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NAICS 4531
Florists

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

44-45	Retail trade	1,114,637	3,056,421,997	302,113,581	14,647,675
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	129,464	90,811,742	12,835,393	792,361
4531	Florists	22,750	6,624,783	1,493,387	114,186
45311	Florists	22,750	6,624,783	1,493,387	114,186

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)

44-45	Retail trade	2,953,629	3,134,317,733	1,838,992	62.3	77,895,736	2.5	1,114,637	3,056,421,997
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	467,205	104,162,014	337,741	72.3	13,350,272	12.8	129,464	90,811,742
4531	Florists	48,313	7,523,927	25,563	52.9	899,144	12.0	22,750	6,624,783
45311	Florists	48,313	7,523,927	25,563	52.9	899,144	12.0	22,750	6,624,783

Definition: NAICS 4531 Florists

This industry comprises establishments known as florists primarily engaged in retailing cut flowers, floral arrangements, and potted plants purchased from others. These establishments usually prepare the arrangements they sell.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing flowers or nursery stock grown on premises--are classified in Industry 11142, Nursery and Floriculture Production;
Retailing trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod grown elsewhere--are classified in Industry 444220, Nursery, Garden Center and Farm Supply Stores; and
Retailing flowers via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4531, Florists, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4531 is comparable to SIC 5992. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

4531	Florists	2002	22,750	6,624,783	1,493,387	114,186
		1997	26,200	6,555,088	1,396,389	125,195
		% change	-13.2	1.1	6.9	-8.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Florists: 2002

Data for the Retail trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

22,750

6,624,783

100.00

1,493,387

114,186

California

1,943

640,475

9.67

130,876

9,821

New York

1,501

514,622

7.77

107,289

6,414

Texas

1,467

411,414

6.21

88,331

6,573

Florida

1,164

352,565

5.32

77,140

5,738

Illinois

985

327,434

4.94

79,649

5,836

Pennsylvania

1,110

319,708

4.83

74,383

5,772

Ohio

958

278,345

4.20

65,845

5,388

New Jersey

771

241,367

3.64

52,856

3,464

Massachusetts

597

207,783

3.14

46,785

2,788

Virginia

603

181,766

2.74

47,762

3,438

Minnesota

459

176,678

2.67

36,709

3,217

Georgia

665

173,174

2.61

38,860

2,901

North Carolina

687

165,121

2.49

37,400

2,911

Indiana

567

158,745

2.40

38,293

3,318

Tennessee

526

139,085

2.10

30,822

2,309

Maryland

364

134,270

2.03

37,549

2,515

Wisconsin

478

132,393

2.00

30,925

2,873

Missouri

515

130,224

1.97

32,792

2,538

Colorado

352

109,657

1.66

25,040

1,817

Washington

416

105,541

1.59

24,357

1,930

Connecticut

286

100,971

1.52

23,400

1,594

Kentucky

386

99,326

1.50

22,363

1,892

Alabama

406

88,352

1.33

18,103

1,601

Louisiana

332

76,759

1.16

17,574

1,437

Oklahoma

342

74,439

1.12

16,140

1,563

South Carolina

345

72,820

1.10

15,948

1,321

Iowa

330

67,894

1.02

14,452

1,595

Arkansas

312

63,992

0.97

14,754

1,288

Mississippi

290

62,241

0.94

13,002

1,143

Oregon

251

60,441

0.91

14,378

1,278

Kansas

272

58,650

0.89

12,799

1,284

West Virginia

213

46,443

0.70

10,275

950

New Hampshire

140

43,200

0.65

10,572

828

Utah

143

39,719

0.60

8,154

722

Nebraska

178

39,108

0.59

8,698

833

Hawaii

100

38,810

0.59

7,461

545

Nevada

115

37,521

0.57

8,345

600

Maine

154

36,118

0.55

7,802

679

New Mexico

132

31,908

0.48

6,817

613

Delaware

29,504

0.45

7,614

512

Rhode Island

112

28,521

0.43

6,321

459

Idaho

116

26,883

0.41

5,017

570

Montana

103

23,993

0.36

5,809

482

South Dakota

104

19,790

0.30

4,273

429

Vermont

18,927

0.29

4,153

321

North Dakota

17,855

0.27

3,631

365

Alaska

15,787

0.24

3,458

284

Wyoming

15,162

0.23

3,197

321

All other states, including those below

1,102

389,282

5.88

95,214

7,116

Michigan

802

(5000-9999)

Arizona

257

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(250-499)

Products Lines for Florists
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	6,624,783	100.00
20623	Cut flowers -- arranged	3,647,285	55.06
20622	Cut flowers -- unarranged	739,571	11.16
20625	Indoor potted plants -- nonblooming	488,110	7.37
20624	Indoor potted plants -- blooming	449,823	6.79
	-Other	1,299,994	19.62

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Florists
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Kinds of Business by Broad Product Line	US, states, metros
EC02-44SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-44SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Sales by Class of Customer	US
EC02-44I-16	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4531
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas