Despite this long-term decline in employment concentration, food manufacturing remains one of America’s largest manufacturing sectors, supplying the grocery staples that households rely on every day. Nebraska led the nation with 41.0 food manufacturing workers per 1,000 total employees, followed by Arkansas (39.7), Iowa (38.6), and Wisconsin (27.9). California employs the most food manufacturing workers (166,772), followed by Texas (111,619), Illinois (98,222), Pennsylvania (82,533), and Wisconsin (82,011). State rankings were based on both total food manufacturing employment and food manufacturing workers per 1,000 total employees. For complete results, see The U.S. Cities That Manufacture Your Grocery Staples on Trace One.