Manufacturing facilities in North Carolina

The register lists 10288 facilities in North Carolina. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 11127 establishments were counted in North Carolina in 2025. Chemical Manufacturing accounts for 808 facilities in North Carolina.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

Map, counties and cities

Map of United States manufacturing facilities

Biggest counties

Mecklenburg921 Guilford726 Wake633 Catawba421 Forsyth358 Durham277 Gaston273 Buncombe268

All 100 counties

Mecklenburg 921 Guilford 726 Wake 633 Catawba 421 Forsyth 358 Durham 277 Gaston 273 Buncombe 268 Iredell 263 Davidson 256 Randolph 241 Union 223 Rowan 199 Cabarrus 180 New Hanover 175 Alamance 155 Caldwell 151 Burke 146 Cleveland 143 Cumberland 140 Surry 134 Henderson 127 Pitt 113 Johnston 110 Rockingham 105 Wilson 103 Nash 98 Wilkes 95 Lee 94 Stanly 94 Lincoln 90 Moore 86 Rutherford 83 Chatham 82 Robeson 81 Wayne 78 Alexander 76 Granville 73 Brunswick 73 McDowell 69 Harnett 66 Lenoir 61 Montgomery 59 Duplin 57 Craven 57 Beaufort 57 Orange 56 Onslow 55 Davie 55 Franklin 55 Sampson 54 Carteret 53 Richmond 52 Edgecombe 50 Vance 47 Bladen 46 Halifax 45 Columbus 42 Yadkin 41 Scotland 40 Watauga 38 Haywood 36 Pender 30 Pasquotank 30 Transylvania 30 Hertford 29 Macon 26 Anson 25 Hoke 25 Chowan 25 Ashe 25 Cherokee 24 Person 24 Stokes 23 Northampton 20 Polk 19 Washington 18 Currituck 16 Mitchell 16 Dare 16 Madison 15 Martin 14 Warren 14 Jackson 12 Caswell 12 Bertie 11 Alleghany 11 Avery 10 Yancey 10 Greene 9 Clay 9 Pamlico 8 Swain 8 Jones 7 Gates 4 Perquimans 3 Tyrrell 3 Hyde 3 Graham 3 Camden 2

Biggest cities

Charlotte768 Greensboro392 Raleigh294 High Point268 Winston Salem265 Durham248 Hickory195 Wilmington169 Monroe155 Statesville145 Gastonia140 Concord138

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 10,288, about 92% of that figure.

What North Carolina makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing1,151 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing920 Chemical Manufacturing808 Food Manufacturing794 Wood Product Manufacturing757 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing722 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing709 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing618 Machinery Manufacturing580 Miscellaneous Manufacturing566 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing504 Textile Mills442 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing429 Printing and Related Support Activities321 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing307 Paper Manufacturing244 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing237 Apparel Manufacturing131 Primary Metal Manufacturing124 Textile Product Mills120 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing16

Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

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