How big is manufacturing in Texas?

Manufacturing contributed $332B to Texas's economy in 2025, ranking #2 of 50 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.

What share of Texas's economy is manufacturing?

Manufacturing is 11.3% of Texas's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.5% of GDP, so Texas is more manufacturing-intensive than the country as a whole.

What is the largest manufacturing industry in Texas?

Chemical Products leads at $88.6B (2025), followed by petroleum and coal products ($53.2B) and computer and electronic products ($31.5B), per BEA state GDP by industry.

Is manufacturing in Texas growing?

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

Does Texas make more durable or nondurable goods?

Nondurable goods lead in Texas: $181B versus $151B of value added in 2025.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Manufacturing in Texas

Manufacturing contributed $332B to Texas's economy in 2025 (11.3% of the state's GDP), ranking Texas #2 of 50 states and DC by manufacturing output, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Output rose 0.4% year over year (+0.8% after inflation). The state's largest manufacturing industry is chemical products ($88.6B in 2025).

Output and rank

Manufacturing GDP: $332B in 2025, #2 of 50 states and DC.
Share of the state economy: 11.3% of Texas's GDP.
Growth: +0.4% year over year (+0.8% after inflation).
Composition: $151B durable goods, $181B nondurable goods.

Largest manufacturing industries in Texas

Chemical Products: $88.6B (2025)
Petroleum and Coal Products: $53.2B (2025)
Computer and Electronic Products: $31.5B (2025)

Frequently asked questions

How big is manufacturing in Texas? Manufacturing contributed $332B to Texas's economy in 2025, ranking #2 of 50 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.
What share of Texas's economy is manufacturing? Manufacturing is 11.3% of Texas's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.5% of GDP, so Texas is more manufacturing-intensive than the country as a whole.
What is the largest manufacturing industry in Texas? Chemical Products leads at $88.6B (2025), followed by petroleum and coal products ($53.2B) and computer and electronic products ($31.5B), per BEA state GDP by industry.
Is manufacturing in Texas growing? Texas's manufacturing GDP is up 0.4% year over year in dollar terms and up 0.8% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).
Does Texas make more durable or nondurable goods? Nondurable goods lead in Texas: $181B versus $151B 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 2026-10-01.