Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing in North Carolina

Nonmetallic Mineral Products manufacturing added $2.6B of value to North Carolina's economy in 2024, down 1.2% year over year. That ranks North Carolina 9th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 2.5% of North Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, nonmetallic mineral products is a $76.3B industry (the 13th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $2.6B in 2024, #9 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -1.2% year over year.
  • Share of North Carolina's manufacturing: 2.5% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: nonmetallic mineral products is a $76.3B industry nationally, #13 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1.5% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 327).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the nonmetallic mineral products industry in North Carolina? Nonmetallic Mineral Products added $2.6B of value in North Carolina in 2024, ranking the state 9th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is nonmetallic mineral products growing in North Carolina? North Carolina's nonmetallic mineral products output shrank 1.2% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of North Carolina's manufacturing is nonmetallic mineral products? Nonmetallic Mineral Products is 2.5% of North Carolina'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.