Number Number Annual Per
of of Payroll Receipts Capita
GEOGRAPHIC AREA Establishments Employees ($1,000) ($1,000) Receipts($)
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MARYLAND 5,763 180,949 3,699,855 7,048,860 1,384
BALTIMORE REGION 2,817 108,792 2,333,212 4,051,972 1,664
Anne Arundel County 590 10,246 190,866 464,588 989
Baltimore County 955 21,553 362,817 845,146 1,174
Carroll County 147 1,837 23,489 63,519 432
Harford County 212 2,611 50,476 130,317 614
Howard County 347 49,478 1,380,536 1,802,821 7,875
Baltimore City 566 23,067 325,028 745,581 1,134
SUBURBAN WASHINGTON REGION 2,178 61,029 1,170,709 2,540,666 1,426
Frederick County 186 2,819 56,397 129,108 705
Montgomery County 1,286 39,953 742,151 1,514,056 1,827
Prince George's County 706 18,257 372,161 897,502 1,166
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 196 2,627 53,558 125,623 465
Calvert County 47 398 6,329 17,329 250
Charles County 87 1,173 19,762 43,757 380
St. Mary's County 62 1,056 27,467 64,537 755
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 179 2,921 47,452 113,498 495
Allegany County 46 516 8,722 21,558 297
Garrett County 23 145 2,887 7,463 254
Washington County 110 2,260 35,843 84,477 664
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 200 2,131 43,105 99,156 494
Caroline County 20 141 3,982 7,704 261
Cecil County 57 617 12,825 29,486 365
Kent County 24 127 3,737 14,076 742
Queen Anne's County 35 147 3,234 13,409 344
Talbot County 64 1,099 19,327 34,481 1,053
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 193 3,449 51,819 117,945 672
Dorchester County 19 180 3,035 13,453 450
Somerset County 5 21 565 1,716 70
Wicomico County 107 2,895 41,627 84,848 1,073
Worcester County 62 353 6,592 17,928 425
Source: 1997 Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prepared by the Maryland Department of Planning, Planning Data Services
