Manufacturing facilities in North Carolina
The register lists 10342 facilities in North Carolina. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 11127 establishments were counted in North Carolina in 2025. Chemical Manufacturing accounts for 811 facilities in North Carolina.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Mecklenburg923Guilford728Wake634Catawba425Forsyth359Durham278Gaston277Buncombe269All 100 counties
Mecklenburg 923Guilford 728Wake 634Catawba 425Forsyth 359Durham 278Gaston 277Buncombe 269Iredell 266Davidson 257Randolph 244Union 224Rowan 200Cabarrus 181New Hanover 175Alamance 155Caldwell 152Burke 148Cleveland 143Cumberland 142Surry 136Henderson 128Pitt 113Johnston 110Rockingham 107Wilson 103Nash 99Wilkes 95Lee 94Stanly 94Lincoln 91Moore 86Rutherford 85Chatham 82Robeson 81Wayne 80Alexander 76Granville 73Brunswick 73McDowell 69Harnett 66Lenoir 61Montgomery 59Beaufort 59Craven 58Duplin 57Orange 56Onslow 55Davie 55Franklin 55Sampson 54Carteret 53Richmond 52Edgecombe 50Vance 47Bladen 46Halifax 45Columbus 42Scotland 41Yadkin 41Watauga 38Haywood 36Transylvania 30Pender 30Pasquotank 30Hertford 29Macon 26Hoke 26Anson 25Chowan 25Person 25Ashe 25Cherokee 24Stokes 24Polk 20Northampton 20Washington 18Mitchell 17Dare 16Currituck 16Madison 15Warren 14Martin 14Bertie 12Caswell 12Jackson 12Yancey 12Alleghany 11Avery 10Greene 9Clay 9Pamlico 8Swain 8Jones 7Gates 4Hyde 3Tyrrell 3Graham 3Perquimans 3Camden 2
Biggest cities
Charlotte770Greensboro393Raleigh294High Point270Winston Salem266Durham249Hickory197Wilmington169Monroe156Statesville147Gastonia141Concord139
Federal labor statistics counted at least 11,127 manufacturing establishments in North Carolina in 2025, employing about 461,464 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 10,342, about 93% of that figure.