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Employer establishments: manufacturing in Missouri

Employer establishments: manufacturing in Missouri was 5,460 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count5,460
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high6,0972012
Series low5,4602023

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Employer establishments: manufacturing in Missouri, 2012 to 2023

5,4005,6005,8006,0006,2002012201420162018202020232012: 6,097 count2013: 5,957 count2014: 5,946 count2015: 5,907 count2016: 5,833 count2017: 5,770 count2018: 5,680 count2019: 5,612 count2020: 5,551 count2021: 5,535 count2022: 5,490 count2023: 5,460 count5,4005,6005,8006,0006,20020122016202020232012: 6,097 count2013: 5,957 count2014: 5,946 count2015: 5,907 count2016: 5,833 count2017: 5,770 count2018: 5,680 count2019: 5,612 count2020: 5,551 count2021: 5,535 count2022: 5,490 count2023: 5,460 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20235,460
20225,490
20215,535
20205,551
20195,612
20185,680
20175,770
20165,833
20155,907
20145,946
20135,957
20126,097

Compared with United States

Place2023
Missouri5,460
United States284,452

Missouri compared with nearby places

Alabama: 4,145 countAlaska: 576 countArizona: 4,406 countArkansas: 2,526 countCalifornia: 35,300 countColorado: 5,031 countConnecticut: 3,735 countDelaware: 660 countDistrict of Columbia: 104 countFlorida: 14,341 countGeorgia: 7,874 countHawaii: 723 countIdaho: 2,114 countIllinois: 12,465 countIndiana: 7,938 countIowa: 3,418 countKansas: 2,677 countKentucky: 3,669 countLouisiana: 3,044 countMaine: 1,700 countMaryland: 2,838 countMassachusetts: 5,920 countMichigan: 12,192 countMinnesota: 6,718 countMississippi: 1,981 countMissouri: 5,460 countMontana: 1,393 countNebraska: 1,761 countNevada: 2,043 countNew Hampshire: 1,741 countNew Jersey: 7,018 countNew Mexico: 1,266 countNew York: 13,837 countNorth Carolina: 8,664 countNorth Dakota: 695 countOhio: 13,307 countOklahoma: 3,247 countOregon: 5,231 countPennsylvania: 13,231 countRhode Island: 1,188 countSouth Carolina: 4,006 countSouth Dakota: 1,034 countTennessee: 5,787 countTexas: 21,034 countUtah: 3,665 countVermont: 1,005 countVirginia: 5,019 countWashington: 6,586 countWest Virginia: 1,060 countWisconsin: 8,479 countWyoming: 600 count
  • Under 1,100
  • 1,100 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,700
  • 3,700 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 8,600
  • 8,600 and over
Employer establishments: manufacturing, 2023, count. Missouri is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (Employer establishments: manufacturing, Missouri, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Employer establishments: manufacturing, Missouri, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/missouri. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Employer establishments: manufacturing, Missouri, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, Employer establishments: manufacturing, Missouri, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employer establishments: manufacturing in Missouri?

Employer establishments: manufacturing in Missouri was 5,460 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: manufacturing in Missouri?

6,097 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: manufacturing elsewhere in United States

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