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Wedding flower & floriculture statistics.
Current U.S. figures for wedding flowers, cut flowers and floriculture, collected in one citable place for couples, writers and floral professionals.
AT A GLANCE
The numbers behind the flowers.
Flower preservation starts with a real bouquet and a real story. These figures add useful context to the broader floral world, from the growers behind fresh stems to the wedding budgets that bring them into a celebration.
U.S. FLORICULTURE
Fresh flowers, by the numbers.
The USDA publishes the federal government's official statistics for floriculture crops. The 2024 figures below were released in February 2026.
$6.71B
U.S. floriculture sales
All U.S. floriculture crops recorded $6.71 billion in sales in 2024, according to the USDA's 2024 Floriculture Crops report.
Source: USDA, 2024 Floriculture Crops11,262
U.S. floriculture producers
The USDA counted 11,262 U.S. floriculture producers in 2024, including operations producing fresh cut flowers, potted plants, foliage and related crops.
Source: USDA, 2024 Floriculture Crops530
Wisconsin floriculture operations
Wisconsin was among the ten states with the most floriculture operations in 2024, with 530 operations reported by the USDA.
Source: USDA, 2024 Floriculture Crops$414M
Cut-flower sales
Cut flowers accounted for $414.0 million in 2024 sales among U.S. floriculture operations with at least $100,000 in sales.
Source: USDA, 2024 Floriculture CropsWEDDING FLOWERS
What couples spent in 2025.
These figures come from The Knot's Real Weddings Study, which surveyed 10,474 U.S. couples married in 2025. They are national benchmarks, not local quotes.
$2,800
Average wedding-flower spend
U.S. couples married in 2025 spent an average of $2,800 on wedding flowers, including bouquets, wedding-party flowers and centerpieces.
Source: The Knot Real Weddings Study, 2025 weddings$2,500
Average Midwest flower spend
The Knot reported average wedding-flower spend of $2,500 among couples in the Midwest in its 2025 wedding data.
Source: The Knot Real Weddings Study, 2025 weddings59%
Couples who included a florist
Fifty-nine percent of surveyed couples included a florist in their wedding-vendor lineup for 2025 weddings.
Source: The Knot Real Weddings Study, 2025 weddings$1,600–$3,300
Flower spend by guest count
Average flower spend ranged from $1,600 for weddings of 1 to 50 guests to $3,300 for weddings of 101 or more guests in The Knot's 2025 data.
Source: The Knot Real Weddings Study, 2025 weddingsSOURCES & METHOD
Made to be checked.
This page summarizes two named public sources. The USDA data describes U.S. commercial floriculture in 2024. The Knot figures describe surveyed U.S. couples married in 2025, so they should be read as a national planning benchmark rather than a promise of local pricing.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2024 Floriculture Crops. Released February 2026.
- The Knot, Average Cost of Wedding Flowers. Updated May 6, 2026, using its Real Weddings Study of 10,474 U.S. couples married in 2025.
Cite this page
Everlasting Floral. “Wedding Flower & Floriculture Statistics.” Updated October 20, 2026. https://everlastingfloralinfo.com/flower-statistics