Packaging manufacturers in the USA
EPA records list 3,906 active packaging makers in the US, facilities with codes for boxes, cartons, bags, cans, bottles and other containers. The most are in California, Louisiana and Illinois, with 33% of the total.
- Product
- Packaging manufacturers
- Facilities
- 3,906
- States
- 48
- NAICS
- 322211 and 11 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 | 667 | 17.1% |
| Louisiana | 416 | 10.7% |
| Illinois | 196 | 5.0% |
| Ohio | 183 | 4.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 183 | 4.7% |
| Wisconsin | 168 | 4.3% |
| New Jersey | 159 | 4.1% |
| Texas | 135 | 3.5% |
| North Carolina | 134 | 3.4% |
| Indiana | 120 | 3.1% |
| Florida | 112 | 2.9% |
| Massachusetts | 111 | 2.8% |
| Michigan | 103 | 2.6% |
| New York | 103 | 2.6% |
| Missouri | 90 | 2.3% |
| Georgia | 87 | 2.2% |
| Virginia | 79 | 2.0% |
| Tennessee | 75 | 1.9% |
| South Carolina | 73 | 1.9% |
| Minnesota | 69 | 1.8% |
| Alabama | 67 | 1.7% |
| Maryland | 56 | 1.4% |
| Washington | 55 | 1.4% |
| Kentucky | 47 | 1.2% |
| Iowa | 46 | 1.2% |
| Arkansas | 44 | 1.1% |
| Connecticut | 43 | 1.1% |
| Colorado | 37 | 0.9% |
| Kansas | 33 | 0.8% |
| Mississippi | 30 | 0.8% |
| Utah | 27 | 0.7% |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 0.5% |
| New Hampshire | 17 | 0.4% |
| Rhode Island | 17 | 0.4% |
| Arizona | 16 | 0.4% |
| Oregon | 15 | 0.4% |
| Maine | 13 | 0.3% |
| Nebraska | 13 | 0.3% |
| Nevada | 9 | 0.2% |
| West Virginia | 9 | 0.2% |
| Idaho | 6 | 0.2% |
| New Mexico | 4 | 0.1% |
| North Dakota | 4 | 0.1% |
| South Dakota | 4 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 4 | 0.1% |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.1% |
| Hawaii | 2 | 0.1% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.1% |
EPA ECHO active facilities listing NAICS 322211, 322212, 322219, 322220, 322222, 322299, 326111, 326112, 326160, 332431, 332439, 327213. Codes are reported by facilities and not checked here. How these records work.
Biggest clusters
- New Orleans, LA: 38
- Los Angeles, CA: 32
- Chicago, IL: 26
- Baton Rouge, LA: 25
- Baltimore, MD: 25
- Santa Fe Springs, CA: 24
- Jacksonville, FL: 20
- Lafayette, LA: 19
Codes counted
- Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (NAICS 322211)
- Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing (NAICS 322212)
- Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (NAICS 322219)
- Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322220)
- Coated and Laminated Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322222)
- All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322299)
- Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (NAICS 326111)
- Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing (NAICS 326112)
- Plastics Bottle Manufacturing (NAICS 326160)
- Metal Can Manufacturing (NAICS 332431)
- Other Metal Container Manufacturing (NAICS 332439)
- Glass Container Manufacturing (NAICS 327213)
This sits inside paper manufacturing, which has 3,813 establishments and 351,485 jobs (Census, 2023). See the industry.