 ($ billion)

Program States United States

2.50

3.50

4.50

5.50

6.50

2012 2013 2014 2015

6.43

5.10

2018 2019 2020 2021

Estimates suspended in 2016 and 2017.

2021 reflects 17 comparable states as program states.

Top States

Floriculture Operations, 2021 

Pennsylvania 783

California 651

Florida 635

New York 600

Michigan 539

Ohio 512

Wisconsin 433

Washington 319

New Jersey 306

Oregon 296

Top States

Floriculture Sales, 2021 ($ million)

Florida 1,115

California 962

Michigan 635

New Jersey 356

Ohio 269

Texas 253

North Carolina 199

Pennsylvania 188

New York 181

Connecticut 165

Of the 10 largest states,

Florida had the highest

sales, followed by

California. Combined,

these two states

accounted for nearly

one-third of all sales in

the United States.

The top six states each

had more than

500 floriculture 

operations in 2021. 

Nearly 40% of all

operations were in

these states.

Fig. 3 Number of Floriculture Operations, 2012-2021

Program States United States

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

2012 2013 2014 2015

9,558

6,408

2018 2019 2020 2021

Estimates suspended in 2016 and 2017.

2021 reflects 17 comparable states as program states.

Operations with Hired Workers in 2021

The number of operations with hired workers totaled 6,759 in 2021. For the combined 17 states included in the program in 2020, the total increased 7%.

The average peak number of workers per operation was 16.9 nationally in 2021. For the 17 states included in the program in 2020, the average number declined from

18.8 to 18.5 per operation.