A colorful infographic showing the distribution of $27 billion in spending on textiles, categorized into cotton, wool, and fine animal hair ($4.9 billion), yarns ($3.7 billion), fabrics ($7.8 billion), home furnishings, carpet, and non-apparel sewn products ($3.7 billion), and apparel ($6.9 billion).

Exports

The U.S. textile industry is one of the largest textile exporters in the world.  Textile supply chain exports in 2025 totaled $27.0 billion dollars.  The industry exports to more than 200 countries, including 27 export markets that purchase in excess of $100 million.

Pie chart showing U.S. export categories in billions of dollars, including apparel, fabrics, home furnishings, and cotton, wool, and fine animal hair, with respective values of $6.9 billion, $7.8 billion, $3.7 billion, and $4.9 billion.

Exports by Category

Excluding apparel, the U.S. has a strong export position in fiber, yarns, and fabrics. Exports of those products totaled $27.0 billion alone in 2025, making America one of the top individual country exporters of fiber and textile products in the world.

The breakdown of U.S. exports by sector is as follows:

  • $4.9 billion – cotton & wool

  • $3.7 billion – yarns

  • $7.8 billion – fabrics

  • $3.7 billion – home furnishings, carpet & other non-apparel sewn products

  • $6.9 billion – apparel

Bar chart showing U.S. textile exports to various regions in 2025, with USMCA at $11.6 billion, CAFTA-DR at $2.9 billion, Asia at $2.8 billion, Europe at $2 billion, and Rest of World at $2.8 billion. Title: 2025 Exports to Regions - $ Billions.

Exports by Region

The most important U.S. export markets by region are:

  • $11.6 billion – USMCA

  • $2.9 billion – CAFTA-DR

  • $2.8 billion – Asia

  • $2.0 billion – Europe

  • $2.8 billion – Rest of the World

Pie chart showing top markets for U.S. yarn and fabric, with categories for cotton, wool, animal hair, yarns, fabrics, home furnishings, carpet, non-apparel sewn products, and apparel, along with their respective dollar values.

Exports by Markets

Focusing solely on America’s $15.4 billion in man-made fiber, yarn, and fabric exports, the countries buying the most product are:

  • $3.4 billion – Mexico

  • $1.8 billion – Canada

  • $1.4 billion – Vietnam

  • $1.0 million – Honduras

  • $0.8 million – Pakistan

KEY FACTS

A circular chart showing the distribution of 453,000 jobs across six categories: Yarn & Fabrics, Home Furnishings, Carpet & Non-Apparel Sewn Products, Apparel, Wool Growing, and Man-Made Fibers. Each category is represented by a colored segment with corresponding employment figures.

The National Council of Textile Organizations is comprised of five councils to ensure a broad representation of the industry supply chain.

The U.S. textile industry supply chain—from textile fibers to apparel and other sewn products—employed 453,122 workers in 2025. The U.S. government estimates that 1 textile manufacturing job in this country supports 3 other jobs.

Employment

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A vertical bar chart displaying four categories of textile industry revenue in billions of dollars: Man-made Fibers with $5.5 billion, Apparel with $9.3 billion, Textile Products with $21.7 billion, and Textile Mills with $24.3 billion, totaling $60.9 billion.

U.S. textile and apparel shipments totaled $60.9 billion in 2025.

Shipments

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A soldier in full military gear with a helmet, headset, and camouflage uniform, standing outdoors in a desert-like environment.
Bar chart showing total expenditure of $27.0 billion in various categories: Cotton, Wool & Fine Animal Hair $4.9 billion, Yarns $3.7 billion, Fabrics $7.8 billion, Home Furnishings, Carpet & Non-Apparel Sewn Products $3.7 billion, and Apparel $6.9 billion.
Bar chart showing total expenditure of $27.0 billion in various categories: Cotton, Wool & Fine Animal Hair $4.9 billion, Yarns $3.7 billion, Fabrics $7.8 billion, Home Furnishings, Carpet & Non-Apparel Sewn Products $3.7 billion, and Apparel $6.9 billion.

The U.S. textile industry supplies more than 8,000 different textile products to the U.S. military.

U.S. Military

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Exports

The U.S. industry is the 2nd largest exporter of textile-related products in the world. Fiber, textile, and apparel exports combined were $26.9 billion in 2025.

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A financial chart showing the growth of capital investment in the U.S. yarn, fabric, apparel, and sewn products manufacturing sector from 2017 to 2024, increasing from $3.3 billion to $5.5 billion, with a total investment of $34.3 billion since 2017.
A financial chart showing the growth of capital investment in the U.S. yarn, fabric, apparel, and sewn products manufacturing sector from 2017 to 2024, increasing from $3.3 billion to $5.5 billion, with a total investment of $34.3 billion since 2017.

The United States is the world leader in textile research and development, with the U.S. textile complex developing next generation textile materials such as conductive fabric with anti-static properties, electronic textiles that can monitor heart rate and other vital signs, antimicrobial fibers, lifesaving body armor, and new fabrics that adapt to the climate to make the wearer warmer or cooler.

R&D

Capital Investments

The U.S. textile industry invested $34.3 billion in new plants and equipment from 2017 to 2024. Recently U.S. manufacturers have opened new facilities throughout the textile production chain, including recycling facilities to convert textile and other waste to new textile uses and resins.

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In 2022, hourly and nonsupervisory textile mill workers on average earned more than 2x as much as apparel store workers ($854 per week vs. $412) and received healthcare and retirement benefits. 

Wages