Manufacturing facilities in North Carolina

Map, counties and cities

Map of United States manufacturing facilities

Biggest counties

Mecklenburg894 Guilford706 Wake605 Catawba406 Forsyth324 Gaston266 Durham262 Buncombe260

All 100 counties

Mecklenburg 894 Guilford 706 Wake 605 Catawba 406 Forsyth 324 Gaston 266 Durham 262 Buncombe 260 Iredell 256 Davidson 246 Randolph 245 Union 213 Rowan 182 Cabarrus 173 New Hanover 168 Alamance 147 Caldwell 145 Burke 144 Cleveland 138 Cumberland 130 Surry 126 Henderson 121 Pitt 108 Johnston 107 Wilson 103 Rockingham 101 Wilkes 95 Nash 95 Lee 91 Lincoln 88 Stanly 88 Rutherford 84 Moore 82 Chatham 82 Robeson 82 Wayne 79 Brunswick 73 Alexander 73 Granville 72 McDowell 68 Harnett 67 Lenoir 59 Duplin 58 Montgomery 55 Davie 55 Beaufort 55 Craven 55 Franklin 54 Orange 54 Sampson 53 Onslow 51 Carteret 51 Richmond 50 Edgecombe 47 Vance 46 Bladen 46 Halifax 44 Columbus 40 Scotland 40 Yadkin 39 Watauga 38 Haywood 36 Pender 31 Transylvania 30 Pasquotank 29 Hertford 27 Anson 26 Macon 26 Chowan 24 Hoke 24 Ashe 24 Person 24 Cherokee 23 Stokes 22 Polk 19 Washington 19 Northampton 19 Currituck 16 Martin 16 Mitchell 15 Dare 15 Warren 13 Bertie 12 Caswell 12 Madison 12 Alleghany 11 Jackson 11 Yancey 11 Avery 10 Clay 9 Greene 9 Swain 9 Pamlico 8 Jones 7 Gates 3 Tyrrell 3 Perquimans 3 Hyde 3 Graham 3 Camden 1

Biggest cities

Charlotte750 Greensboro381 Raleigh288 High Point266 Winston Salem238 Durham236 Hickory189 Wilmington163 Monroe151 Statesville142 Gastonia136 Concord132

Federal labor statistics counted at least 11,479 manufacturing establishments in North Carolina in 2024, employing about 465,132 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 9,964, about 87% of that figure.

What North Carolina makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing1,097 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing929 Chemical Manufacturing783 Food Manufacturing777 Wood Product Manufacturing737 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing704 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing688 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing593 Machinery Manufacturing551 Miscellaneous Manufacturing526 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing485 Textile Mills437 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing399 Printing and Related Support Activities307 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing303 Paper Manufacturing241 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing228 Apparel Manufacturing126 Primary Metal Manufacturing123 Textile Product Mills116 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing15

Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

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