Colorado manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 5,304 manufacturing facilities in Colorado, of which 2,027 (38.2%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 89.03 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Colorado in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Denver | 682 |
| Adams | 585 |
| El Paso | 509 |
| Boulder | 447 |
| Jefferson | 414 |
| Arapahoe | 373 |
| Weld | 331 |
| Larimer | 304 |
| Douglas | 138 |
| Mesa | 124 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 844 |
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 748 |
| 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 516 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 445 |
| 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 418 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Allegion - Security Colorado | Colorado Springs | 500+ |
| Ball Corporate Campus Denver | Broomfield | 500+ |
| Boulder Campus | Boulder | 500+ |
| Broomfield Campus | Broomfield | 500+ |
| Cargill Meat Solutions | Fort Morgan | 500+ |
| Centre | Fort Collins | 500+ |
| CF&I Steel LP dba Rocky Mountain Steel Mills | Pueblo | 500+ |
| Commercial HVAC - Americas : MFG-Pueblo, CO-USA | Pueblo | 500+ |
| Corden Pharma Colorado INC | Boulder | 500+ |
| CO - Rmc | Englewood | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 5,304 facilities in Colorado against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 5,908 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 89.8%. 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/co · press@factoryregistry.com