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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most manufacturing jobs, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2020 ACS). Wyoming leads at 7.1%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1.4%, against an all-states median of 0.2%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010
USUnited States331,449,2810.5%–
01Wyoming, WYWY582,3977.1%−1.3 pts
02North Dakota, NDND784,8413.3%+1.3 pts
03West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.9%−1.2 pts
04Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.8%+0.2 pts
05Alaska, AKAK735,7062.7%−0.5 pts
06Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612.6%−0.7 pts
07New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.2%+0.0 pts
08Texas, TXTX30,188,4242.0%+0.2 pts
09Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.6%+0.1 pts
10Colorado, COCO5,862,1891.0%+0.1 pts
11Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.0%−0.0 pts
12Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.8%−0.2 pts
13Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.8%−0.3 pts
14Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.6%−0.6 pts
15Kansas, KSKS2,947,1970.5%−0.1 pts
16Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.5%+0.0 pts
17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8380.4%−0.1 pts
18South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.4%+0.1 pts
19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6390.4%+0.0 pts
20Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.4%−0.2 pts
21Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.4%−0.1 pts
22Ohio, OHOH11,810,2930.2%+0.0 pts
23Indiana, ININ6,851,0730.2%−0.0 pts
24Missouri, MOMO6,191,8140.2%−0.0 pts
25Vermont, VTVT647,1060.2%−0.0 pts
26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4450.2%−0.0 pts
27Virginia, VAVA8,705,1700.2%−0.1 pts
28Illinois, ILIL12,694,7980.2%−0.0 pts
29Iowa, IAIA3,210,5070.2%+0.0 pts
30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8720.2%+0.1 pts
31Nebraska, NENE1,978,7070.2%+0.0 pts
32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3830.1%−0.0 pts
33California, CACA39,287,3770.1%−0.0 pts
34Michigan, MIMI10,077,7610.1%−0.0 pts
35North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4040.1%+0.0 pts
36Georgia, GAGA10,940,4070.1%−0.0 pts
37Washington, WAWA7,816,1160.1%−0.0 pts
38Oregon, OROR4,254,2930.1%−0.1 pts
39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.1%+0.0 pts
40Florida, FLFL22,416,0770.1%−0.0 pts
41New York, NYNY19,852,3660.1%+0.0 pts
42Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5080.1%+0.0 pts
43Maine, MEME1,387,8170.1%−0.0 pts
44Maryland, MDMD6,206,0110.1%−0.0 pts
45Delaware, DEDE1,021,1910.1%+0.0 pts
46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.0%−0.0 pts
47Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0560.0%+0.0 pts
48New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8090.0%−0.0 pts
49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8010.0%−0.0 pts
50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.0%−0.0 pts
51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2940.0%−0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest manufacturing?

Wyoming ranks #1 with 7.1% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by manufacturing?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.