Manufacturing facilities in Iowa
The register lists 3551 facilities in Iowa. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4221 establishments were counted in Iowa in 2025. Food Manufacturing is an industry with 613 facilities listed in the register.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Polk429Linn231Scott152Dubuque117Black Hawk114Woodbury100Story84Johnson81All 99 counties
Polk 429Linn 231Scott 152Dubuque 117Black Hawk 114Woodbury 100Story 84Johnson 81Pottawattamie 78Sioux 74Clinton 73Muscatine 73Lee 65Cerro Gordo 64Des Moines 55Webster 47Carroll 40Dallas 37Marion 36Marshall 34Jasper 33Plymouth 33Kossuth 32Page 31Warren 29Boone 29Poweshiek 28Henry 28Bremer 27Clayton 25Jackson 25O'Brien 25Hamilton 25Mahaska 25Wright 24Cedar 24Delaware 24Hancock 24Humboldt 24Jones 24Washington 24Buena Vista 23Hardin 23Chickasaw 23Monroe 22Winneshiek 22Iowa 22Dickinson 21Buchanan 21Butler 20Fayette 20Wapello 20Franklin 19Mitchell 19Benton 19Floyd 19Emmet 19Guthrie 18Appanoose 18Greene 17Clay 17Crawford 17Palo Alto 16Jefferson 16Lyon 16Montgomery 16Ida 16Allamakee 15Cass 14Clarke 14Cherokee 14Union 14Howard 14Sac 13Adams 13Van Buren 12Harrison 12Pocahontas 12Worth 12Tama 12Madison 12Winnebago 11Shelby 11Mills 11Audubon 10Louisa 10Grundy 10Taylor 9Osceola 8Calhoun 8Fremont 7Lucas 7Keokuk 6Adair 6Davis 6Decatur 5Monona 3Wayne 3Ringgold 2
Biggest cities
Des Moines222Cedar Rapids154Davenport95Sioux City89Waterloo71Dubuque69Council Bluffs59Muscatine58Ames54Mason City50Ankeny48Iowa City43
Federal labor statistics counted at least 4,221 manufacturing establishments in Iowa in 2025, employing about 216,159 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 3,551, about 84% of that figure.
What Iowa makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing613Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing520Machinery Manufacturing410Chemical Manufacturing311Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing271Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing242Transportation Equipment Manufacturing206Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing192Wood Product Manufacturing140Miscellaneous Manufacturing133Printing and Related Support Activities132Primary Metal Manufacturing103Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing86Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing85Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing51Paper Manufacturing50Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing46Apparel Manufacturing13Textile Product Mills12Textile Mills7Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

