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
Biggest counties
Mecklenburg920Guilford726Wake633Catawba421Forsyth358Durham277Gaston273Buncombe268All 100 counties
Mecklenburg 920Guilford 726Wake 633Catawba 421Forsyth 358Durham 277Gaston 273Buncombe 268Iredell 263Davidson 256Randolph 241Union 223Rowan 199Cabarrus 180New Hanover 175Alamance 155Caldwell 151Burke 146Cleveland 143Cumberland 140Surry 134Henderson 127Pitt 113Johnston 110Rockingham 105Wilson 103Nash 98Wilkes 95Lee 94Stanly 94Lincoln 90Moore 86Rutherford 83Chatham 82Robeson 81Wayne 78Alexander 76Granville 73Brunswick 73McDowell 69Harnett 66Lenoir 61Montgomery 59Duplin 57Craven 57Beaufort 57Orange 56Onslow 55Davie 55Franklin 55Sampson 54Carteret 53Richmond 52Edgecombe 50Vance 47Bladen 46Halifax 45Columbus 42Yadkin 41Scotland 40Watauga 38Haywood 36Pender 30Pasquotank 30Transylvania 30Hertford 29Macon 26Anson 25Hoke 25Chowan 25Ashe 25Cherokee 24Person 24Stokes 23Northampton 20Polk 19Washington 18Currituck 16Mitchell 16Dare 16Madison 15Martin 14Warren 14Jackson 12Caswell 12Bertie 11Alleghany 11Avery 10Yancey 10Greene 9Clay 9Pamlico 8Swain 8Jones 7Gates 4Perquimans 3Tyrrell 3Hyde 3Graham 3Camden 2
Biggest cities
Charlotte767Greensboro392Raleigh294High Point268Winston Salem265Durham248Hickory195Wilmington169Monroe155Statesville145Gastonia140Concord138
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 10,287, about 92% of that figure.