Nebraska manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 1,660 manufacturing facilities in Nebraska, of which 696 (41.9%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 82.77 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Nebraska in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Douglas | 352 |
| Lancaster | 213 |
| Sarpy | 81 |
| Hall | 68 |
| Platte | 65 |
| Adams | 54 |
| Madison | 50 |
| Dodge | 48 |
| Buffalo | 44 |
| Dawson | 39 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 361 |
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 268 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 194 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 187 |
| 333 Machinery Manufacturing | 162 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 31-1498759830-8 | Lincoln | 500+ |
| Airlite Plastics CO | Omaha | 500+ |
| BD Medical | Colu | 500+ |
| Behlen Mfg CO | Columbus | 500+ |
| Cnh | Grand Island | 500+ |
| empirical foods, inc. - South Sioux City | South Sioux City | 500+ |
| Filtration Kearney | Kearney | 500+ |
| Gibbon Packing LLC | Gibbon | 500+ |
| Greater Omaha Packing Co., INC. | Omaha | 500+ |
| JBS Grand Island | Grand Island | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 1,660 facilities in Nebraska against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 1,929 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 86.1%. 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/ne · press@factoryregistry.com