What is the size of the floral industry?

Floriculture Item Sales at All Retail Outlets (flowers, seeds, and potted plants) in billions of dollars:

2021 $51.9
2020 $41.2
2019 $36.8
2018 $35.7
2017 $34.1
2016 $32.6
2015 $31.6
2014 $30.3
2013 $29.0
2012 $27.7
2011 $26.6
2010 $26.4
2009 $25.8
2008 $28.8
2007 $30.3
2006 $29.8
2005 $27.8
2004 $25.4
2003 $24.2

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Personal Consumption Expenditures by Type of Product

U.S. Per Capita Spending (Flowers, Seeds, Potted Plants category):

2021 $170.88
2020 $140.93
2019 $135.77
2018 $129.19
2017 $125.41
2016 $119.93
2015 $98.36
2014 $95.28
2013 $91.68

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)


 How many florists, wholesale florists and floriculture growers are there in the U.S.?

Industry Segments (U.S.)

Retail florist shops (latest available data- 2020): 12,154
Floral Wholesalers (estimate): 500
Domestic Floriculture Growers (in top 17 states): 9,558
Total value of sales across all floriculture crops (in top 17 states) $6.43 billion

Floriculture Crops Summary Report May 2021


 What are the top flowers and plants?

The top domestically produced flowers and plants are detailed here.

A link to flower import statistics by country and stem count can be found here.

Additional breakdowns of imported flowers by dollar value and country of origin are available here.

The USDA’s annual Floriculture Crops Summary counts the top green, flowering, and bedding/garden plants produced in the U.S.

Additional floriculture and nursery statistical information can be found on the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service website.


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