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US states by employer establishments: manufacturing

California had the highest employer establishments: manufacturing of 51 states in 2014, at 38,293. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 98. The median was 3,755 and the figure for the United States was 292,543. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38,293California
Lowest98District of Columbia
Median3,75551 states
United States292,543History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 4,179 countAlaska: 529 countArizona: 4,224 countArkansas: 2,615 countCalifornia: 38,293 countColorado: 4,958 countConnecticut: 4,198 countDelaware: 592 countDistrict of Columbia: 98 countFlorida: 12,912 countGeorgia: 7,351 countHawaii: 760 countIdaho: 1,753 countIllinois: 13,531 countIndiana: 8,036 countIowa: 3,542 countKansas: 2,831 countKentucky: 3,755 countLouisiana: 3,255 countMaine: 1,645 countMaryland: 3,001 countMassachusetts: 6,654 countMichigan: 12,361 countMinnesota: 7,275 countMississippi: 2,167 countMissouri: 5,946 countMontana: 1,251 countNebraska: 1,795 countNevada: 1,750 countNew Hampshire: 1,806 countNew Jersey: 7,537 countNew Mexico: 1,350 countNew York: 16,076 countNorth Carolina: 8,721 countNorth Dakota: 762 countOhio: 14,208 countOklahoma: 3,554 countOregon: 5,314 countPennsylvania: 13,684 countRhode Island: 1,432 countSouth Carolina: 3,770 countSouth Dakota: 1,028 countTennessee: 5,632 countTexas: 19,681 countUtah: 3,201 countVermont: 989 countVirginia: 4,986 countWashington: 6,929 countWest Virginia: 1,204 countWisconsin: 8,858 countWyoming: 564 count
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  • 8,800 and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 38,293 countCalifornia38,293Texas: 19,681 countTexas19,681New York: 16,076 countNew York16,076Ohio: 14,208 countOhio14,208Pennsylvania: 13,684 countPennsylvania13,684Illinois: 13,531 countIllinois13,531Florida: 12,912 countFlorida12,912Michigan: 12,361 countMichigan12,361Wisconsin: 8,858 countWisconsin8,858North Carolina: 8,721 countNorth Carolina8,721Indiana: 8,036 countIndiana8,036New Jersey: 7,537 countNew Jersey7,537Georgia: 7,351 countGeorgia7,351Minnesota: 7,275 countMinnesota7,275Washington: 6,929 countWashington6,929Massachusetts: 6,654 countMassachusetts6,654Missouri: 5,946 countMissouri5,946Tennessee: 5,632 countTennessee5,632Oregon: 5,314 countOregon5,314Virginia: 4,986 countVirginia4,986Colorado: 4,958 countColorado4,958Arizona: 4,224 countArizona4,224Connecticut: 4,198 countConnecticut4,198Alabama: 4,179 countAlabama4,179South Carolina: 3,770 countSouth Carolina3,770Kentucky: 3,755 countKentucky3,755Oklahoma: 3,554 countOklahoma3,554Iowa: 3,542 countIowa3,542Louisiana: 3,255 countLouisiana3,255Utah: 3,201 countUtah3,201Maryland: 3,001 countMaryland3,001Kansas: 2,831 countKansas2,831Arkansas: 2,615 countArkansas2,615Mississippi: 2,167 countMississippi2,167New Hampshire: 1,806 countNew Hampshire1,806Nebraska: 1,795 countNebraska1,795Idaho: 1,753 countIdaho1,753Nevada: 1,750 countNevada1,750Maine: 1,645 countMaine1,645Rhode Island: 1,432 countRhode Island1,432New Mexico: 1,350 countNew Mexico1,350Montana: 1,251 countMontana1,251West Virginia: 1,204 countWest Virginia1,204South Dakota: 1,028 countSouth Dakota1,028Vermont: 989 countVermont989North Dakota: 762 countNorth Dakota762Hawaii: 760 countHawaii760Delaware: 592 countDelaware592Wyoming: 564 countWyoming564Alaska: 529 countAlaska529District of Columbia: 98 countDistrict of Columbia98California: 38,293 countCalifornia38,293Texas: 19,681 countTexas19,681New York: 16,076 countNew York16,076Ohio: 14,208 countOhio14,208Pennsylvania: 13,684 countPennsylvania13,684Illinois: 13,531 countIllinois13,531Florida: 12,912 countFlorida12,912Michigan: 12,361 countMichigan12,361Wisconsin: 8,858 countWisconsin8,858North Carolina: 8,721 countNorth Carolina8,721Indiana: 8,036 countIndiana8,036New Jersey: 7,537 countNew Jersey7,537Georgia: 7,351 countGeorgia7,351Minnesota: 7,275 countMinnesota7,275Washington: 6,929 countWashington6,929Massachusetts: 6,654 countMassachusetts6,654Missouri: 5,946 countMissouri5,946Tennessee: 5,632 countTennessee5,632Oregon: 5,314 countOregon5,314Virginia: 4,986 countVirginia4,986Colorado: 4,958 countColorado4,958Arizona: 4,224 countArizona4,224Connecticut: 4,198 countConnecticut4,198Alabama: 4,179 countAlabama4,179South Carolina: 3,770 countSouth Carolina3,770Kentucky: 3,755 countKentucky3,755Oklahoma: 3,554 countOklahoma3,554Iowa: 3,542 countIowa3,542Louisiana: 3,255 countLouisiana3,255Utah: 3,201 countUtah3,201Maryland: 3,001 countMaryland3,001Kansas: 2,831 countKansas2,831Arkansas: 2,615 countArkansas2,615Mississippi: 2,167 countMississippi2,167New Hampshire: 1,806 countNew Hampshire1,806Nebraska: 1,795 countNebraska1,795Idaho: 1,753 countIdaho1,753Nevada: 1,750 countNevada1,750Maine: 1,645 countMaine1,645Rhode Island: 1,432 countRhode Island1,432New Mexico: 1,350 countNew Mexico1,350Montana: 1,251 countMontana1,251West Virginia: 1,204 countWest Virginia1,204South Dakota: 1,028 countSouth Dakota1,028Vermont: 989 countVermont989North Dakota: 762 countNorth Dakota762Hawaii: 760 countHawaii760Delaware: 592 countDelaware592Wyoming: 564 countWyoming564Alaska: 529 countAlaska529District of Columbia: 98 countDistrict of Columbia98
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

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California38,293+0.4%
2Texas19,681+0.7%
3New York16,076-0.6%
4Ohio14,208-0.2%
5Pennsylvania13,684-0.2%
6Illinois13,531-0.6%
7Florida12,912+1.6%
8Michigan12,361-0.5%
9Wisconsin8,858+0.3%
10North Carolina8,721-0.8%
11Indiana8,036-0.1%
12New Jersey7,537-0.7%
13Georgia7,351+0.9%
14Minnesota7,275+0.5%
15Washington6,929-0%
16Massachusetts6,654-0.7%
17Missouri5,946-0.2%
18Tennessee5,632-0.3%
19Oregon5,314+1.8%
20Virginia4,986+0.2%
21Colorado4,958+1.9%
22Arizona4,2240%
23Connecticut4,198-1.4%
24Alabama4,179-0.5%
25South Carolina3,770-1.1%
26Kentucky3,755+1%
27Oklahoma3,554+0.4%
28Iowa3,542+0.3%
29Louisiana3,255+0.1%
30Utah3,201+1%
31Maryland3,001+0.2%
32Kansas2,831-0.2%
33Arkansas2,615+0.2%
34Mississippi2,167-0.6%
35New Hampshire1,806+0.1%
36Nebraska1,795+0.8%
37Idaho1,753+0.8%
38Nevada1,750+2.6%
39Maine1,645+1.4%
40Rhode Island1,432-0.7%
41New Mexico1,350-0.1%
42Montana1,251+1.6%
43West Virginia1,204-1%
44South Dakota1,028+1.6%
45Vermont989+0.4%
46North Dakota762+4.4%
47Hawaii760-1.6%
48Delaware592+4.4%
49Wyoming564+0.4%
50Alaska529+0.4%
51District of Columbia98-3.9%

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/2014/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/

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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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 19 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2014/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: manufacturing?

California, with 38,293 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: manufacturing?

District of Columbia, with 98 in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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