Manufacturing in McDowell County, North Carolina

The McDowell, North Carolina register lists 69 facilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 29 establishments were counted in McDowell in 2025. Textile Mills in McDowell County had 288 employees, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

Marion47 Old Fort16 Nebo5 Medina1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 29 manufacturing establishments in McDowell County in 2025, employing about 1,454 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 69.

What McDowell County makes17 INDUSTRIES

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing13 Wood Product Manufacturing11 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing10 Textile Mills6 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing5 Food Manufacturing4 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing4 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing3 Machinery Manufacturing2 Chemical Manufacturing2 Apparel Manufacturing2 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing2 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1 Textile Product Mills1 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing1 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing1 Paper 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 North Carolina — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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