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