Kansas manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT JUL 2026
As of JUL 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 3,165 manufacturing facilities in Kansas, of which 1,215 (38.4%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 106.54 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 501 |
| Johnson | 412 |
| Wyandotte | 231 |
| Shawnee | 113 |
| Saline | 74 |
| Reno | 70 |
| Harvey | 65 |
| Butler | 59 |
| Montgomery | 54 |
| Douglas | 52 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 513 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 401 |
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 343 |
| 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 337 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 317 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| AGCO : Hesston | Hesston | 500+ |
| Berry Global | Lawrence | 500+ |
| B&W Trailer Hitches | Humboldt | 500+ |
| Cargill Protein Dodge City | Dodge City | 500+ |
| CNH Wichita Plant | Wichita | 500+ |
| Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC | Arkansas City | 500+ |
| Dold Foods, LLC | Wichita | 500+ |
| Emporia Flex Plant | Emporia | 500+ |
| Emporia Pet Food | Emporia | 500+ |
| Excel Industries, INC | Hesston | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 3,165 facilities in Kansas against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 3,435 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 92.1%. 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 · Kansas in the registry
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/ks · press@factoryregistry.com