Which metro area has the highest manufacturing?

Elko, NV ranks #1 with 22.8% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by manufacturing?

Elko, NV, Gillette, WY, Andrews, TX, Williston, ND, Winnemucca, NV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is manufacturing measured?

Share of workers in manufacturing. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most manufacturing jobs, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2020 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

501Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.2%−27%

502Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%+11%

503Winchester, TNTN45,5790.2%+22%

504Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.2%+287%

505The Dalles, OROR26,3100.2%–

506Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.2%+1704%

507Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.2%−11%

508Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.2%−66%

509Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.2%+414%

510Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.2%−41%

511Norfolk, NENE49,2280.2%−20%

512Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.2%+5%

513Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.2%−46%

514Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.2%–

515Marinette, WIWI65,5150.2%+1%

516Harrison, ARAR45,6540.2%–

517Yankton, SDSD23,6350.2%+32%

518Fremont, OHOH58,6550.2%−74%

519Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.2%−1%

520Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.2%+322%

521Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.2%–

522Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.2%−25%

523Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.2%+276%

524Joplin, MOMO208,7960.2%+85%

525Athens, TNTN71,5900.2%+62%

526Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.2%+115%

527Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.2%−23%

528Alma, MIMI41,1900.2%−79%

529Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.2%+14%

530St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.2%+49%

531Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.2%−30%

532Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.2%−10%

533Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.2%−19%

534Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.2%–

535Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.2%−6%

536Marshall, MOMO23,2650.2%+50%

537Erie, PAPA265,8320.2%+28%

538Lexington, NENE26,2550.2%−18%

539Columbus, NENE46,5830.2%+189%

540Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.2%+198%

541Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.2%+404%

542Ashland, OHOH52,5230.2%−64%

543Crestview, FLFL315,0980.2%−21%

544Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.2%−43%

545Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.2%−68%

546Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.2%+5%

547Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.2%−46%

548Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.2%–

549Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.2%−25%

550Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.2%+10%

551Sonora, CACA53,1600.2%−66%

552Longview, WAWA114,8850.2%−16%

553Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.2%–

554New Castle, ININ49,1370.2%+45%

555St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.2%−3%

556Chico, CACA209,2110.1%−19%

557Hudson, NYNY60,1680.1%−27%

558Topeka, KSKS233,0520.1%+87%

559Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%−5%

560Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.1%+68%

561Davenport, IAIA380,4520.1%−12%

562Pella, IAIA34,1920.1%−58%

563Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%+62%

564Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.1%−27%

565Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.1%−1%

566Carson, NVNV58,5710.1%−38%

567Crescent City, CACA26,4100.1%–

568Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.1%+3428%

569Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.1%+76%

570Albany, GAGA145,5100.1%+111%

571Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.1%+8%

572Asheville, NCNC422,3450.1%−1%

573Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.1%+30%

574Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.1%−53%

575Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%−23%

576Monroe, MIMI156,0040.1%−42%

577Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.1%+220%

578Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%+4%

579Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.1%+66%

580Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%−69%

581Monticello, ININ25,1640.1%−46%

582Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%+92%

583Plymouth, ININ46,5990.1%–

584Utica, NYNY285,6110.1%+250%

585Greenville, MSMS40,4460.1%−48%

586Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%−41%

587Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%−19%

588Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.1%–

589Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.1%−49%

590Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%+88%

591Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.1%+224%

592Springfield, OHOH135,3400.1%+56%

593Austin, MNMN40,9710.1%–

594Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.1%+131%

595Wausau, WIWI139,4320.1%+51%

596Newport, OROR50,6360.1%+7%

597Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%+80%

598Columbus, MSMS67,1440.1%−23%

599Cullman, ALAL94,0090.1%−80%

600Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%+36%

601Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.1%−52%

602Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.1%−30%

603Huntington, ININ37,2240.1%−16%

604Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%−50%

605Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.1%+22%

606Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.1%−35%

607Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%−23%

608Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%−7%

609Owosso, MIMI67,6810.1%−29%

610Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.1%−51%

611Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.1%+536%

612Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%−42%

613Albertville, ALAL103,5370.1%+0%

614Redding, CACA181,6480.1%−48%

615York, PAPA473,1970.1%−20%

616Bay City, MIMI102,1230.1%−41%

617North Platte, NENE33,9720.1%+442%

618Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%−30%

619Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.1%−14%

620Boone, NCNC54,7860.1%–

621Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%−3%

622Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%+171%

623Allentown, PAPA887,6150.1%+10%

624Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%−43%

625Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.1%+139%

626Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%+5%

627Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.1%−2%

628Kearney, NENE57,9620.1%+74%

629Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%−24%

630Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%+204%

631Burlington, IAIA44,0610.1%−63%

632Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%−15%

633Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.1%−78%

634Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%+0%

635Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%+69%

636Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.1%−41%

637Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.1%+31%

638Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.1%−41%

639Athens, GAGA224,1480.1%+71%

640Napa, CACA132,9490.1%−57%

641Warsaw, ININ80,8920.1%+28%

642Marshall, MNMN25,6840.1%+655%

643Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%−72%

644Lexington, KYKY535,1740.1%−21%

645Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%+164%

646Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%−27%

647Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%−22%

648Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%−18%

649Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%+164%

650Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.1%+43%

651Medford, OROR221,7950.1%−59%

652Peru, ININ34,4870.1%−47%

653Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.1%+371%

654Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%+39%

655Shelby, NCNC103,3250.1%−72%

656Wilson, NCNC81,1500.1%−35%

657Mexico, MOMO24,5280.1%+967%

658Lima, OHOH100,8810.1%−47%

659Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.1%+51%

660Burley, IDID49,3080.1%−68%

661Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%−21%

662La Grande, OROR25,9000.1%–

663Ocala, FLFL442,6600.1%−13%

664Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.1%+14%

665Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.1%−49%

666Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.1%+25%

667Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%−32%

668Palatka, FLFL77,7340.1%−46%

669Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.1%−79%

670Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%−3%

671Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%+5%

672Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.1%−61%

673Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%+39%

674Beatrice, NENE21,7110.1%−58%

675Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.1%+134%

676Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%−8%

677Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.1%+213%

678Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.1%−70%

679Franklin, KYKY20,7880.1%–

680Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%+23%

681Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.1%–

682Fremont, NENE38,0570.1%−57%

683Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%+20%

684Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.1%−56%

685Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.1%−9%

686Niles, MIMI152,4440.1%−60%

687Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.1%−65%

688Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%−69%

689Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.1%−62%

690Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%+27%

691Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.1%+52%

692Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%+34%

693Rochester, MNMN231,1840.1%+97%

694New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.1%−33%

695Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%−1%

696Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.1%+865%

697Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%−75%

698Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.1%−40%

699Sidney, OHOH48,0650.1%+2%

700Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%+16%

701Winona, MNMN50,5230.1%+72%

702Savannah, GAGA438,3140.1%+335%

703Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%+119%

704Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%−5%

705Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.1%−26%

706Key West, FLFL80,4060.1%−9%

707Toledo, OHOH599,3760.1%−9%

708Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%+34%

709Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%+33%

710Merced, CACA297,2600.1%+2%

711Salem, OROR445,8140.1%−35%

712Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%−18%

713Moscow, IDID41,8420.1%−72%

714Dover, DEDE194,7860.1%+295%

715Peoria, ILIL363,5050.1%−58%

716Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.1%−18%

717Midland, MIMI83,7540.1%−64%

718Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%+22%

719Watertown, SDSD29,5620.1%−41%

720Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.1%−37%

721Appleton, WIWI249,8760.1%−30%

722Adrian, MIMI97,7790.1%+47%

723Kingston, NYNY183,3300.1%−52%

724Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.1%−83%

725Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9140.1%+32%

726Racine, WIWI198,9190.1%+76%

727Celina, OHOH42,7370.1%−71%

728Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.1%+33%

729Auburn, ININ44,5350.1%−72%

730Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%−25%

731Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.1%−37%

732Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%−61%

733Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.1%+286%

734Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%−38%

735Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%−21%

736Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%+45%

737Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%−24%

738Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.1%–

739Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%−39%

740Ukiah, CACA88,1220.1%−0%

741North Port, FLFL948,1580.1%+132%

742Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%+2%

743Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%−55%

744Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.1%+11%

745Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%+13%

746Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%+40%

747Russellville, ALAL32,4490.1%−63%

748Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.1%−3%

749Sebring, FLFL111,1220.1%–

750Yakima, WAWA259,1850.1%−9%

751Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.1%+0%

752Naples, FLFL417,1310.1%+104%

753Muncie, ININ113,1060.1%−16%

754Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.1%−74%

755Willmar, MNMN44,7200.1%+325%

756Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.1%−56%

757Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%−33%

758Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%−22%

759Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.1%−17%

760Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%−19%

761Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%−27%

762Paragould, ARAR47,4110.1%−76%

763Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%+55%

764Brevard, NCNC34,2110.1%−75%

765Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%+73%

766Augusta, MEME129,0670.1%+40%

767Keene, NHNH78,2690.1%−64%

768Madison, ININ33,2790.1%−59%

769Thomaston, GAGA28,5000.1%−45%

770Albany, OROR132,8430.1%−88%

771San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.1%−15%

772Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%+1%

773Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.1%−49%

774Defiance, OHOH38,2920.1%–

775Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.1%+44%

776South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%+80%

777Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.1%−79%

778Rockford, ILIL337,2420.1%−53%

779Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%−19%

780Visalia, CACA485,1460.1%−20%

781Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.1%−57%

782Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.1%+16%

783Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%−27%

784Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%−46%

785Columbus, ININ85,7290.0%−51%

786Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%+7%

787Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%+13%

788Freeport, ILIL43,2200.0%−32%

789Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%−58%

790Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.0%−80%

791Greenville, OHOH51,5200.0%+101%

792Sanford, NCNC70,2580.0%−37%

793Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%+53%

794Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%−47%

795Carroll, IAIA20,3030.0%+159%

796Kinston, NCNC55,8370.0%−21%

797Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%−80%

798Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%−52%

799Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.0%−74%

800Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%−14%

801Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%−18%

802Portland, MEME577,6350.0%−4%

803Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%−13%

804Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.0%−84%

805Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%+41%

806Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%−44%

807Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%−6%

808Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%−58%

809Janesville, WIWI166,4720.0%−54%

810Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%−67%

811Kennett, MOMO26,8550.0%–

812Marion, ININ66,5240.0%−65%

813Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%−39%

814Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%−14%

815Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%−10%

816Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.0%−82%

817Dixon, ILIL32,9140.0%+15%

818Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%−1%

819Pullman, WAWA48,5120.0%–

820Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.0%−39%

821Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.0%−83%

822Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%+17%

823Hermiston, OROR93,7210.0%−30%

824Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%−52%

825San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%+32%

826Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%−41%

827Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%−53%

828Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%+157%

829Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%–

830St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%–

831Richmond, ININ66,1690.0%−52%

832Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%−62%

833Bend, OROR266,3760.0%−75%

834Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%−57%

835Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%−66%

836McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.0%−80%

837Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%−12%

838LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.0%−8%

839Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%–

840Decatur, ALAL160,3260.0%−88%

841Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%+194%

842Dalton, GAGA147,8190.0%−68%

843San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%−49%

844Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%−74%

845Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%−80%

846Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%−51%

847Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%+46%

848Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.0%–

849Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%−23%

850Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%−35%

851Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%−72%

852Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%−86%

853Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%+9%

854Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%−2%

855Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%−59%

856Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%−67%

857Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%−64%

858Kokomo, ININ83,9040.0%−74%

859Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%−75%

860Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.0%–

861Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.0%−65%

862Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%−74%

863Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%−49%

864Huron, SDSD19,6240.0%−80%

865Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%−53%

866New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%−12%

867Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.0%−89%

868Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%−48%

869Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%−95%

870Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%−66%

871Bennington, VTVT36,6300.0%−63%

872Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%−38%

873Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%−91%

874Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%−65%

875Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.0%−90%

876Truckee, CACA101,9110.0%−95%

877Florence, SCSC201,3920.0%–

878Decatur, ILIL99,3000.0%−94%

879Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.0%−97%

880Easton, MDMD38,2380.0%–

881Fayetteville, TNTN36,8530.0%−100%

882Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.0%−100%

883Worthington, MNMN22,3380.0%−100%

884Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.0%–

885Douglas, GAGA52,8610.0%−100%

886Frankfort, ININ33,3220.0%–

887Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%−100%

888Hood River, OROR23,7200.0%−100%

889Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%−100%

890Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.0%–

891Laconia, NHNH65,1470.0%−100%

892Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%–

893Seneca, SCSC83,7750.0%−100%

894Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.0%−100%

895Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.0%–

896Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.0%−100%

897Union City, TNTN30,0670.0%−100%

898Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.0%–

899Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.0%–

900Moberly, MOMO24,5130.0%–

901Elkhart, ININ208,7740.0%−100%

902Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%−100%

903Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%–

904Lewiston, MEME116,4870.0%−100%

905Rome, GAGA101,3780.0%−100%

906Sumter, SCSC105,0670.0%−100%

907Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.0%−100%

908Charleston, ILIL46,6070.0%−100%

909Connersville, ININ23,5330.0%−100%

910Cordele, GAGA19,2370.0%–

911Corinth, MSMS34,5690.0%−100%

912Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.0%−100%

913Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.0%–

914Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.0%−100%

915Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.0%–

916Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.0%−100%

917Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.0%–

918Othello, WAWA21,4880.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS