Manufacturing ·NAICS 32531

NAICS 32531 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Fertilizer Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks

47 SBA loans on record, $30M in volume, for NAICS 32531.

781
Establishments
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$30M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 32531

Ohio leads Fertilizer Manufacturing activity nationally, across 781 establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.

781
Business establishments (Census)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$30M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Fertilizer Manufacturing

Fertilizer Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.

781 establishments employ N/A workers. Ohio leads employment, followed by Texas and Alabama.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

781

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 22. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing

NAICS 325314

 N/A
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing

NAICS 325311

 N/A
Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing

NAICS 325312

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Ohio 2,209
Texas 1,352
Alabama 780
Michigan 430
New York 392
Arizona 385
Wisconsin 347
New Jersey 249
South Carolina 249
Missouri 245

Showing top 10 of 45 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

47

Total Loan Volume

$30M

Avg Loan Size

$631K

Jobs Supported

343

Program Breakdown

7(a) 41 (87%)
504 6 (13%)

Top SBA Lender

Banesco USA

5 loans in this industry

New Business Share

23.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
7
2021
16
2022
1
2023
7
2024
9
2025
6
2026
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many businesses are in Fertilizer Manufacturing?
781 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fertilizer Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Fertilizer Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Fertilizer Manufacturing employment?
Ohio leads with 2,209 workers. Texas (1,352) and Alabama (780) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fertilizer Manufacturing receive?
Fertilizer Manufacturing businesses received 47 SBA loans totaling $30 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $631K. These loans supported 343 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Fertilizer Manufacturing

Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.

Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 32531 · Data year: 2023

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023

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