Manufacturing facilities in North Carolina
The register lists 10390 facilities in North Carolina. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 11127 establishments were counted in North Carolina in 2025. Chemical Manufacturing accounts for 813 facilities in North Carolina.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Mecklenburg925Guilford729Wake644Catawba425Forsyth360Durham282Gaston278Buncombe271All 100 counties
Mecklenburg 925Guilford 729Wake 644Catawba 425Forsyth 360Durham 282Gaston 278Buncombe 271Iredell 270Davidson 258Randolph 244Union 226Rowan 201Cabarrus 182New Hanover 177Alamance 155Caldwell 153Burke 148Cumberland 145Cleveland 143Surry 136Henderson 128Pitt 114Johnston 110Rockingham 107Wilson 103Nash 101Lee 95Wilkes 95Stanly 94Lincoln 91Moore 87Rutherford 85Chatham 82Robeson 81Wayne 80Alexander 76Granville 76Brunswick 73McDowell 70Harnett 67Lenoir 61Montgomery 59Beaufort 59Craven 58Duplin 57Orange 56Onslow 55Davie 55Franklin 55Sampson 54Carteret 53Richmond 52Edgecombe 51Vance 47Bladen 46Halifax 45Columbus 42Scotland 41Yadkin 41Watauga 38Haywood 36Transylvania 30Pender 30Pasquotank 30Hertford 29Macon 26Hoke 26Anson 25Chowan 25Person 25Ashe 25Cherokee 24Stokes 23Polk 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
Charlotte772Greensboro394Raleigh300High Point270Winston Salem267Durham253Hickory197Wilmington171Monroe157Statesville150Gastonia141Concord140
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 10,389, about 93% of that figure.