Manufacturing in Kanawha County, West Virginia

The register lists 122 facilities in Kanawha, West Virginia. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 109 establishments were counted in Kanawha in 2025. Chemical Manufacturing is an industry with 41 facilities listed in the register.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Charleston38 South Charleston16 Nitro14 Institute12 Saint Albans10 Belle9 Dunbar7 St Albans6 Marmet1 Near South Charleston1 Hugheston1 Poca1

Federal labor statistics counted at least 109 manufacturing establishments in Kanawha County in 2025, employing about 1,994 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 122.

What Kanawha County makes15 INDUSTRIES

Chemical Manufacturing41 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing23 Machinery Manufacturing14 Food Manufacturing9 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing8 Miscellaneous Manufacturing5 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing5 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing5 Printing and Related Support Activities4 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing4 Primary Metal Manufacturing3 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing2 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing1 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing1 Apparel Manufacturing1

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

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