Mississippi manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 2,277 manufacturing facilities in Mississippi, of which 840 (36.9%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 77.37 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Mississippi in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Lee | 112 |
| Hinds | 110 |
| Harrison | 94 |
| DeSoto | 89 |
| Jackson | 85 |
| Rankin | 74 |
| Lauderdale | 63 |
| Lowndes | 59 |
| Forrest | 59 |
| Madison | 59 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 305 |
| 321 Wood Product Manufacturing | 284 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 210 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 204 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 189 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| ABB Senatobia | Senatobia | 500+ |
| Advanced Distributor Products LLC | Grenada | 500+ |
| Aluminum Dynamics - Columbus | Columbus | 500+ |
| Amick Farms, LLC MS Processing Plant | Laurel | 500+ |
| Apmm | Guntown | 500+ |
| Ashley Furniture - ECRU | Ecru | 500+ |
| Ashley Furniture Industries - Ripley | Ripley | 500+ |
| Ashley Furniture Industries - Saltillo | Saltillo | 500+ |
| Ashley Furniture - Verona | Tupelo | 500+ |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | Cleveland | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 2,277 facilities in Mississippi against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 2,364 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 96.3%. 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/ms · press@factoryregistry.com