Missouri manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 5,271 manufacturing facilities in Missouri, of which 2,122 (40.3%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 84.40 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Missouri in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| St. Louis | 765 |
| Jackson | 535 |
| St. Louis | 380 |
| Greene | 248 |
| St. Charles | 219 |
| Clay | 199 |
| Franklin | 154 |
| Jasper | 150 |
| Buchanan | 114 |
| Jefferson | 104 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 977 |
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 545 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 538 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 493 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 410 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 004-Nike Air Manufacturing Missouri | Saint Charles | 500+ |
| Aerospace Composite Center, LLC | Hazelwood | 500+ |
| America's Heartland Packing | Wright City | 500+ |
| Berkeley, MO (MO002) | Berkeley | 500+ |
| BioMerieux Inc. | Hazelwood | 500+ |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health | Saint Joseph | 500+ |
| Briggs & Stratton Poplar Bluff | Poplar Bluff | 500+ |
| Butterball LLC | Carthage | 500+ |
| Cargill Protein | Marshall | 500+ |
| Cassville Processing | Cassville | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 5,271 facilities in Missouri against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 8,427 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 62.5%. 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/mo · press@factoryregistry.com