Georgia manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 6,659 manufacturing facilities in Georgia, of which 3,387 (50.9%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 59.56 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Georgia in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Fulton | 555 |
| Gwinnett | 500 |
| Cobb | 399 |
| DeKalb | 237 |
| Whitfield | 209 |
| Hall | 204 |
| Chatham | 179 |
| Forsyth | 169 |
| Bartow | 153 |
| Richmond | 125 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 982 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 760 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 560 |
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 560 |
| 321 Wood Product Manufacturing | 536 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 6585 Plant #1 | Norcross | 500+ |
| Alcon JCM | Johns Creek | 500+ |
| Altium Packaging - Corporate | Atlanta | 500+ |
| Astemo | Monroe | 500+ |
| Athens Facility | Athens | 500+ |
| Avanos Medical INC | Alpharetta | 500+ |
| Axillon Aerospace (rockmart), LLC | Rockmart | 500+ |
| BD Covington GA | Covington | 500+ |
| BI Vet Medica | Duluth | 500+ |
| Camilla Plant | Camilla | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 6,659 facilities in Georgia against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 13,487 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 49.4%. 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/ga · press@factoryregistry.com