Manufacturing in Richland County, South Carolina

The register lists 235 facilities in Richland, South Carolina. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 333 establishments were counted in Richland in 2025. Chemical Manufacturing is an industry with 2039 employees in Richland, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

Columbia176 Blythewood26 Irmo13 Hopkins8 Eastover8 Elgin2 Chapin1 Pontiac1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 333 manufacturing establishments in Richland County in 2025, employing about 10,115 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 235, about 71% of that figure.

What Richland County makes20 INDUSTRIES

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing35 Chemical Manufacturing31 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing29 Miscellaneous Manufacturing23 Machinery Manufacturing19 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing13 Printing and Related Support Activities13 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing10 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing9 Food Manufacturing9 Paper Manufacturing8 Wood Product Manufacturing7 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing7 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing6 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing5 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing4 Primary Metal Manufacturing4 Apparel Manufacturing3 Textile Mills3 Textile Product Mills2

Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of South Carolina — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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