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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Manufacturing in New Hampshire, 2026 Edition

NAICS 31-33
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,755
Employees
67,557
Annual payroll
$4.98B

2. National context

New Hampshire accounts for 0.61% of the 285,500 US establishments in this sector and ranks 38th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

NH avg annual wage
$73,705
US avg annual wage
$69,846

New Hampshire sector wages are +5.5% versus the national average for NAICS 31-33.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
422
SAM debarred/excluded
603

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Manufacturing. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Hillsborough County50621,617
#2Rockingham County42118,234
#3Merrimack County1986,125
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.