Rhode Island manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 1,084 manufacturing facilities in Rhode Island, of which 446 (41.1%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 97.46 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Rhode Island in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Providence | 649 |
| Kent | 144 |
| Washington | 126 |
| Bristol | 78 |
| Newport | 54 |
| Worcester | 2 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 250 |
| 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 136 |
| 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 104 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 101 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 78 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. (Rhode Island) | West Greenwich | 500+ |
| General Dynamics Electric Boat | North Kingstown | 500+ |
| Igus Bearings INC | Rumford | 500+ |
| Raytheon_Portsmouth_RI | Portsmouth | 500+ |
| Seacorp | Middletown | 500+ |
| Teknor Apex Company - Rhode Island | Pawtucket | 500+ |
| Tiffany & CO | Cumberland | 500+ |
| Toray Plastics America | North Kingstown | 500+ |
| ZOLL Medical Corporation | Pawtucket | 500+ |
| American Cord & Webbing CO INC | Woonsocket | 100-499 |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 1,084 facilities in Rhode Island against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 1,360 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 79.7%. 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/ri · press@factoryregistry.com