Manufacturing facilities in Arkansas
The register lists 2822 facilities in Arkansas. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2942 establishments were counted in Arkansas in 2025. Food Manufacturing is an industry with 434 facilities listed in the register.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Pulaski302Washington217Benton208Sebastian165Mississippi87Jefferson76Craighead73Faulkner67All 75 counties
Pulaski 302Washington 217Benton 208Sebastian 165Mississippi 87Jefferson 76Craighead 73Faulkner 67Union 65Pope 59Garland 59White 48Crawford 48Boone 47Saline 46Independence 44Baxter 42Crittenden 42Ouachita 40Johnson 38Columbia 36Arkansas 35Hempstead 35Lonoke 33Clark 32Hot Spring 32Greene 31Cleburne 30Phillips 29Calhoun 29Howard 26Conway 23Carroll 21Polk 20Poinsett 20Drew 20Desha 19Miller 19Randolph 19Franklin 19Marion 19Cross 18Yell 16Jackson 15Little River 15Ashley 15Grant 15Madison 15Logan 14Pike 13Dallas 13Sevier 13Lawrence 11Scott 10Clay 10Van Buren 10St. Francis 10Searcy 10Bradley 9Stone 9Prairie 9Lafayette 9Woodruff 8Izard 7Fulton 7Monroe 6Lincoln 6Newton 6Nevada 6Cleveland 5Chicot 4Perry 4Sharp 4Lee 3Montgomery 3
Biggest cities
Little Rock171Fort Smith146Springdale117Fayetteville89Rogers84North Little Rock76Jonesboro75Conway63Pine Bluff54El Dorado53Blytheville50Russellville49
Federal labor statistics counted at least 2,942 manufacturing establishments in Arkansas in 2025, employing about 158,956 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 2,822, about 96% of that figure.
What Arkansas makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing434Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing376Wood Product Manufacturing298Chemical Manufacturing248Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing213Machinery Manufacturing172Transportation Equipment Manufacturing171Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing166Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing138Primary Metal Manufacturing118Miscellaneous Manufacturing97Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing97Paper Manufacturing74Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing60Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing57Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing49Printing and Related Support Activities48Apparel Manufacturing16Textile Product Mills14Textile Mills12Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing9
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

