Number Number Annual
of of Payroll Revenue Per Capita
GEOGRAPHIC AREA Establishments Employees ($1,000) ($1,000) Revenue ($)
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MARYLAND 5,065 39,502 971,341 4,764,687 936
BALTIMORE REGION 2,300 18,459 475,137 2,388,534 981
Anne Arundel County 415 3,531 82,408 407,073 866
Baltimore County 743 7,047 182,536 947,853 1,316
Carroll County 121 395 6,817 56,133 382
Harford County 170 780 13,848 74,097 349
Howard County 254 1,899 64,659 335,219 1,464
Baltimore City 597 4,807 124,869 568,159 864
SUBURBAN WASHINGTON REGION 1,907 17,250 433,974 2,047,951 1,150
Frederick County 185 862 18,239 88,008 481
Montgomery County 1,123 11,375 305,078 1,321,435 1,595
Prince George's County 599 5,013 110,657 638,508 829
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 199 682 12,061 77,468 287
Calvert County 60 151 2,735 19,298 278
Charles County 84 290 5,703 31,175 271
St. Mary's County 55 241 3,623 26,995 316
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 181 790 12,272 75,640 330
Allegany County 56 198 3,415 23,656 326
Garrett County 20 113 1,540 8,542 290
Washington County 105 479 7,317 43,442 341
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 210 519 8,737 60,956 303
Caroline County 17 36 444 2,128 72
Cecil County 60 177 3,003 20,272 251
Kent County 31 65 826 9,340 492
Queen Anne's County 31 62 1,030 8,436 217
Talbot County 71 179 3,434 20,780 635
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 268 1,802 29,160 114,138 650
Dorchester County 30 97 1,304 5,821 195
Somerset County 10 30 311 1,597 65
Wicomico County 91 580 11,062 52,851 668
Worcester County 137 1,095 16,483 53,869 1,278
Source: 1997 Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prepared by the Maryland Department of Planning, Planning Data Services
