Factories in Mississippi
Mississippi has 1,981 manufacturing establishments employing 146,261 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 1.2% of US manufacturing jobs and the 29th most of any state. The largest industries by employment are vehicles, aircraft and parts, food and furniture. We track 18 new plant projects here, 2 under construction.
- Establishments
- 1,981
- Census 2023
- Manufacturing jobs
- 146,261
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 1,381
- Active, ECHO
- New plants
- 18
- 2 building
- Sheet
- MS
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
What is made in Mississippi
| Industry (NAICS subsector) | Establishments | Employees | In EPA records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles, aircraft and parts 336 | 81 | 26,762 | 87 |
| Food 311 | 195 | 25,406 | 120 |
| Furniture 337 | 153 | 17,169 | 40 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 340 | 11,652 | 164 |
| Machinery 333 | 119 | 11,622 | 84 |
| Wood products 321 | 210 | 8,704 | 172 |
| Plastics and rubber 326 | 108 | 7,896 | 81 |
| Electrical equipment and appliances 335 | 41 | 7,723 * | 38 |
| Chemicals 325 | 106 | 5,862 | 123 |
| Paper 322 | 44 | 4,247 | 31 |
| Primary metals 331 | 22 | 3,848 | 49 |
| Glass, cement and stone 327 | 162 | 3,838 | 213 |
| Medical devices and other goods 339 | 126 | 3,270 | 24 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 27 | 2,264 | 123 |
| Computers and electronics 334 | 24 | 1,792 | 11 |
| Printing 323 | 128 | 970 | 1 |
| Textile mills 313 | 14 | 921 | 7 |
| Textile products 314 | 34 | 780 | 2 |
| Apparel 315 | 22 | 746 | 1 |
| Beverages and tobacco 312 | 23 | 561 | 7 |
| Leather goods 316 | — | — | 3 |
Establishments and employees: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, mid-March employment. * Census flags this figure as having high noise. "In EPA records" counts active facilities in EPA's ECHO database, a subset that excludes plants EPA doesn't regulate.
New plants in Mississippi
| Project | Industry | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byhalia LFP battery cell factoryAmplify Cell Technologies (Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, PACCAR JV), Byhalia | Batteries | Under construction | $2.0B2,000 jobs |
| Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center expansion (NGJ-MB pods)Raytheon (RTX), Forest | Aerospace and defense | Under construction | $50M100 jobs |
| Golden Triangle recycled aluminum slab centerAluminum Dynamics, Inc. (Steel Dynamics), Columbus | Steel and metals | Announced | $200M100 jobs |
| Laurel poultry processing plant expansionAmick Farms, Laurel | Food and beverage | Announced | $75M190 jobs |
| Bond wood pellet plantEnviva, Bond | Other manufacturing | Announced | $250M100 jobs |
| Crawford rocket motor and munitions manufacturing siteFirehawk Aerospace, Crawford | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $17M100 jobs |
| Shannon munitions manufacturing facility expansionGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Shannon | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $87M125 jobs |
| Shannon defense production line expansion (automated CNC machining)General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Shannon | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $25Mjobs not stated |
| Madison cookie and snack plant (plus Gluckstadt facility acquisition)Griesson - De Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG, Madison | Food and beverage | Announced | $70M30 jobs |
| Gulfport shipyard and steel fabrication expansionGulf Ship (Edison Chouest Offshore), Gulfport | Other manufacturing | Announced | $44M121 jobs |
| Copiah County small power transformer plant expansion (Gallman)Hitachi Energy, Gallman | Electrical equipment | Announced | $528M654 jobs |
| Marshall County data center infrastructure manufacturing facilityJabil, Byhalia area | Electrical equipment | Announced | $119M2,200 jobs |
| Corinth electronics assembly plant expansionKeytronic, Corinth | Electronics | Announced | $9M376 jobs |
| Pearl high-voltage switchgear plant (West Rankin Industrial Park)Siemens Energy, Pearl | Electrical equipment | Announced | $300M300 jobs |
| Southaven beverage co-packing plantSIP Manufacturing 2.0, LLC, Southaven | Food and beverage | Announced | $100M187 jobs |
| Starkville wire and cable plant expansionSouthwire, Starkville | Electrical equipment | Announced | $256M128 jobs |
| Saltillo composite access mat plantSpartan Composites, Saltillo | Plastics and packaging | Announced | $49M45 jobs |
| Columbus aluminum flat rolled millSteel Dynamics, Inc. (Aluminum Dynamics), Columbus | Steel and metals | Operating | $2.5B1,000 jobs |
Factory pages in Mississippi
28 Mississippi factories have their own page so far: the facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory and hold the most detailed federal records. See all 28, grouped by industry.
Questions
What is made in Mississippi?
Mississippi has 1,981 manufacturing establishments employing 146,261 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 1.2% of US manufacturing jobs and the 29th most of any state. The largest industries by employment are vehicles, aircraft and parts, food and furniture.
How many manufacturers are in Mississippi?
1,981 manufacturing establishments (Census, 2023). EPA's ECHO database lists 1,381 active manufacturing facilities in Mississippi that it regulates, 550 of which report to the Toxics Release Inventory.
Are new factories being built in Mississippi?
We track 18 large plant projects in Mississippi announced since 2021: 2 under construction, 15 announced, 1 operating.
Can you tour a factory in Mississippi?
Yes: Cathead Distillery Tour.