Alabama manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 4,863 manufacturing facilities in Alabama, of which 1,922 (39.5%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 94.29 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Alabama in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Jefferson | 619 |
| Mobile | 389 |
| Madison | 355 |
| Montgomery | 195 |
| Morgan | 186 |
| Baldwin | 159 |
| Shelby | 136 |
| Tuscaloosa | 129 |
| Lee | 128 |
| Marshall | 120 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 974 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 670 |
| 321 Wood Product Manufacturing | 587 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 493 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 377 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 8100 Debone Koch Foods of AL | Montgomery | 500+ |
| Adient | Clanton | 500+ |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne AL Huntsville 950 Explorer Blvd ARMS | Huntsville | 500+ |
| AL207 Naheola Paper | Pennington | 500+ |
| AL217 Alabama River Cellulose | Monroeville | 500+ |
| Alabama Auto Plant | Lincoln | 500+ |
| Alatrade Foods Inc - Albertville | Albertville | 500+ |
| Alatrade Foods Inc - Boaz | Boaz | 500+ |
| Albertville Plant | Albertville | 500+ |
| AM Calvert | Calvert | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 4,863 facilities in Alabama against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 7,074 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 68.7%. The benchmark is a floor: QCEW counts establishments covered by unemployment insurance and so excludes most sole proprietors and some contract operations. The real number of manufacturing sites is therefore higher than the benchmark, and this percentage overstates coverage rather than understating it. Where it exceeds 100%, the registry lists more sites than QCEW counts establishments — which is expected in states with many small or single-person operations, and is also where duplicate listings would show up first.
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/al · press@factoryregistry.com