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US states by employer establishments: manufacturing

California had the highest employer establishments: manufacturing of 51 states in 2019, at 36,909. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 113. The median was 3,703 and the figure for the United States was 287,626. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36,909California
Lowest113District of Columbia
Median3,70351 states
United States287,626History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 4,138 countAlaska: 555 countArizona: 4,312 countArkansas: 2,519 countCalifornia: 36,909 countColorado: 5,182 countConnecticut: 3,906 countDelaware: 572 countDistrict of Columbia: 113 countFlorida: 13,312 countGeorgia: 7,553 countHawaii: 768 countIdaho: 1,908 countIllinois: 12,893 countIndiana: 7,945 countIowa: 3,432 countKansas: 2,695 countKentucky: 3,703 countLouisiana: 3,107 countMaine: 1,672 countMaryland: 2,949 countMassachusetts: 6,265 countMichigan: 12,310 countMinnesota: 7,030 countMississippi: 2,072 countMissouri: 5,612 countMontana: 1,358 countNebraska: 1,751 countNevada: 1,902 countNew Hampshire: 1,763 countNew Jersey: 7,178 countNew Mexico: 1,326 countNew York: 14,820 countNorth Carolina: 8,658 countNorth Dakota: 705 countOhio: 13,754 countOklahoma: 3,355 countOregon: 5,457 countPennsylvania: 13,421 countRhode Island: 1,261 countSouth Carolina: 3,851 countSouth Dakota: 1,022 countTennessee: 5,695 countTexas: 20,168 countUtah: 3,411 countVermont: 1,055 countVirginia: 4,977 countWashington: 6,937 countWest Virginia: 1,109 countWisconsin: 8,680 countWyoming: 580 count
  • Under 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,700
  • 3,700 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 8,700
  • 8,700 and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 36,909 countCalifornia36,909Texas: 20,168 countTexas20,168New York: 14,820 countNew York14,820Ohio: 13,754 countOhio13,754Pennsylvania: 13,421 countPennsylvania13,421Florida: 13,312 countFlorida13,312Illinois: 12,893 countIllinois12,893Michigan: 12,310 countMichigan12,310Wisconsin: 8,680 countWisconsin8,680North Carolina: 8,658 countNorth Carolina8,658Indiana: 7,945 countIndiana7,945Georgia: 7,553 countGeorgia7,553New Jersey: 7,178 countNew Jersey7,178Minnesota: 7,030 countMinnesota7,030Washington: 6,937 countWashington6,937Massachusetts: 6,265 countMassachusetts6,265Tennessee: 5,695 countTennessee5,695Missouri: 5,612 countMissouri5,612Oregon: 5,457 countOregon5,457Colorado: 5,182 countColorado5,182Virginia: 4,977 countVirginia4,977Arizona: 4,312 countArizona4,312Alabama: 4,138 countAlabama4,138Connecticut: 3,906 countConnecticut3,906South Carolina: 3,851 countSouth Carolina3,851Kentucky: 3,703 countKentucky3,703Iowa: 3,432 countIowa3,432Utah: 3,411 countUtah3,411Oklahoma: 3,355 countOklahoma3,355Louisiana: 3,107 countLouisiana3,107Maryland: 2,949 countMaryland2,949Kansas: 2,695 countKansas2,695Arkansas: 2,519 countArkansas2,519Mississippi: 2,072 countMississippi2,072Idaho: 1,908 countIdaho1,908Nevada: 1,902 countNevada1,902New Hampshire: 1,763 countNew Hampshire1,763Nebraska: 1,751 countNebraska1,751Maine: 1,672 countMaine1,672Montana: 1,358 countMontana1,358New Mexico: 1,326 countNew Mexico1,326Rhode Island: 1,261 countRhode Island1,261West Virginia: 1,109 countWest Virginia1,109Vermont: 1,055 countVermont1,055South Dakota: 1,022 countSouth Dakota1,022Hawaii: 768 countHawaii768North Dakota: 705 countNorth Dakota705Wyoming: 580 countWyoming580Delaware: 572 countDelaware572Alaska: 555 countAlaska555District of Columbia: 113 countDistrict of Columbia113California: 36,909 countCalifornia36,909Texas: 20,168 countTexas20,168New York: 14,820 countNew York14,820Ohio: 13,754 countOhio13,754Pennsylvania: 13,421 countPennsylvania13,421Florida: 13,312 countFlorida13,312Illinois: 12,893 countIllinois12,893Michigan: 12,310 countMichigan12,310Wisconsin: 8,680 countWisconsin8,680North Carolina: 8,658 countNorth Carolina8,658Indiana: 7,945 countIndiana7,945Georgia: 7,553 countGeorgia7,553New Jersey: 7,178 countNew Jersey7,178Minnesota: 7,030 countMinnesota7,030Washington: 6,937 countWashington6,937Massachusetts: 6,265 countMassachusetts6,265Tennessee: 5,695 countTennessee5,695Missouri: 5,612 countMissouri5,612Oregon: 5,457 countOregon5,457Colorado: 5,182 countColorado5,182Virginia: 4,977 countVirginia4,977Arizona: 4,312 countArizona4,312Alabama: 4,138 countAlabama4,138Connecticut: 3,906 countConnecticut3,906South Carolina: 3,851 countSouth Carolina3,851Kentucky: 3,703 countKentucky3,703Iowa: 3,432 countIowa3,432Utah: 3,411 countUtah3,411Oklahoma: 3,355 countOklahoma3,355Louisiana: 3,107 countLouisiana3,107Maryland: 2,949 countMaryland2,949Kansas: 2,695 countKansas2,695Arkansas: 2,519 countArkansas2,519Mississippi: 2,072 countMississippi2,072Idaho: 1,908 countIdaho1,908Nevada: 1,902 countNevada1,902New Hampshire: 1,763 countNew Hampshire1,763Nebraska: 1,751 countNebraska1,751Maine: 1,672 countMaine1,672Montana: 1,358 countMontana1,358New Mexico: 1,326 countNew Mexico1,326Rhode Island: 1,261 countRhode Island1,261West Virginia: 1,109 countWest Virginia1,109Vermont: 1,055 countVermont1,055South Dakota: 1,022 countSouth Dakota1,022Hawaii: 768 countHawaii768North Dakota: 705 countNorth Dakota705Wyoming: 580 countWyoming580Delaware: 572 countDelaware572Alaska: 555 countAlaska555District of Columbia: 113 countDistrict of Columbia113
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

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1California36,909-1.4%
2Texas20,168+0.1%
3New York14,820-1.9%
4Ohio13,754-1%
5Pennsylvania13,421-0.3%
6Florida13,312-0.8%
7Illinois12,893-1.2%
8Michigan12,310-0.6%
9Wisconsin8,680-0.8%
10North Carolina8,658-0.8%
11Indiana7,945-1%
12Georgia7,553-0.3%
13New Jersey7,178-1.5%
14Minnesota7,030-1%
15Washington6,937-0.7%
16Massachusetts6,265-1.5%
17Tennessee5,695-0.9%
18Missouri5,612-1.2%
19Oregon5,457-1.1%
20Colorado5,182+0.5%
21Virginia4,977-0.7%
22Arizona4,312-0.6%
23Alabama4,138-0.2%
24Connecticut3,906-1.5%
25South Carolina3,851-0.2%
26Kentucky3,703+0.4%
27Iowa3,432-1.7%
28Utah3,411-0.3%
29Oklahoma3,355-1.1%
30Louisiana3,107-1.6%
31Maryland2,949-0.4%
32Kansas2,695-1.1%
33Arkansas2,519-2.1%
34Mississippi2,072-1.8%
35Idaho1,908+0.2%
36Nevada1,902+1.6%
37New Hampshire1,763-1.8%
38Nebraska1,751-0.1%
39Maine1,672+0.1%
40Montana1,358+0.7%
41New Mexico1,326+0.4%
42Rhode Island1,261-2.5%
43West Virginia1,109-0.5%
44Vermont1,055+1%
45South Dakota1,022-0.8%
46Hawaii768-3.2%
47North Dakota705+1.1%
48Wyoming580-0.3%
49Delaware572-0.2%
50Alaska555+3.4%
51District of Columbia113-3.4%

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/2019/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/

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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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 22 Apr. 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2019/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest employer establishments: manufacturing?

California, with 36,909 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: manufacturing?

District of Columbia, with 113 in 2019.

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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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