USDA to Conduct the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties this winter to provide a comprehensive picture of the U.S. horticulture industry. Survey codes are being mailed to more than 40,000 horticulture producers to respond online. Collected just once every five years, this is the only source of detailed production and sales data for U.S. floriculture, nursery, and specialty crop industries, including greenhouse food crops. 

The 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties results will expand the 2022 Census of Agriculture data with information on horticultural crop production, value of products, square footage used for growing crops, production expenses, and more. 

Producers who receive the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties are asked to use their unique survey code to complete it online via NASS secure website. The online questionnaire is user friendly, accessible on most electronic devices, and saves producers time by calculating totals and automatically skipping questions that don’t apply to their operations. 

The deadline to respond is February 14, 2025. For more information, visit nass.usda.gov/go/hort.