Best States for Manufacturing in 2025

17 Mar 2026


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Site Selection Group, a full-service location advisory, economic incentives, and real estate services firm, helps manufacturing companies identify optimal locations through an objective, top-down approach to site selection. This process applies innovative analyses and filters to narrow the field of candidate geographies until the most competitive locations emerge.

One of the most critical proprietary tools used by Site Selection Group is GeoCision®, a weighted model that can score and rank candidate geographies based on pertinent site selection variables.  

Ranking States by Competitiveness for Manufacturing Investment

Each year, Site Selection Group utilizes GeoCision® to score and rank states based on their competitiveness for corporate manufacturing investment (Best States for Manufacturing). 

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