Pharmaceutical manufacturers in the USA
EPA records list 2,786 active pharmaceutical makers in the US, facilities with codes for medicines, diagnostics and biological products. The most are in California, New Jersey and Massachusetts, with 53% of the total.
- Product
- Pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Facilities
- 2,786
- States
- 48
- NAICS
- 325412, 325413, 325414
- 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 | 1,047 | 37.6% |
| New Jersey | 253 | 9.1% |
| Massachusetts | 176 | 6.3% |
| New York | 129 | 4.6% |
| Maryland | 103 | 3.7% |
| North Carolina | 93 | 3.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 90 | 3.2% |
| Florida | 76 | 2.7% |
| Illinois | 67 | 2.4% |
| Texas | 67 | 2.4% |
| Michigan | 58 | 2.1% |
| Missouri | 54 | 1.9% |
| Indiana | 48 | 1.7% |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 1.7% |
| Colorado | 36 | 1.3% |
| Ohio | 34 | 1.2% |
| South Carolina | 32 | 1.1% |
| Washington | 30 | 1.1% |
| Minnesota | 29 | 1.0% |
| Kansas | 24 | 0.9% |
| Georgia | 23 | 0.8% |
| Iowa | 23 | 0.8% |
| Virginia | 21 | 0.8% |
| Louisiana | 19 | 0.7% |
| New Hampshire | 18 | 0.6% |
| Tennessee | 18 | 0.6% |
| Connecticut | 17 | 0.6% |
| Nebraska | 17 | 0.6% |
| Oregon | 17 | 0.6% |
| Alabama | 16 | 0.6% |
| Arizona | 13 | 0.5% |
| Maine | 12 | 0.4% |
| Utah | 11 | 0.4% |
| Delaware | 9 | 0.3% |
| Kentucky | 8 | 0.3% |
| West Virginia | 8 | 0.3% |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0.3% |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 0.3% |
| Mississippi | 6 | 0.2% |
| New Mexico | 6 | 0.2% |
| Arkansas | 4 | 0.1% |
| Montana | 3 | 0.1% |
| Nevada | 3 | 0.1% |
| Idaho | 2 | 0.1% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 0.1% |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0.0% |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0.0% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.0% |
EPA ECHO active facilities listing NAICS 325412, 325413, 325414. Codes are reported by facilities and not checked here. How these records work.
Biggest clusters
- San Diego, CA: 200
- South San Francisco, CA: 57
- Carlsbad, CA: 36
- Irvine, CA: 28
- Los Angeles, CA: 27
- San Jose, CA: 25
- Rockville, MD: 23
- Cambridge, MA: 21
Codes counted
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 325412)
- In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (NAICS 325413)
- Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (NAICS 325414)
This sits inside chemicals manufacturing, which has 14,543 establishments and 911,245 jobs (Census, 2023). See the industry.