Clothing manufacturers in the USA
EPA records list 170 active clothing makers in the US, facilities with codes for apparel: knit and cut-and-sew clothing and accessories. The most are in California, North Carolina and Florida, with 59% of the total.
- Product
- Clothing manufacturers
- Facilities
- 170
- States
- 29
- NAICS
- 315110 and 8 related codes
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
By state
States with at least 15 such facilities have their own page with the facility list.
| State | Facilities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 76 | 44.7% |
| North Carolina | 16 | 9.4% |
| Florida | 9 | 5.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 5.3% |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 4.7% |
| Missouri | 8 | 4.7% |
| Alabama | 4 | 2.4% |
| Illinois | 4 | 2.4% |
| Virginia | 4 | 2.4% |
| Maryland | 3 | 1.8% |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1.8% |
| South Carolina | 3 | 1.8% |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1.2% |
| Kentucky | 2 | 1.2% |
| New York | 2 | 1.2% |
| Ohio | 2 | 1.2% |
| Vermont | 2 | 1.2% |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1.2% |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.6% |
| Georgia | 1 | 0.6% |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.6% |
| Kansas | 1 | 0.6% |
| Michigan | 1 | 0.6% |
| Montana | 1 | 0.6% |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.6% |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0.6% |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.6% |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0.6% |
| Texas | 1 | 0.6% |
EPA ECHO active facilities listing NAICS 315110, 315120, 315190, 315210, 315220, 315240, 315250, 315280, 315990. Codes are reported by facilities and not checked here. How these records work.
Biggest clusters
- Los Angeles, CA: 9
- Vernon, CA: 6
- Compton, CA: 2
- Rancho Dominguez, CA: 2
- San Diego, CA: 2
- Riverside, CA: 2
- Asheboro, NC: 2
- Concord, NC: 1
Codes counted
- Hosiery and Sock Mills (NAICS 315110)
- Apparel Knitting Mills (NAICS 315120)
- Other Apparel Knitting Mills (NAICS 315190)
- Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors (NAICS 315210)
- Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315220)
- Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315240)
- Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (NAICS 315250)
- Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315280)
- Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315990)
This sits inside apparel manufacturing, which has 4,337 establishments and 63,163 jobs (Census, 2023). See the industry.