Chemicals manufacturers in the USA
The US has 14,543 chemicals establishments employing 911,245 people (Census, 2023), 7.4% of manufacturing jobs. The most jobs are in California, Texas, Ohio. EPA's ECHO database lists 18,067 active facilities in this subsector (Chemical Manufacturing, NAICS 325).
- NAICS subsector
- 325
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 14,543
- Employees
- 911,245
- In EPA records
- 18,067
- Factory pages
- 468
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
By state
| State | Establishments | Employees | In EPA records |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,700 | 91,781 | 4,424 |
| Texas | 1,277 | 80,054 | 1,149 |
| Ohio | 696 | 49,345 | 668 |
| North Carolina | 456 | 48,279 | 511 |
| New York | 564 | 43,139 | 553 |
| Pennsylvania | 608 | 42,919 | 607 |
| Illinois | 665 | 40,553 | 782 |
| New Jersey | 586 | 38,089 | 1,021 |
| Michigan | 455 | 36,836 | 577 |
| Indiana | 367 | 30,306 | 388 |
| Georgia | 493 | 28,388 | 423 |
| Tennessee | 307 | 26,557 | 339 |
| Louisiana | 235 | 25,560 | 472 |
| South Carolina | 280 | 24,555 | 327 |
| Florida | 730 | 24,492 | 505 |
| Massachusetts | 404 | 23,553 | 542 |
| Wisconsin | 362 | 22,331 | 305 |
| Missouri | 292 | 21,323 | 493 |
| Virginia | 196 | 15,374 | 234 |
| Utah | 243 | 15,271 | 107 |
| Iowa | 202 | 14,542 | 247 |
| Alabama | 213 | 14,387 | 295 |
| Minnesota | 269 | 13,553 | 209 |
| Kentucky | 191 | 12,820 | 172 |
| Washington | 258 | 12,595 | 210 |
| Maryland | 154 | 11,506 | 291 |
| Kansas | 150 | 10,812 | 197 |
| Arizona | 195 | 8,342 | 123 |
| Colorado | 283 | 7,680 | 249 |
| Connecticut | 166 | 6,806 | 136 |
| Delaware | 76 | 6,778 | 73 |
| West Virginia | 85 | 6,756 | 146 |
| Mississippi | 106 | 5,862 | 123 |
| Oregon | 235 | 5,611 | 160 |
| Nebraska | 107 | 5,504 | 187 |
| Maine | 71 | 5,330 | 26 |
| Arkansas | 95 | 5,166 | 179 |
| Oklahoma | 161 | 4,507 | 117 |
| Rhode Island | 69 | 3,845 | 64 |
| New Hampshire | 58 | 3,737 | 78 |
| Idaho | 70 | 3,571 | 51 |
| Wyoming | 38 | 2,452 | 31 |
| Nevada | 103 | 2,415 | 71 |
| New Mexico | 62 | 1,812 | 52 |
| North Dakota | 16 | 1,797 | 33 |
| South Dakota | 39 | 1,415 | 39 |
| Vermont | 53 | 1,366 | 16 |
| Montana | 49 | 1,029 | 32 |
| Hawaii | 28 | 356 | 14 |
| Alaska | 22 | 183 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Census County Business Patterns 2023; EPA ECHO active facilities.
What these factories make
Among the 468 factories with a page here:
- Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (NAICS 325193): 97
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199): 88
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211): 67
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325180): 40
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 23
- Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (NAICS 325311): 23
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325412): 19
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998): 18
- Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325194): 9
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing (NAICS 325120): 8
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325320): 8
- Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (NAICS 325220): 6
- Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (NAICS 325411): 6
- Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (NAICS 325130): 5
- Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing (NAICS 325312): 5
New plants in this industry
Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, Burnside area, LACancelledMassena green liquid hydrogen production plant, Massena, NYCancelledRichburg mega-flex lithium hydroxide facility, Richburg, SCPausedIron County rocket motor additives plant expansion, Cedar City, UTAnnouncedClinton precision fermentation facility conversion (expansion), Clinton, IAAnnouncedShreveport lubricants and fluids plant expansion, Shreveport, LAAnnouncedDover hydrogen and heavy water production plant, Dover, DEAnnouncedJohnson Creek biofuels plant, Johnson Creek, WIAnnouncedBlue Point low-carbon ammonia plant, Donaldsonville area (West Bank, Ascension Parish), LAAnnouncedCasa Grande electronic chemicals plant, Casa Grande, AZUnder constructionCasa Grande chlor-alkali products plant, Casa Grande, AZAnnouncedLongview molecular recycling facility (expansion), Longview, TXAnnouncedNorth Las Vegas renewable gasoline plant, North Las Vegas, NVAnnouncedLancaster hydrogen fuel production facility, Lancaster, CAAnnouncedTheodore methyl mercaptan plant (expansion), Theodore, ALAnnouncedArchbold detergent and cleaner line, Archbold, OHAnnouncedPaducah Laser Enrichment Facility, Paducah, KYAnnouncedGolden Triangle Polymers integrated polymers facility, Orange, TXAnnouncedDuncan refinery, Duncan, OKUnder constructionSt. Louis lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material plant, St. Louis, MOCancelledKokomo NMP recycling and conductive slurry plant, Kokomo, INAnnouncedCasa Grande ultrapure chemical manufacturing campus, Casa Grande, AZUnder constructionWestlake low-carbon methanol plant (Port of Lake Charles), Westlake, LAAnnouncedRiverPlex MegaPark air separation unit, Donaldsonville, LAAnnouncedGarysburg air separation plant, Garysburg, NCAnnouncedBerryville air separation unit, Carroll County, ARUnder constructionNiagara Falls high-purity hydrogen chloride expansion, Niagara Falls, NYAnnouncedFrankfort high-performance materials plant, Frankfort, KYAnnouncedEtowah lithium hydroxide plant, Etowah, TNAnnouncedShelby aerospace coatings and sealants manufacturing center, Shelby, NCAnnouncedDelaware coatings plant expansion, Delaware, OHAnnouncedLandenberg biologics resin facility, Landenberg, PAUnder constructionNorthborough materials plant expansion, Northborough, MAAnnouncedChesterfield ballistic fiber plant expansion, Chesterfield, VAAnnouncedTaylor high-purity phosphoric acid plant, Taylor, TXAnnouncedSt. Rose reduced-carbon ammonia facility (proposed), St. Rose, LAAnnouncedSanford Chemistries Manufacturing Center of Excellence, Sanford, NCAnnouncedHouston-area ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel plant, Houston, TXAnnouncedPhoenix high-purity chemicals plant, Phoenix, AZOperatingLafayette bio-MEG plant, Lafayette, INAnnouncedMorrison EV battery adhesives plant, Morrison, TNAnnounced