Manufacturing facilities in Kentucky

The register lists 5087 facilities in Kentucky. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 7462 establishments were counted in Kentucky in 2025. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing accounts for about $5.2 billion of Kentucky’s annual payroll, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, counties and cities

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Biggest counties

Jefferson845Fayette281Boone254Warren143Hardin116Daviess114Kenton110Madison96

All 116 counties

Jefferson 845Fayette 281Boone 254Warren 143Hardin 116Daviess 114Kenton 110Madison 96Christian 93McCracken 89Pulaski 88Nelson 87Henderson 78Shelby 78Campbell 71Clark 68Laurel 67Hopkins 63Barren 62Bullitt 58Marshall 57Simpson 56Scott 51Jessamine 51Boyle 50Franklin 49Woodford 47Montgomery 46Marion 45Graves 45Boyd 41Carroll 40Oldham 40Grayson 40Logan 38Ohio 37Bourbon 34Russell 31Anderson 31Taylor 30Pike 30Rowan 29Muhlenberg 27Calloway 27Mason 27Wayne 27Knox 26Monroe 25Casey 25Henry 25Todd 25Clinton 23Washington 23Whitley 22Hart 22Bell 21Pendleton 20Hancock 19Floyd 19Adair 19Harlan 19Harrison 19Jackson 19Mercer 19Greenup 18Caldwell 18Fulton 18Allen 18Trigg 17Fleming 17Union 16Butler 16Carter 16Meade 16Grant 16Letcher 15Lincoln 15Powell 14Breckinridge 13Lewis 13Rockcastle 12Metcalfe 12Livingston 12Gallatin 12Larue 11Perry 11Ballard 10Webster 10Garrard 10Estill 10Cumberland 10Clay 10McLean 9Crittenden 9McCreary 8Martin 7Bracken 7Owen 7Green 7Lee 7Morgan 7Carlisle 6Edmonson 6Spencer 6Bath 6Lyon 5Menifee 5Breathitt 4Lawrence 4Hickman 4Trimble 4Johnson 3Magoffin 3Wolfe 3Nicholas 2Leslie 1

Biggest cities

Louisville838Lexington288Bowling Green132Florence112Owensboro101Hopkinsville87Paducah87Elizabethtown86Bardstown72Henderson71Winchester69Richmond66

Federal labor statistics counted at least 7,462 manufacturing establishments in Kentucky in 2025, employing about 252,134 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 5,087, about 68% of that figure.