Who’s in the TOP 10?SALES1. Miami-Dade2. Palm Beach3. Orange4. Broward5. Hillsborough6. Duval7. Lee8. Collier9. Seminole10. Pinellas

JOBS1. Miami-Dade2. Palm Beach3. Broward4. Orange5. Hillsborough6. Lee7. Duval8. Collier9. Pinellas10. Seminole

The Nursery and Landscape Industry’sIMPACT ON FLORIDA’S ECONOMY

37% increase in total industry output between 2010–2015

$21.08B 232,000+JOBSTOTA L O U T P U T S A L E S TOTA L E M P L OY M E N T

Florida

agriculture

is a $120B

industry.

Top 4 Business Issues Facing the Industry:

1. Increasing Cost of Production

2. Water Use Restrictions

3. Low Prices for Products and Services

4. Government Regulations

Wages, Benefits & Income were estimated at

$8.748 billion.

Industry Sales to markets outside

Florida were nearly

$1.6 billion.

Breaking Down Florida’s 67 County Economic Impacts

Sarasota-BradentonLee 874.5 9,851

Collier 739.8 8,199

Sarasota 586.7 7,011

Manatee 418.9 5,434

Charlotte 83.1 1,329

DeSoto 37.9 425

Tampa-St.PetersburgHillsborough 1.5733B 15,573

Pinellas 623.4 7,486

Pasco 217.1 2,998

Hernando 104.7 1,436

JacksonvilleDuval 878.4 9,710

Clay 113.6 1,557

Nassau 60.0 875

Putnam 50.1 628

Baker 11.8 185

PensacolaEscambia 175.1 2,085

Okaloosa 129.9 1,539

Santa Rosa 68.0 1,020

Walton 74.0 950

Miami-Ft. LauderdaleMiami-Dade 2.8914B 25,598

Palm Beach 2.1169B 22,598

Broward 1.7012B 17,758

Martin 405.8 4,016

Indian River 190.1 2,398

Monroe 66.6 955

Okeechobee 62.9 704

Hendry 29.6 309

Glades 10.7 69

OrlandoOrange 1.8287B 17,606

Seminole 721.0 7,115

Volusia 556.3 6,450

Lake 500.8 6,367

Polk 510.6 5,987

Brevard 387.9 4,850

Marion 232.3 3,327

St. Lucie 247.0 2,937

Osceola 173.7 2,138

Highlands 165.7 1,845

St. Johns 152.5 1,804

Flagler 123.6 1,653

Citrus 78.0 1,315

Sumter 100.2 1,147

Hardee 68.8 650

Total OutputSales (M$)

Total Jobs

Total OutputSales (M$)

Total Jobs

Miami-Ft. Lauderdale7.4752B

Orando5.8471B

Sarasota-Bradenton2.7410B

Tampa-St. Petersburg2.5185B

Jacksonville1.1189B

Pensacola447.0M

Tallahassee403.8M

Gainesville364.1M

Panama City164.0M

77,780

CountyTotal Output SalesTotal Jobs

65,190

32,249

27,494

12,953

5,594

4,963

4,289

2,135

SEGMENT TOTAL INDUSTRY OUTPUT (B$) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

Nursery & Greenhouse Production 4.55 36,980

Landscape Design, Installation & Maintenance 10.11 148,220

Retail/Garden Center 6.42 47,450

$21.08B 232,650

Allied Supplies are reflected in the above with $2.426 in total industry output and 13,180 in total employment.

TallahasseeLeon 154.7 1,937

Gadsden 154.1 1,751

Jefferson 33.7 445

Wakulla 21.7 302

Madison 18.3 201

Taylor 12.2 148

Hamilton 4.9 87

Franklin 3.7 84

Liberty 0.5 8

GainesvilleAlachua 162.6 2,226

Suwannee 56.2 519

Levy 42.2 456

Columbia 48.5 434

Bradford 22.2 291

Gilchrist 10.1 196

Dixie 7.2 76

Union 13.9 70

Lafayette 1.3 22

Panama CityBay 119.4 1,493

Jackson 13.6 218

Calhoun 13.4 179

Holmes 4.4 115

Washington 10.2 88

Gulf 3.0 43

Total OutputSales (M$)

Total Jobs

Study Highlights• Florida produces nearly 80% of all tropical and

indoor houseplants in the U.S.• Florida’s nursery and landscape industry created

28,000 jobs between 2010 & 2015.• Native plant sales in 2015 doubled since 2010 to

15.5% of total nursery sales.• An industry mainstay, palms and tropical foliage

represented 21.5% of total nursery sales. Edible plants, an emerging market, represented 3.5% of total nursery sales.

• 31% of Florida landscape sales were to builders and developers.

• Suppliers sold $170 million in irrigation equipment.• Nearly 60% of landscape firms offered Florida-

Friendly plants and Florida-FriendlyTM Landscaping services.

MissionFNGLA’s mission is to promote and protect the interests of Florida’s nursery and land-scape industry.

VisionFNGLA will continue to be the respected leader and trusted resource for Florida’s nursery and landscape industry.

ValuesThe following core principles guide the governance and management of FNGLA:

• Organizational Excellence

• Member-Focus • Collaboration and

Partnerships • Leadership in Agriculture • Continuous Improvement • Environmental Stewardship

Study Authors:Alan W. Hodges, PhD | Hayk Khachatryan, PhD

Mohammad Rahmani, PhD | Christa D. Court, PhD

FNGLA is the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association.

1533 Park Center DriveOrlando, FL 32835

info@fngla.org | www.fngla.org