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31,195 FACILITIESAll Census product lines →

NAICS 311

The Food Manufacturing industry, as defined by NAICS 311, had an annual payroll of about $108.5 billion according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2024. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 42,010 establishments in the Food Manufacturing industry across the United States in 2024. This register lists 31,198 facilities in the United States.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Product lines reported here

These are counts by industry: the Economic Census records what establishments in food manufacturing reported producing, and never names a plant.

Plants in this industry31,195 FACILITIES

FacilityCityStateEmployeesStatus
Sanderson Farms INCLaurelMS500+ ACTIVE
Sanderson Farms INC.WacoTX500+ ACTIVE
Sanderson Farms Inc, Foods DivisionFlowoodMS100–499 ACTIVE
Sanderson Farms Llc, Collins ProcessingCollinsMS500+ ACTIVE
Sanderson Farms Tyler ProcessingTylerTX500+ ACTIVE
Saputo Cheese USA INC. - PaigeTulareCA500+ ACTIVE
Saputo Dairy Foods Usa, LLCDelhiNY100–499 ACTIVE
Satispie LLCRochesterNY— ACTIVE
Schreiber Foods INCMonettMO100–499 ACTIVE
Sea Breeze Fruit Flavors INCTowacoNJ20–99 ACTIVE
Sea Watch International, LimitedEastonMD— ACTIVE
Select Brands LLCSpringfieldMO100–499 ACTIVE
Sensient Flavors LLCHarbor BeachMI100–499 ACTIVE
Sessions Company, INC.EnterpriseAL— ACTIVE
S & F Foods INCRomulusMI— ACTIVE
Shearer's FoodsNewportAR100–499 ACTIVE
Simmons Farm Raised Catfish INCYazoo CityMS— ACTIVE
Skylark Meats LLCOmahaNE100–499 ACTIVE
SmithfieldDenisonIA500+ ACTIVE
Smithfield Clinton PlantClintonNC500+ ACTIVE
Smithfield Packaged Meats CORPSaint CharlesIL100–499 ACTIVE
South Chicago Packing LLCChicagoIL100–499 ACTIVE
Southeast Poultry, INC.RogersAR100–499 ACTIVE
Southern Hens, INCMoselleMS100–499 ACTIVE
Southwest Cheese Company LLCClovisNM100–499 ACTIVE
Specialty Cheese Company, INC.ReesevilleWI100–499 ACTIVE
Specialty Foods Group, LLCOwensboroKY500+ ACTIVE
Spreckels Sugar CO INCBrawleyCA100–499 ACTIVE
Spring Glen Fresh FoodsEphrataPA100–499 ACTIVE
Star Snacks Co., LLCJersey CityNJ100–499 ACTIVE
Steuben Foods, INC.ElmaNY500+ ACTIVE
Stevens Sausage Co., INC.SmithfieldNC1–19 ACTIVE
Stevison Ham COPortlandTN— ACTIVE
Sugar Creek Packing COWashington Court HouseOH100–499 ACTIVE
Sweet Sam's Baking Company, LLCBronxNY20–99 ACTIVE
Swift Beef CompanyHyrumUT— ACTIVE
Swift & CompanyMarshalltownIA— ACTIVE
Symrise, INC. - Bushy ParkGoose CreekSC100–499 ACTIVE
Synquest Laboratories, INC.AlachuaFL20–99 ACTIVE
Tabatchnick Fine Foods INCSomersetNJ20–99 ACTIVE
Tailbangers, INCMillsboroDE— ACTIVE
Tampa Bay Fisheries INCDoverFL500+ ACTIVE
Tfc Poultry LLCAshbyMN20–99 ACTIVE
The Orlando Baking CO INCClevelandOH100–499 ACTIVE
Traditions Prepared Meals LLCPearlMS— ACTIVE
Trans-packers Services CORP.PiscatawayNJ— ACTIVE
Travis Meats, INC.PowellTN100–499 ACTIVE
Trident Seafoods Sand Point FacilitySand PointAK100–499 ACTIVE
Triumph Foods LLCSaint JosephMO500+ ACTIVE
Trouw Nutrition Usa, LLC Premix PlantNeoshoMO20–99 ACTIVE

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Common questions

How many food manufacturing facilities are in the United States?

As of SEP 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 31,195 food manufacturing facilities (NAICS 311) across 56 states, compiled from EPA, OSHA and Census records.

Which state has the most food manufacturing facilities?

California, with 4,649 facilities listed.

How many food manufacturing facilities are still operating?

16,356 of the 31,195 listed carry a recent operating signal in federal data — the register's Active or Likely active status. The rest are listed from their filings alone, which is a gap in the federal record rather than evidence that a plant has closed.