Manufacturing facilities in Illinois
The register lists 17,160 facilities in Illinois. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 19,263 establishments in Illinois in 2025. Food Manufacturing accounts for 1,545 facilities listed in the register.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Cook5,219DuPage1,608Kane950Lake883Will827Winnebago575McHenry472Madison339All 102 counties
Cook 5,219DuPage 1,608Kane 950Lake 883Will 827Winnebago 575McHenry 472Madison 339St. Clair 317Champaign 287Peoria 228LaSalle 216Rock Island 211DeKalb 168McLean 167Tazewell 163Sangamon 162Kankakee 152Vermilion 147Macon 145Adams 126Whiteside 118Marion 108Effingham 104Kendall 102Boone 100Ogle 97Clinton 90Henry 81Williamson 79Coles 79Grundy 79Livingston 77Stephenson 68Jefferson 64Lee 63Iroquois 62Morgan 61Macoupin 57Woodford 56Bureau 56Douglas 53Montgomery 53Franklin 53Knox 52McDonough 51Edgar 51Fayette 50Jo Daviess 47Jackson 46Carroll 45Randolph 44Christian 43Ford 40Fulton 39Saline 36Marshall 35Hancock 35De Witt 34Washington 33Richland 32Logan 31Crawford 31Clay 30Moultrie 29Bond 29Clark 28Monroe 28Pike 28Shelby 28Perry 24Cass 24Jasper 23Mason 23Piatt 23Wayne 22White 22Johnson 20Massac 19Warren 19Lawrence 19Union 18Mercer 16Greene 15Putnam 15Cumberland 15Wabash 15Hamilton 15Stark 13Henderson 13Jersey 12Menard 12Alexander 12Edwards 11Schuyler 11Gallatin 8Hardin 7Pulaski 7Scott 7Brown 6Calhoun 3Pope 1
Biggest cities
Chicago1,898Rockford360Elk Grove Village350Aurora255Elgin252Addison212Franklin Park197Peoria160Joliet147Wheeling147Bensenville140Schaumburg139
Federal labor statistics counted at least 19,263 manufacturing establishments in Illinois in 2025, employing about 569,734 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 17,160, about 89% of that figure.
What Illinois makes21 INDUSTRIES
Miscellaneous Manufacturing4,356Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing2,446Food Manufacturing1,545Chemical Manufacturing1,328Machinery Manufacturing1,146Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing1,048Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing806Printing and Related Support Activities694Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing691Primary Metal Manufacturing550Transportation Equipment Manufacturing532Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing448Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing433Wood Product Manufacturing363Paper Manufacturing358Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing350Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing282Apparel Manufacturing69Textile Product Mills52Textile Mills30Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing18
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

