U.S. Census Valentine’s Day 2010

You all know Valentine’s Day is coming up on the 14th, but did you know these fun facts from the U.S. Census about Valentine’s Day for 2010?

Here are some of the choice tidbits revealed by the Census Bureau:

# 1,233 -- Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products in 2007. These establishments employed 38,794 people. California led the nation in the number of such establishments with 143, followed by Pennsylvania with 115.

# 466 -- Number of locations that produced nonchocolate confectionary products in 2007. These establishments employed 18,250 people.

$403 million -- The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2008 for all flower-producing operations with $100,000 or more in sales. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for about three-quarters of this amount ($314 million).