Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing in Delaware

Nonmetallic Mineral Products manufacturing added $121M of value to Delaware's economy in 2024, up 2.4% year over year. That ranks Delaware 48th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.5% of Delaware's manufacturing output. Nationally, nonmetallic mineral products is a $76.3B industry (the 13th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $121M in 2024, #48 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +2.4% year over year.
  • Share of Delaware's manufacturing: 1.5% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: nonmetallic mineral products is a $76.3B industry nationally, #13 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1.5% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 327).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the nonmetallic mineral products industry in Delaware? Nonmetallic Mineral Products added $121M of value in Delaware in 2024, ranking the state 48th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is nonmetallic mineral products growing in Delaware? Delaware's nonmetallic mineral products output grew 2.4% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Delaware's manufacturing is nonmetallic mineral products? Nonmetallic Mineral Products is 1.5% of Delaware's total manufacturing value added in 2024, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

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.