Manufacturing share of private-sector jobs: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Manufacturing share of private-sector jobs (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Manufacturing jobs, pay and industries by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 8.8 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 0.2 to 5.3 %
- Group 2: 5.3 to 8.7 %
- Group 3: 8.7 to 10.3 %
- Group 4: 10.3 to 12.5 %
- Highest: 12.5 to 18.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.
| 1 | Wisconsin | 18.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Indiana | 17.9 |
| 3 | Iowa | 15.8 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 15.3 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 15.1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 15 |
| 7 | Alabama | 14.9 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 14.7 |
| 9 | Kansas | 13.7 |
| 10 | Ohio | 13.6 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 12.5 |
| 12 | South Dakota | 12.3 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 12 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 11.6 |
| 15 | Vermont | 11.4 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 11.3 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 11 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 10.9 |
| 19 | Missouri | 10.8 |
| 20 | Maine | 10.6 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 10.3 |
| 21 | Oregon | 10.3 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 9.9 |
| 24 | Idaho | 9.6 |
| 24 | Illinois | 9.6 |
| 26 | Georgia | 9.3 |
| 27 | Utah | 9.2 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | 9.1 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 9 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 8.8 |
| 31 | Washington | 8.7 |
| 32 | North Dakota | 8.3 |
| 33 | Texas | 7.2 |
| 34 | California | 7.1 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 7.1 |
| 36 | Virginia | 6.9 |
| 37 | Delaware | 6.8 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | 6.7 |
| 39 | Arizona | 6 |
| 40 | New Jersey | 5.7 |
| 41 | Montana | 5.3 |
| 42 | Colorado | 5.2 |
| 43 | Nevada | 4.8 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 4.8 |
| 45 | New York | 4.7 |
| 46 | Maryland | 4.5 |
| 47 | Alaska | 4.4 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 4.3 |
| 49 | Florida | 3.6 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 2 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 0.2 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 31-33, 311, 325, 332, 333, 334, 336 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by manufacturing share of private-sector jobs (%, derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sectors 31-33 (manufacturing) and subsectors 311, 325, 332, 333, 334, 336; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-manufacturing-share-of-private-sector-jobs/