South Carolina manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 3,544 manufacturing facilities in South Carolina, of which 1,690 (47.7%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 64.69 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · South Carolina in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Greenville | 390 |
| Spartanburg | 374 |
| Charleston | 255 |
| York | 194 |
| Richland | 191 |
| Lexington | 141 |
| Anderson | 132 |
| Berkeley | 131 |
| Aiken | 101 |
| Horry | 94 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 525 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 431 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 367 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 326 |
| 326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 314 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| AdP | Anderson | 500+ |
| Aiken ORR (BAMG) | Trenton | 500+ |
| Aiken PSR (BAMG) | Graniteville | 500+ |
| Allied Air Enterprises Incorporated | Orangeburg | 500+ |
| Amick Farms, LLC SC Processing Plant | Batesburg | 500+ |
| Avx Corporation | Fountain Inn | 500+ |
| Becton Dickinson Sumter | Sumter | 500+ |
| Beech Island Mill | Beech Island | 500+ |
| Bmw Manufacturing CO LLC | Greer | 500+ |
| Carolina Poly INC | Chester | 500+ |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 3,544 facilities in South Carolina against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 9,340 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 37.9%. 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/sc · press@factoryregistry.com