CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in Iowa than in any other category.
The following table shows how many paper manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in Iowa during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Paper manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in Iowa (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
4,465
2013
4,392
2014
4,261
2015
4,217
2016
4,091