Alabama manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT JUL 2026
As of JUL 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 5,210 manufacturing facilities in Alabama, of which 2,007 (38.5%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 101.01 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Jefferson | 648 |
| Mobile | 418 |
| Madison | 378 |
| Montgomery | 213 |
| Morgan | 195 |
| Baldwin | 165 |
| Shelby | 140 |
| Lee | 138 |
| Tuscaloosa | 135 |
| Marshall | 134 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 1,014 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 706 |
| 321 Wood Product Manufacturing | 619 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 517 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 391 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 8000 Kill Koch Foods of AL | Montgomery | 500+ |
| 8100 Debone Koch Foods of AL | Montgomery | 500+ |
| Adient | Clanton | 500+ |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne AL Huntsville 950 Explorer Blvd ARMS | Huntsville | 500+ |
| Airbus Mobile Manufacturing Site | Mobile | 500+ |
| AL207 Naheola Paper | Pennington | 500+ |
| AL217 Alabama River Cellulose | Monroeville | 500+ |
| Alabama Auto Plant | Lincoln | 500+ |
| Alatrade Foods Inc - Albertville | Albertville | 500+ |
| Alatrade Foods Inc - Boaz | Boaz | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 5,210 facilities in Alabama against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 7,074 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 73.6%. The benchmark is a floor: QCEW counts establishments covered by unemployment insurance and so excludes most sole proprietors and some contract operations. The real number of manufacturing sites is therefore higher than the benchmark, and this percentage overstates coverage rather than understating it. Where it exceeds 100%, the registry lists more sites than QCEW counts establishments — which is expected in states with many small or single-person operations, and is also where duplicate listings would show up first.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Alabama in the registry
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/al · press@factoryregistry.com