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US states by employer establishments: manufacturing

California had the highest employer establishments: manufacturing of 51 states in 2022, at 35,936. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 106. The median was 3,659 and the figure for the United States was 285,500. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35,936California
Lowest106District of Columbia
Median3,65951 states
United States285,500History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 4,145 countAlaska: 564 countArizona: 4,456 countArkansas: 2,529 countCalifornia: 35,936 countColorado: 5,105 countConnecticut: 3,772 countDelaware: 608 countDistrict of Columbia: 106 countFlorida: 13,942 countGeorgia: 7,860 countHawaii: 743 countIdaho: 2,102 countIllinois: 12,530 countIndiana: 7,964 countIowa: 3,418 countKansas: 2,699 countKentucky: 3,659 countLouisiana: 3,050 countMaine: 1,690 countMaryland: 2,859 countMassachusetts: 6,008 countMichigan: 12,196 countMinnesota: 6,800 countMississippi: 2,019 countMissouri: 5,490 countMontana: 1,415 countNebraska: 1,769 countNevada: 2,027 countNew Hampshire: 1,755 countNew Jersey: 7,075 countNew Mexico: 1,311 countNew York: 13,931 countNorth Carolina: 8,704 countNorth Dakota: 691 countOhio: 13,390 countOklahoma: 3,245 countOregon: 5,309 countPennsylvania: 13,245 countRhode Island: 1,206 countSouth Carolina: 3,990 countSouth Dakota: 1,039 countTennessee: 5,800 countTexas: 20,781 countUtah: 3,655 countVermont: 1,020 countVirginia: 4,963 countWashington: 6,745 countWest Virginia: 1,075 countWisconsin: 8,505 countWyoming: 604 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, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 35,936 countCalifornia35,936Texas: 20,781 countTexas20,781Florida: 13,942 countFlorida13,942New York: 13,931 countNew York13,931Ohio: 13,390 countOhio13,390Pennsylvania: 13,245 countPennsylvania13,245Illinois: 12,530 countIllinois12,530Michigan: 12,196 countMichigan12,196North Carolina: 8,704 countNorth Carolina8,704Wisconsin: 8,505 countWisconsin8,505Indiana: 7,964 countIndiana7,964Georgia: 7,860 countGeorgia7,860New Jersey: 7,075 countNew Jersey7,075Minnesota: 6,800 countMinnesota6,800Washington: 6,745 countWashington6,745Massachusetts: 6,008 countMassachusetts6,008Tennessee: 5,800 countTennessee5,800Missouri: 5,490 countMissouri5,490Oregon: 5,309 countOregon5,309Colorado: 5,105 countColorado5,105Virginia: 4,963 countVirginia4,963Arizona: 4,456 countArizona4,456Alabama: 4,145 countAlabama4,145South Carolina: 3,990 countSouth Carolina3,990Connecticut: 3,772 countConnecticut3,772Kentucky: 3,659 countKentucky3,659Utah: 3,655 countUtah3,655Iowa: 3,418 countIowa3,418Oklahoma: 3,245 countOklahoma3,245Louisiana: 3,050 countLouisiana3,050Maryland: 2,859 countMaryland2,859Kansas: 2,699 countKansas2,699Arkansas: 2,529 countArkansas2,529Idaho: 2,102 countIdaho2,102Nevada: 2,027 countNevada2,027Mississippi: 2,019 countMississippi2,019Nebraska: 1,769 countNebraska1,769New Hampshire: 1,755 countNew Hampshire1,755Maine: 1,690 countMaine1,690Montana: 1,415 countMontana1,415New Mexico: 1,311 countNew Mexico1,311Rhode Island: 1,206 countRhode Island1,206West Virginia: 1,075 countWest Virginia1,075South Dakota: 1,039 countSouth Dakota1,039Vermont: 1,020 countVermont1,020Hawaii: 743 countHawaii743North Dakota: 691 countNorth Dakota691Delaware: 608 countDelaware608Wyoming: 604 countWyoming604Alaska: 564 countAlaska564District of Columbia: 106 countDistrict of Columbia106California: 35,936 countCalifornia35,936Texas: 20,781 countTexas20,781Florida: 13,942 countFlorida13,942New York: 13,931 countNew York13,931Ohio: 13,390 countOhio13,390Pennsylvania: 13,245 countPennsylvania13,245Illinois: 12,530 countIllinois12,530Michigan: 12,196 countMichigan12,196North Carolina: 8,704 countNorth Carolina8,704Wisconsin: 8,505 countWisconsin8,505Indiana: 7,964 countIndiana7,964Georgia: 7,860 countGeorgia7,860New Jersey: 7,075 countNew Jersey7,075Minnesota: 6,800 countMinnesota6,800Washington: 6,745 countWashington6,745Massachusetts: 6,008 countMassachusetts6,008Tennessee: 5,800 countTennessee5,800Missouri: 5,490 countMissouri5,490Oregon: 5,309 countOregon5,309Colorado: 5,105 countColorado5,105Virginia: 4,963 countVirginia4,963Arizona: 4,456 countArizona4,456Alabama: 4,145 countAlabama4,145South Carolina: 3,990 countSouth Carolina3,990Connecticut: 3,772 countConnecticut3,772Kentucky: 3,659 countKentucky3,659Utah: 3,655 countUtah3,655Iowa: 3,418 countIowa3,418Oklahoma: 3,245 countOklahoma3,245Louisiana: 3,050 countLouisiana3,050Maryland: 2,859 countMaryland2,859Kansas: 2,699 countKansas2,699Arkansas: 2,529 countArkansas2,529Idaho: 2,102 countIdaho2,102Nevada: 2,027 countNevada2,027Mississippi: 2,019 countMississippi2,019Nebraska: 1,769 countNebraska1,769New Hampshire: 1,755 countNew Hampshire1,755Maine: 1,690 countMaine1,690Montana: 1,415 countMontana1,415New Mexico: 1,311 countNew Mexico1,311Rhode Island: 1,206 countRhode Island1,206West Virginia: 1,075 countWest Virginia1,075South Dakota: 1,039 countSouth Dakota1,039Vermont: 1,020 countVermont1,020Hawaii: 743 countHawaii743North Dakota: 691 countNorth Dakota691Delaware: 608 countDelaware608Wyoming: 604 countWyoming604Alaska: 564 countAlaska564District 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

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California35,936+0.2%
2Texas20,781+1.9%
3Florida13,942+2.9%
4New York13,931-0.1%
5Ohio13,390+0.2%
6Pennsylvania13,245+0.3%
7Illinois12,530+0.6%
8Michigan12,196+0.9%
9North Carolina8,704+2%
10Wisconsin8,505+0.6%
11Indiana7,964+1.5%
12Georgia7,860+2.7%
13New Jersey7,075+1.5%
14Minnesota6,800+0.1%
15Washington6,745-0.2%
16Massachusetts6,008+0.2%
17Tennessee5,800+1.3%
18Missouri5,490-0.8%
19Oregon5,309-0.4%
20Colorado5,105-0.2%
21Virginia4,963+0.8%
22Arizona4,456+2.8%
23Alabama4,145+0.2%
24South Carolina3,990+2.6%
25Connecticut3,772-0.1%
26Kentucky3,659+1%
27Utah3,655+3%
28Iowa3,418-0.1%
29Oklahoma3,245-0.3%
30Louisiana3,050+1.5%
31Maryland2,859+0.2%
32Kansas2,699+1%
33Arkansas2,529+0.5%
34Idaho2,102+3.8%
35Nevada2,027+4.3%
36Mississippi2,019-0.2%
37Nebraska1,769+0.6%
38New Hampshire1,755+1%
39Maine1,690-0.4%
40Montana1,415+2.5%
41New Mexico1,311-1.1%
42Rhode Island1,206+1.4%
43West Virginia1,075+0.9%
44South Dakota1,039+0.7%
45Vermont1,020+1.8%
46Hawaii743+1.1%
47North Dakota691+3.1%
48Delaware608+1%
49Wyoming604+0.3%
50Alaska5640%
51District of Columbia106-1.9%

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/2022/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms (US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 June 2024, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms. US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), all legal forms, US states by employer establishments: manufacturing, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-manufacturing/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest employer establishments: manufacturing?

California, with 35,936 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest employer establishments: manufacturing?

District of Columbia, with 106 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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