Chemical manufacturers in the USA
EPA records list 8,779 active chemical makers in the US, facilities with codes for basic, organic and specialty chemicals, resins and rubber. The most are in California, Texas and Illinois, with 29% of the total.
- Product
- Chemical manufacturers
- Facilities
- 8,779
- States
- 51
- NAICS
- 325110 and 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,355 | 15.4% |
| Texas | 793 | 9.0% |
| Illinois | 434 | 4.9% |
| Ohio | 409 | 4.7% |
| New Jersey | 392 | 4.5% |
| Louisiana | 349 | 4.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 332 | 3.8% |
| Michigan | 315 | 3.6% |
| North Carolina | 281 | 3.2% |
| Georgia | 264 | 3.0% |
| South Carolina | 232 | 2.6% |
| Florida | 229 | 2.6% |
| Indiana | 222 | 2.5% |
| Massachusetts | 219 | 2.5% |
| New York | 219 | 2.5% |
| Alabama | 207 | 2.4% |
| Tennessee | 206 | 2.3% |
| Missouri | 204 | 2.3% |
| Iowa | 143 | 1.6% |
| Wisconsin | 142 | 1.6% |
| Virginia | 134 | 1.5% |
| Kansas | 117 | 1.3% |
| Kentucky | 114 | 1.3% |
| Arkansas | 111 | 1.3% |
| Colorado | 108 | 1.2% |
| Minnesota | 107 | 1.2% |
| West Virginia | 107 | 1.2% |
| Mississippi | 90 | 1.0% |
| Washington | 88 | 1.0% |
| Maryland | 86 | 1.0% |
| Oregon | 83 | 0.9% |
| Connecticut | 77 | 0.9% |
| Oklahoma | 77 | 0.9% |
| Nebraska | 75 | 0.9% |
| Arizona | 63 | 0.7% |
| Utah | 61 | 0.7% |
| Delaware | 53 | 0.6% |
| Nevada | 39 | 0.4% |
| Rhode Island | 36 | 0.4% |
| New Hampshire | 31 | 0.4% |
| North Dakota | 25 | 0.3% |
| South Dakota | 25 | 0.3% |
| Wyoming | 24 | 0.3% |
| Montana | 23 | 0.3% |
| New Mexico | 23 | 0.3% |
| Idaho | 20 | 0.2% |
| Alaska | 12 | 0.1% |
| Maine | 10 | 0.1% |
| Hawaii | 6 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 5 | 0.1% |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0.0% |
EPA ECHO active facilities listing NAICS 325110, 325120, 325130, 325180, 325193, 325194, 325199, 325211, 325212, 325220, 325320, 325910, 325920, 325991, 325992, 325998. Codes are reported by facilities and not checked here. How these records work.
Biggest clusters
- Houston, TX: 87
- Pasadena, TX: 87
- Los Angeles, CA: 49
- San Diego, CA: 47
- Chicago, IL: 38
- Baton Rouge, LA: 37
- La Porte, TX: 37
- Memphis, TN: 36
Codes counted
- Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110)
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing (NAICS 325120)
- Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (NAICS 325130)
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325180)
- Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (NAICS 325193)
- Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325194)
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325199)
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (NAICS 325211)
- Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (NAICS 325212)
- Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (NAICS 325220)
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325320)
- Printing Ink Manufacturing (NAICS 325910)
- Explosives Manufacturing (NAICS 325920)
- Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (NAICS 325991)
- Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing (NAICS 325992)
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325998)
This sits inside chemicals manufacturing, which has 14,543 establishments and 911,245 jobs (Census, 2023). See the industry.