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US states by employer establishments: manufacturing

California had the highest employer establishments: manufacturing of 51 states in 2020, at 36,052. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 106. The median was 3,645 and the figure for the United States was 283,524. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36,052California
Lowest106District of Columbia
Median3,64551 states
United States283,524History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 4,102 countAlaska: 549 countArizona: 4,269 countArkansas: 2,525 countCalifornia: 36,052 countColorado: 5,121 countConnecticut: 3,809 countDelaware: 580 countDistrict of Columbia: 106 countFlorida: 13,298 countGeorgia: 7,544 countHawaii: 760 countIdaho: 1,930 countIllinois: 12,634 countIndiana: 7,849 countIowa: 3,427 countKansas: 2,673 countKentucky: 3,645 countLouisiana: 3,067 countMaine: 1,677 countMaryland: 2,892 countMassachusetts: 6,111 countMichigan: 12,143 countMinnesota: 6,853 countMississippi: 2,005 countMissouri: 5,551 countMontana: 1,351 countNebraska: 1,739 countNevada: 1,900 countNew Hampshire: 1,754 countNew Jersey: 7,065 countNew Mexico: 1,314 countNew York: 14,257 countNorth Carolina: 8,543 countNorth Dakota: 695 countOhio: 13,493 countOklahoma: 3,304 countOregon: 5,330 countPennsylvania: 13,239 countRhode Island: 1,228 countSouth Carolina: 3,880 countSouth Dakota: 1,036 countTennessee: 5,695 countTexas: 20,179 countUtah: 3,450 countVermont: 1,015 countVirginia: 4,906 countWashington: 6,787 countWest Virginia: 1,071 countWisconsin: 8,525 countWyoming: 596 count
  • Under 1,100
  • 1,100 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,600
  • 3,600 to 5,600
  • 5,600 to 8,500
  • 8,500 and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

California: 36,052 countCalifornia36,052Texas: 20,179 countTexas20,179New York: 14,257 countNew York14,257Ohio: 13,493 countOhio13,493Florida: 13,298 countFlorida13,298Pennsylvania: 13,239 countPennsylvania13,239Illinois: 12,634 countIllinois12,634Michigan: 12,143 countMichigan12,143North Carolina: 8,543 countNorth Carolina8,543Wisconsin: 8,525 countWisconsin8,525Indiana: 7,849 countIndiana7,849Georgia: 7,544 countGeorgia7,544New Jersey: 7,065 countNew Jersey7,065Minnesota: 6,853 countMinnesota6,853Washington: 6,787 countWashington6,787Massachusetts: 6,111 countMassachusetts6,111Tennessee: 5,695 countTennessee5,695Missouri: 5,551 countMissouri5,551Oregon: 5,330 countOregon5,330Colorado: 5,121 countColorado5,121Virginia: 4,906 countVirginia4,906Arizona: 4,269 countArizona4,269Alabama: 4,102 countAlabama4,102South Carolina: 3,880 countSouth Carolina3,880Connecticut: 3,809 countConnecticut3,809Kentucky: 3,645 countKentucky3,645Utah: 3,450 countUtah3,450Iowa: 3,427 countIowa3,427Oklahoma: 3,304 countOklahoma3,304Louisiana: 3,067 countLouisiana3,067Maryland: 2,892 countMaryland2,892Kansas: 2,673 countKansas2,673Arkansas: 2,525 countArkansas2,525Mississippi: 2,005 countMississippi2,005Idaho: 1,930 countIdaho1,930Nevada: 1,900 countNevada1,900New Hampshire: 1,754 countNew Hampshire1,754Nebraska: 1,739 countNebraska1,739Maine: 1,677 countMaine1,677Montana: 1,351 countMontana1,351New Mexico: 1,314 countNew Mexico1,314Rhode Island: 1,228 countRhode Island1,228West Virginia: 1,071 countWest Virginia1,071South Dakota: 1,036 countSouth Dakota1,036Vermont: 1,015 countVermont1,015Hawaii: 760 countHawaii760North Dakota: 695 countNorth Dakota695Wyoming: 596 countWyoming596Delaware: 580 countDelaware580Alaska: 549 countAlaska549District of Columbia: 106 countDistrict of Columbia106California: 36,052 countCalifornia36,052Texas: 20,179 countTexas20,179New York: 14,257 countNew York14,257Ohio: 13,493 countOhio13,493Florida: 13,298 countFlorida13,298Pennsylvania: 13,239 countPennsylvania13,239Illinois: 12,634 countIllinois12,634Michigan: 12,143 countMichigan12,143North Carolina: 8,543 countNorth Carolina8,543Wisconsin: 8,525 countWisconsin8,525Indiana: 7,849 countIndiana7,849Georgia: 7,544 countGeorgia7,544New Jersey: 7,065 countNew Jersey7,065Minnesota: 6,853 countMinnesota6,853Washington: 6,787 countWashington6,787Massachusetts: 6,111 countMassachusetts6,111Tennessee: 5,695 countTennessee5,695Missouri: 5,551 countMissouri5,551Oregon: 5,330 countOregon5,330Colorado: 5,121 countColorado5,121Virginia: 4,906 countVirginia4,906Arizona: 4,269 countArizona4,269Alabama: 4,102 countAlabama4,102South Carolina: 3,880 countSouth Carolina3,880Connecticut: 3,809 countConnecticut3,809Kentucky: 3,645 countKentucky3,645Utah: 3,450 countUtah3,450Iowa: 3,427 countIowa3,427Oklahoma: 3,304 countOklahoma3,304Louisiana: 3,067 countLouisiana3,067Maryland: 2,892 countMaryland2,892Kansas: 2,673 countKansas2,673Arkansas: 2,525 countArkansas2,525Mississippi: 2,005 countMississippi2,005Idaho: 1,930 countIdaho1,930Nevada: 1,900 countNevada1,900New Hampshire: 1,754 countNew Hampshire1,754Nebraska: 1,739 countNebraska1,739Maine: 1,677 countMaine1,677Montana: 1,351 countMontana1,351New Mexico: 1,314 countNew Mexico1,314Rhode Island: 1,228 countRhode Island1,228West Virginia: 1,071 countWest Virginia1,071South Dakota: 1,036 countSouth Dakota1,036Vermont: 1,015 countVermont1,015Hawaii: 760 countHawaii760North Dakota: 695 countNorth Dakota695Wyoming: 596 countWyoming596Delaware: 580 countDelaware580Alaska: 549 countAlaska549District of Columbia: 106 countDistrict of Columbia106
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

RankStates2020
count		Change on 2019
1California36,052-2.3%
2Texas20,179+0.1%
3New York14,257-3.8%
4Ohio13,493-1.9%
5Florida13,298-0.1%
6Pennsylvania13,239-1.4%
7Illinois12,634-2%
8Michigan12,143-1.4%
9North Carolina8,543-1.3%
10Wisconsin8,525-1.8%
11Indiana7,849-1.2%
12Georgia7,544-0.1%
13New Jersey7,065-1.6%
14Minnesota6,853-2.5%
15Washington6,787-2.2%
16Massachusetts6,111-2.5%
17Tennessee5,6950%
18Missouri5,551-1.1%
19Oregon5,330-2.3%
20Colorado5,121-1.2%
21Virginia4,906-1.4%
22Arizona4,269-1%
23Alabama4,102-0.9%
24South Carolina3,880+0.8%
25Connecticut3,809-2.5%
26Kentucky3,645-1.6%
27Utah3,450+1.1%
28Iowa3,427-0.1%
29Oklahoma3,304-1.5%
30Louisiana3,067-1.3%
31Maryland2,892-1.9%
32Kansas2,673-0.8%
33Arkansas2,525+0.2%
34Mississippi2,005-3.2%
35Idaho1,930+1.2%
36Nevada1,900-0.1%
37New Hampshire1,754-0.5%
38Nebraska1,739-0.7%
39Maine1,677+0.3%
40Montana1,351-0.5%
41New Mexico1,314-0.9%
42Rhode Island1,228-2.6%
43West Virginia1,071-3.4%
44South Dakota1,036+1.4%
45Vermont1,015-3.8%
46Hawaii760-1%
47North Dakota695-1.4%
48Wyoming596+2.8%
49Delaware580+1.4%
50Alaska549-1.1%
51District of Columbia106-6.2%

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/2020/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/

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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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2022) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2020/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: manufacturing?

California, with 36,052 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: manufacturing?

District of Columbia, with 106 in 2020.

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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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