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US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2023

California had the highest employer establishments: manufacturing of 51 states in 2023, at 35,300. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 104. The median was 3,669 and the figure for the United States was 284,452. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35,300California
Lowest104District of Columbia
Median3,66951 states
United States284,452History

Map of states, 2023

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
count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

California: 35,300 countCalifornia35,300Texas: 21,034 countTexas21,034Florida: 14,341 countFlorida14,341New York: 13,837 countNew York13,837Ohio: 13,307 countOhio13,307Pennsylvania: 13,231 countPennsylvania13,231Illinois: 12,465 countIllinois12,465Michigan: 12,192 countMichigan12,192North Carolina: 8,664 countNorth Carolina8,664Wisconsin: 8,479 countWisconsin8,479Indiana: 7,938 countIndiana7,938Georgia: 7,874 countGeorgia7,874New Jersey: 7,018 countNew Jersey7,018Minnesota: 6,718 countMinnesota6,718Washington: 6,586 countWashington6,586Massachusetts: 5,920 countMassachusetts5,920Tennessee: 5,787 countTennessee5,787Missouri: 5,460 countMissouri5,460Oregon: 5,231 countOregon5,231Colorado: 5,031 countColorado5,031Virginia: 5,019 countVirginia5,019Arizona: 4,406 countArizona4,406Alabama: 4,145 countAlabama4,145South Carolina: 4,006 countSouth Carolina4,006Connecticut: 3,735 countConnecticut3,735Kentucky: 3,669 countKentucky3,669Utah: 3,665 countUtah3,665Iowa: 3,418 countIowa3,418Oklahoma: 3,247 countOklahoma3,247Louisiana: 3,044 countLouisiana3,044Maryland: 2,838 countMaryland2,838Kansas: 2,677 countKansas2,677Arkansas: 2,526 countArkansas2,526Idaho: 2,114 countIdaho2,114Nevada: 2,043 countNevada2,043Mississippi: 1,981 countMississippi1,981Nebraska: 1,761 countNebraska1,761New Hampshire: 1,741 countNew Hampshire1,741Maine: 1,700 countMaine1,700Montana: 1,393 countMontana1,393New Mexico: 1,266 countNew Mexico1,266Rhode Island: 1,188 countRhode Island1,188West Virginia: 1,060 countWest Virginia1,060South Dakota: 1,034 countSouth Dakota1,034Vermont: 1,005 countVermont1,005Hawaii: 723 countHawaii723North Dakota: 695 countNorth Dakota695Delaware: 660 countDelaware660Wyoming: 600 countWyoming600Alaska: 576 countAlaska576District of Columbia: 104 countDistrict of Columbia104California: 35,300 countCalifornia35,300Texas: 21,034 countTexas21,034Florida: 14,341 countFlorida14,341New York: 13,837 countNew York13,837Ohio: 13,307 countOhio13,307Pennsylvania: 13,231 countPennsylvania13,231Illinois: 12,465 countIllinois12,465Michigan: 12,192 countMichigan12,192North Carolina: 8,664 countNorth Carolina8,664Wisconsin: 8,479 countWisconsin8,479Indiana: 7,938 countIndiana7,938Georgia: 7,874 countGeorgia7,874New Jersey: 7,018 countNew Jersey7,018Minnesota: 6,718 countMinnesota6,718Washington: 6,586 countWashington6,586Massachusetts: 5,920 countMassachusetts5,920Tennessee: 5,787 countTennessee5,787Missouri: 5,460 countMissouri5,460Oregon: 5,231 countOregon5,231Colorado: 5,031 countColorado5,031Virginia: 5,019 countVirginia5,019Arizona: 4,406 countArizona4,406Alabama: 4,145 countAlabama4,145South Carolina: 4,006 countSouth Carolina4,006Connecticut: 3,735 countConnecticut3,735Kentucky: 3,669 countKentucky3,669Utah: 3,665 countUtah3,665Iowa: 3,418 countIowa3,418Oklahoma: 3,247 countOklahoma3,247Louisiana: 3,044 countLouisiana3,044Maryland: 2,838 countMaryland2,838Kansas: 2,677 countKansas2,677Arkansas: 2,526 countArkansas2,526Idaho: 2,114 countIdaho2,114Nevada: 2,043 countNevada2,043Mississippi: 1,981 countMississippi1,981Nebraska: 1,761 countNebraska1,761New Hampshire: 1,741 countNew Hampshire1,741Maine: 1,700 countMaine1,700Montana: 1,393 countMontana1,393New Mexico: 1,266 countNew Mexico1,266Rhode Island: 1,188 countRhode Island1,188West Virginia: 1,060 countWest Virginia1,060South Dakota: 1,034 countSouth Dakota1,034Vermont: 1,005 countVermont1,005Hawaii: 723 countHawaii723North Dakota: 695 countNorth Dakota695Delaware: 660 countDelaware660Wyoming: 600 countWyoming600Alaska: 576 countAlaska576District of Columbia: 104 countDistrict of Columbia104
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.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1California35,300-1.8%
2Texas21,034+1.2%
3Florida14,341+2.9%
4New York13,837-0.7%
5Ohio13,307-0.6%
6Pennsylvania13,231-0.1%
7Illinois12,465-0.5%
8Michigan12,192-0%
9North Carolina8,664-0.5%
10Wisconsin8,479-0.3%
11Indiana7,938-0.3%
12Georgia7,874+0.2%
13New Jersey7,018-0.8%
14Minnesota6,718-1.2%
15Washington6,586-2.4%
16Massachusetts5,920-1.5%
17Tennessee5,787-0.2%
18Missouri5,460-0.5%
19Oregon5,231-1.5%
20Colorado5,031-1.4%
21Virginia5,019+1.1%
22Arizona4,406-1.1%
23Alabama4,1450%
24South Carolina4,006+0.4%
25Connecticut3,735-1%
26Kentucky3,669+0.3%
27Utah3,665+0.3%
28Iowa3,4180%
29Oklahoma3,247+0.1%
30Louisiana3,044-0.2%
31Maryland2,838-0.7%
32Kansas2,677-0.8%
33Arkansas2,526-0.1%
34Idaho2,114+0.6%
35Nevada2,043+0.8%
36Mississippi1,981-1.9%
37Nebraska1,761-0.5%
38New Hampshire1,741-0.8%
39Maine1,700+0.6%
40Montana1,393-1.6%
41New Mexico1,266-3.4%
42Rhode Island1,188-1.5%
43West Virginia1,060-1.4%
44South Dakota1,034-0.5%
45Vermont1,005-1.5%
46Hawaii723-2.7%
47North Dakota695+0.6%
48Delaware660+8.6%
49Wyoming600-0.7%
50Alaska576+2.1%
51District of Columbia104-1.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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

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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. US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states.

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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, US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: manufacturing?

California, with 35,300 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: manufacturing?

District of Columbia, with 104 in 2023.

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