How many retail florists are there in the U.S.A. How many florist are
in
the following states Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. How many
people in the U.S. How many people in Al., MS., and FL.

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RETAIL FLORISTS
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There are 23,087 retail florists in the U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2000/us/US4531.HTM



U.S.     Florists by Year
----     ----------------
2000     23,087
1999     23,658  
1998     24,471  

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2000/us/US4531.HTM#table1
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2000/us/US4531.HTM



State             Retail Florists
-----             ---------------
Florida               1,335
Alabama                 474
Mississippi             334 
United States        24,471 

U.S. Census Bureau: Economic Census (1998)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/1998/us/US4531.HTM



State             Retail Florists
-----             ---------------
Florida               1,413
Alabama                 501
Mississippi             337 
United States        26,200

U.S. Census Bureau: Economic Census (1997)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/industry/E4531.HTM#T4



Sources of Information:

Statistics of U.S. Businesses
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb.htm

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2000/us/US4531.HTM

U.S. Census Bureau: Economic Census
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/1998/us/US4531.HTM

NAICS 45311: 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.
http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/def/45311.HTM


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U.S. POPULATION
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United States
Total Population
281,422,000


Florida
Total population
15,982,378

Alabama
Total population
4,447,100

Mississippi
Total population
2,844,658

Sources of Information:

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/pop.pdf

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

U.S. Census Bureau: Population
http://www.census.gov/population/pop-profile/2000/chap02.pdf

American Fact Finder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en&_ts


Search Criteria:
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Florists
Population 


I hope the above information helps you in your research. If anything
is unclear or if a link does not function, please let me know and I’ll
be glad to offer further assistance.

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by liaxian-ga on 29 Oct 2003 15:56 PST

Bobbie,
That answer is incorrect the census only lists florists that pay
employees I wish to know the total florists including ones who do not
have an employee to pay. That did not answer my question. If you were
to check with one of the florists wire services which I have just one
wire services has a total of 120,000 florists (Tela Floral)listed with
them and not every florists uses all the wire services. Try again if
you would like to. But that answer is not the correct one.

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Oct 2003 19:34 PST

Dear Liaxian,

Thank you for your clarification.

Here is the data for retail florists in the U.S.


There are 62,726 retail-florists in the U.S.

State                Retail Florists 
-----                --------------- 
Florida                3,588
Alabama                1,094 
Mississippi              799 

United States         62,726

Here is the number of retail florists by State:

Alabama 1094
Alaska   169
Arizona 796
Arkansas 749
California 6290
Colorado 888
Connecticut 799
Delaware 163
Florida 3588
Georgia 1748
Hawaii 425
Idaho 278
Illinois 2934
Indiana 1501
Iowa 830
Kansas 796
Kentucky 929
Louisiana 997
Maine 263
Maryland 1046
Massachusetts 1495
Michigan 1909
Minnesota 1017
Mississippi 799
Missouri 1338
Montana 245
Nebraska 436
Nevada 323
New Hampshire 276
New Jersey  2392
New Mexico 284
New York 3702
North Carolina 1991
North Dakota 159
Ohio 2993
Oklahoma 942
Oregon 758
Pennsylvania 2865
Rhode Island 232
South Carolina 1317
South Dakota 225
Tennessee 1621
Texas 4281
Utah 390
Vermont 154
Virginia 1296
Washington 1004
Washington, DC 148
West Virginia 418
Wisconsin 1294
Wyoming 139

I used Switchboard to obtain the number of retail florists by State.
Then, I added up to the numbers to get the total number of retail
florists nationwide.
http://www.switchboard.com/


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In your clarification you mention that Teleflora has 120,000 florists.

This is incorrect.

From the Teleflora website:

“Teleflora is home to the largest family of high quality florists in
the world – connecting over 33,000 members.”
http://www.teleflora.com/about_us.html 

In the U.S. they would have a great deal less than 33,000 florists as
the number 33,000 is worldwide.

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My answer to the second part of your question regarding the U.S.
population is correct.

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U.S. POPULATION 
=============== 
 
United States 
Total Population 
281,422,000 
 
 
Florida 
Total population 
15,982,378 
 
Alabama 
Total population 
4,447,100 
 
Mississippi 
Total population 
2,844,658 
 
Sources of Information: 
 
U.S. Census Bureau 
http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/pop.pdf 
 
U.S. Census Bureau 
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html 
 
U.S. Census Bureau: Population 
http://www.census.gov/population/pop-profile/2000/chap02.pdf 
 
American Fact Finder 
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en&_ts 


I hope this clarifies my answer.

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Thank you very much for you help in this Bobbie, for the time you put
in researching. Your response time is excellent and this information
is apperciated and needed. I was at a loss other than the census
myself and I knew that wasn't correct or at least not complete. I hope
if there is a call for research in the future you will respond. Thank
you again and keep up the excellent work. And about the Telaflora
sorry about the missinformation on my part. For some reason my
thoughts on those figures were much higher than even 67,726.
Best Wishes to you,
Liaxian