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U.S. Cities & States With the Most Food Manufacturing Jobs


Posted By: Saïda Aït

U.S. food manufacturing reached a record 1.77 million workers in 2025, yet the industry now accounts for a smaller share of the nation's workforce than it did decades ago. Despite this long-term decline in employment concentration, food manufacturing remains one of America's largest manufacturing sectors, supplying the grocery staples that households rely on every day. Every loaf of bread, carton of milk, package of frozen vegetables, and box of cereal passes through a manufacturing facility where raw agricultural commodities are transformed into finished products. In addition to stocking supermarket shelves, the industry adds value to American agriculture, supports extensive transportation, packaging, warehousing, and equipment supply networks, and provides stable employment in communities across the country.

To better understand where America's grocery staples are made, Trace One—a product lifecycle management and regulatory compliance software provider serving food and beverage, retail, cosmetics, and chemicals manufacturers—analyzed employment and establishment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), which covers more than 95% of U.S. wage and salary employment. The analysis examines long-term employment trends in food manufacturing, compares employment across major food manufacturing industries, and identifies the metropolitan areas where food manufacturing workers are most concentrated, offering a snapshot of the regions that help keep America's grocery shelves stocked. 

Key Findings

  • Food manufacturing employment reached a record high in 2025 despite becoming a smaller share of the U.S. workforce. The industry employed 1,774,702 workers in 2025, up 11% from 1,600,921 in 2020, while its employment concentration declined from 14.0 workers per 1,000 U.S. employees in 1990 to just 11.4 in 2025.

  • Animal slaughtering and processing is the nation's largest food manufacturing employer, while bakeries have the most facilities. Animal slaughtering and processing employed 556,070 workers across 4,698 establishments, compared with 346,864 workers across 16,081 bakery and tortilla manufacturing establishments.

  • The American Heartland remains the center of food manufacturing. Nebraska led the nation with 41.0 food manufacturing workers per 1,000 total employees, followed by Arkansas (39.7), Iowa (38.6), and Wisconsin (27.9).

  • Food manufacturing is especially important to the economies of many smaller metropolitan areas. Dodge City, Kansas, ranked first with 170.3 food manufacturing workers per 1,000 total employees, ahead of Fort Morgan, Colorado (119.6), Hereford, Texas (114.0), and Le Mars, Iowa (111.3).

U.S. Food Manufacturing Employment Over Time

Despite recent growth, the share of overall employment in food manufacturing is near historic lows

 Combined bar and line chart showing U.S. food manufacturing employment increasing from about 1.46 million in 1990 to roughly 1.77 million in 2025, while its share of total U.S. employment declined from about 14.0 to 11.4 workers per 1,000 employees, with most of the decline occurring before 2010.Source: Trace One analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data

Details

 

Year Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees
1990 1,520,390 14.0
1991 1,509,106 14.1
1992 1,505,238 14.0
1993 1,517,098 13.9
1994 1,527,315 13.6
1995 1,548,137 13.4
1996 1,552,273 13.2
1997 1,552,777 12.8
1998 1,554,861 12.5
1999 1,563,261 12.3
2000 1,557,891 12.0
2001 1,554,927 12.0
2002 1,532,616 12.0
2003 1,513,654 11.8
2004 1,490,498 11.5
2005 1,477,296 11.2
2006 1,470,173 11.0
2007 1,475,631 10.9
2008 1,474,569 10.9
2009 1,449,318 11.3
2010 1,442,267 11.3
2011 1,454,260 11.2
2012 1,460,031 11.1
2013 1,467,449 11.0
2014 1,484,868 10.9
2015 1,509,267 10.8
2016 1,545,024 10.9
2017 1,590,345 11.1
2018 1,608,786 11.0
2019 1,633,679 11.0
2020 1,600,921 11.5
2021 1,628,359 11.3
2022 1,691,220 11.3
2023 1,734,401 11.3
2024 1,766,888 11.4
2025 1,774,702 11.4

 

Food manufacturing was one of the few industries deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing factories to continue operating while much of the U.S. economy slowed or shut down. But remaining open did not mean business as usual. As restaurants curtailed operations and millions of Americans prepared more meals at home, demand shifted rapidly toward grocery stores, meal kits, and other retail food products. Food manufacturers responded by ramping up production while navigating workforce shortages, new safety protocols, and supply chain disruptions. After employment dipped from 1.63 million workers in 2019 to 1.60 million in 2020, the industry recovered steadily, reaching a record 1.77 million employees in 2025—an increase of nearly 11% from the pandemic low.

Even as total employment has reached a historic high, food manufacturing represents a smaller share of the U.S. workforce than it did a generation ago. The industry employed 14.0 workers per 1,000 U.S. employees in 1990, compared to just 11.4 per 1,000 in 2025, a decline of nearly 19%. Rather than reflecting weaker demand for domestically manufactured food, the trend largely mirrors faster employment growth elsewhere in the economy alongside persistent labor shortages within food manufacturing. Food manufacturing is an inherently labor-intensive sector, and to maintain output with limited staffing, manufacturers have increasingly turned to automation, software to manage the increasingly complicated product lifecycle, and other process improvements.

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Which American Food Manufacturing Industries Employ the Most People?

While bakeries lead in terms of total establishments, animal slaughtering and processing employs the most people by far

Side-by-side horizontal bar charts showing that animal slaughtering and processing employs the most U.S. food manufacturing workers (about 610,000), while bakeries and tortilla manufacturing has the most business establishments (about 17,000), followed by other food manufacturing in both measures. Source: Trace One analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data

Details
Industry Total food manufacturing business establishments
Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing 16,081
Other food manufacturing 8,938
Animal slaughtering & processing 4,698
Animal food manufacturing 2,973
Produce preserving & specialty food manufacturing 2,952
Dairy product manufacturing 2,822
Sugar & confectionery product manufacturing 2,414
Grain & oilseed milling 1,246
Seafood product preparation & packaging 847
Industry Total food manufacturing employees
Animal slaughtering & processing 556,070
Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing 346,864
Other food manufacturing 270,345
Produce preserving & specialty food manufacturing 173,857
Dairy product manufacturing 168,201
Sugar & confectionery product manufacturing 82,648
Animal food manufacturing 76,543
Grain & oilseed milling 67,181
Seafood product preparation & packaging 32,955

 

Food manufacturing encompasses dozens of industries that produce everything from bread and dairy products to meat, beverages, and frozen foods. While these industries all play an important role in supplying America's grocery stores, they differ substantially in size, workforce needs, and economic impact. Some industries consist of thousands of small production facilities, while others rely on fewer but much larger plants that employ hundreds—or even thousands—of workers. Comparing both employment and the number of establishments provides a more complete picture of how each sector contributes to the nation's food manufacturing economy.

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing accounted for the largest number of food manufacturing establishments in 2025, with 16,081 facilities nationwide—more than the next two categories combined. Yet when measured by employment, animal slaughtering and processing stands apart from every other segment, employing 556,070 workers—exceeding the second-largest employer, bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (346,864 workers), by over 200,000. Other major employers include produce preserving and specialty food manufacturing (173,857) and dairy product manufacturing (168,201).

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Which States Have the Most Food Manufacturing Jobs?

U.S. food manufacturing workers are concentrated in the American Heartland

 Two U.S. choropleth maps showing that food manufacturing is most concentrated relative to the workforce in Midwestern states such as Nebraska, Iowa, and Arkansas, while California has the largest total food manufacturing workforce, followed by Texas and several Midwestern states.Source: Trace One analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data

Details
State Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees
Nebraska 41.0
Arkansas 39.7
Iowa 38.6
Wisconsin 27.9
Alaska 26.7
Kansas 26.4
Idaho 24.4
South Dakota 23.6
Delaware 23.2
Mississippi 21.1
Vermont 17.3
Minnesota 16.3
Illinois 16.2
Alabama 15.9
Kentucky 15.7
Missouri 15.6
Georgia 15.2
Indiana 14.6
Oregon 14.2
Pennsylvania 13.6
Utah 13.5
North Dakota 13.3
North Carolina 12.4
Tennessee 12.4
Ohio 11.9
Oklahoma 11.8
Washington 11.0
Michigan 10.1
New Jersey 10.1
Hawaii 9.4
California 9.2
Colorado 9.2
Louisiana 8.8
Maine 8.7
Massachusetts 8.0
Texas 7.9
Virginia 7.9
South Carolina 7.8
Rhode Island 7.5
New Mexico 7.3
Maryland 7.1
New York 6.2
Connecticut 5.7
Nevada 5.4
West Virginia 5.2
Arizona 4.9
Montana 4.9
Florida 4.0
New Hampshire 4.0
Wyoming 3.3
State Total food manufacturing employees
California166,772
Texas111,619
Illinois98,222
Pennsylvania82,533
Wisconsin82,011
Georgia74,139
Ohio66,077
North Carolina61,439
New York60,327
Iowa60,171
Arkansas51,825
Minnesota47,835
Indiana46,481
Missouri45,278
Michigan44,404
New Jersey43,193
Nebraska41,910
Tennessee40,302
Washington39,691
Florida39,361
Kansas37,778
Alabama33,701
Virginia32,668
Kentucky31,273
Massachusetts28,901
Oregon28,206
Colorado26,567
Mississippi24,722
Utah23,420
Idaho21,356
Oklahoma20,045
Maryland19,575
South Carolina18,032
Louisiana16,962
Arizona15,953
Delaware11,150
South Dakota10,866
Connecticut9,670
Alaska8,882
Nevada8,427
New Mexico6,370
Hawaii6,028
North Dakota5,732
Maine5,670
Vermont5,346
Rhode Island3,769
West Virginia3,636
New Hampshire2,760
Montana2,492
Wyoming918

 

Although food manufacturing facilities operate in every state, the industry's workforce is most heavily concentrated across the American Heartland, where generations of agricultural production, abundant raw materials, and extensive rail and highway networks have made the region a natural hub for food processing. States in the Midwest and Great Plains consistently rank among the nation's leaders when food manufacturing employment is measured relative to the size of their overall workforce, underscoring the industry's outsized role in many local economies.

Nebraska leads the nation with 41.0 food manufacturing workers per 1,000 total employees, followed by Arkansas (39.7), Iowa (38.6), and Wisconsin (27.9). Kansas (26.4), South Dakota (23.6), Minnesota (16.3), Illinois (16.2), and Missouri (15.6) also rank among the states with the largest food manufacturing footprints, reinforcing the concentration of the industry throughout the Midwest and surrounding agricultural regions. When measured by total employment rather than workforce concentration, the picture shifts toward the nation's largest states. California employs the most food manufacturing workers (166,772), followed by Texas (111,619), Illinois (98,222), Pennsylvania (82,533), and Wisconsin (82,011).

Food manufacturing's economic importance becomes even more apparent at the local level, where a handful of communities are built around large processing facilities. Dodge City, Kansas, has the nation's highest concentration of food manufacturing employment, with 170.3 workers per 1,000 total employees, followed by Fort Morgan, Colorado (119.6), Hereford, Texas (114.0), and Le Mars, Iowa (111.3). These communities are home to major meatpacking, dairy, and agricultural processing operations, making food manufacturing a cornerstone of their local economies. By comparison, the nation's largest metropolitan areas tend to have more diversified labor markets, even when they employ tens of thousands of food manufacturing workers.

Among large metropolitan areas, Fresno, California, has the highest concentration of food manufacturing employment (13.9 workers per 1,000 employees), reflecting the San Joaquin Valley's role as one of the world's most productive agricultural regions. Grand Rapids, Michigan (11.5), Chicago (7.6), and Cincinnati (7.5) also rank among the nation's leading large metropolitan food manufacturing hubs, illustrating how access to agricultural production, skilled labor, and transportation infrastructure continues to shape where food manufacturers locate their operations.

Below is a breakdown of food manufacturing employment across the top and bottom large metropolitan areas and states. The analysis was conducted by Trace One using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For complete data see the Full Results section and for more information refer to the Methodology section.

Which Large U.S. Metros Have the Most Food Manufacturing Jobs?

Rank Top Metros Employees*
1 Fresno, CA 13.9
2 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 11.5
3 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 7.6
4 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 7.5
5 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 7.0
6 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 5.7
7 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 5.5
8 Rochester, NY 5.5
9 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 4.9
10 Urban Honolulu, HI 4.8
11 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4.7
12 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4.6
13 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 4.6
14 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 4.4
15 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 4.3
Rank Bottom Metros Employees*
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1.0
2 Tucson, AZ 1.1
3 Jacksonville, FL 1.3
4 Raleigh-Cary, NC 1.5
5 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 1.5
6 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1.5
7 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1.8
8 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1.9
9 Richmond, VA 2.0
10 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 2.0
11 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2.1
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2.1
13 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 2.2
14 Tulsa, OK 2.3
15 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 2.4

*Food manufacturing employees per 1,000 total employees

Which States Rely Most on Food Manufacturing?

Rank Top States Employees*
1 Nebraska 41.0
2 Arkansas 39.7
3 Iowa 38.6
4 Wisconsin 27.9
5 Alaska 26.7
6 Kansas 26.4
7 Idaho 24.4
8 South Dakota 23.6
9 Delaware 23.2
10 Mississippi 21.1
11 Vermont 17.3
12 Minnesota 16.3
13 Illinois 16.2
14 Alabama 15.9
15 Kentucky 15.7
Rank Bottom States Employees*
1 Wyoming 3.3
2 New Hampshire 4.0
3 Florida 4.0
4 Montana 4.9
5 Arizona 4.9
6 West Virginia 5.2
7 Nevada 5.4
8 Connecticut 5.7
9 New York 6.2
10 Maryland 7.1
11 New Mexico 7.3
12 Rhode Island 7.5
13 South Carolina 7.8
14 Virginia 7.9
15 Texas 7.9

*Food manufacturing employees per 1,000 total employees

Full Results

Large Metros

Rank Metro Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing establishments per 1k business establishments Total food manufacturing business establishments
1 Fresno, CA 13.9 13,487 1.7 181
2 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 11.5 13,424 3.2 183
3 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 7.6 67,464 2.8 1,402
4 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 7.5 16,347 2.4 332
5 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 7.0 11,408 1.9 195
6 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 5.7 13,779 2.6 508
7 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 5.5 5,866 2.1 126
8 Rochester, NY 5.5 5,557 2.2 122
9 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 4.9 6,960 2.0 257
10 Urban Honolulu, HI 4.8 4,410 4.0 256
11 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4.7 5,680 1.6 98
12 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4.6 26,713 1.9 686
13 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 4.6 6,282 1.8 181
14 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 4.4 7,326 2.0 278
15 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 4.3 11,594 1.8 282
16 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 4.2 22,833 1.7 612
17 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4.1 13,819 1.0 343
18 St. Louis, MO-IL 4.1 10,806 1.4 276
19 Kansas City, MO-KS 4.0 8,765 1.5 225
20 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3.9 22,246 1.3 606
21 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 3.9 8,478 1.5 220
22 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3.8 46,984 1.2 1,818
23 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3.7 14,542 1.6 344
24 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 3.7 8,340 2.0 228
25 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3.6 15,004 2.2 564
26 Columbus, OH 3.6 7,960 1.7 200
27 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3.5 16,464 1.4 672
28 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 3.4 7,588 1.4 174
29 Cleveland, OH 3.3 6,740 1.7 211
30 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3.2 25,802 1.6 674
31 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 3.1 58,244 2.0 2,748
32 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 3.0 9,734 1.3 327
33 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2.9 7,975 1.3 267
34 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 2.8 13,478 0.9 271
35 Pittsburgh, PA 2.8 6,238 1.9 259
36 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 2.7 5,920 0.9 187
37 Oklahoma City, OK 2.6 3,554 1.5 147
38 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2.6 3,133 1.4 120
39 Birmingham, AL 2.5 2,610 1.5 110
40 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2.4 9,121 2.5 578
41 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 2.4 7,241 1.3 350
42 Tulsa, OK 2.3 2,062 1.6 107
43 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 2.2 4,910 1.3 188
44 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2.1 11,609 1.6 859
45 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2.1 5,971 1.3 238
46 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 2.0 13,304 1.7 590
47 Richmond, VA 2.0 2,614 1.1 98
48 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1.9 4,307 1.0 183
49 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1.8 5,155 1.1 272
50 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1.5 3,933 1.7 258
51 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 1.5 2,369 1.1 106
52 Raleigh-Cary, NC 1.5 2,303 1.2 138
53 Jacksonville, FL 1.3 2,011 0.8 91
54 Tucson, AZ 1.1 845 1.0 46
55 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1.0 6,442 1.0 430

Midsize Metros

Rank Metro Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing establishments per 1k business establishments Total food manufacturing business establishments
1 Modesto, CA 27.2 10,836 4.0 148
2 Greeley, CO 26.8 6,618 2.0 39
3 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 24.6 13,595 2.5 86
4 Visalia, CA 20.3 7,106 2.5 77
5 Lancaster, PA 17.0 8,626 5.6 165
6 Canton-Massillon, OH 16.6 5,440 2.8 57
7 York-Hanover, PA 16.0 5,867 2.9 55
8 Jackson, MS 15.2 8,286 1.4 48
9 Omaha, NE-IA 14.8 14,634 2.1 125
10 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 13.4 4,659 2.0 41
11 Reading, PA 11.1 3,883 3.6 65
12 Vallejo, CA 11.1 3,194 1.8 52
13 Stockton-Lodi, CA 10.3 5,979 1.9 89
14 Salem, OR 9.9 3,900 2.8 80
15 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 9.5 4,798 2.6 71
16 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 9.4 4,966 2.0 70
17 Chattanooga, TN-GA 9.1 4,866 1.8 58
18 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 9.1 2,789 1.5 28
19 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 8.6 5,801 2.4 75
20 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 8.1 3,336 2.6 117
21 Eugene-Springfield, OR 7.4 2,309 3.1 80
22 Boise City, ID 7.3 5,766 1.8 136
23 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 7.3 4,479 1.9 91
24 Springfield, MO 7.1 3,137 1.5 50
25 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 6.8 4,751 1.0 61
26 Madison, WI 6.5 5,338 2.6 119
27 Lafayette, LA 6.1 2,198 2.4 78
28 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 6.0 4,522 2.2 91
29 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 5.7 4,620 2.0 108
30 Ogden, UT 5.7 3,111 2.2 83
31 Fort Wayne, IN 5.6 2,524 2.1 52
32 Columbia, SC 5.1 4,050 1.4 68
33 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 5.1 2,397 1.1 32
34 Montgomery, AL 4.9 1,677 1.3 27
35 Reno, NV 4.8 2,664 1.9 73
36 Portland-South Portland, ME 4.6 2,689 2.4 130
37 Lubbock, TX 4.5 1,490 1.8 35
38 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH 4.3 3,238 1.7 70
39 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 4.2 1,453 1.7 53
40 Youngstown-Warren, OH 4.2 1,334 1.6 34
41 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 4.2 1,287 3.3 48
42 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 4.0 3,516 1.9 144
43 Salinas, CA 4.0 1,582 2.4 79
44 Springfield, MA 3.9 1,586 1.0 39
45 Port St. Lucie, FL 3.9 1,314 2.0 65
46 Toledo, OH 3.8 2,188 1.6 49
47 Spartanburg, SC 3.8 1,249 1.3 23
48 New Haven, CT 3.6 2,017 2.0 85
49 Peoria, IL 3.6 1,143 2.5 38
50 Savannah, GA 3.5 1,386 1.7 45
51 Syracuse, NY 3.4 2,054 2.2 74
52 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 3.4 1,829 2.1 88
53 Knoxville, TN 3.3 2,812 1.3 67
54 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 3.3 2,653 1.2 110
55 El Paso, TX 3.3 2,246 2.9 98
56 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3.2 2,147 1.5 98
57 Winston-Salem, NC 3.2 1,745 1.8 63
58 Wichita, KS 3.1 1,890 1.2 41
59 Corpus Christi, TX 2.9 1,106 1.5 31
60 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 2.8 1,984 0.9 41
61 Asheville, NC 2.8 1,010 1.9 69
62 Mobile, AL 2.8 981 2.0 50
63 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 2.7 1,369 2.0 68
64 Ocala, FL 2.7 651 1.3 26
65 Akron, OH 2.6 1,653 1.5 58
66 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 2.5 1,679 1.2 89
67 Ann Arbor, MI 2.5 1,085 2.7 54
68 Albuquerque, NM 2.4 1,973 1.6 90
69 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 2.3 1,977 1.3 75
70 Worcester, MA 2.3 1,629 1.3 76
71 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 2.3 1,021 2.4 51
72 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 2.3 976 1.6 58
73 Fayetteville, NC 2.3 612 1.6 26
74 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 2.2 1,283 3.3 94
75 Anchorage, AK 2.2 788 2.8 65
76 Greensboro-High Point, NC 2.1 1,520 1.7 76
77 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2.0 1,778 1.8 91
78 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 2.0 680 2.2 51
79 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1.9 622 1.7 28
80 Wilmington, NC 1.8 703 1.1 42
81 Trenton-Princeton, NJ 1.6 832 1.8 42
82 Waterbury-Shelton, CT 1.6 496 1.4 38
83 Baton Rouge, LA 1.5 1,230 1.2 72
84 Flint, MI 1.5 403 1.8 27
85 Lexington-Fayette, KY 1.4 780 1.7 77
86 Killeen-Temple, TX 1.4 412 1.6 26
87 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 1.2 543 1.0 41
88 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1.1 759 1.4 60
89 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1.1 634 0.8 46
90 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 1.0 326 1.6 30
91 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1.0 291 0.8 18
92 Colorado Springs, CO 0.9 574 0.8 44
93 Manchester-Nashua, NH 0.9 366 1.4 34
94 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 0.7 211 1.0 26
95 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 0.6 509 1.4 87
96 Naples-Marco Island, FL 0.6 205 0.7 26
97 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 0.5 238 1.0 39
98 Tallahassee, FL 0.5 205 0.9 22
99 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 0.5 178 0.9 22
100 Huntsville, AL 0.4 229 0.9 30
101 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 0.4 150 0.7 20

Small Metros

Rank Metro Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing establishments per 1k business establishments Total food manufacturing business establishments
1 Decatur, IL 69.5 5,913 3.6 14
2 Gainesville, GA 66.7 13,771 4.1 50
3 Lumberton, NC 61.2 4,550 6.9 29
4 St. Joseph, MO-KS 49.5 5,378 3.1 23
5 Twin Falls, ID 47.4 5,215 5.5 54
6 Harrisonburg, VA 47.3 6,256 5.5 42
7 Seaford, DE 47.2 8,636 1.5 34
8 Sheboygan, WI 42.6 5,208 5.1 32
9 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 42.3 6,302 5.0 46
10 Fort Smith, AR-OK 40.4 7,674 3.1 37
11 Gettysburg, PA 40.3 2,683 4.2 19
12 Lebanon, PA 37.3 3,999 5.7 34
13 Logan, UT-ID 37.2 5,055 3.8 39
14 Goldsboro, NC 36.2 2,971 3.1 16
15 Merced, CA 34.9 5,982 4.1 75
16 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 34.3 3,576 2.6 30
17 Wooster, OH 28.9 2,783 5.3 32
18 Joplin, MO-KS 28.2 4,846 3.2 35
19 Kankakee, IL 28.0 2,164 6.1 26
20 Warner Robins, GA 27.5 4,189 1.8 15
21 Gadsden, AL 26.9 1,779 2.6 13
22 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 26.6 2,843 3.4 25
23 Green Bay, WI 25.9 9,132 3.6 68
24 Sherman-Denison, TX 25.7 2,726 2.2 14
25 Moses Lake, WA 25.5 2,161 4.6 25
26 Wausau, WI 24.7 3,440 2.7 22
27 Appleton, WI 24.6 6,127 3.8 56
28 Decatur, AL 23.9 2,870 3.1 25
29 Holland, MI 23.7 2,071 4.7 26
30 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 22.5 3,781 1.9 19
31 Jonesboro, AR 22.2 2,701 1.8 13
32 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 21.6 1,733 2.4 12
33 Amarillo, TX 20.9 5,221 2.7 39
34 Vineland, NJ 20.5 2,468 5.4 41
35 Pottsville, PA 20.0 2,021 3.5 21
36 Longview-Kelso, WA 20.0 1,641 2.6 14
37 Janesville-Beloit, WI 19.8 2,755 2.7 22
38 Topeka, KS 18.7 4,291 2.3 39
39 Salem, OH 18.6 1,054 2.9 13
40 Altoona, PA 18.2 2,119 4.0 28
41 Owensboro, KY 17.9 1,772 3.0 23
42 Kennewick-Richland, WA 16.9 4,661 3.5 56
43 Fond du Lac, WI 16.9 1,517 5.6 29
44 St. Cloud, MN 16.8 3,514 2.9 33
45 Grand Forks, ND-MN 16.8 1,778 2.9 22
46 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 16.4 1,402 2.8 20
47 Hermitage, PA 16.3 1,394 3.3 19
48 Kenosha, WI 16.2 2,468 2.6 24
49 Waco, TX 15.5 4,027 3.2 42
50 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 15.4 2,588 3.7 37
51 Chambersburg, PA 15.3 1,890 3.4 24
52 Sunbury, PA 15.2 1,347 4.5 21
53 Cleveland, TN 14.9 1,272 2.4 13
54 Lima, OH 14.8 1,482 2.5 13
55 Corbin, KY 14.6 1,534 1.3 10
56 Rocky Mount, NC 14.4 1,588 3.5 24
57 Bay City, MI 14.2 967 2.5 11
58 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 13.2 1,432 5.8 45
59 Tyler, TX 13.0 3,009 2.2 30
60 Cedar Rapids, IA 12.8 3,523 2.1 39
61 Winchester, VA-WV 12.3 1,663 2.6 22
62 Yakima, WA 12.1 2,795 4.0 51
63 Bellingham, WA 12.0 2,246 4.4 65
64 Jackson, TN 11.9 2,019 1.5 13
65 Valdosta, GA 11.9 1,298 2.5 19
66 Hammond, LA 11.9 1,126 2.2 17
67 Sioux Falls, SD-MN 11.6 4,118 1.0 27
68 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 11.4 2,756 3.1 72
69 Springfield, OH 11.4 1,041 1.9 10
70 Florence, SC 11.1 1,983 1.2 12
71 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY 11.0 1,016 2.7 17
72 Evansville, IN 10.9 2,925 1.7 24
73 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 10.9 1,646 2.4 26
74 Las Cruces, NM 10.7 1,758 2.2 26
75 Williamsport, PA 10.6 1,049 2.3 14
76 Salisbury, MD 10.5 1,117 5.4 34
77 Mankato, MN 10.3 1,159 2.7 16
78 Battle Creek, MI 10.3 1,132 2.7 15
79 Idaho Falls, ID 10.0 1,637 2.5 36
80 Ames, IA 9.6 943 2.9 22
81 Eau Claire, WI 9.4 1,606 2.3 25
82 Albany, OR 9.1 877 1.7 13
83 Erie, PA 8.8 2,100 2.3 31
84 San Angelo, TX 8.7 883 2.9 18
85 El Centro, CA 8.5 1,158 0.6 12
86 Jackson, MI 8.4 927 2.8 18
87 Bowling Green, KY 8.3 1,362 2.2 28
88 Champaign-Urbana, IL 8.2 1,483 2.7 26
89 Traverse City, MI 7.9 1,096 4.4 50
90 Hattiesburg, MS 7.7 960 2.1 16
91 Hilo-Kailua, HI 7.0 941 5.9 87
92 Boulder, CO 6.6 2,530 2.2 84
93 Columbia, MO 6.6 1,430 1.7 20
94 Chico, CA 6.4 1,014 1.5 28
95 Rockford, IL 6.0 1,642 2.1 28
96 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 6.0 1,513 2.8 30
97 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 5.9 568 2.6 18
98 College Station-Bryan, TX 5.8 1,588 1.5 18
99 Rochester, MN 5.8 1,435 2.5 30
100 Abilene, TX 5.8 868 2.0 18
101 Sandusky, OH 5.7 580 1.2 8
102 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 5.4 1,124 2.3 48
103 Medford, OR 5.4 988 2.1 34
104 Lincoln, NE 5.2 1,893 1.3 26
105 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 5.2 1,053 2.4 25
106 Napa, CA 5.2 819 1.5 21
107 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 5.1 632 3.1 20
108 Lynchburg, VA 4.8 919 1.7 28
109 Flagstaff, AZ 4.8 640 2.0 17
110 Bloomington, IL 4.7 756 2.4 16
111 Yuma, AZ 4.7 668 1.0 8
112 Fargo, ND-MN 4.4 1,318 2.2 48
113 Lawton, OK 4.4 377 2.0 11
114 Utica-Rome, NY 4.3 1,018 3.3 43
115 Johnstown, PA 4.3 406 2.4 16
116 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 4.2 1,034 2.7 34
117 Lawrence, KS 4.2 424 1.2 9
118 Tuscaloosa, AL 4.0 847 1.5 19
119 Kingston, NY 4.0 488 3.4 40
120 Ottawa, IL 4.0 403 2.8 19
121 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 3.9 841 1.7 27
122 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 3.8 928 2.8 68
123 St. George, UT 3.6 648 1.4 24
124 Terre Haute, IN 3.5 449 2.0 15
125 Mansfield, OH 3.5 335 1.0 6
126 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY 3.5 246 2.7 11
127 Roseburg, OR 3.4 261 1.9 13
128 Albany, GA 3.3 382 1.8 14
129 Binghamton, NY 3.1 601 1.9 20
130 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 3.0 776 2.0 31
131 Bend, OR 3.0 657 2.8 72
132 Saginaw, MI 3.0 477 2.6 21
133 Missoula, MT 3.0 408 1.7 23
134 Tupelo, MS 3.0 391 1.2 9
135 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 2.8 462 2.7 30
136 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 2.8 413 1.9 18
137 Kahului-Wailuku, HI 2.8 400 3.7 59
138 Cookeville, TN 2.8 303 1.9 14
139 Eureka-Arcata, CA 2.8 293 1.7 26
140 Clarksville, TN-KY 2.6 532 1.3 19
141 Barnstable Town, MA 2.6 503 1.7 33
142 Billings, MT 2.6 492 1.7 29
143 Ithaca, NY 2.6 247 2.7 15
144 Iowa City, IA 2.5 480 2.4 28
145 Auburn-Opelika, AL 2.5 359 1.2 12
146 Niles, MI 2.3 284 2.1 18
147 Paducah, KY-IL 2.3 229 0.7 5
148 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 2.2 427 2.2 39
149 Wheeling, WV-OH 2.2 257 1.3 11
150 Anderson Creek, NC 2.2 129 1.9 10
151 Pueblo, CO 2.1 260 1.2 9
152 State College, PA 2.1 241 2.3 17
153 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 2.0 389 1.3 30
154 Bozeman, MT 2.0 290 1.6 30
155 Columbus, GA-AL 1.9 436 0.9 14
156 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1.9 357 1.2 11
157 Morgantown, WV 1.9 251 0.7 7
158 Grand Junction, CO 1.9 249 1.0 11
159 Longview, TX 1.8 422 1.8 26
160 Charleston, WV 1.8 363 1.2 18
161 Concord, NH 1.8 274 1.3 14
162 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 1.8 202 2.4 21
163 Kalispell, MT 1.8 188 1.3 18
164 Roanoke, VA 1.7 506 0.6 13
165 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1.7 322 1.1 14
166 Bangor, ME 1.7 250 1.7 18
167 Texarkana, TX-AR 1.7 200 1.5 11
168 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 1.7 119 0.8 4
169 Springfield, IL 1.6 421 1.9 20
170 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 1.6 384 1.1 16
171 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 1.5 383 1.5 25
172 East Stroudsburg, PA 1.5 177 1.7 13
173 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 1.5 127 1.4 10
174 Monroe, MI 1.5 119 2.3 12
175 Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 1.5 106 1.1 10
176 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT 1.4 363 1.4 26
177 Hot Springs, AR 1.4 104 1.2 8
178 Augusta-Waterville, ME 1.3 161 1.7 15
179 Pittsfield, MA 1.3 154 1.3 15
180 New Bern, NC 1.3 120 2.7 18
181 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 1.2 205 1.4 27
182 Rapid City, SD 1.2 175 0.8 12
183 Redding, CA 1.2 175 0.6 10
184 Burlington, NC 1.2 166 1.3 12
185 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 1.2 154 1.7 17
186 Santa Fe, NM 1.2 148 1.3 18
187 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 1.2 138 0.9 11
188 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA 1.1 215 2.0 28
189 Laredo, TX 1.0 224 1.8 22
190 Glens Falls, NY 1.0 105 1.9 14
191 Duluth, MN-WI 0.9 215 1.3 20
192 Show Low, AZ 0.9 51 1.0 4
193 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 0.8 202 1.0 23
194 Charlottesville, VA 0.8 192 2.1 35
195 Jefferson City, MO 0.8 132 1.5 13
196 Odessa, TX 0.8 128 1.6 14
197 Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.8 121 1.6 29
198 Beckley, WV 0.8 68 0.9 7
199 Torrington, CT 0.7 50 1.1 10
200 Midland, TX 0.6 151 1.1 14
201 Lake Charles, LA 0.6 131 0.8 12
202 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 0.6 100 0.9 14
203 Wichita Falls, TX 0.6 68 1.1 8
204 Jacksonville, NC 0.6 61 1.4 13
205 Cheyenne, WY 0.6 61 0.8 8
206 Yuba City, CA 0.6 60 1.4 19
207 Muncie, IN 0.6 54 0.8 4
208 Richmond-Berea, KY 0.6 48 0.7 5
209 Gainesville, FL 0.5 147 1.2 24
210 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 0.5 59 1.3 11
211 Punta Gorda, FL 0.5 53 0.8 9
212 Manhattan, KS 0.5 51 1.3 9
213 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 0.5 43 1.7 10
214 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 0.4 63 1.5 27
215 Bismarck, ND 0.4 63 1.0 12
216 Johnson City, TN 0.4 63 0.9 9
217 Bloomington, IN 0.4 62 1.5 12
218 Monroe, LA 0.4 62 1.2 17
219 Greenville, NC 0.4 58 1.2 11
220 Dalton, GA 0.4 51 1.4 9
221 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 0.3 39 0.7 10
222 Farmington, NM 0.3 32 0.8 5
223 Dothan, AL 0.2 27 1.9 19
224 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 0.1 15 0.4 4

Extra Small Metros

Rank Metro Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing establishments per 1k business establishments Total food manufacturing business establishments
1 Dodge City, KS 170.3 6,249 4.1 7
2 Fort Morgan, CO 119.6 3,167 8.5 15
3 Hereford, TX 114.0 1,883 22.5 22
4 Le Mars, IA 111.3 2,592 8.1 14
5 Frankfort, IN 93.3 2,154 8.5 11
6 Albertville, AL 92.6 7,583 4.6 25
7 Cambridge, MD 92.5 2,195 8.7 14
8 Marshall, MO 87.2 1,540 5.2 7
9 Emporia, KS 86.4 2,669 6.9 13
10 Fremont, NE 81.8 3,012 7.2 16
11 Huron, SD 65.2 1,112 6.6 9
12 Albert Lea, MN 61.9 1,452 6.0 10
13 Arkansas City-Winfield, KS 59.1 1,554 3.2 5
14 Othello, WA 58.1 1,138 6.4 9
15 Beaver Dam, WI 56.2 3,854 7.0 29
16 Burley, ID 50.6 2,209 6.8 26
17 Faribault-Northfield, MN 48.4 2,557 5.4 19
18 Gaffney, SC 45.2 1,646 3.5 7
19 Dixon, IL 43.7 1,104 4.4 6
20 Washington, IN 43.4 1,155 3.5 7
21 Marshall, MN 43.3 1,165 11.1 19
22 Freeport, IL 43.1 1,500 8.8 18
23 Fergus Falls, MN 42.9 1,937 3.7 14
24 Fort Madison, IA 41.5 1,129 3.4 7
25 Clinton, IA 41.0 1,545 4.1 12
26 Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 39.6 2,646 5.6 27
27 Blackfoot, ID 35.7 1,184 4.6 14
28 Russellville, AR 35.6 2,368 3.6 16
29 Wahpeton, ND-MN 35.4 675 3.8 7
30 Rice Lake, WI 35.3 1,498 3.7 12
31 Muscatine, IA 35.3 1,482 2.5 6
32 Norfolk, NE 34.9 1,759 3.6 12
33 New Ulm, MN 34.9 929 5.0 9
34 Ontario, OR-ID 34.3 1,417 4.1 16
35 Rochelle, IL 34.1 984 3.4 7
36 Enid, OK 33.6 1,567 3.7 13
37 Norwalk, OH 33.1 1,410 2.5 7
38 Newberry, SC 32.9 948 3.2 6
39 Hermiston-Pendleton, OR 32.0 2,539 4.4 25
40 Sayre, PA 32.0 1,422 4.0 12
41 Laurel, MS 31.9 2,082 2.4 8
42 Angola, IN 31.9 1,027 2.4 5
43 Platteville, WI 29.8 909 4.5 14
44 Celina, OH 29.7 1,200 5.8 14
45 Sulphur Springs, TX 29.1 854 4.1 8
46 Weatherford, OK 29.0 857 3.5 9
47 Monticello, NY 28.9 1,775 3.6 17
48 Stevens Point-Plover, WI 28.5 1,790 3.3 13
49 Richmond, IN 26.6 1,563 5.3 16
50 Brenham, TX 26.3 797 5.1 11
51 Ludington, MI 25.2 513 4.7 7
52 Hutchinson, KS 25.1 1,341 3.6 12
53 Burlington, IA-IL 24.4 1,039 1.6 5
54 Decatur, IN 23.7 616 6.3 10
55 Selinsgrove, PA 23.5 729 4.8 10
56 Marion, IN 22.8 1,265 1.9 5
57 Manitowoc, WI 22.3 1,473 5.6 23
58 Jefferson, GA 22.2 1,932 3.2 14
59 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 22.1 1,064 3.2 10
60 Red Wing, MN 21.7 947 5.9 16
61 Sparta, WI 21.7 914 4.8 13
62 Brigham City, UT-ID 21.6 1,137 4.4 16
63 Sturgis, MI 21.6 898 1.9 9
64 Hillsdale, MI 21.2 482 4.4 8
65 Vincennes, IN 20.8 700 3.7 7
66 Jasper, IN 20.5 1,143 4.2 12
67 Hastings, NE 19.9 748 3.9 11
68 Clovis, NM 19.3 930 5.4 20
69 Fort Payne, AL 18.9 904 4.8 15
70 Astoria, OR 18.5 715 4.8 18
71 Wapakoneta, OH 18.3 813 5.0 11
72 Ketchikan, AK 18.3 264 6.3 8
73 Danville, IL 18.0 839 3.9 10
74 Fort Dodge, IA 17.9 619 3.9 9
75 Monticello, IN 17.9 315 4.9 7
76 Beatrice, NE 17.8 312 4.8 7
77 Batavia, NY 17.5 817 4.3 13
78 Brookings, SD 17.4 603 2.8 8
79 Sidney, OH 16.4 867 3.4 8
80 Roswell, NM 16.4 717 2.7 10
81 Searcy, AR 16.3 867 2.1 8
82 Menomonie, WI 15.9 531 4.2 10
83 New Iberia, LA 15.8 775 3.7 14
84 Hood River, OR 15.8 436 6.0 17
85 Mason City, IA 15.4 792 2.9 11
86 Shelton, WA 14.9 450 4.7 12
87 Opelousas, LA 14.8 705 3.3 14
88 Thomasville, GA 14.2 763 4.6 19
89 Greensburg, IN 14.2 388 5.5 8
90 Plainview, TX 14.0 346 3.3 7
91 Aberdeen, WA 13.9 663 3.8 14
92 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 13.8 776 3.4 11
93 Zanesville, OH 13.5 963 3.0 12
94 Barre, VT 13.4 889 4.6 30
95 Marion, OH 13.4 629 2.4 6
96 Scottsbluff, NE 13.4 430 5.0 12
97 Gloversville, NY 13.2 384 1.7 4
98 Mexico, MO 13.1 207 3.1 4
99 Henderson, NC 13.0 369 4.6 9
100 Dubuque, IA 12.8 1,473 2.8 21
101 Kearney, NE 12.6 761 1.9 8
102 McPherson, KS 12.5 411 2.6 5
103 Oskaloosa, IA 12.5 202 8.9 11
104 Hutchinson, MN 12.3 389 2.9 6
105 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 12.1 854 4.4 19
106 Shawano, WI 11.9 340 5.4 13
107 Rome, GA 11.3 1,001 2.1 10
108 Troy, AL 11.3 351 3.1 5
109 Greenville, MS 11.3 329 2.1 5
110 Columbus, NE 10.9 541 3.7 11
111 Fremont, OH 10.8 529 3.4 10
112 Auburn, NY 10.7 524 3.5 12
113 Hudson, NY 10.6 444 4.7 21
114 Crossville, TN 10.5 404 2.4 7
115 Sandpoint, ID 10.3 334 2.4 12
116 Centralia, WA 9.9 542 2.9 13
117 Owatonna, MN 9.9 379 4.3 10
118 Fredericksburg, TX 9.6 241 4.4 11
119 Warren, PA 9.5 246 3.9 7
120 Winona, MN 9.1 437 4.0 10
121 Brattleboro, VT 8.9 371 4.5 23
122 Ashland, OH 8.6 319 3.3 8
123 Carroll, IA 8.6 188 4.8 9
124 Warsaw, IN 8.5 605 2.0 9
125 Quincy, IL-MO 8.5 557 3.7 15
126 Paris, TN 8.5 200 3.8 6
127 Morgan City, LA 8.4 327 1.7 5
128 Marietta, OH 8.3 423 3.1 10
129 Pella, IA 8.3 323 2.8 6
130 Vidalia, GA 8.3 225 3.2 6
131 Lewisburg, TN 8.3 164 4.2 6
132 Bishop, CA 8.1 125 2.9 5
133 Clewiston, FL 8.0 238 5.0 13
134 Glasgow, KY 7.8 275 3.1 10
135 Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA 7.7 346 2.0 9
136 Cortland, NY 7.7 269 3.6 8
137 Galesburg, IL 7.3 230 4.1 8
138 Cullman, AL 7.2 447 2.5 12
139 Seneca Falls, NY 7.1 147 3.3 5
140 Greenfield, MA 7.0 350 3.4 18
141 Newport, OR 7.0 259 3.9 16
142 Shawnee, OK 6.9 316 2.0 6
143 Talladega-Sylacauga, AL 6.8 442 0.8 3
144 Juneau, AK 6.8 241 3.4 8
145 Meadville, PA 6.6 380 3.3 14
146 Mineral Wells, TX 6.6 113 2.0 3
147 Ellensburg, WA 6.5 219 3.1 9
148 Alexandria, MN 6.4 252 3.7 11
149 Carson City, NV 6.3 408 1.6 7
150 Coos Bay-North Bend, OR 6.3 293 4.2 17
151 Spirit Lake, IA 6.3 123 3.7 7
152 Red Bluff, CA 6.1 240 2.1 10
153 Petoskey, MI 6.1 218 2.8 9
154 Ocean Pines, MD 5.9 288 3.4 17
155 Okeechobee, FL 5.8 143 2.7 6
156 Effingham, IL 5.7 287 2.1 6
157 Alma, MI 5.6 142 4.9 8
158 Heber, UT 5.5 498 2.7 28
159 El Campo, TX 5.3 173 1.7 4
160 Durango, CO 5.2 285 2.3 14
161 Brownwood, TX 5.2 163 2.1 4
162 Great Falls, MT 5.1 372 2.4 15
163 Corning, NY 5.1 355 1.4 6
164 Baraboo, WI 5.0 366 2.2 10
165 Miami, OK 5.0 129 2.5 4
166 Defiance, OH 4.9 150 4.3 8
167 Kapaa, HI 4.4 276 5.0 35
168 Tifton, GA 4.4 204 3.2 9
169 Rexburg, ID 4.3 186 2.6 12
170 Bennington, VT 4.3 144 2.7 11
171 Gainesville, TX 4.3 142 1.8 4
172 Owosso, MI 4.2 130 4.5 11
173 Sterling, CO 4.2 66 3.9 5
174 Sevierville, TN 4.1 438 2.2 15
175 Greenville, OH 4.1 152 4.2 11
176 Elizabeth City, NC 4.1 130 3.4 8
177 Dublin, GA 4.0 172 1.4 4
178 Cedar City, UT 3.9 202 2.2 10
179 Pontiac, IL 3.9 97 3.0 5
180 Fallon, NV 3.9 70 3.1 4
181 Rutland, VT 3.8 190 3.3 18
182 Del Rio, TX 3.8 139 1.6 3
183 DuBois, PA 3.7 215 1.5 6
184 Boone, NC 3.7 183 1.5 6
185 Oneonta, NY 3.7 166 3.6 11
186 Somerset, PA 3.5 164 3.2 12
187 Americus, GA 3.5 76 1.9 3
188 Adrian, MI 3.3 169 3.2 13
189 Lincoln, IL 3.3 44 4.5 5
190 Houghton, MI 3.2 73 2.8 6
191 Portsmouth, OH 3.0 152 1.7 5
192 Sonora, CA 3.0 110 1.3 5
193 Oil City, PA 3.0 95 1.7 4
194 Port Townsend, WA 3.0 56 3.2 7
195 Keene, NH 2.9 176 2.7 12
196 Lewistown, PA 2.9 99 2.7 6
197 Somerset, KY 2.8 152 2.0 9
198 Grants Pass, OR 2.7 164 1.3 7
199 Marquette, MI 2.7 144 2.5 9
200 Riverton, WY 2.7 83 1.4 5
201 Bogalusa, LA 2.7 59 1.7 3
202 Muskogee, OK 2.6 139 1.6 5
203 Washington, NC 2.6 84 2.6 7
204 Laramie, WY 2.6 74 1.5 5
205 Kingsville, TX 2.5 62 4.8 6
206 New Philadelphia-Dover, OH 2.4 179 3.1 15
207 Sterling, IL 2.4 97 3.4 8
208 Escanaba, MI 2.4 67 3.2 7
209 Stillwater, OK 2.3 134 2.4 11
210 Wilmington, OH 2.3 89 3.6 7
211 Forest City, NC 2.3 83 2.6 8
212 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 2.2 195 1.5 10
213 Easton, MD 2.2 80 1.8 6
214 Bucyrus, OH 2.2 55 2.7 5
215 Pullman, WA 2.1 79 1.6 4
216 Harrison, AR 2.1 65 1.7 4
217 Chillicothe, OH 2.0 115 1.9 6
218 Kerrville, TX 2.0 78 3.2 10
219 Lewisburg, PA 2.0 68 3.4 7
220 Spearfish, SD 2.0 56 1.2 4
221 Selma, AL 2.0 46 2.5 5
222 Clarksburg, WV 1.9 163 1.5 9
223 Montrose, CO 1.9 68 1.7 6
224 Duncan, OK 1.9 55 2.9 7
225 Picayune, MS 1.9 44 2.9 6
226 Uvalde, TX 1.9 37 2.8 4
227 Kennett, MO 1.9 35 0.8 3
228 Minot, ND 1.8 118 2.1 13
229 Statesboro, GA 1.8 118 1.8 8
230 Eagle Pass, TX 1.8 68 3.7 7
231 Frankfort, KY 1.7 141 1.8 12
232 Greeneville, TN 1.7 86 2.3 7
233 Lake City, FL 1.7 83 1.1 4
234 Bellefontaine, OH 1.7 68 2.4 5
235 Cadillac, MI 1.7 56 3.8 10
236 Gallipolis, OH 1.7 38 1.9 3
237 Jackson, WY-ID 1.6 95 2.0 15
238 Woodward, OK 1.6 25 3.1 5
239 Klamath Falls, OR 1.5 70 2.4 11
240 Butte-Silver Bow, MT 1.5 50 2.4 7
241 Orangeburg, SC 1.4 77 1.6 6
242 Port Angeles, WA 1.4 69 2.6 12
243 Cody, WY 1.4 38 1.1 4
244 Cumberland, MD-WV 1.3 92 1.5 7
245 Oak Harbor, WA 1.3 47 2.1 9
246 Seymour, IN 1.2 52 1.4 3
247 Mount Vernon, OH 1.2 49 1.5 4
248 Sheridan, WY 1.2 34 1.1 4
249 Midland, MI 1.1 81 1.2 10
250 Athens, OH 1.1 45 2.9 8
251 Moscow, ID 1.1 34 2.8 8
252 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 1.0 71 1.1 6
253 Ukiah, CA 1.0 61 1.2 11
254 Bartlesville, OK 1.0 38 1.4 4
255 Detroit Lakes, MN 1.0 30 1.8 4
256 Campbellsville, KY 1.0 27 1.7 4
257 Fairbanks-College, AK 0.9 70 1.8 9
258 Grand Island, NE 0.9 69 2.0 10
259 Tahlequah, OK 0.9 33 2.7 5
260 Evanston, WY-UT 0.9 16 3.3 7
261 Victoria, TX 0.8 58 1.4 7
262 Seneca, SC 0.8 41 2.0 8
263 Elk City, OK 0.8 16 2.6 4
264 Helena, MT 0.7 63 1.0 9
265 Albemarle, NC 0.7 32 2.3 8
266 Bemidji, MN 0.7 30 1.1 3
267 Marion, NC 0.7 22 3.5 7
268 Natchez, MS-LA 0.7 22 1.1 3
269 Lawrenceburg, TN 0.7 15 2.2 4
270 Rifle, CO 0.6 52 1.1 11
271 Corvallis, OR 0.6 43 1.0 6
272 Oxford, MS 0.6 35 1.7 6
273 Marinette, WI-MI 0.6 28 2.0 7
274 Kill Devil Hills, NC 0.6 23 1.9 9
275 Paragould, AR 0.6 19 1.5 3
276 Cañon City, CO 0.6 16 1.8 4
277 Casper, WY 0.5 43 0.9 7
278 Edwards, CO 0.5 39 0.9 7
279 Granbury, TX 0.5 18 1.2 4
280 Nogales, AZ 0.5 14 1.2 3
281 Gillette, WY 0.4 20 1.0 4
282 Iron Mountain, MI-WI 0.4 11 3.5 7
283 Alpena, MI 0.4 10 2.7 5
284 Key West-Key Largo, FL 0.3 26 0.9 9
285 Branson, MO 0.3 18 0.7 3
286 Marion-Herrin, IL 0.3 15 1.4 4
287 Steamboat Springs, CO 0.3 14 1.6 8
288 Ada, OK 0.3 12 1.7 4
289 Watertown, SD 0.3 10 1.1 3

All Metros

Rank Metro Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing establishments per 1k business establishments Total food manufacturing business establishments
1 Dodge City, KS 170.3 6,249 4.1 7
2 Fort Morgan, CO 119.6 3,167 8.5 15
3 Hereford, TX 114.0 1,883 22.5 22
4 Le Mars, IA 111.3 2,592 8.1 14
5 Frankfort, IN 93.3 2,154 8.5 11
6 Albertville, AL 92.6 7,583 4.6 25
7 Cambridge, MD 92.5 2,195 8.7 14
8 Marshall, MO 87.2 1,540 5.2 7
9 Emporia, KS 86.4 2,669 6.9 13
10 Fremont, NE 81.8 3,012 7.2 16
11 Decatur, IL 69.5 5,913 3.6 14
12 Gainesville, GA 66.7 13,771 4.1 50
13 Huron, SD 65.2 1,112 6.6 9
14 Albert Lea, MN 61.9 1,452 6.0 10
15 Lumberton, NC 61.2 4,550 6.9 29
16 Arkansas City-Winfield, KS 59.1 1,554 3.2 5
17 Othello, WA 58.1 1,138 6.4 9
18 Beaver Dam, WI 56.2 3,854 7.0 29
19 Burley, ID 50.6 2,209 6.8 26
20 St. Joseph, MO-KS 49.5 5,378 3.1 23
21 Faribault-Northfield, MN 48.4 2,557 5.4 19
22 Twin Falls, ID 47.4 5,215 5.5 54
23 Harrisonburg, VA 47.3 6,256 5.5 42
24 Seaford, DE 47.2 8,636 1.5 34
25 Gaffney, SC 45.2 1,646 3.5 7
26 Dixon, IL 43.7 1,104 4.4 6
27 Washington, IN 43.4 1,155 3.5 7
28 Marshall, MN 43.3 1,165 11.1 19
29 Freeport, IL 43.1 1,500 8.8 18
30 Fergus Falls, MN 42.9 1,937 3.7 14
31 Sheboygan, WI 42.6 5,208 5.1 32
32 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 42.3 6,302 5.0 46
33 Fort Madison, IA 41.5 1,129 3.4 7
34 Clinton, IA 41.0 1,545 4.1 12
35 Fort Smith, AR-OK 40.4 7,674 3.1 37
36 Gettysburg, PA 40.3 2,683 4.2 19
37 Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 39.6 2,646 5.6 27
38 Lebanon, PA 37.3 3,999 5.7 34
39 Logan, UT-ID 37.2 5,055 3.8 39
40 Goldsboro, NC 36.2 2,971 3.1 16
41 Blackfoot, ID 35.7 1,184 4.6 14
42 Russellville, AR 35.6 2,368 3.6 16
43 Wahpeton, ND-MN 35.4 675 3.8 7
44 Rice Lake, WI 35.3 1,498 3.7 12
45 Muscatine, IA 35.3 1,482 2.5 6
46 Merced, CA 34.9 5,982 4.1 75
47 Norfolk, NE 34.9 1,759 3.6 12
48 New Ulm, MN 34.9 929 5.0 9
49 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 34.3 3,576 2.6 30
50 Ontario, OR-ID 34.3 1,417 4.1 16
51 Rochelle, IL 34.1 984 3.4 7
52 Enid, OK 33.6 1,567 3.7 13
53 Norwalk, OH 33.1 1,410 2.5 7
54 Newberry, SC 32.9 948 3.2 6
55 Hermiston-Pendleton, OR 32.0 2,539 4.4 25
56 Sayre, PA 32.0 1,422 4.0 12
57 Laurel, MS 31.9 2,082 2.4 8
58 Angola, IN 31.9 1,027 2.4 5
59 Platteville, WI 29.8 909 4.5 14
60 Celina, OH 29.7 1,200 5.8 14
61 Sulphur Springs, TX 29.1 854 4.1 8
62 Weatherford, OK 29.0 857 3.5 9
63 Wooster, OH 28.9 2,783 5.3 32
64 Monticello, NY 28.9 1,775 3.6 17
65 Stevens Point-Plover, WI 28.5 1,790 3.3 13
66 Joplin, MO-KS 28.2 4,846 3.2 35
67 Kankakee, IL 28.0 2,164 6.1 26
68 Warner Robins, GA 27.5 4,189 1.8 15
69 Modesto, CA 27.2 10,836 4.0 148
70 Gadsden, AL 26.9 1,779 2.6 13
71 Greeley, CO 26.8 6,618 2.0 39
72 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 26.6 2,843 3.4 25
73 Richmond, IN 26.6 1,563 5.3 16
74 Brenham, TX 26.3 797 5.1 11
75 Green Bay, WI 25.9 9,132 3.6 68
76 Sherman-Denison, TX 25.7 2,726 2.2 14
77 Moses Lake, WA 25.5 2,161 4.6 25
78 Ludington, MI 25.2 513 4.7 7
79 Hutchinson, KS 25.1 1,341 3.6 12
80 Wausau, WI 24.7 3,440 2.7 22
81 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 24.6 13,595 2.5 86
82 Appleton, WI 24.6 6,127 3.8 56
83 Burlington, IA-IL 24.4 1,039 1.6 5
84 Decatur, AL 23.9 2,870 3.1 25
85 Holland, MI 23.7 2,071 4.7 26
86 Decatur, IN 23.7 616 6.3 10
87 Selinsgrove, PA 23.5 729 4.8 10
88 Marion, IN 22.8 1,265 1.9 5
89 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 22.5 3,781 1.9 19
90 Manitowoc, WI 22.3 1,473 5.6 23
91 Jonesboro, AR 22.2 2,701 1.8 13
92 Jefferson, GA 22.2 1,932 3.2 14
93 Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 22.1 1,064 3.2 10
94 Red Wing, MN 21.7 947 5.9 16
95 Sparta, WI 21.7 914 4.8 13
96 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 21.6 1,733 2.4 12
97 Brigham City, UT-ID 21.6 1,137 4.4 16
98 Sturgis, MI 21.6 898 1.9 9
99 Hillsdale, MI 21.2 482 4.4 8
100 Amarillo, TX 20.9 5,221 2.7 39
101 Vincennes, IN 20.8 700 3.7 7
102 Vineland, NJ 20.5 2,468 5.4 41
103 Jasper, IN 20.5 1,143 4.2 12
104 Visalia, CA 20.3 7,106 2.5 77
105 Pottsville, PA 20.0 2,021 3.5 21
106 Longview-Kelso, WA 20.0 1,641 2.6 14
107 Hastings, NE 19.9 748 3.9 11
108 Janesville-Beloit, WI 19.8 2,755 2.7 22
109 Clovis, NM 19.3 930 5.4 20
110 Fort Payne, AL 18.9 904 4.8 15
111 Topeka, KS 18.7 4,291 2.3 39
112 Salem, OH 18.6 1,054 2.9 13
113 Astoria, OR 18.5 715 4.8 18
114 Wapakoneta, OH 18.3 813 5.0 11
115 Ketchikan, AK 18.3 264 6.3 8
116 Altoona, PA 18.2 2,119 4.0 28
117 Danville, IL 18.0 839 3.9 10
118 Owensboro, KY 17.9 1,772 3.0 23
119 Fort Dodge, IA 17.9 619 3.9 9
120 Monticello, IN 17.9 315 4.9 7
121 Beatrice, NE 17.8 312 4.8 7
122 Batavia, NY 17.5 817 4.3 13
123 Brookings, SD 17.4 603 2.8 8
124 Lancaster, PA 17.0 8,626 5.6 165
125 Kennewick-Richland, WA 16.9 4,661 3.5 56
126 Fond du Lac, WI 16.9 1,517 5.6 29
127 St. Cloud, MN 16.8 3,514 2.9 33
128 Grand Forks, ND-MN 16.8 1,778 2.9 22
129 Canton-Massillon, OH 16.6 5,440 2.8 57
130 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 16.4 1,402 2.8 20
131 Sidney, OH 16.4 867 3.4 8
132 Roswell, NM 16.4 717 2.7 10
133 Hermitage, PA 16.3 1,394 3.3 19
134 Searcy, AR 16.3 867 2.1 8
135 Kenosha, WI 16.2 2,468 2.6 24
136 York-Hanover, PA 16.0 5,867 2.9 55
137 Menomonie, WI 15.9 531 4.2 10
138 New Iberia, LA 15.8 775 3.7 14
139 Hood River, OR 15.8 436 6.0 17
140 Waco, TX 15.5 4,027 3.2 42
141 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 15.4 2,588 3.7 37
142 Mason City, IA 15.4 792 2.9 11
143 Chambersburg, PA 15.3 1,890 3.4 24
144 Jackson, MS 15.2 8,286 1.4 48
145 Sunbury, PA 15.2 1,347 4.5 21
146 Cleveland, TN 14.9 1,272 2.4 13
147 Shelton, WA 14.9 450 4.7 12
148 Omaha, NE-IA 14.8 14,634 2.1 125
149 Lima, OH 14.8 1,482 2.5 13
150 Opelousas, LA 14.8 705 3.3 14
151 Corbin, KY 14.6 1,534 1.3 10
152 Rocky Mount, NC 14.4 1,588 3.5 24
153 Bay City, MI 14.2 967 2.5 11
154 Thomasville, GA 14.2 763 4.6 19
155 Greensburg, IN 14.2 388 5.5 8
156 Plainview, TX 14.0 346 3.3 7
157 Fresno, CA 13.9 13,487 1.7 181
158 Aberdeen, WA 13.9 663 3.8 14
159 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 13.8 776 3.4 11
160 Zanesville, OH 13.5 963 3.0 12
161 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 13.4 4,659 2.0 41
162 Barre, VT 13.4 889 4.6 30
163 Marion, OH 13.4 629 2.4 6
164 Scottsbluff, NE 13.4 430 5.0 12
165 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 13.2 1,432 5.8 45
166 Gloversville, NY 13.2 384 1.7 4
167 Mexico, MO 13.1 207 3.1 4
168 Tyler, TX 13.0 3,009 2.2 30
169 Henderson, NC 13.0 369 4.6 9
170 Cedar Rapids, IA 12.8 3,523 2.1 39
171 Dubuque, IA 12.8 1,473 2.8 21
172 Kearney, NE 12.6 761 1.9 8
173 McPherson, KS 12.5 411 2.6 5
174 Oskaloosa, IA 12.5 202 8.9 11
175 Winchester, VA-WV 12.3 1,663 2.6 22
176 Hutchinson, MN 12.3 389 2.9 6
177 Yakima, WA 12.1 2,795 4.0 51
178 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 12.1 854 4.4 19
179 Bellingham, WA 12.0 2,246 4.4 65
180 Jackson, TN 11.9 2,019 1.5 13
181 Valdosta, GA 11.9 1,298 2.5 19
182 Hammond, LA 11.9 1,126 2.2 17
183 Shawano, WI 11.9 340 5.4 13
184 Sioux Falls, SD-MN 11.6 4,118 1.0 27
185 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 11.5 13,424 3.2 183
186 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 11.4 2,756 3.1 72
187 Springfield, OH 11.4 1,041 1.9 10
188 Rome, GA 11.3 1,001 2.1 10
189 Troy, AL 11.3 351 3.1 5
190 Greenville, MS 11.3 329 2.1 5
191 Reading, PA 11.1 3,883 3.6 65
192 Vallejo, CA 11.1 3,194 1.8 52
193 Florence, SC 11.1 1,983 1.2 12
194 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY 11.0 1,016 2.7 17
195 Evansville, IN 10.9 2,925 1.7 24
196 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 10.9 1,646 2.4 26
197 Columbus, NE 10.9 541 3.7 11
198 Fremont, OH 10.8 529 3.4 10
199 Las Cruces, NM 10.7 1,758 2.2 26
200 Auburn, NY 10.7 524 3.5 12
201 Williamsport, PA 10.6 1,049 2.3 14
202 Hudson, NY 10.6 444 4.7 21
203 Salisbury, MD 10.5 1,117 5.4 34
204 Crossville, TN 10.5 404 2.4 7
205 Stockton-Lodi, CA 10.3 5,979 1.9 89
206 Mankato, MN 10.3 1,159 2.7 16
207 Battle Creek, MI 10.3 1,132 2.7 15
208 Sandpoint, ID 10.3 334 2.4 12
209 Idaho Falls, ID 10.0 1,637 2.5 36
210 Salem, OR 9.9 3,900 2.8 80
211 Centralia, WA 9.9 542 2.9 13
212 Owatonna, MN 9.9 379 4.3 10
213 Ames, IA 9.6 943 2.9 22
214 Fredericksburg, TX 9.6 241 4.4 11
215 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 9.5 4,798 2.6 71
216 Warren, PA 9.5 246 3.9 7
217 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 9.4 4,966 2.0 70
218 Eau Claire, WI 9.4 1,606 2.3 25
219 Chattanooga, TN-GA 9.1 4,866 1.8 58
220 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 9.1 2,789 1.5 28
221 Albany, OR 9.1 877 1.7 13
222 Winona, MN 9.1 437 4.0 10
223 Brattleboro, VT 8.9 371 4.5 23
224 Erie, PA 8.8 2,100 2.3 31
225 San Angelo, TX 8.7 883 2.9 18
226 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 8.6 5,801 2.4 75
227 Ashland, OH 8.6 319 3.3 8
228 Carroll, IA 8.6 188 4.8 9
229 El Centro, CA 8.5 1,158 0.6 12
230 Warsaw, IN 8.5 605 2.0 9
231 Quincy, IL-MO 8.5 557 3.7 15
232 Paris, TN 8.5 200 3.8 6
233 Jackson, MI 8.4 927 2.8 18
234 Morgan City, LA 8.4 327 1.7 5
235 Bowling Green, KY 8.3 1,362 2.2 28
236 Marietta, OH 8.3 423 3.1 10
237 Pella, IA 8.3 323 2.8 6
238 Vidalia, GA 8.3 225 3.2 6
239 Lewisburg, TN 8.3 164 4.2 6
240 Champaign-Urbana, IL 8.2 1,483 2.7 26
241 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 8.1 3,336 2.6 117
242 Bishop, CA 8.1 125 2.9 5
243 Clewiston, FL 8.0 238 5.0 13
244 Traverse City, MI 7.9 1,096 4.4 50
245 Glasgow, KY 7.8 275 3.1 10
246 Hattiesburg, MS 7.7 960 2.1 16
247 Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA 7.7 346 2.0 9
248 Cortland, NY 7.7 269 3.6 8
249 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 7.6 67,464 2.8 1,402
250 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 7.5 16,347 2.4 332
251 Eugene-Springfield, OR 7.4 2,309 3.1 80
252 Boise City, ID 7.3 5,766 1.8 136
253 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 7.3 4,479 1.9 91
254 Galesburg, IL 7.3 230 4.1 8
255 Cullman, AL 7.2 447 2.5 12
256 Springfield, MO 7.1 3,137 1.5 50
257 Seneca Falls, NY 7.1 147 3.3 5
258 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 7.0 11,408 1.9 195
259 Hilo-Kailua, HI 7.0 941 5.9 87
260 Greenfield, MA 7.0 350 3.4 18
261 Newport, OR 7.0 259 3.9 16
262 Shawnee, OK 6.9 316 2.0 6
263 Bakersfield-Delano, CA 6.8 4,751 1.0 61
264 Talladega-Sylacauga, AL 6.8 442 0.8 3
265 Juneau, AK 6.8 241 3.4 8
266 Boulder, CO 6.6 2,530 2.2 84
267 Columbia, MO 6.6 1,430 1.7 20
268 Meadville, PA 6.6 380 3.3 14
269 Mineral Wells, TX 6.6 113 2.0 3
270 Madison, WI 6.5 5,338 2.6 119
271 Ellensburg, WA 6.5 219 3.1 9
272 Chico, CA 6.4 1,014 1.5 28
273 Alexandria, MN 6.4 252 3.7 11
274 Carson City, NV 6.3 408 1.6 7
275 Coos Bay-North Bend, OR 6.3 293 4.2 17
276 Spirit Lake, IA 6.3 123 3.7 7
277 Lafayette, LA 6.1 2,198 2.4 78
278 Red Bluff, CA 6.1 240 2.1 10
279 Petoskey, MI 6.1 218 2.8 9
280 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 6.0 4,522 2.2 91
281 Rockford, IL 6.0 1,642 2.1 28
282 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 6.0 1,513 2.8 30
283 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 5.9 568 2.6 18
284 Ocean Pines, MD 5.9 288 3.4 17
285 College Station-Bryan, TX 5.8 1,588 1.5 18
286 Rochester, MN 5.8 1,435 2.5 30
287 Abilene, TX 5.8 868 2.0 18
288 Okeechobee, FL 5.8 143 2.7 6
289 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 5.7 13,779 2.6 508
290 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 5.7 4,620 2.0 108
291 Ogden, UT 5.7 3,111 2.2 83
292 Sandusky, OH 5.7 580 1.2 8
293 Effingham, IL 5.7 287 2.1 6
294 Fort Wayne, IN 5.6 2,524 2.1 52
295 Alma, MI 5.6 142 4.9 8
296 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 5.5 5,866 2.1 126
297 Rochester, NY 5.5 5,557 2.2 122
298 Heber, UT 5.5 498 2.7 28
299 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 5.4 1,124 2.3 48
300 Medford, OR 5.4 988 2.1 34
301 El Campo, TX 5.3 173 1.7 4
302 Lincoln, NE 5.2 1,893 1.3 26
303 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 5.2 1,053 2.4 25
304 Napa, CA 5.2 819 1.5 21
305 Durango, CO 5.2 285 2.3 14
306 Brownwood, TX 5.2 163 2.1 4
307 Columbia, SC 5.1 4,050 1.4 68
308 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 5.1 2,397 1.1 32
309 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 5.1 632 3.1 20
310 Great Falls, MT 5.1 372 2.4 15
311 Corning, NY 5.1 355 1.4 6
312 Baraboo, WI 5.0 366 2.2 10
313 Miami, OK 5.0 129 2.5 4
314 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 4.9 6,960 2.0 257
315 Montgomery, AL 4.9 1,677 1.3 27
316 Defiance, OH 4.9 150 4.3 8
317 Urban Honolulu, HI 4.8 4,410 4.0 256
318 Reno, NV 4.8 2,664 1.9 73
319 Lynchburg, VA 4.8 919 1.7 28
320 Flagstaff, AZ 4.8 640 2.0 17
321 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4.7 5,680 1.6 98
322 Bloomington, IL 4.7 756 2.4 16
323 Yuma, AZ 4.7 668 1.0 8
324 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4.6 26,713 1.9 686
325 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 4.6 6,282 1.8 181
326 Portland-South Portland, ME 4.6 2,689 2.4 130
327 Lubbock, TX 4.5 1,490 1.8 35
328 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 4.4 7,326 2.0 278
329 Fargo, ND-MN 4.4 1,318 2.2 48
330 Lawton, OK 4.4 377 2.0 11
331 Kapaa, HI 4.4 276 5.0 35
332 Tifton, GA 4.4 204 3.2 9
333 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 4.3 11,594 1.8 282
334 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH 4.3 3,238 1.7 70
335 Utica-Rome, NY 4.3 1,018 3.3 43
336 Johnstown, PA 4.3 406 2.4 16
337 Rexburg, ID 4.3 186 2.6 12
338 Bennington, VT 4.3 144 2.7 11
339 Gainesville, TX 4.3 142 1.8 4
340 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 4.2 22,833 1.7 612
341 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 4.2 1,453 1.7 53
342 Youngstown-Warren, OH 4.2 1,334 1.6 34
343 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 4.2 1,287 3.3 48
344 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 4.2 1,034 2.7 34
345 Lawrence, KS 4.2 424 1.2 9
346 Owosso, MI 4.2 130 4.5 11
347 Sterling, CO 4.2 66 3.9 5
348 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4.1 13,819 1.0 343
349 St. Louis, MO-IL 4.1 10,806 1.4 276
350 Sevierville, TN 4.1 438 2.2 15
351 Greenville, OH 4.1 152 4.2 11
352 Elizabeth City, NC 4.1 130 3.4 8
353 Kansas City, MO-KS 4.0 8,765 1.5 225
354 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 4.0 3,516 1.9 144
355 Salinas, CA 4.0 1,582 2.4 79
356 Tuscaloosa, AL 4.0 847 1.5 19
357 Kingston, NY 4.0 488 3.4 40
358 Ottawa, IL 4.0 403 2.8 19
359 Dublin, GA 4.0 172 1.4 4
360 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3.9 22,246 1.3 606
361 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 3.9 8,478 1.5 220
362 Springfield, MA 3.9 1,586 1.0 39
363 Port St. Lucie, FL 3.9 1,314 2.0 65
364 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 3.9 841 1.7 27
365 Cedar City, UT 3.9 202 2.2 10
366 Pontiac, IL 3.9 97 3.0 5
367 Fallon, NV 3.9 70 3.1 4
368 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3.8 46,984 1.2 1,818
369 Toledo, OH 3.8 2,188 1.6 49
370 Spartanburg, SC 3.8 1,249 1.3 23
371 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 3.8 928 2.8 68
372 Rutland, VT 3.8 190 3.3 18
373 Del Rio, TX 3.8 139 1.6 3
374 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3.7 14,542 1.6 344
375 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 3.7 8,340 2.0 228
376 DuBois, PA 3.7 215 1.5 6
377 Boone, NC 3.7 183 1.5 6
378 Oneonta, NY 3.7 166 3.6 11
379 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3.6 15,004 2.2 564
380 Columbus, OH 3.6 7,960 1.7 200
381 New Haven, CT 3.6 2,017 2.0 85
382 Peoria, IL 3.6 1,143 2.5 38
383 St. George, UT 3.6 648 1.4 24
384 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 3.5 16,464 1.4 672
385 Savannah, GA 3.5 1,386 1.7 45
386 Terre Haute, IN 3.5 449 2.0 15
387 Mansfield, OH 3.5 335 1.0 6
388 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY 3.5 246 2.7 11
389 Somerset, PA 3.5 164 3.2 12
390 Americus, GA 3.5 76 1.9 3
391 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 3.4 7,588 1.4 174
392 Syracuse, NY 3.4 2,054 2.2 74
393 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 3.4 1,829 2.1 88
394 Roseburg, OR 3.4 261 1.9 13
395 Cleveland, OH 3.3 6,740 1.7 211
396 Knoxville, TN 3.3 2,812 1.3 67
397 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 3.3 2,653 1.2 110
398 El Paso, TX 3.3 2,246 2.9 98
399 Albany, GA 3.3 382 1.8 14
400 Adrian, MI 3.3 169 3.2 13
401 Lincoln, IL 3.3 44 4.5 5
402 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3.2 25,802 1.6 674
403 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3.2 2,147 1.5 98
404 Winston-Salem, NC 3.2 1,745 1.8 63
405 Houghton, MI 3.2 73 2.8 6
406 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 3.1 58,244 2.0 2,748
407 Wichita, KS 3.1 1,890 1.2 41
408 Binghamton, NY 3.1 601 1.9 20
409 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 3.0 9,734 1.3 327
410 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 3.0 776 2.0 31
411 Bend, OR 3.0 657 2.8 72
412 Saginaw, MI 3.0 477 2.6 21
413 Missoula, MT 3.0 408 1.7 23
414 Tupelo, MS 3.0 391 1.2 9
415 Portsmouth, OH 3.0 152 1.7 5
416 Sonora, CA 3.0 110 1.3 5
417 Oil City, PA 3.0 95 1.7 4
418 Port Townsend, WA 3.0 56 3.2 7
419 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2.9 7,975 1.3 267
420 Corpus Christi, TX 2.9 1,106 1.5 31
421 Keene, NH 2.9 176 2.7 12
422 Lewistown, PA 2.9 99 2.7 6
423 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 2.8 13,478 0.9 271
424 Pittsburgh, PA 2.8 6,238 1.9 259
425 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 2.8 1,984 0.9 41
426 Asheville, NC 2.8 1,010 1.9 69
427 Mobile, AL 2.8 981 2.0 50
428 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 2.8 462 2.7 30
429 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 2.8 413 1.9 18
430 Kahului-Wailuku, HI 2.8 400 3.7 59
431 Cookeville, TN 2.8 303 1.9 14
432 Eureka-Arcata, CA 2.8 293 1.7 26
433 Somerset, KY 2.8 152 2.0 9
434 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 2.7 5,920 0.9 187
435 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 2.7 1,369 2.0 68
436 Ocala, FL 2.7 651 1.3 26
437 Grants Pass, OR 2.7 164 1.3 7
438 Marquette, MI 2.7 144 2.5 9
439 Riverton, WY 2.7 83 1.4 5
440 Bogalusa, LA 2.7 59 1.7 3
441 Oklahoma City, OK 2.6 3,554 1.5 147
442 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2.6 3,133 1.4 120
443 Akron, OH 2.6 1,653 1.5 58
444 Clarksville, TN-KY 2.6 532 1.3 19
445 Barnstable Town, MA 2.6 503 1.7 33
446 Billings, MT 2.6 492 1.7 29
447 Ithaca, NY 2.6 247 2.7 15
448 Muskogee, OK 2.6 139 1.6 5
449 Washington, NC 2.6 84 2.6 7
450 Laramie, WY 2.6 74 1.5 5
451 Birmingham, AL 2.5 2,610 1.5 110
452 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 2.5 1,679 1.2 89
453 Ann Arbor, MI 2.5 1,085 2.7 54
454 Iowa City, IA 2.5 480 2.4 28
455 Auburn-Opelika, AL 2.5 359 1.2 12
456 Kingsville, TX 2.5 62 4.8 6
457 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2.4 9,121 2.5 578
458 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 2.4 7,241 1.3 350
459 Albuquerque, NM 2.4 1,973 1.6 90
460 New Philadelphia-Dover, OH 2.4 179 3.1 15
461 Sterling, IL 2.4 97 3.4 8
462 Escanaba, MI 2.4 67 3.2 7
463 Tulsa, OK 2.3 2,062 1.6 107
464 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 2.3 1,977 1.3 75
465 Worcester, MA 2.3 1,629 1.3 76
466 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 2.3 1,021 2.4 51
467 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 2.3 976 1.6 58
468 Fayetteville, NC 2.3 612 1.6 26
469 Niles, MI 2.3 284 2.1 18
470 Paducah, KY-IL 2.3 229 0.7 5
471 Stillwater, OK 2.3 134 2.4 11
472 Wilmington, OH 2.3 89 3.6 7
473 Forest City, NC 2.3 83 2.6 8
474 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 2.2 4,910 1.3 188
475 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 2.2 1,283 3.3 94
476 Anchorage, AK 2.2 788 2.8 65
477 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 2.2 427 2.2 39
478 Wheeling, WV-OH 2.2 257 1.3 11
479 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 2.2 195 1.5 10
480 Anderson Creek, NC 2.2 129 1.9 10
481 Easton, MD 2.2 80 1.8 6
482 Bucyrus, OH 2.2 55 2.7 5
483 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2.1 11,609 1.6 859
484 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2.1 5,971 1.3 238
485 Greensboro-High Point, NC 2.1 1,520 1.7 76
486 Pueblo, CO 2.1 260 1.2 9
487 State College, PA 2.1 241 2.3 17
488 Pullman, WA 2.1 79 1.6 4
489 Harrison, AR 2.1 65 1.7 4
490 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 2.0 13,304 1.7 590
491 Richmond, VA 2.0 2,614 1.1 98
492 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2.0 1,778 1.8 91
493 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 2.0 680 2.2 51
494 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 2.0 389 1.3 30
495 Bozeman, MT 2.0 290 1.6 30
496 Chillicothe, OH 2.0 115 1.9 6
497 Kerrville, TX 2.0 78 3.2 10
498 Lewisburg, PA 2.0 68 3.4 7
499 Spearfish, SD 2.0 56 1.2 4
500 Selma, AL 2.0 46 2.5 5
501 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1.9 4,307 1.0 183
502 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1.9 622 1.7 28
503 Columbus, GA-AL 1.9 436 0.9 14
504 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1.9 357 1.2 11
505 Morgantown, WV 1.9 251 0.7 7
506 Grand Junction, CO 1.9 249 1.0 11
507 Clarksburg, WV 1.9 163 1.5 9
508 Montrose, CO 1.9 68 1.7 6
509 Duncan, OK 1.9 55 2.9 7
510 Picayune, MS 1.9 44 2.9 6
511 Uvalde, TX 1.9 37 2.8 4
512 Kennett, MO 1.9 35 0.8 3
513 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1.8 5,155 1.1 272
514 Wilmington, NC 1.8 703 1.1 42
515 Longview, TX 1.8 422 1.8 26
516 Charleston, WV 1.8 363 1.2 18
517 Concord, NH 1.8 274 1.3 14
518 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 1.8 202 2.4 21
519 Kalispell, MT 1.8 188 1.3 18
520 Minot, ND 1.8 118 2.1 13
521 Statesboro, GA 1.8 118 1.8 8
522 Eagle Pass, TX 1.8 68 3.7 7
523 Roanoke, VA 1.7 506 0.6 13
524 Macon-Bibb County, GA 1.7 322 1.1 14
525 Bangor, ME 1.7 250 1.7 18
526 Texarkana, TX-AR 1.7 200 1.5 11
527 Frankfort, KY 1.7 141 1.8 12
528 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 1.7 119 0.8 4
529 Greeneville, TN 1.7 86 2.3 7
530 Lake City, FL 1.7 83 1.1 4
531 Bellefontaine, OH 1.7 68 2.4 5
532 Cadillac, MI 1.7 56 3.8 10
533 Gallipolis, OH 1.7 38 1.9 3
534 Trenton-Princeton, NJ 1.6 832 1.8 42
535 Waterbury-Shelton, CT 1.6 496 1.4 38
536 Springfield, IL 1.6 421 1.9 20
537 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 1.6 384 1.1 16
538 Jackson, WY-ID 1.6 95 2.0 15
539 Woodward, OK 1.6 25 3.1 5
540 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1.5 3,933 1.7 258
541 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 1.5 2,369 1.1 106
542 Raleigh-Cary, NC 1.5 2,303 1.2 138
543 Baton Rouge, LA 1.5 1,230 1.2 72
544 Flint, MI 1.5 403 1.8 27
545 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 1.5 383 1.5 25
546 East Stroudsburg, PA 1.5 177 1.7 13
547 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC 1.5 127 1.4 10
548 Monroe, MI 1.5 119 2.3 12
549 Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 1.5 106 1.1 10
550 Klamath Falls, OR 1.5 70 2.4 11
551 Butte-Silver Bow, MT 1.5 50 2.4 7
552 Lexington-Fayette, KY 1.4 780 1.7 77
553 Killeen-Temple, TX 1.4 412 1.6 26
554 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT 1.4 363 1.4 26
555 Hot Springs, AR 1.4 104 1.2 8
556 Orangeburg, SC 1.4 77 1.6 6
557 Port Angeles, WA 1.4 69 2.6 12
558 Cody, WY 1.4 38 1.1 4
559 Jacksonville, FL 1.3 2,011 0.8 91
560 Augusta-Waterville, ME 1.3 161 1.7 15
561 Pittsfield, MA 1.3 154 1.3 15
562 New Bern, NC 1.3 120 2.7 18
563 Cumberland, MD-WV 1.3 92 1.5 7
564 Oak Harbor, WA 1.3 47 2.1 9
565 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 1.2 543 1.0 41
566 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 1.2 205 1.4 27
567 Rapid City, SD 1.2 175 0.8 12
568 Redding, CA 1.2 175 0.6 10
569 Burlington, NC 1.2 166 1.3 12
570 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 1.2 154 1.7 17
571 Santa Fe, NM 1.2 148 1.3 18
572 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 1.2 138 0.9 11
573 Seymour, IN 1.2 52 1.4 3
574 Mount Vernon, OH 1.2 49 1.5 4
575 Sheridan, WY 1.2 34 1.1 4
576 Tucson, AZ 1.1 845 1.0 46
577 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1.1 759 1.4 60
578 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1.1 634 0.8 46
579 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA 1.1 215 2.0 28
580 Midland, MI 1.1 81 1.2 10
581 Athens, OH 1.1 45 2.9 8
582 Moscow, ID 1.1 34 2.8 8
583 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1.0 6,442 1.0 430
584 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 1.0 326 1.6 30
585 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1.0 291 0.8 18
586 Laredo, TX 1.0 224 1.8 22
587 Glens Falls, NY 1.0 105 1.9 14
588 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 1.0 71 1.1 6
589 Ukiah, CA 1.0 61 1.2 11
590 Bartlesville, OK 1.0 38 1.4 4
591 Detroit Lakes, MN 1.0 30 1.8 4
592 Campbellsville, KY 1.0 27 1.7 4
593 Colorado Springs, CO 0.9 574 0.8 44
594 Manchester-Nashua, NH 0.9 366 1.4 34
595 Duluth, MN-WI 0.9 215 1.3 20
596 Fairbanks-College, AK 0.9 70 1.8 9
597 Grand Island, NE 0.9 69 2.0 10
598 Show Low, AZ 0.9 51 1.0 4
599 Tahlequah, OK 0.9 33 2.7 5
600 Evanston, WY-UT 0.9 16 3.3 7
601 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 0.8 202 1.0 23
602 Charlottesville, VA 0.8 192 2.1 35
603 Jefferson City, MO 0.8 132 1.5 13
604 Odessa, TX 0.8 128 1.6 14
605 Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.8 121 1.6 29
606 Beckley, WV 0.8 68 0.9 7
607 Victoria, TX 0.8 58 1.4 7
608 Seneca, SC 0.8 41 2.0 8
609 Elk City, OK 0.8 16 2.6 4
610 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 0.7 211 1.0 26
611 Helena, MT 0.7 63 1.0 9
612 Torrington, CT 0.7 50 1.1 10
613 Albemarle, NC 0.7 32 2.3 8
614 Bemidji, MN 0.7 30 1.1 3
615 Marion, NC 0.7 22 3.5 7
616 Natchez, MS-LA 0.7 22 1.1 3
617 Lawrenceburg, TN 0.7 15 2.2 4
618 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 0.6 509 1.4 87
619 Naples-Marco Island, FL 0.6 205 0.7 26
620 Midland, TX 0.6 151 1.1 14
621 Lake Charles, LA 0.6 131 0.8 12
622 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 0.6 100 0.9 14
623 Wichita Falls, TX 0.6 68 1.1 8
624 Jacksonville, NC 0.6 61 1.4 13
625 Cheyenne, WY 0.6 61 0.8 8
626 Yuba City, CA 0.6 60 1.4 19
627 Muncie, IN 0.6 54 0.8 4
628 Rifle, CO 0.6 52 1.1 11
629 Richmond-Berea, KY 0.6 48 0.7 5
630 Corvallis, OR 0.6 43 1.0 6
631 Oxford, MS 0.6 35 1.7 6
632 Marinette, WI-MI 0.6 28 2.0 7
633 Kill Devil Hills, NC 0.6 23 1.9 9
634 Paragould, AR 0.6 19 1.5 3
635 Cañon City, CO 0.6 16 1.8 4
636 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 0.5 238 1.0 39
637 Tallahassee, FL 0.5 205 0.9 22
638 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 0.5 178 0.9 22
639 Gainesville, FL 0.5 147 1.2 24
640 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 0.5 59 1.3 11
641 Punta Gorda, FL 0.5 53 0.8 9
642 Manhattan, KS 0.5 51 1.3 9
643 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 0.5 43 1.7 10
644 Casper, WY 0.5 43 0.9 7
645 Edwards, CO 0.5 39 0.9 7
646 Granbury, TX 0.5 18 1.2 4
647 Nogales, AZ 0.5 14 1.2 3
648 Huntsville, AL 0.4 229 0.9 30
649 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 0.4 150 0.7 20
650 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 0.4 63 1.5 27
651 Bismarck, ND 0.4 63 1.0 12
652 Johnson City, TN 0.4 63 0.9 9
653 Bloomington, IN 0.4 62 1.5 12
654 Monroe, LA 0.4 62 1.2 17
655 Greenville, NC 0.4 58 1.2 11
656 Dalton, GA 0.4 51 1.4 9
657 Gillette, WY 0.4 20 1.0 4
658 Iron Mountain, MI-WI 0.4 11 3.5 7
659 Alpena, MI 0.4 10 2.7 5
660 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 0.3 39 0.7 10
661 Farmington, NM 0.3 32 0.8 5
662 Key West-Key Largo, FL 0.3 26 0.9 9
663 Branson, MO 0.3 18 0.7 3
664 Marion-Herrin, IL 0.3 15 1.4 4
665 Steamboat Springs, CO 0.3 14 1.6 8
666 Ada, OK 0.3 12 1.7 4
667 Watertown, SD 0.3 10 1.1 3
668 Dothan, AL 0.2 27 1.9 19
669 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 0.1 15 0.4 4

States

Rank State Food manufacturing employees per 1k total employees Total food manufacturing employees Food manufacturing establishments per 1k business establishments Total food manufacturing business establishments
1 Nebraska 41.0 41,910 4.5 348
2 Arkansas 39.7 51,825 3.0 330
3 Iowa 38.6 60,171 5.9 652
4 Wisconsin 27.9 82,011 5.2 1,090
5 Alaska 26.7 8,882 8.9 226
6 Kansas 26.4 37,778 4.0 397
7 Idaho 24.4 21,356 4.9 512
8 South Dakota 23.6 10,866 3.3 133
9 Delaware 23.2 11,150 1.6 76
10 Mississippi 21.1 24,722 2.5 227
11 Vermont 17.3 5,346 6.9 230
12 Minnesota 16.3 47,835 3.5 748
13 Illinois 16.2 98,222 5.9 2,236
14 Alabama 15.9 33,701 3.2 521
15 Kentucky 15.7 31,273 3.8 608
16 Missouri 15.6 45,278 3.4 865
17 Georgia 15.2 74,139 2.9 1,164
18 Indiana 14.6 46,481 3.8 738
19 Oregon 14.2 28,206 5.5 982
20 Pennsylvania 13.6 82,533 4.2 1,639
21 Utah 13.5 23,420 4.2 596
22 North Dakota 13.3 5,732 4.4 160
23 North Carolina 12.4 61,439 3.2 1,216
24 Tennessee 12.4 40,302 3.1 673
25 Ohio 11.9 66,077 3.7 1,289
26 Oklahoma 11.8 20,045 3.5 453
27 Washington 11.0 39,691 4.9 1,181
28 Michigan 10.1 44,404 5.8 1,827
29 New Jersey 10.1 43,193 4.5 1,480
30 Hawaii 9.4 6,028 7.1 437
31 California 9.2 166,772 2.6 5,153
32 Colorado 9.2 26,567 2.8 708
33 Louisiana 8.8 16,962 3.2 498
34 Maine 8.7 5,670 4.2 281
35 Massachusetts 8.0 28,901 3.1 914
36 Texas 7.9 111,619 3.6 3,081
37 Virginia 7.9 32,668 2.7 859
38 South Carolina 7.8 18,032 3.1 602
39 Rhode Island 7.5 3,769 3.7 182
40 New Mexico 7.3 6,370 3.0 206
41 Maryland 7.1 19,575 3.6 720
42 New York 6.2 60,327 3.8 2,711
43 Connecticut 5.7 9,670 2.7 400
44 Nevada 5.4 8,427 2.7 288
45 West Virginia 5.2 3,636 1.9 118
46 Arizona 4.9 15,953 1.8 418
47 Montana 4.9 2,492 3.4 208
48 Florida 4.0 39,361 2.7 2,347
49 New Hampshire 4.0 2,760 2.0 136
50 Wyoming 3.3 918 2.7 84

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Which state has the most food manufacturing workers per capita?

Nebraska, at 41.0 per 1,000 total employees.

Which state employs the most food manufacturing workers overall?

California, with 166,772.

Which U.S. city is most dependent on food manufacturing?

Dodge City, Kansas, at 170.3 per 1,000 total employees.

What is the largest food manufacturing industry by employment?

Animal slaughtering and processing, with 556,070 workers.

How many people work in U.S. food manufacturing?

1,774,702 in 2025, a record high.

Methodology

This analysis—conducted by researchers at Trace One—used 2025 employment and establishment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) for industries classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 311, Food Manufacturing. Historical employment trends were also drawn from the QCEW to examine changes in food manufacturing employment and its share of the overall U.S. workforce between 1990 and 2025.

State rankings were based on both total food manufacturing employment and food manufacturing workers per 1,000 total employees. Metropolitan rankings used the same employment concentration metric and included only metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas with at least one component county reporting disclosed food manufacturing employment data. For brevity, the term "metropolitan areas" refers to both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas throughout this analysis.

Additionally, the QCEW suppresses certain employment data to protect the confidentiality of individual employers. Employment figures are not disclosed when an industry in a particular geographic area contains fewer than three establishments or when a single employer accounts for more than 80% of total industry employment. As a result, some metropolitan and micropolitan areas may reflect slightly understated employment totals due to these confidentiality protections.