Sourcing context · November 1, 2026
Compare state records, then verify the facility.
Geography can narrow a supplier search. It cannot tell you how many unique suppliers exist or whether a device is cleared. Start with the scope of the count.
United States · openFDA Registration & Listing
Five leading state values in this query.
These are the first five results when the FDA dataset is filtered to country US and counted by establishment state. The bars use California as the comparison baseline; they are not market shares.
| Establishment state | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California US/CA | 23,641 |
| Illinois US/IL | 10,303 |
| Florida US/FL | 10,107 |
| Texas US/TX | 9,028 |
| Massachusetts US/MA | 9,008 |
A dated stock of records, not annual registrations or growth. This query does not establish each record’s current registration year or status.
Local example · California, United States
Keep the country with the state code.
A second query using both country US and state CA returns 23,641, matching the state table. California is a worked example, not an endorsement of suppliers based there.
Country US together with state CA identifies the geographic filter used above.
In the country-count query, CA means Canada and returns 7,547. It is a different field and population.
- Save the supplier’s exact legal name, street address and FEI, if provided.
- Use the official FDA establishment search to compare that facility and its activities. A state match alone leaves the identity unresolved.
- Check the quoted model and relevant device record separately. An establishment location does not establish clearance or approval of the quoted device.
For a known FEI, use the facility comparison guide. Keep the comparison in the supplier evidence worksheet.
International context · records for the U.S. device market
Country of establishment is a separate comparison.
The unfiltered country query returns US 157,186, China (CN) 42,488 and Germany (DE) 21,357 as its first three country values. These are field-count occurrences from the same snapshot, not unique establishments or a global census of manufacturers.
Keep the geographic scope: foreign and domestic facilities appear in this U.S.-market dataset. A German or Chinese country value does not prove authorization in that country, exports, production volume or demand. The three values are a selected excerpt, not worldwide coverage.
Primary evidence · U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Repeat the query before relying on a count.
All three API responses reported meta.last_updated = 2026-10-19 when retrieved on November 1, 2026. The data date is unchanged from the prior research; this page adds a comparison and interpretation, not a newly updated dataset.
- U.S. records counted by state — country US; field registration.state_code; first five rows shown, query limit 1,000.
- California cross-check — country US AND state CA; same count field and unit.
- Country-of-establishment counts — registration.iso_country_code; no country filter; selected country values shown.
- openFDA dataset overview — locations and listed devices, U.S.-market scope and monthly update frequency; documentation, not a statistical count.
API responses queried directly; documentation read through a text representation. Counts are reproducible snapshots, not live supplier verification. No FEI deduplication, missing-field reconciliation or measurement of buying activity was performed. A failed query means unknown, not zero. Do not use openFDA to make medical-care decisions.