Paper mills in the USA
EPA records list 642 active paper mills in the US, facilities with codes for pulp, paper and paperboard. The most are in Wisconsin, New York and Massachusetts, with 21% of the total.
- Product
- Paper mills
- Facilities
- 642
- States
- 42
- NAICS
- 322110 and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 49 | 7.6% |
| New York | 46 | 7.2% |
| Massachusetts | 41 | 6.4% |
| California | 35 | 5.5% |
| Michigan | 33 | 5.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 4.5% |
| Georgia | 27 | 4.2% |
| Ohio | 22 | 3.4% |
| Alabama | 21 | 3.3% |
| North Carolina | 20 | 3.1% |
| Washington | 20 | 3.1% |
| Florida | 19 | 3.0% |
| Maine | 19 | 3.0% |
| South Carolina | 19 | 3.0% |
| Tennessee | 19 | 3.0% |
| Louisiana | 18 | 2.8% |
| New Jersey | 15 | 2.3% |
| Oregon | 15 | 2.3% |
| Virginia | 15 | 2.3% |
| Indiana | 14 | 2.2% |
| Arkansas | 13 | 2.0% |
| Illinois | 13 | 2.0% |
| Kentucky | 13 | 2.0% |
| Texas | 13 | 2.0% |
| Minnesota | 12 | 1.9% |
| Mississippi | 11 | 1.7% |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 1.7% |
| Connecticut | 10 | 1.6% |
| Vermont | 8 | 1.2% |
| Missouri | 7 | 1.1% |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 0.9% |
| Iowa | 5 | 0.8% |
| Maryland | 5 | 0.8% |
| New Mexico | 4 | 0.6% |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0.5% |
| Delaware | 2 | 0.3% |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.3% |
| Kansas | 2 | 0.3% |
| Nevada | 2 | 0.3% |
| Utah | 2 | 0.3% |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.2% |
| Montana | 1 | 0.2% |
EPA ECHO active facilities listing NAICS 322110, 322120, 322121, 322122, 322130. Codes are reported by facilities and not checked here. How these records work.
Biggest clusters
- Fitchburg, MA: 6
- Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 6
- Green Bay, WI: 5
- Lee, MA: 4
- Dalton, MA: 4
- Pittsfield, MA: 4
- Mobile, AL: 3
- Santa Clara, CA: 3
Codes counted
- Pulp Mills (NAICS 322110)
- Paper Mills (NAICS 322120)
- Paper Mills (NAICS 322121)
- Newsprint Mills (NAICS 322122)
- Paperboard Mills (NAICS 322130)
This sits inside paper manufacturing, which has 3,813 establishments and 351,485 jobs (Census, 2023). See the industry.