Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing in Mississippi

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing added $1.8B of value to Mississippi's economy in 2024, down 4.2% year over year. That ranks Mississippi 17th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 7.3% of Mississippi's manufacturing output. Nationally, motor vehicles and parts is a $184B industry (the 7th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $1.8B in 2024, #17 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -4.2% year over year.
  • Share of Mississippi's manufacturing: 7.3% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: motor vehicles and parts is a $184B industry nationally, #7 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3361MV).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the motor vehicles and parts industry in Mississippi? Motor Vehicles and Parts added $1.8B of value in Mississippi in 2024, ranking the state 17th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is motor vehicles and parts growing in Mississippi? Mississippi's motor vehicles and parts output shrank 4.2% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Mississippi's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts? Motor Vehicles and Parts is 7.3% of Mississippi'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.