How big is manufacturing in Colorado?

Manufacturing contributed $29.7B to Colorado's economy in 2025, ranking #29 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.

What share of Colorado's economy is manufacturing?

Manufacturing is 5.1% of Colorado's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Colorado is less manufacturing-intensive than the national average.

What is the largest manufacturing industry in Colorado?

Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products leads at $6.9B (2024), followed by computer and electronic products ($5.2B) and other transportation equipment ($3.5B), per BEA state GDP by industry.

Is manufacturing in Colorado growing?

Colorado's manufacturing GDP is down 1.2% year over year in dollar terms and down 0.5% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).

Does Colorado make more durable or nondurable goods?

Durable goods lead in Colorado: $18.3B versus $11.4B of value added in 2025.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Manufacturing in Colorado

Manufacturing contributed $29.7B to Colorado's economy in 2025 (5.1% of the state's GDP), ranking Colorado #29 of 51 states and DC by manufacturing output, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Output fell 1.2% year over year (-0.5% after inflation). The state's largest manufacturing industry is food, beverage, and tobacco products ($6.9B in 2024).

Output and rank

Manufacturing GDP: $29.7B in 2025, #29 of 51 states and DC.
Share of the state economy: 5.1% of Colorado's GDP.
Growth: -1.2% year over year (-0.5% after inflation).
Composition: $18.3B durable goods, $11.4B nondurable goods.

Largest manufacturing industries in Colorado

Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products: $6.9B (2024)
Computer and Electronic Products: $5.2B (2024)
Other Transportation Equipment: $3.5B (2024)

Frequently asked questions

How big is manufacturing in Colorado? Manufacturing contributed $29.7B to Colorado's economy in 2025, ranking #29 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.
What share of Colorado's economy is manufacturing? Manufacturing is 5.1% of Colorado's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Colorado is less manufacturing-intensive than the national average.
What is the largest manufacturing industry in Colorado? Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products leads at $6.9B (2024), followed by computer and electronic products ($5.2B) and other transportation equipment ($3.5B), per BEA state GDP by industry.
Is manufacturing in Colorado growing? Colorado's manufacturing GDP is down 1.2% year over year in dollar terms and down 0.5% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).
Does Colorado make more durable or nondurable goods? Durable goods lead in Colorado: $18.3B versus $11.4B of value added in 2025.

About this data

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.