Floriculture in 2022

The number of floriculture producers totaled 8,951 in 2022. The U.S number of producers decreased 6%. 

The total value of sales across all floriculture crops totaled $6.69 billion. The U.S total value of sales increased 4%.

Area used for production was 833 million square feet.

About the Survey

The 2022 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 2022 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

NASS Highlights May 2023 • No. 2023-3

Fig. 1. States in the 2022 Floriculture Survey

Published

Not Published

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United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

2022 Floriculture Crops

Since 2021, the Floriculture survey and estimating program includes all

50 states. The top 28 states are published individually with the remaining 

states combined into the “other states” total. (Fig.1) 

Care should be taken when comparing 2021 and 2022 U.S totals with the 

“Program States” totals from prior years since fewer states contributed to the 

totals in the earlier years. The current program includes 69 crops from across 

all sectors of the industry. 
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. 

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Fig. 4 Value of Sales by Plant Category, Operations with $100,000+ in Sales, 2022 ($ million)

CutCultivated Greens 101.3

Cut Flowers 333.1

PropagativeFloriculture Materials 514.4

FoliagePlants, Indoor/Patio Use 826.2

HerbaceousPerennialPlants 1,093.0

PottedFloweringPlants 1,113.3

Annual Bedding/Garden Plants 2,467.1

Sales of Annual Bedding/Garden

Plants represented the largest

total among all plant categories

in 2022.

Fig. 2 Value of Floriculture Sales, 2012-2022 ($ billion)

Program States United States

5.50

4.50

7.50

3.50

2.50

2012 2013 2014 2015

6.69

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

6.50

Estimates suspended in 2016 and 2017.

Top States

Floriculture Operations, 2022 

Pennsylvania 741

New York 596

Florida 558

California 530

Michigan 514

Ohio 453

Wisconsin 385

Hawaii 291

North Carolina 285

Washington 274

Top States

Floriculture Sales, 2022 ($ million)

Florida 1,170

California 958

Michigan 711

New Jersey 342

Texas 279

New York 244

Ohio 243

Pennsylvania 209

North Carolina 191

Connecticut 167

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 five states 

each had more than

500 floriculture 

operations in 2022. 

Nearly one-third of all

operations were in

these states.

Fig. 3 Number of Floriculture Operations, 2012-2022

Program States United States

2012 2013 2014 2015

8,951

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

Estimates suspended in 2016 and 2017.

Operations with Hired Workers in 2022

The number of operations with hired workers totaled 6,349 in 2022. The U.S total decreased 6% from 2021.

The average peak number of workers per operation was 17.7 nationally in 2022. The U.S average number increased from 16.9 to 17.7 per operation.