How big is manufacturing in Illinois?

Manufacturing contributed $133B to Illinois's economy in 2025, ranking #3 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.

What share of Illinois's economy is manufacturing?

Manufacturing is 11% of Illinois's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Illinois is more manufacturing-intensive than the country as a whole.

What is the largest manufacturing industry in Illinois?

Chemical Products leads at $34.3B (2024), followed by food, beverage, and tobacco products ($17.7B) and machinery ($16.1B), per BEA state GDP by industry.

Is manufacturing in Illinois growing?

Illinois's manufacturing GDP is down 0.6% year over year in dollar terms and up 0.2% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).

Does Illinois make more durable or nondurable goods?

Nondurable goods lead in Illinois: $72.0B versus $60.6B of value added in 2025.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Manufacturing in Illinois

Manufacturing contributed $133B to Illinois's economy in 2025 (11% of the state's GDP), ranking Illinois #3 of 51 states and DC by manufacturing output, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Output fell 0.6% year over year (+0.2% after inflation). The state's largest manufacturing industry is chemical products ($34.3B in 2024).

Output and rank

Manufacturing GDP: $133B in 2025, #3 of 51 states and DC.
Share of the state economy: 11% of Illinois's GDP.
Growth: -0.6% year over year (+0.2% after inflation).
Composition: $60.6B durable goods, $72.0B nondurable goods.

Largest manufacturing industries in Illinois

Chemical Products: $34.3B (2024)
Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products: $17.7B (2024)
Machinery: $16.1B (2024)

Frequently asked questions

How big is manufacturing in Illinois? Manufacturing contributed $133B to Illinois's economy in 2025, ranking #3 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.
What share of Illinois's economy is manufacturing? Manufacturing is 11% of Illinois's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Illinois is more manufacturing-intensive than the country as a whole.
What is the largest manufacturing industry in Illinois? Chemical Products leads at $34.3B (2024), followed by food, beverage, and tobacco products ($17.7B) and machinery ($16.1B), per BEA state GDP by industry.
Is manufacturing in Illinois growing? Illinois's manufacturing GDP is down 0.6% year over year in dollar terms and up 0.2% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).
Does Illinois make more durable or nondurable goods? Nondurable goods lead in Illinois: $72.0B versus $60.6B 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.