Florida manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT JUL 2026
As of JUL 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 12,477 manufacturing facilities in Florida, of which 5,866 (47.0%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 53.38 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 1,204 |
| Broward | 998 |
| Duval | 896 |
| Hillsborough | 820 |
| Pinellas | 815 |
| Orange | 740 |
| Palm Beach | 619 |
| Polk | 526 |
| Brevard | 490 |
| Sarasota | 353 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 1,906 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 1,561 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 1,483 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 996 |
| 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 994 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 1243 - Plant - Live Oak, FL | Live Oak | 500+ |
| Ascend Performance Materials | Cantonment | 500+ |
| BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 500+ |
| Blue Origin Rocket Park | Merritt Island | 500+ |
| Boston Whaler - Edgewater | Edgewater | 500+ |
| Bradenton, FL | Bradenton | 500+ |
| Building 3250 and 3280 | Miramar | 500+ |
| CAE USA Inc. | Tampa | 500+ |
| Commercial HVAC - Americas : MFG-Lynn Haven, FL-USA | Panama City | 500+ |
| Conmed - Largo | Largo | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 12,477 facilities in Florida against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 26,842 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 46.5%. 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 · Florida in the registry
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/fl · press@factoryregistry.com