Table 31. Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery and Equipment; Total Land Area; Area in Production; and 
Marketing Channels by Value of Sales: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
$2,500,000 
or more 
$1,000,000 
to $2,499,999 
$500,000 
to $999,999 
$250,000 
to $499,999 
$100,000 
to $249,999 
VALUE OF LAND, BUILDINGS, MACHINERY, AND EQUIPMENT 
Land and buildings operations 
23,221 
968 
1,344 
1,582 
2,098 
3,729 
value ($1 ,000) 
23,184,945 
7,078,302 
3,717,166 
2,680,421 
2,581,551 
2,677,123 
Machinery and equipment 
operations 
23,221 
968 
1,344 
1,582 
2,098 
3,729 
value ($1 ,000) 
4,169,192 
1,723,102 
620,697 
419,507 
398,714 
390,848 
TOTAL LAND AREA USED TO GROW HORTICULTURAL CROPS 
Total land area covered by greenhouses operations 
14,593 
726 
821 
1,005 
1,317 
2,462 
square feet (1,000) 
894,907 
469,231 
131,853 
78,109 
63,494 
65,930 
Glass 
operations 
1,485 
187 
142 
128 
164 
238 
square feet (1,000) 
122,502 
86,668 
13,341 
7,711 
5,707 
5,161 
Rigid plastic 
operations 
3,178 
253 
196 
232 
333 
570 
square feet (1,000) 
132,189 
73,465 
19,289 
9,397 
9,266 
9,107 
Plastic film (single or multi-layer poly) 
operations 
12,757 
616 
716 
891 
1,172 
2,150 
square feet (1,000) 
640,216 
309,098 
99,223 
61,001 
48,522 
51,663 
Greenhouse area erected in 2014 
operations 
1,002 
77 
61 
69 
107 
160 
square feet (1,000) 
16,194 
6,696 
2,109 
2,256 
1,504 
1,928 
Total land area covered by shade structures 
operations 
4,058 
298 
316 
317 
468 
766 
square feet (1,000) 
429,708 
186,899 
65,003 
59,298 
48,295 
39,213 
Total land area covered by natural shade 
operations 
1,804 
42 
81 
97 
181 
283 
acres 
5,404 
914 
427 
423 
537 
795 
Total land area in the open 
operations 
12,927 
651 
852 
938 
1,258 
2,223 
acres 
497,339 
152,970 
91,765 
69,885 
51,506 
51,251 
GREENHOUSE AREA IN PRODUCTION 
Cut flowers and cut lei flowers (see text) 
operations 
969 
40 
35 
50 
48 
120 
square feet (1,000) 
54,851 
34,495 
6,754 
4,324 
2,228 
2,335 
Cut flowers, anthurium (see text) 
operations 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
square feet (1,000) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cut flowers, dendrobium orchids (see text) 
operations 
15 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
square feet (1,000) 
342 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
162 
Cut flowers, all other (see text) 
operations 
27 
- 
1 
2 
- 
5 
square feet (1,000) 
483 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
227 
Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use 
(see text) 
operations 
3,632 
241 
237 
309 
412 
706 
square feet (1,000) 
127,512 
79,788 
17,033 
8,709 
7,787 
7,221 
Potted flowering plants, dendrobium orchids 
(see text) 
operations 
30 
_ 
1 
4 
10 
2 
square feet (1,000) 
664 
- 
(D) 
174 
310 
(D) 
Potted flowering plants, all other 
(see text) 
operations 
71 
- 
3 
8 
8 
16 
square feet (1,000) 
2,178 
- 
443 
496 
204 
323 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
operations 
4,745 
268 
289 
338 
534 
969 
square feet (1,000) 
97,763 
54,465 
16,432 
5,835 
6,713 
7,004 
Annual bedding/garden plants 
operations 
7,665 
311 
326 
450 
717 
1,372 
square feet (1,000) 
268,430 
119,231 
38,488 
30,116 
24,858 
24,662 
Foliage plants, pots 
operations 
1,906 
104 
138 
145 
211 
328 
square feet (1,000) 
48,662 
18,628 
11,876 
5,163 
4,786 
4,194 
Foliage plants, hanging baskets 
operations 
940 
75 
65 
74 
127 
212 
square feet (1,000) 
18,293 
11,031 
1,616 
769 
1,878 
1,639 
Cut cultivated greens 
operations 
197 
7 
6 
9 
13 
31 
square feet (1,000) 
4,570 
2,186 
38 
832 
139 
729 
Nursery stock (see text) 
operations 
3,815 
281 
298 
387 
412 
733 
square feet (1,000) 
174,232 
103,608 
21,926 
16,229 
10,496 
10,491 
All other horticultural specialty crops 
operations 
3,731 
171 
156 
188 
252 
551 
square feet (1 ,000) 
140,584 
76,392 
25,150 
7,929 
6,206 
8,193 
SHADE STRUCTURE AREA IN PRODUCTION 
Cut flowers and cut lei flowers (see text) 
operations 
119 
14 
6 
7 
10 
24 
square feet (1,000) 
3,080 
1,974 
242 
218 
169 
219 
Cut flowers, anthurium (see text) 
operations 
36 
- 
1 
2 
1 
3 
square feet (1,000) 
5,072 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut flowers, dendrobium orchids (see text) 
operations 
21 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
square feet (1 ,000) 
1,486 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
376 
Cut flowers, all other (see text) 
operations 
25 
- 
1 
2 
2 
5 
square feet (1,000) 
585 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(□) 
152 
Potted flowering plants (see text) 
operations 
367 
45 
30 
36 
25 
66 
square feet (1,000) 
19,912 
13,827 
2,508 
2,181 
431 
443 
Potted flowering plants, dendrobium orchids 
(see text) 
operations 
26 
_ 
1 
2 
1 
6 
square feet (1,000) 
783 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
256 
Potted flowering plants, all other (see 
text) 
operations 
46 
- 
4 
5 
4 
13 
square feet (1,000) 
1,003 
- 
277 
115 
98 
290 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
operations 
1,140 
93 
76 
79 
142 
190 
square feet (1,000) 
26,654 
19,575 
2,617 
1,345 
909 
862 
Annual bedding/garden plants 
operations 
692 
50 
43 
45 
81 
131 
square feet (1,000) 
22,259 
15,964 
2,166 
1,073 
938 
979 
Foliage plants, pots 
operations 
487 
43 
69 
50 
62 
64 
square feet (1,000) 
94,929 
30,418 
29,134 
16,062 
11,815 
4,095 
Foliage plants, hanging baskets 
operations 
100 
17 
4 
19 
10 
17 
square feet (1,000) 
7,446 
3,884 
(D) 
1,787 
118 
55 
Cut cultivated greens 
operations 
190 
10 
12 
14 
31 
52 
square feet (1,000) 
167,687 
61,229 
14,624 
29,175 
26,771 
21,689 
Nursery stock (see text) 
operations 
1,583 
134 
127 
136 
195 
329 
square feet (1,000) 
78,095 
45,985 
7,762 
6,659 
5,532 
6,853 
All other horticultural specialty crops 
operations 
336 
16 
18 
15 
19 
62 
square feet (1,000) 
4,492 
1,838 
1,081 
259 
243 
402 
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34 2014 CHS - United States Data 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
