Census of Manufactures

Firm-Level Records · 660,000+ Manufacturing Establishments · 1850–1880

Focus Year
Establishments
113,148
-3.4% since prev. census
Capital Invested
$919.5M
+74.0% since prev. census
Total Workers
1,134,622
+19.2% since prev. census
Production Output
$1.75B
+66.9% since prev. census
Geographic Distribution 1860

State-level totals · click a state or county to drill down

Output · 95th pct max
0
$1
National Growth 1850–1880

Four decennial census snapshots of U.S. industrial output

Industry Mix

Ranked by selected metric · 1860

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Power Technology

Establishments by primary power source · 1850–1870

Labor Composition

Workers by gender and age group across census years

Top States

By selected metric · 1860

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Population & Industry Output

Each point = one county · size ∝ capital invested · 1860–1880 only

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