Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2021)
$5.60
(Percent share of total gross state product)
6.80%
Manufacturing Firms in Delaware (2019)
549
Delaware Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Delaware account for 6.80% of the total output in the state, employing 5.42% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $5.60 billion in 2021. In addition, there were an average of 25,000 manufacturing employees in Delaware in December 2021, with an average annual compensation of $83,882.71 in 2021.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (December 2021)
25,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
5.42%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2021)
$83,882.71
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2021)
$61,135.45
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Delaware Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive the Delaware economy, with $4.43 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2021.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2021)
$4.43
Top 5 Export Markets (total percentage 2021)
47.72%
China
12.50%
South Korea
10.91%
Germany
9.77%
Canada
8.97%
Mexico
5.97%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 49.38% ($690.92 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2021 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
- FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.