How big is manufacturing in Nebraska?

Manufacturing contributed $20.1B to Nebraska's economy in 2025, ranking #35 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.

What share of Nebraska's economy is manufacturing?

Manufacturing is 10.1% of Nebraska's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Nebraska is more manufacturing-intensive than the country as a whole.

What is the largest manufacturing industry in Nebraska?

Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products leads at $7.6B (2024), followed by chemical products ($4.2B) and fabricated metal products ($1.6B), per BEA state GDP by industry.

Is manufacturing in Nebraska growing?

Nebraska's manufacturing GDP is down 0.8% year over year in dollar terms and down 0.4% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).

Does Nebraska make more durable or nondurable goods?

Nondurable goods lead in Nebraska: $12.4B versus $7.7B of value added in 2025.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Manufacturing in Nebraska

Manufacturing contributed $20.1B to Nebraska's economy in 2025 (10.1% of the state's GDP), ranking Nebraska #35 of 51 states and DC by manufacturing output, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Output fell 0.8% year over year (-0.4% after inflation). The state's largest manufacturing industry is food, beverage, and tobacco products ($7.6B in 2024).

Output and rank

Manufacturing GDP: $20.1B in 2025, #35 of 51 states and DC.
Share of the state economy: 10.1% of Nebraska's GDP.
Growth: -0.8% year over year (-0.4% after inflation).
Composition: $7.7B durable goods, $12.4B nondurable goods.

Largest manufacturing industries in Nebraska

Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products: $7.6B (2024)
Chemical Products: $4.2B (2024)
Fabricated Metal Products: $1.6B (2024)

Frequently asked questions

How big is manufacturing in Nebraska? Manufacturing contributed $20.1B to Nebraska's economy in 2025, ranking #35 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.
What share of Nebraska's economy is manufacturing? Manufacturing is 10.1% of Nebraska's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Nebraska is more manufacturing-intensive than the country as a whole.
What is the largest manufacturing industry in Nebraska? Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products leads at $7.6B (2024), followed by chemical products ($4.2B) and fabricated metal products ($1.6B), per BEA state GDP by industry.
Is manufacturing in Nebraska growing? Nebraska's manufacturing GDP is down 0.8% year over year in dollar terms and down 0.4% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).
Does Nebraska make more durable or nondurable goods? Nondurable goods lead in Nebraska: $12.4B versus $7.7B 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.