Table 34. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod, Mushrooms, Vegetable Seeds, and Propagative Materials 
Grown For Sale: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Sq. ft. under 
glass or other 
protection 
Acres in the 
Value of sales 
Farms 
Sq. ft. under 
glass or other 
protection 
Acres in the 
open 
Farms 
Dollars 
open 
FLORICULTURE AND BEDDING CROPS: 
BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS - ANNUALS, 
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, VEGETABLE PLANTS 
(INCLUDING HANGING BASKETS), CUT FLOWERS 
AND CUT FLORIST GREENS, FOLIAGE PLANTS - 
INDOOR (INCLUDING HANGING BASKETS), POTTED 
FLOWERING PLANTS, AND OTHER FLORICULTURE 
AND BEDDING CROPS, TOTAL 
United States Total 
United States 
26,963 
873,290,590 
52,617 
26,884 
5,888,527,346 
26,236 
819,940,649 
54,196 
States 
Alabama 
277 
8,837,005 
442 
277 
91,655,321 
278 
9,329,568 
561 
Alaska 
125 
807,112 
55 
125 
9,673,545 
101 
986,805 
24 
Arizona 
112 
1,567,664 
152 
112 
11,354,957 
98 
1,184,278 
581 
Arkansas 
146 
2,738,505 
213 
146 
25,065,004 
178 
2,461,384 
315 
California 
2,140 
115,337,135 
12,535 
2,134 
1,029,723,139 
1,870 
103,139,657 
12,017 
Colorado 
252 
9,608,142 
173 
251 
124,029,240 
208 
9,008,832 
134 
Connecticut 
601 
10,467,738 
1,052 
599 
131,287,505 
447 
9,441,760 
457 
Delaware 
58 
616,593 
63 
58 
4,448,203 
111 
654,127 
69 
Florida 
2,013 
311,919,291 
8,525 
1,996 
770,484,038 
1,598 
255,981,229 
9,801 
Georgia 
418 
8,147,621 
404 
418 
63,117,171 
401 
8,247,156 
367 
Hawaii 
1,018 
20,594,382 
1,740 
1,004 
45,619,458 
1,154 
21,999,212 
2,429 
Idaho 
246 
2,170,058 
191 
246 
15,989,448 
208 
1,925,127 
117 
Illinois 
501 
16,030,546 
793 
500 
148,775,861 
652 
19,071,248 
1,340 
Indiana 
556 
5,594,772 
389 
556 
64,040,544 
586 
8,942,942 
367 
Iowa 
358 
6,242,920 
271 
358 
65,604,214 
313 
7,302,075 
316 
Kansas 
191 
4,480,383 
171 
189 
32,111,288 
225 
5,188,648 
131 
Kentucky 
652 
5,220,636 
359 
652 
47,855,278 
617 
6,499,682 
279 
Louisiana 
208 
1,981,746 
292 
208 
17,935,286 
206 
4,202,871 
347 
Maine 
648 
2,473,500 
300 
648 
25,222,010 
500 
2,471,473 
238 
Maryland 
310 
7,116,099 
366 
310 
82,918,579 
406 
7,725,935 
425 
Massachusetts 
692 
7,662,434 
1,051 
692 
95,118,625 
597 
8,302,646 
907 
Michigan 
1,287 
59,025,497 
2,325 
1,286 
469,485,381 
1,332 
52,915,651 
3,413 
Minnesota 
487 
12,135,765 
498 
486 
114,262,871 
472 
13,915,949 
992 
Mississippi 
216 
3,004,778 
184 
216 
18,043,683 
205 
2,543,412 
199 
Missouri 
546 
5,683,454 
522 
546 
48,185,085 
525 
6,413,684 
429 
Montana 
194 
1,470,783 
52 
194 
14,190,455 
219 
1,606,162 
36 
Nebraska 
199 
1,771,276 
65 
199 
11,885,960 
173 
1,876,710 
44 
Nevada 
30 
177,518 
101 
30 
3,996,577 
16 
104,261 
11 
New Hampshire 
308 
2,815,895 
219 
304 
29,262,023 
300 
2,968,014 
170 
New Jersey 
640 
18,487,867 
3,308 
640 
176,230,568 
830 
20,065,160 
2,665 
New Mexico 
173 
3,258,614 
45 
172 
26,354,033 
114 
5,248,424 
100 
New York 
1,458 
24,214,727 
1,502 
1,449 
211,375,256 
1,334 
25,430,297 
1,597 
North Carolina 
985 
25,122,091 
1,165 
980 
286,856,395 
906 
21,337,221 
835 
North Dakota 
28 
354,824 
16 
28 
3,872,099 
37 
382,328 
15 
Ohio 
964 
24,495,546 
735 
962 
228,197,229 
1,227 
24,431,023 
903 
Oklahoma 
171 
2,428,266 
154 
171 
20,818,400 
243 
3,283,323 
281 
Oregon 
971 
15,004,887 
2,773 
970 
135,389,745 
1,035 
17,833,262 
2,578 
Pennsylvania 
1,669 
19,573,885 
1,075 
1,665 
198,560,806 
1,548 
22,037,433 
962 
Rhode Island 
190 
972,795 
278 
190 
8,670,523 
168 
1,043,055 
145 
South Carolina 
295 
4,074,631 
815 
295 
72,687,262 
279 
6,453,439 
676 
South Dakota 
73 
828,017 
28 
73 
7,657,666 
67 
2,143,129 
13 
Tennessee 
489 
8,911,547 
307 
489 
76,619,834 
611 
10,608,389 
620 
Texas 
845 
51,078,270 
2,385 
842 
373,162,548 
879 
41,059,894 
1,856 
Utah 
130 
6,016,358 
91 
130 
66,942,196 
117 
4,996,394 
106 
Vermont 
376 
1,464,211 
270 
376 
15,365,029 
305 
1,492,557 
305 
Virginia 
759 
9,187,648 
950 
759 
122,994,615 
527 
9,872,686 
573 
Washington 
875 
9,350,033 
2,175 
873 
132,917,261 
820 
10,561,649 
2,522 
West Virginia 
226 
2,372,759 
111 
226 
1 1 ,258,330 
212 
2,260,356 
57 
Wisconsin 
822 
10,122,324 
925 
820 
97,543,721 
953 
12,710,866 
864 
Wyoming 
BEDDING/GARDEN PLANTS 
35 
272,042 
8 
34 
3,713,081 
28 
279,266 
6 
United States Total 
United States 
17,695 
363,168,274 
15,883 
17,655 
3,656,264,997 
18,376 
361,050,691 
18,647 
States 
Alabama 
182 
5,282,671 
218 
182 
69,756,606 
197 
6,133,725 
178 
Alaska 
91 
748,224 
20 
91 
8,899,047 
90 
888,983 
18 
Arizona 
51 
492,052 
39 
51 
2,681,039 
42 
377,724 
91 
Arkansas 
107 
2,123,579 
114 
107 
20,240,897 
147 
1 ,666,944 
225 
California 
773 
24,270,690 
2,081 
773 
307,364,419 
618 
24,093,631 
2,601 
Colorado 
212 
7,913,837 
121 
212 
108,837,228 
170 
7,042,126 
85 
Connecticut 
425 
7,825,948 
429 
424 
103,951,924 
368 
6,876,742 
297 
Delaware 
46 
408,257 
31 
46 
3,057,006 
93 
(D) 
44 
Florida 
545 
23,921,439 
1,081 
541 
169,730,224 
360 
21,256,379 
1,329 
Georgia 
319 
4,997,359 
249 
319 
44,383,439 
324 
6,632,065 
227 
Hawaii 
106 
334,941 
82 
101 
2,577,620 
119 
292,541 
89 
Idaho 
181 
1,563,051 
91 
181 
12,638,735 
174 
1 ,587,340 
72 
Illinois 
412 
12,628,790 
522 
411 
117,347,336 
568 
14,860,622 
926 
Indiana 
425 
4,588,853 
203 
425 
55,789,026 
488 
6,808,980 
233 
Iowa 
276 
5,163,025 
101 
276 
54,910,926 
259 
6,182,464 
189 
Kansas 
141 
3,493,734 
38 
139 
26,316,136 
189 
4,349,536 
83 
Kentucky 
494 
3,915,032 
201 
494 
37,244,375 
508 
4,609,342 
161 
Louisiana 
106 
1 ,080,846 
147 
106 
1 1 ,742,940 
149 
2,956,662 
161 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 523 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
