Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Manufacturing in Kentucky

Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing added $642M of value to Kentucky's economy in 2024, up 13.0% year over year. That ranks Kentucky 31th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.3% of Kentucky's manufacturing output. Nationally, miscellaneous manufacturing is a $117B industry (the 9th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $642M in 2024, #31 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +13% year over year.
  • Share of Kentucky's manufacturing: 1.3% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: miscellaneous manufacturing is a $117B industry nationally, #9 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+2.3% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 339).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the miscellaneous manufacturing industry in Kentucky? Miscellaneous Manufacturing added $642M of value in Kentucky in 2024, ranking the state 31th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is miscellaneous manufacturing growing in Kentucky? Kentucky's miscellaneous manufacturing output grew 13.0% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Kentucky's manufacturing is miscellaneous manufacturing? Miscellaneous Manufacturing is 1.3% of Kentucky'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.