Manufacturing in Kern County, California
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 477 manufacturing establishments in Kern County in 2024, employing about 13,115 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 734.
What Kern County makes21 INDUSTRIES
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing108Machinery Manufacturing85Transportation Equipment Manufacturing81Food Manufacturing76Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing76Chemical Manufacturing73Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing67Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing26Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing26Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing26Wood Product Manufacturing25Miscellaneous Manufacturing22Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing20Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing14Primary Metal Manufacturing9Printing and Related Support Activities8Paper Manufacturing4Textile Product Mills3Apparel Manufacturing3Textile Mills2Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of California — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.