Employer establishments: manufacturing in Washington

Employer establishments: manufacturing in Washington was 6,586 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count6,586

Change on 2022-2.4%

Rank15th of 51US states ranked

Series high7,0212015

Series low6,5862023

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Employer establishments: manufacturing in Washington, 2012 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	6,586
2022	6,745
2021	6,758
2020	6,787
2019	6,937
2018	6,988
2017	7,021
2016	6,998
2015	7,021
2014	6,929
2013	6,932
2012	7,000

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Washington	6,586
United States	284,452

Washington compared with nearby places

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. Washington is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer establishments: manufacturing 51 places

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, Washington, 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, Washington, 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/washington. 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, Washington, 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/washington.

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms: Employer establishments: manufacturing, Washington, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-manufacturing/washington. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer establishments: manufacturing in Washington?

Employer establishments: manufacturing in Washington was 6,586 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 15th 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 Washington?

7,021 in 2015, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: manufacturing elsewhere in United States

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