A few big makers still build dishwashers in the USA, in Louisville, Kentucky, Findlay, Ohio and Fitchburg, Wisconsin, while many other brands sold here are made in Germany, Mexico or China.
A dishwasher is mostly its tub, door and racks; its pump, motor and electronic controls are often bought from abroad. Each listing is rated for the company's most American-made dishwashers and names what is known to come from elsewhere.
Ranked by Made in USA level, highest first; ties are in alphabetical order. The level measures how much is made in the USA, not product quality. How the levels work
GE Appliances makes refrigerators, ranges, cooktops, wall ovens, dishwashers, washers and dryers under the GE, GE Profile, Café and Monogram names, plus water heaters and air conditioners. Owned by China's Haier since 2016 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, it builds most of its appliances at US plants in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina.
GE Appliances' "Produced in America" page says it "designs, engineers and proudly manufactures a wide assortment of appliances in the USA" at "11 American manufacturing plants and microfactories," naming plants in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Connecticut.
GE lists its built-in dishwashers under "Dishwashers Produced in America" and builds them at its Appliance Park dishwasher plant in Louisville, which it expanded in 2020. Motors, pumps and controls are likely imported.
Production history: GE Appliances has built appliances at Appliance Park in Louisville since the 1950s; Haier bought it in 2016, and in 2025 it announced a $3 billion plan to bring more production, including gas ranges, front-load washers and dryers, back from Mexico and China.
Our rough estimate: imported or likely imported parts (motors, pumps, controls) are about 10–30% of the value.
Level 4 for its GE, GE Profile and Café dishwashers built in Louisville, Kentucky: GE Appliances builds its dishwashers at Appliance Park in Louisville; motors and controls are likely imported.
Sub-Zero Group makes Sub-Zero built-in refrigerators, Wolf ranges, ovens and cooktops, and Cove dishwashers for high-end kitchens. The family-owned company was founded in Madison, Wisconsin in 1945 and has factories in Wisconsin, Iowa and Arizona.
Sub-Zero Group's "Our story" page calls Sub-Zero "an American original" and says, "From our factories in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Arizona to homes around the world, we promise the consistent quality." Its Buy America answer page says its "manufacturing facilities are located in" the US "only."
Sub-Zero Group built its Cove dishwasher line at an expanded Fitchburg, Wisconsin factory (2015–2017), replacing the Asko dishwashers it had sold before. Where its pumps, motors and controls come from isn't stated.
Production history: Sub-Zero has built refrigerators in Wisconsin since 1945, added Wolf in 2000 and Cove dishwashers in 2018, and opened a new plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in May 2026.
Our rough estimate: imported or likely imported parts (pump, motor, controls) are about 20–40% of the value.
Level 4 for its Cove built-in dishwashers: Sub-Zero Group builds its Cove dishwashers in Fitchburg, Wisconsin; its pumps and controls may be imported.
Whirlpool makes washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, wall ovens and dishwashers under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir and Amana names. Founded in 1911 and based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, it says about 80% of the major appliances it sells in the US come from its American factories.
Whirlpool's "Stayed in America" page says "Approximately 80% of the major appliances we sell in the U.S. come from our American factories" and "Approximately 96% of the steel we use is American," with the footnote "Domestic and imported components are used in the manufacturing of products."
Whirlpool lists Findlay, Ohio as its dishwasher plant. Motors, pumps and controls are likely imported, and a 2025 import record shows Whirlpool bringing in household dishwashers from Mexico, so some models may be made there.
Production history: Whirlpool has built dishwashers in Findlay for decades for its Whirlpool, Maytag and KitchenAid brands.
Our rough estimate: imported or likely imported parts (motors or compressors, controls) are about 15–30% of the value.
Level 4 for its Whirlpool, Maytag and KitchenAid dishwashers built in Findlay, Ohio: Whirlpool builds its dishwashers in Findlay, Ohio from mostly American steel; its own label says it uses imported components too.
Pumps and controls are often imported. Whirlpool's own label says it uses domestic and imported components, and most makers don't say where their pumps and motors come from.
Check the brand's own claim. GE lists its US-built dishwashers on a "Produced in America" page; some brands built in US plants make no made-in-USA claim, so we couldn't list them yet.
Each listing's research notes show what was checked and when, including our rough estimate of how much of the value is imported. Ratings are rechecked as companies answer.
Dishwasher makers by state
Kentucky: GE Appliances (Louisville)
Ohio: Whirlpool (Findlay plant)
Wisconsin: Sub-Zero Group (Cove, Fitchburg)
Change log
What's changed since our last review on June 10, 2016?
1 listing is paused: Thermador makes no made-in-USA claim, and we couldn't tell which of its dishwashers are built in the USA. We're asking.
3 makers were re-checked, including where each has made its dishwashers over the years, and still build them in the USA.
Every maker now has a Made in USA level from 0 to 5, with the sources and research notes behind it. See how the levels work.
Listings checked by Dave Hurley.
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