Table 78: Number and Percent of Persons Employed in Manufacturing Industries for the 
          United States and States in the United States, 2000 - Ranked by Percent 
          Employed in Manufacturing Industries in 2000
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Rank  US/State                                              Number                 Percent
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   .  United States                                     18,286,005                    14.1

   1  Indiana                                              678,078                    22.9
   2  Michigan                                           1,045,651                    22.5
   3  Wisconsin                                            606,845                    22.2
   4  Ohio                                               1,082,185                    20.0
   5  North Carolina                                       755,252                    19.7
   6  South Carolina                                       354,386                    19.4
   7  Arkansas                                             227,187                    19.3
   8  Tennessee                                            501,836                    19.0
   9  Alabama                                              352,566                    18.4
  10  Mississippi                                          215,203                    18.4
  11  New Hampshire                                        117,673                    18.1
  12  Kentucky                                             315,774                    17.6
  13  Iowa                                                 253,444                    17.0
  14  Rhode Island                                          82,260                    16.4
  15  Minnesota                                            419,271                    16.2
  16  Pennsylvania                                         906,398                    16.0
  17  Illinois                                             931,162                    15.9
  18  Kansas                                               197,960                    15.1
  19  Vermont                                               47,767                    15.1
  20  Missouri                                             393,440                    14.8
  22  Connecticut                                          246,607                    14.8
  22  Georgia                                              568,830                    14.8
  23  Oregon                                               233,853                    14.4
  24  Maine                                                 88,885                    14.2
  25  Delaware                                              49,720                    13.2
  26  California                                         1,930,141                    13.2
  27  Idaho                                                 78,625                    13.1
  28  Massachusetts                                        405,368                    12.8
  29  Oklahoma                                             193,887                    12.6
  30  Washington                                           348,646                    12.5
  31  Nebraska                                             107,439                    12.2
  32  Utah                                                 126,299                    12.1
  33  New Jersey                                           472,684                    12.0
  34  Texas                                              1,093,752                    11.9
  35  West Virginia                                         87,147                    11.9
  36  Virginia                                             387,104                    11.3
  37  South Dakota                                          41,421                    11.0
  38  Arizona                                              228,590                    10.3
  39  Louisiana                                            187,499                    10.1
  40  New York                                             839,425                    10.0
  41  Colorado                                             201,169                     9.1
  43  Florida                                              507,870                     7.2
  43  Maryland                                             189,327                     7.2
  44  North Dakota                                          22,471                     7.1
  45  New Mexico                                            49,728                     6.6
  46  Montana                                               25,414                     5.9
  47  Wyoming                                               11,749                     4.9
  48  Nevada                                                45,794                     4.9
  49  Hawaii                                                18,979                     3.6
  50  Alaska                                                 9,220                     3.3
  51  District of Columbia                                   4,024                     1.5
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