Paper manufacturers in the USA
The US has 3,813 paper establishments employing 351,485 people (Census, 2023), 2.8% of manufacturing jobs. The most jobs are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio. EPA's ECHO database lists 3,268 active facilities in this subsector (Paper Manufacturing, NAICS 322).
- NAICS subsector
- 322
- Paper Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 3,813
- Employees
- 351,485
- In EPA records
- 3,268
- Factory pages
- 192
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
By state
| State | Establishments | Employees | In EPA records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 200 | 26,617 | 152 |
| Pennsylvania | 224 | 21,606 | 156 |
| Ohio | 252 | 19,980 | 131 |
| California | 339 | 18,652 | 446 |
| Georgia | 157 | 18,160 | 86 |
| North Carolina | 169 | 17,492 | 117 |
| Texas | 226 | 15,619 | 91 |
| Illinois | 214 | 15,067 | 138 |
| New York | 176 | 14,117 | 124 |
| Tennessee | 123 | 12,056 | 74 |
| Michigan | 145 | 11,908 | 104 |
| Alabama | 62 | 11,257 | 60 |
| Kentucky | 68 | 10,947 | 31 |
| South Carolina | 78 | 10,501 | 56 |
| Indiana | 117 | 9,955 | 87 |
| Minnesota | 88 | 9,516 | 63 |
| Missouri | 89 | 9,276 | 65 |
| Arkansas | 52 | 8,789 | 53 |
| Florida | 121 | 8,484 | 65 |
| Virginia | 89 | 7,923 | 53 |
| Washington | 76 | 7,868 | 55 |
| Massachusetts | 97 | 7,480 | 126 |
| New Jersey | 128 | 7,057 | 128 |
| Louisiana | 38 | 6,420 | 427 |
| Maine | 19 | 4,421 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 4,348 | 19 |
| Mississippi | 44 | 4,247 | 31 |
| Oregon | 40 | 4,041 | 27 |
| Iowa | 42 | 3,792 | 36 |
| Arizona | 39 | 3,599 | 10 |
| Utah | 33 | 2,714 | 15 |
| Connecticut | 45 | 2,680 | 45 |
| Maryland | 25 | 2,037 | 39 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 1,635 | 14 |
| Idaho | 9 | 1,614 | 6 |
| Kansas | 21 | 1,596 | 21 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 1,562 | 4 |
| Colorado | 23 | 1,448 | 19 |
| Nevada | 15 | 1,123 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 20 | 848 | 15 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 677 | 7 |
| Vermont | 6 | 677 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 657 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 514 | 4 |
| Delaware | 4 | 356 | 4 |
| Montana | — | — | 1 |
| North Dakota | — | — | 2 |
| Wyoming | — | — | 1 |
Census County Business Patterns 2023; EPA ECHO active facilities.
What these factories make
Among the 192 factories with a page here:
- Paperboard Mills (NAICS 322130): 49
- Paper Mills (NAICS 322120): 41
- Pulp Mills (NAICS 322110): 33
- Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322220): 12
- Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322291): 8
- Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing (NAICS 322212): 1
- All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322299): 1
New plants in this industry
Escanaba mill paperboard conversion, Escanaba, MIAnnouncedChambersburg corrugated sheet plant, Chambersburg, PAAnnouncedRobbinsville biodegradable paper tableware plant, Robbinsville, NCAnnouncedLewistown production line expansion, Lewistown, PAAnnouncedDefiance towel and tissue plant, Defiance, OHAnnouncedJackson Dixie paper plate plant, Jackson, TNAnnouncedAlabama River Cellulose mill modernization and expansion, Perdue Hill, ALAnnouncedWaco coated recycled paperboard (CRB) mill, Waco, TXOperatingMorrilton facility expansion and modernization, Conway County, ARAnnouncedWaterloo corrugated packaging plant, Waterloo, IAAnnouncedMacon tissue plant expansion, Macon, GAAnnouncedWarren personal care products plant, Warren, OHAnnouncedFindlay Township paper bag plant, Findlay Township, PAAnnouncedBondurant corrugated packaging plant, Bondurant, IAAnnouncedHenderson recycled paper mill and box factory, Henderson, KYOperatingWarner Robins (Peach County) corrugated box plant, Warner Robins, GAAnnouncedBox Elder County paper, baby care and feminine care plant expansion, Bear River City, UTAnnouncedAnderson corrugated packaging plant, Anderson, INAnnouncedAnderson paper-based packaging plant, Anderson, SCAnnouncedInola tissue mill expansion (TAD tissue machine), Inola, OKAnnouncedDuluth tissue mill expansion (integrated plant and automated warehouse), Duluth, MNUnder construction