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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most manufacturing jobs, US states

US states ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2024 ACS). Wyoming leads at 5.5%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1.2%, against an all-states median of 0.2%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,4990.4%–
01Wyoming, WYWY582,3975.5%−3.0 pts
02▲3Alaska, AKAK735,7063.0%−0.2 pts
03▼1North Dakota, NDND784,8412.6%+0.6 pts
04▼1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.5%−1.6 pts
05▲1Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612.2%−1.1 pts
06▼2Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.0%−0.7 pts
07New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.8%−0.4 pts
08Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.5%−0.3 pts
09Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.3%−0.2 pts
10▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6120.9%−0.1 pts
11▼1Colorado, COCO5,862,1890.7%−0.2 pts
12Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.7%−0.3 pts
13Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.6%−0.4 pts
14▲1Kansas, KSKS2,947,1970.5%−0.2 pts
15▼1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.5%−0.7 pts
16▲2South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.5%+0.1 pts
17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8380.4%0.0 pts
18▼2Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.4%−0.1 pts
19▲2Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.4%−0.2 pts
20▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6390.3%−0.1 pts
21▼1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.3%−0.3 pts
22Ohio, OHOH11,810,2930.2%0.0 pts
23▲3Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4450.2%0.0 pts
24▲1Vermont, VTVT647,1060.2%0.0 pts
25▲4Iowa, IAIA3,210,5070.2%0.0 pts
26▲1Virginia, VAVA8,705,1700.2%−0.1 pts
27▼3Missouri, MOMO6,191,8140.2%−0.1 pts
28▼5Indiana, ININ6,851,0730.1%−0.1 pts
29▼1Illinois, ILIL12,694,7980.1%0.0 pts
30▲1Nebraska, NENE1,978,7070.1%0.0 pts
31▼1Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8720.1%0.0 pts
32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3830.1%0.0 pts
33▲1Michigan, MIMI10,077,7610.1%−0.1 pts
34▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4040.1%0.0 pts
35▼2California, CACA39,287,3770.1%0.0 pts
36Georgia, GAGA10,940,4070.1%0.0 pts
37▲2South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.1%0.0 pts
38▼1Washington, WAWA7,816,1160.1%0.0 pts
39▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,2930.1%0.0 pts
40Florida, FLFL22,416,0770.1%0.0 pts
41▲2Maine, MEME1,387,8170.1%0.0 pts
42▲3Delaware, DEDE1,021,1910.1%0.0 pts
43▼2New York, NYNY19,852,3660.1%0.0 pts
44▲2New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.1%0.0 pts
45▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,0110.0%0.0 pts
46▲2New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8090.0%0.0 pts
47Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0560.0%0.0 pts
48▲1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8010.0%0.0 pts
49▼7Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5080.0%0.0 pts
50▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2940.0%0.0 pts
51▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.0%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest manufacturing?

Wyoming ranks #1 with 5.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by manufacturing?

Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota, West Virginia, Louisiana.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is manufacturing measured?

Share of workers in manufacturing. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).