NC Green Industry Council

We are North Carolina’s green industry, a diverse and vibrant industry that has a significant impact on the economy of our state. The total economic impact of the NC Green Industry has been as high as $8.6 Billion. In previous years the total employment by the NC Green Industry accounted for over 150,000 jobs.

The NC Green Industry’s total economic impact exceeded that of NASCAR by over $3B and the food service industry by over $4B. The NC Green Industry is the fastest growing segment of agriculture in North Carolina.

Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Crops were the number one crop in North Carolina ahead of tobacco, cotton and soybeans. This ranked 4th in the United States behind CA, FL and TX with $893 million in sales.

Undergraduate turf management programs at NCSU named number one in the United States by TurfNet Magazine.  North Carolina homeowner’s average past expenditure for lawn and landscape services was $800.00.

Over 2.9 million North Carolina homeowners spent an average of $718.00 for green goods, equipment and supplies.