Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing in Louisiana

Nonmetallic Mineral Products manufacturing added $1.0B of value to Louisiana's economy in 2025, up 3.1% year over year. That ranks Louisiana 29th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.6% of Louisiana's manufacturing output. Nationally, nonmetallic mineral products is a $85.1B industry (the 12th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $1.0B in 2025, #29 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +3.1% year over year.
  • Share of Louisiana's manufacturing: 1.6% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: nonmetallic mineral products is a $85.1B industry nationally, #12 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+0.4% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 327).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the nonmetallic mineral products industry in Louisiana? Nonmetallic Mineral Products added $1.0B of value in Louisiana in 2025, ranking the state 29th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is nonmetallic mineral products growing in Louisiana? Louisiana's nonmetallic mineral products output grew 3.1% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Louisiana's manufacturing is nonmetallic mineral products? Nonmetallic Mineral Products is 1.6% of Louisiana's total manufacturing value added in 2025, 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 2026-10-01.