Manufacturing facilities in Nebraska
The Food Manufacturing industry in Nebraska has 436 facilities listed in the register. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1903 establishments in Nebraska in 2025. JBS Grand Island, located in Grand Island, employed 3949 people in 2025.
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Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Douglas373Lancaster277Sarpy113Platte80Hall78Adams62Madison62Buffalo62All 82 counties
Douglas 373Lancaster 277Sarpy 113Platte 80Hall 78Adams 62Madison 62Buffalo 62Dodge 61Dawson 43Gage 41York 39Scotts Bluff 39Dakota 36Hamilton 26Saunders 25Lincoln 22Otoe 21Cuming 21Seward 20Washington 20Cass 18Holt 17Cheyenne 16Jefferson 13Wayne 13Fillmore 13Saline 13Keith 13Colfax 12Dixon 12Red Willow 11Kearney 11Phelps 10Nemaha 10Boone 10Furnas 9Merrick 9Butler 9Burt 9Knox 8Richardson 8Clay 8Custer 8Cedar 8Johnson 7Thurston 6Pawnee 6Pierce 6Box Butte 6Stanton 6Valley 6Morrill 5Antelope 5Cherry 5Howard 5Nuckolls 5Perkins 5Thayer 5Nance 4Kimball 4Hitchcock 4Garfield 4Sheridan 4Frontier 3Dawes 3Brown 3Sioux 2Rock 2Dundy 2Thomas 2Greeley 2Chase 2Wheeler 2Webster 1Gosper 1Garden 1Loup 1Arthur 1Boyd 1Polk 1Keya Paha 1
Biggest cities
Omaha400Lincoln259Columbus74Grand Island67Norfolk63Hastings62Fremont49Kearney39York33Beatrice33La Vista25Lexington24
Federal labor statistics counted at least 1,903 manufacturing establishments in Nebraska in 2025, employing about 102,691 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 2,050.
What Nebraska makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing436Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing301Chemical Manufacturing211Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing199Machinery Manufacturing168Transportation Equipment Manufacturing100Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing95Miscellaneous Manufacturing90Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing90Wood Product Manufacturing68Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing67Printing and Related Support Activities59Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing44Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing39Primary Metal Manufacturing37Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing28Paper Manufacturing24Textile Mills13Apparel Manufacturing8Textile Product Mills8Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing5
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

