Number Number Annual Receipts/ Per Capita of of Payroll Revenue Receipts/
GEOGRAPHIC AREA Establishments Employees ($1,000) ($1,000) Revenue ($)
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MARYLAND 10,841 116,241 3,537,970 8,060,685 1,583
BALTIMORE REGION 5,192 63,797 1,872,635 4,246,203 1,743
Anne Arundel County 864 8,875 264,217 598,289 1,273
Baltimore County 2,003 25,262 764,707 1,700,377 2,361
Carroll County 265 2,346 56,942 130,690 890
Harford County 354 3,253 83,985 197,895 932
Howard County 486 7,205 216,698 525,196 2,294
Baltimore City 1,220 16,856 486,086 1,093,756 1,663
SUBURBAN WASHINGTON REGION 4,149 36,330 1,205,844 2,847,266 1,598
Frederick County 315 3,258 96,035 203,168 1,110
Montgomery County 2,438 19,961 701,709 1,704,287 2,057
Prince George's County 1,396 13,111 408,100 939,811 1,221
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 425 4,096 107,087 227,729 844
Calvert County 108 971 29,747 59,811 863
Charles County 209 1,836 46,566 101,781 883
St. Mary's County 108 1,289 30,774 66,137 774
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 437 4,790 153,069 328,013 1,430
Allegany County 170 1,348 47,934 98,403 1,354
Garrett County 42 436 9,662 21,598 734
Washington County 225 3,006 95,473 208,012 1,634
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 295 3,145 81,124 175,407 873
Caroline County 22 154 2,419 6,463 219
Cecil County 97 1,047 27,750 59,054 732
Kent County 37 319 6,397 16,950 893
Queen Anne's County 42 430 7,313 16,734 429
Talbot County 97 1,195 37,245 76,206 2,328
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 343 4,083 118,211 236,067 1,345
Dorchester County 57 715 14,700 35,948 1,203
Somerset County 19 251 5,866 12,961 531
Wicomico County 200 2,520 86,595 159,921 2,022
Worcester County 67 597 11,050 27,237 646
Source: 1997 Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau.
* Excludes data for firms exempt from federal income tax.
Prepared by the Maryland Department of Planning, Planning Data Services
