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title: "Electronics Manufacturing Statistics 2026: US Industry, Employment, and Outlook"
description: "Current US electronics manufacturing statistics. How big is the electronics industry, semiconductor reshoring under the CHIPS Act, employment, top states, and 2026 outlook."
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type: statistics
publishedAt: 2026-05-29
updatedAt: 2026-06-02
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sources:
  - title: "Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334)"
    publisher: "US Bureau of Labor Statistics"
    year: "2024"
    url: "https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag334.htm"
  - title: "CHIPS and Science Act of 2022"
    publisher: "US Department of Commerce"
    year: "2024"
    url: "https://www.commerce.gov/chips"
  - title: "Semiconductor Industry Association Factbook"
    publisher: "SIA"
    year: "2024"
    url: "https://www.semiconductors.org/"
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<UpdatedDate date="2026-06-02" readingTime="~10 min read" />

The US electronics sector spans semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, computers and peripherals, medical instruments, navigation systems, and defense electronics. Reshoring of semiconductor manufacturing has reshaped capital investment patterns across the industry since 2022.

<KeyTakeaways>

- US computer and electronic product manufacturing generates roughly $400 billion in annual shipments.
- The sector directly employs about 880,000 people across semiconductors, communications equipment, computers, and instruments.
- The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act has unlocked over $300 billion in announced US semiconductor manufacturing investment.
- Semiconductor manufacturing alone supports about 300,000 US jobs, with major capacity in Arizona, Texas, Ohio, and New York.
- US fab capacity for advanced nodes is climbing from roughly 10% of global share toward a projected 25% by 2030.

</KeyTakeaways>

## How big is US electronics manufacturing?

<StatSnippet value="$400B" source="Census Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2023" sourceUrl="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/asm.html">
US computer and electronic product manufacturing annual shipments under NAICS 334.
</StatSnippet>

<StatSnippet value="880K" source="BLS, 2024" sourceUrl="https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag334.htm">
Direct US electronics manufacturing employment.
</StatSnippet>

Sub-segments include semiconductors and printed circuit boards, communications equipment (5G infrastructure, networking, satellite), computers and peripherals, audio and video equipment, navigation and control instruments, and defense electronics.

## How much US semiconductor investment has been announced?

<StatSnippet value="$300B+" source="SIA, 2024" sourceUrl="https://www.semiconductors.org/">
Announced US semiconductor manufacturing investment since 2022, triggered by CHIPS Act incentives.
</StatSnippet>

<StatSnippet value="$52B" source="DOC, 2024" sourceUrl="https://www.commerce.gov/chips">
CHIPS and Science Act direct funding authorization for US semiconductor manufacturing incentives.
</StatSnippet>

The largest projects come from TSMC (Arizona), Intel (Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico), Samsung (Texas), Micron (New York, Idaho), and GlobalFoundries (New York, Vermont).

<StatGrid>
  <StatCard value="$400B" label="US electronics manufacturing shipments" source="Census ASM, 2023" />
  <StatCard value="880K" label="Direct electronics manufacturing employment" source="BLS, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="$300B+" label="Announced US semiconductor investments since 2022" source="SIA, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="$52B" label="CHIPS Act direct funding authorization" source="DOC, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="300K" label="Direct US semiconductor industry jobs" source="SIA, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="~10%" label="Current US share of global wafer capacity" source="SIA, 2024" />
</StatGrid>

## What sub-segments make up US electronics manufacturing?

<BarChart title="Estimated share of US electronics manufacturing shipments by sub-segment, 2023" unit="%" series="Semiconductors and components:32|Communications equipment:18|Navigation and control instruments:17|Computers and peripherals:14|Audio/video and other:9|Medical/measurement instruments:10" />

<Callout type="insight" title="The semiconductor reshoring effect">

Fab construction projects under CHIPS Act funding rarely employ massive workforces during the construction phase, but the long-tail supplier ecosystem is enormous: photoresist suppliers, deposition gas suppliers, photomask makers, assembly and test houses, specialty chemical processors, ultra-pure water systems, and dozens more layers.

</Callout>

## Which states have the most electronics manufacturing?

<DataTable caption="Top states by computer and electronic product manufacturing employment, 2024">

| State        | Employment | Anchors                                                       |
| ------------ | ---------: | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| California   |    225,000 | Silicon Valley semiconductors, networking, defense electronics |
| Texas        |     97,000 | Austin semiconductor cluster, Samsung Taylor fab, telecom      |
| Arizona      |     55,000 | TSMC Phoenix, Intel Chandler, growing semiconductor cluster    |
| Florida      |     50,000 | Defense electronics, navigation, medical instruments           |
| Massachusetts|     48,000 | Defense electronics, medical instruments, photonics            |
| Oregon       |     43,000 | Intel Hillsboro, broader semiconductor presence                |
| New York     |     38,000 | GlobalFoundries, Micron Clay project, optical electronics      |
| Minnesota    |     35,000 | Medical electronics, navigation, semiconductor design          |
| Pennsylvania |     30,000 | Diversified electronics, defense systems                       |
| Illinois     |     27,000 | Test instruments, networking, defense                          |

</DataTable>

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## What major CHIPS Act awards have been made?

<StatGrid>
  <StatCard value="$8.5B" label="Intel CHIPS Act award (multiple sites)" source="DOC, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="$6.6B" label="TSMC CHIPS Act award (Arizona)" source="DOC, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="$6.4B" label="Samsung CHIPS Act award (Texas)" source="DOC, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="$6.1B" label="Micron CHIPS Act award (New York, Idaho)" source="DOC, 2024" />
  <StatCard value="$1.5B" label="GlobalFoundries CHIPS Act award" source="DOC, 2024" />
</StatGrid>

<PullQuote source="Semiconductor Industry Association, 2024 State of the US Semiconductor Industry">
US-based semiconductor manufacturing capacity is projected to roughly triple by 2032 relative to 2022 levels, with US share of global advanced-node production climbing from less than 10% to a projected 25%.
</PullQuote>

## What does this mean for electronics suppliers in 2026?

Three forces shape the picture. First, the CHIPS-related demand wave is real and growing. Second, regulatory complexity has increased with new export controls. Third, AI-driven supplier discovery is now active at procurement teams in fabs, EMS providers, and major OEMs.

Suppliers that publish their specific process capabilities, cleanroom classes, certifications, and customer references on their websites accelerate qualification into the new fab supply chains.

<Callout type="tip" title="Where to go from here">

For broader context, read the [manufacturing statistics report](/manufacturing-statistics). For closely related industries, see [defense manufacturing statistics](/defense-manufacturing-statistics) and [aerospace manufacturing statistics](/aerospace-manufacturing-statistics). To see how AI search currently describes your electronics business, run a [free AI-visibility check](/checker).

</Callout>

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