Number Number Annual Per
of of Payrroll Sales Capita
GEOGRAPHIC AREA Establishments Employees ($1,000) ($1,000) Sales($)
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MARYLAND 9,049 161,273 1,644,729 5,972,467 1,173
BALTIMORE REGION 4,412 78,841 792,572 2,868,257 1,178
Anne Arundel County 852 17,645 175,602 637,267 1,356
Baltimore County 1,359 24,414 233,515 842,416 1,170
Carroll County 214 3,906 31,390 110,321 751
Harford County 293 5,777 51,550 185,882 875
Howard County 366 7,078 68,549 242,517 1,059
Baltimore City 1,328 20,021 231,966 849,854 1,292
SUBURBAN WASHINGTON REGION 2,738 51,398 546,239 1,973,634 1,108
Frederick County 304 6,028 54,474 193,177 1,055
Montgomery County 1,407 25,248 297,974 1,062,058 1,282
Prince George's County 1,027 20,122 193,791 718,399 933
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 391 7,771 66,547 244,774 907
Calvert County 94 1,859 15,521 56,886 821
Charles County 186 3,895 33,496 125,329 1,088
St. Mary's County 111 2,017 17,530 62,559 732
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 468 7,530 64,245 229,758 1,002
Allegany County 165 2,434 19,799 75,460 1,039
Garrett County 73 961 8,010 26,716 908
Washington County 230 4,135 36,436 127,582 1,002
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 400 5,972 63,319 227,777 1,134
Caroline County 27 255 1,898 7,864 267
Cecil County 131 2,011 20,051 75,176 931
Kent County 66 585 5,689 20,095 1,059
Queen Anne's County 80 1,482 15,681 54,887 1,409
Talbot County 96 1,639 20,000 69,755 2,131
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 640 9,761 111,807 428,267 2,440
Dorchester County 60 765 5,990 21,335 714
Somerset County 28 335 2,980 10,457 428
Wicomico County 159 2,964 25,035 86,796 1,097
Worcester County 393 5,697 77,802 309,679 7,349
Source: 1997 Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prepared by the Maryland Department of Planning, Planning Data Services