Even Keen only assembles 9% of its shoes in America.

To my knowledge, and as somewhat reflected in the article, they’re not even really made in America, but this is mainly just where foreign manufacture pieces are assembled.

The article does address that a little more, showing Keen is working on trying to source more US made parts, but due to the limited manufacturing here and its increased labor cost, that’s a challenge.

I’m on my third set of Keens, and they are far and away my favorite work boots. I’ve had one of the higher end non-US ones and 2 US ones. They’ve all been amazing, but the width of my most recent pair feels like it was made on a narrower last, but it’s also my first leather pair, so they may just need more break in.