Factories in New York
New York has 13,837 manufacturing establishments employing 411,439 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 3.3% of US manufacturing jobs and the 10th most of any state. The largest industries by employment are food, fabricated metal products and chemicals. We track 29 new plant projects here, 6 under construction.
- Establishments
- 13,837
- Census 2023
- Manufacturing jobs
- 411,439
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 3,802
- Active, ECHO
- New plants
- 29
- 6 building
- Sheet
- NY
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
What is made in New York
| Industry (NAICS subsector) | Establishments | Employees | In EPA records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food 311 | 2,118 | 54,317 | 211 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 2,064 | 46,276 | 653 |
| Chemicals 325 | 564 | 43,139 | 553 |
| Computers and electronics 334 | 568 | 41,191 | 281 |
| Machinery 333 | 749 | 38,720 | 276 |
| Vehicles, aircraft and parts 336 | 260 | 28,404 | 161 |
| Medical devices and other goods 339 | 1,537 | 27,014 | 152 |
| Plastics and rubber 326 | 371 | 22,734 | 160 |
| Printing 323 | 1,308 | 16,633 | 208 |
| Paper 322 | 176 | 14,117 | 124 |
| Glass, cement and stone 327 | 593 | 13,644 | 189 |
| Beverages and tobacco 312 | 704 | 12,988 | 35 |
| Electrical equipment and appliances 335 | 279 | 12,046 | 138 |
| Furniture 337 | 822 | 10,784 | 114 |
| Primary metals 331 | 142 | 9,991 | 168 |
| Wood products 321 | 446 | 8,027 | 78 |
| Apparel 315 | 624 | 4,928 | 7 |
| Textile products 314 | 231 | 2,629 | 13 |
| Textile mills 313 | 97 | 1,790 | 28 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 116 | 1,149 | 223 |
| Leather goods 316 | 68 | 918 | 30 |
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 New York
| Project | Industry | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome dairy facility, Griffiss Business and Technology ParkChobani, Rome | Food and beverage | Under construction | $1.2B1,000 jobs |
| Orchard Park aerospace assembly and test expansionEaton, Orchard Park | Aerospace and defense | Under construction | $19M100 jobs |
| Cattaraugus County cheese manufacturing and packaging plantGreat Lakes Cheese, Franklinville | Food and beverage | Under construction | $518M215 jobs |
| Tonawanda freeze-drying equipment plant expansionIMA Life North America, Inc. (IMA Group), Tonawanda | Other manufacturing | Under construction | $30M70 jobs |
| New York megafabMicron Technology, Clay | Semiconductors | Under construction | $100B9,000 jobs |
| Hauppauge electronics manufacturing hubOrbic Electronics Manufacturing, LLC, Hauppauge | Electronics | Under construction | $110M1,000 jobs |
| Canton specialty glass plant expansionCorning Incorporated, Canton | Semiconductors | Announced | $315M130 jobs |
| Jamestown Engine Plant retooling expansionCummins Inc., Jamestown | Auto parts | Announced | $452M90 jobs |
| New Windsor pharmaceutical manufacturing facilityGaronit Pharmaceutical, Inc., New Windsor | Pharmaceuticals | Announced | $46M100 jobs |
| Schenectady generator manufacturing expansionGE Vernova, Schenectady | Electrical equipment | Announced | $41M50 jobs |
| Tonawanda Propulsion plant expansion (V-8 engine)General Motors, Tonawanda | Auto parts | Announced | $888M870 jobs |
| Wayland railway wheelset and axle plantGHH-BONATRANS (Bonatrans North America, Inc.), Wayland | Other manufacturing | Announced | $93M85 jobs |
| Malta new 300mm fabsGlobalFoundries, Malta | Semiconductors | Announced | $21B1,000 jobs |
| Batavia yogurt and dairy dessert plantLa Fermiere, Batavia | Food and beverage | Announced | $25M135 jobs |
| Plattsburgh school bus manufacturing facility (former Nova Bus plant)Micro Bird (Blue Bird Corporation / Girardin joint venture), Plattsburgh | Vehicles | Announced | $30M350 jobs |
| Niagara Falls high-purity hydrogen chloride expansionNiacet Specialty Chemicals (Kerry Group), Niagara Falls | Chemicals | Announced | $50M36 jobs |
| Tryon Technology Park bottling plantNiagara Bottling, LLC, Perth | Food and beverage | Announced | $160M70 jobs |
| Saratoga Springs drug manufacturing facilityRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Saratoga Springs | Pharmaceuticals | Announced | $2.0B1,000 jobs |
| Henrietta pharmaceutical plant expansionUnither Pharmaceuticals, Henrietta | Pharmaceuticals | Announced | $106M180 jobs |
| Hornell car body shell plant expansionAlstom, Hornell | Other manufacturing | Operating | $75M258 jobs |
| Lackawanna composite decking manufacturing plantDeckorators Inc. (UFP Industries), Lackawanna | Building materials | Operating | $77M50 jobs |
| STAMP dry pump manufacturing facilityEdwards Vacuum (Atlas Copco Group), Alabama | Semiconductors | Operating | $319M600 jobs |
| Webster dairy production facilityfairlife (The Coca-Cola Company), Webster | Food and beverage | Operating | $650M250 jobs |
| East Aurora Advanced Integrated Manufacturing buildingMoog Inc., East Aurora | Aerospace and defense | Operating | $150Mjobs not stated |
| Vista Technology Campus fuel cell manufacturing facilityPlug Power Inc., Slingerlands | Electrical equipment | Operating | $55M1,633 jobs |
| DeWitt UHDI printed circuit board manufacturing facilityTTM Technologies, Inc., DeWitt | Electronics | Operating | $130M400 jobs |
| Dunkirk ice cream plant expansionWells Enterprises, Inc. (Ferrero Group), Dunkirk | Food and beverage | Operating | $425M270 jobs |
| Rochester Hub battery materials post-processing plantLi-Cycle Holdings Corp., Rochester | Batteries | Paused | —jobs not stated |
| Massena green liquid hydrogen production plantAir Products, Massena | Chemicals | Cancelled(reported) | $500M90 jobs |
Factory pages in New York
71 New York 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 71, grouped by industry.
Questions
What is made in New York?
New York has 13,837 manufacturing establishments employing 411,439 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 3.3% of US manufacturing jobs and the 10th most of any state. The largest industries by employment are food, fabricated metal products and chemicals.
How many manufacturers are in New York?
13,837 manufacturing establishments (Census, 2023). EPA's ECHO database lists 3,802 active manufacturing facilities in New York that it regulates, 1,370 of which report to the Toxics Release Inventory.
Are new factories being built in New York?
We track 29 large plant projects in New York announced since 2021: 6 under construction, 13 announced, 8 operating and 2 paused, cancelled or closed.
Can you tour a factory in New York?
Yes: Brooklyn Navy Yard Guided Tours, Corning Museum of Glass (live hot glass demos), Golden Artist Colors Factory Tour, Hudson Whiskey Bourbon Renewal Tour (Tuthilltown) and 3 more.