2022 Economic Assessment of Idaho’s Green Industry


Idaho’s Green Industry impacts the state’s economy through businesses involved in the production, design, installation, construction, maintenance, and sales of plant products and services.

The variety of businesses that are directly or indirectly part of the Green Industry continues to grow and affect employment, taxes, the economy, the environment, and the quality of life in Idaho.

An independent study conducted in 2022 by Washington State University Social & Economic Sciences Research Center, through an Idaho Nursery & Floral Research Fund grant and overseen by the Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association, estimated that total sales from Idaho’s Green Industry reached $1,714,717,195 in 2022, thus making an important contribution to the state economy.


Idaho’s Green Industry added an estimated $1,714,717,195 in total sales to the state’s economy in 2022. Of the total sales, 57% were derived from products and 40% were derived from services. Idaho’s nursery products were sold throughout the United States. An estimated 21,375 employees worked during the peak season, with total earnings estimated at $644,206,932.

Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association

13601 W McMillian Rd, Ste 102 #252
Boise, ID 83713

(208) 985-3939


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