Manufacturing in Sullivan County, Tennessee

The Sullivan, Tennessee register lists 157 facilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 162 establishments were counted in Sullivan in 2025. Paper Manufacturing is an industry with 454 employees in Sullivan, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Biggest cities

Kingsport53 Bristol42 Piney Flats37 Blountville20 Bluff City5

Federal labor statistics counted at least 162 manufacturing establishments in Sullivan County in 2025, employing about 3,973 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 157, about 97% of that figure.

What Sullivan County makes19 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing18 Chemical Manufacturing15 Miscellaneous Manufacturing14 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing14 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing13 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing12 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing11 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing9 Textile Mills7 Paper Manufacturing7 Printing and Related Support Activities7 Food Manufacturing6 Primary Metal Manufacturing6 Machinery Manufacturing6 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing5 Wood Product Manufacturing4 Apparel Manufacturing3 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing3 Textile Product Mills1

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 Tennessee — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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