Census Results
2025 Census Results
Participants from garden clubs, master gardener groups, Extension offices, public gardens, businesses, scout troops, families, and individuals all came together to “protect our pollinators one count at a time” — breaking our previous participation record.
By the numbers
- 27,048 Census counts were submitted
- 1,132 new pollinator gardens were created as part of the Census project
- 594 educators indicated that they used the Census as part of their STEM curriculum
- 59 participants counted on oregano plants to be shared with our colleagues at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in London
Results data
The 2025 results, including counts across all eight insect categories — bumble bees, carpenter bees, honey bees, small bees, wasps, flies, butterflies and moths, and other insects — are shown in the tables below and available in full as a detailed spreadsheet.

2025 Census results by state. Download the detailed 2025 data (Excel spreadsheet).

Number of counts submitted in each participating state.
State results
State-specific results are available on these pages:
- Alabama
- Florida (coming soon)
- Georgia
- North Carolina (coming soon)
- South Carolina
Highlights from 2025

Deb Mackey, a Pollinator Protector from Florida, was named the 2025 Census Grand Marshal.

A book inspired by our Census, written by Susan Richmond, was published this year.

Many Census coordinators shared information about our Census with an international audience in London.

Alabama joined the Census, led by Extension Agent Bethany O’Rear.

The 2025 “I Counted” participation sticker.
