Manufacturing facilities in Iowa
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Polk412Linn215Scott144Dubuque103Black Hawk102Woodbury95Story80Johnson75All 99 counties
Polk 412Linn 215Scott 144Dubuque 103Black Hawk 102Woodbury 95Story 80Johnson 75Pottawattamie 73Muscatine 73Sioux 71Lee 60Clinton 60Cerro Gordo 60Des Moines 54Webster 47Carroll 39Dallas 37Marion 35Jasper 33Kossuth 33Plymouth 32Poweshiek 29Marshall 29Warren 28Henry 27Bremer 27Delaware 26Boone 26Page 26Mahaska 25Wright 24Cedar 24Hancock 23O'Brien 23Clayton 23Hardin 23Jones 22Buena Vista 22Hamilton 22Chickasaw 21Washington 21Winneshiek 21Jackson 21Dickinson 20Monroe 20Mitchell 19Iowa 19Fayette 19Wapello 19Guthrie 19Humboldt 18Franklin 18Appanoose 18Emmet 18Clay 17Butler 17Jefferson 16Greene 16Crawford 16Lyon 16Benton 16Cherokee 15Palo Alto 15Ida 15Floyd 15Montgomery 15Buchanan 15Allamakee 14Clarke 14Union 14Howard 14Worth 13Mills 13Adams 13Cass 13Sac 12Shelby 11Harrison 11Madison 11Tama 11Van Buren 11Winnebago 10Audubon 10Louisa 10Pocahontas 9Osceola 9Taylor 9Grundy 9Calhoun 8Fremont 8Adair 6Davis 6Lucas 6Keokuk 5Ringgold 5Decatur 4Wayne 3Monona 3
Biggest cities
Des Moines214Cedar Rapids146Davenport89Sioux City84Waterloo66Dubuque62Council Bluffs58Muscatine58Ames52Mason City47Ankeny46Iowa City42
Federal labor statistics counted at least 4,243 manufacturing establishments in Iowa in 2024, employing about 222,311 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 3,372, about 79% of that figure.
What Iowa makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing602Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing469Machinery Manufacturing379Chemical Manufacturing307Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing266Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing250Transportation Equipment Manufacturing191Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing182Wood Product Manufacturing135Miscellaneous Manufacturing118Printing and Related Support Activities113Primary Metal Manufacturing93Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing82Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing81Paper Manufacturing49Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing48Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing47Apparel Manufacturing12Textile Product Mills12Textile Mills6Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

