[V] The figures of production for 1900 exclude 10 lumber establishments reported for Alaska with products valued at $4,250,984.
[W] “Hand trades” not included in the Census of 1905.
Manufactures: Percentage Distribution, by Groups of States, Census Years 1850 to 1905.
[From reports of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce and Labor.]
| Group of States and census years.[X] | Establish- ments | Capital. | Wage-earners | |
| Average number. | Wages. | |||
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| New England States: | ||||
| 1850 | 18.3 | 31.1 | 32.7 | 31.8 |
| 1860 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 29.9 | 27.5 |
| 1870 | 12.8 | 23.1 | 25.7 | 27.2 |
| 1880 | 12.4 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 23.9 |
| 1890 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 19.0 |
| 1900 | 10.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 18.3 |
| 1905 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 16.8 |
| Middle States: | ||||
| 1850 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 43.9 | 44.3 |
| 1860 | 37.9 | 43.1 | 41.6 | 40.2 |
| 1870 | 34.7 | 42.7 | 39.2 | 41.4 |
| 1880 | 35.3 | 42.1 | 41.7 | 42.8 |
| 1890 | 35.2 | 39.2 | 38.5 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 34.1 | 40.7 | 36.6 | 38.4 |
| 1905 | 33.6 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 37.3 |
| Southern States: | ||||
| 1850 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 9.5 |
| 1860 | 17.2 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 9.2 |
| 1870 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 5.8 |
| 1880 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.6 |
| 1890 | 13.1 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 7.1 |
| 1900 | 15.1 | 9.0 | 13.3 | 9.2 |
| 1905 | 15.3 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 10.7 |
| Central States: | ||||
| 1850 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| 1860 | 23.4 | 17.1 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| 1870 | 33.5 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 22.6 |
| 1880 | 32.3 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 24.1 |
| 1890 | 31.8 | 29.7 | 28.2 | 27.6 |
| 1900 | 32.0 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 28.3 |
| 1905 | 31.3 | 28.2 | 27.0 | 28.4 |
| Western States: | ||||
| 1850 | [Y] | [Y] | [Y] | [Y] |
| 1860 | .5 | .4 | .3 | .4 |
| 1870 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.1 |
| 1880 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 1890 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 1900 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 1905 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Pacific States: | ||||
| 1850 | .9 | .3 | .4 | 1.7 |
| 1860 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.8 |
| 1870 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1880 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1890 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 1900 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 1905 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| Alaska: | ||||
| 1890 | [Y] | [Y] | [Y] | [Y] |
| 1900 | [Y] | .1 | [Y] | .1 |
| 1905 | .1 | .1 | [Y] | [Y] |
| Group of States and census years.[X] | Miscel- laneous expenses. | Cost of materials used. | Value of products. |
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| New England States: | |||
| 1850 | … | 27.6 | 27.8 |
| 1860 | … | 23.8 | 24.8 |
| 1870 | … | 24.3 | 23.8 |
| 1880 | … | 19.4 | 20.6 |
| 1890 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 16.0 |
| 1900 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 14.6 |
| 1905 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 13.7 |
| Middle States: | |||
| 1850 | … | 47.9 | 46.4 |
| 1860 | … | 43.1 | 42.5 |
| 1870 | … | 41.7 | 41.8 |
| 1880 | … | 41.1 | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 36.3 | 38.1 | 38.9 |
| 1900 | 39.1 | 37.6 | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 38.7 | 37.0 | 37.3 |
| Southern States: | |||
| 1850 | … | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| 1860 | … | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| 1870 | … | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| 1880 | … | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 1890 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 1900 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 1905 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| Central States: | |||
| 1850 | … | 14.5 | 14.3 |
| 1860 | … | 19.5 | 18.1 |
| 1870 | … | 24.9 | 24.9 |
| 1880 | … | 29.4 | 28.0 |
| 1890 | 34.7 | 32.5 | 31.4 |
| 1900 | 35.6 | 31.4 | 30.9 |
| 1905 | 34.3 | 30.7 | 30.5 |
| Western States: | |||
| 1850 | … | .1 | .1 |
| 1860 | … | .2 | .4 |
| 1870 | … | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 1880 | … | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1890 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| 1900 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 1905 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Pacific States: | |||
| 1850 | … | .4 | 1.5 |
| 1860 | … | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 1870 | … | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1880 | … | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1890 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 1900 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1905 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Alaska: | |||
| 1890 | [Y] | [Y] | [Y] |
| 1900 | [Y] | [Y] | [Y] |
| 1905 | .1 | [Y] | [Y] |
[X] New England States: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. Middle States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia. Southern States: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas. Central States: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. Western States: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico. Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, California.