Number Number Annual of of Payroll Receipts Per Capita
GEOGRAPHIC AREA Establishments Employees ($1,000) ($1,000) Receipts($)
-------------------- -------------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
MARYLAND 7,871 55,241 1,129,152 3,561,306 699
BALTIMORE REGION 3,827 27,191 536,843 1,709,164 702
Anne Arundel County 771 5,428 103,304 360,163 767
Baltimore County 1,244 8,780 177,483 510,426 709
Carroll County 271 1,596 26,679 86,898 591
Harford County 322 1,824 31,759 96,739 455
Howard County 328 2,830 66,072 228,518 998
Baltimore City 891 6,733 131,546 426,420 648
SUBURBAN WASHINGTON REGION 2,703 20,327 457,762 1,399,619 786
Frederick County 280 1,384 28,806 102,011 557
Montgomery County 1,398 9,308 221,905 650,518 785
Prince George's County 1,025 9,635 207,051 647,090 841
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 340 2,034 37,460 126,478 469
Calvert County 69 397 6,498 20,730 299
Charles County 174 1,111 22,285 77,133 669
St. Mary's County 97 526 8,677 28,615 335
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 387 2,627 42,233 138,073 602
Allegany County 135 790 11,696 39,173 539
Garrett County 45 313 5,143 17,160 583
Washington County 207 1,524 25,394 81,740 642
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 319 1,469 27,539 92,488 460
Caroline County 31 143 3,421 11,563 392
Cecil County 107 495 9,263 31,385 389
Kent County 35 128 2,074 7,691 405
Queen Anne's County 58 221 4,294 15,233 391
Talbot County 88 482 8,487 26,616 813
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 295 1,593 27,315 95,484 544
Dorchester County 48 176 2,371 8,976 300
Somerset County 16 67 831 6,755 277
Wicomico County 146 986 18,139 60,087 760
Worcester County 85 364 5,974 19,666 467
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
