Number Number Annual
of of Payroll Sales Per Capita
GEOGRAPHIC AREA Establishments Employees ($1,000) ($1,000) Sales ($)
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MARYLAND 19,798 274,260 4,913,952 46,428,206 9,116
BALTIMORE REGION 9,368 130,478 2,311,680 21,366,187 8,772
Anne Arundel County 1,863 27,922 487,049 4,757,649 10,127
Baltimore County 3,138 49,690 902,671 8,243,411 11,448
Carroll County 604 7,366 116,514 1,160,569 7,899
Harford County 741 10,518 174,587 1,755,419 8,265
Howard County 766 11,823 216,158 2,010,755 8,783
Baltimore City 2,256 23,159 414,701 3,438,384 5,229
SUBURBAN WASHINGTON REGION 6,166 95,169 1,820,342 17,144,241 9,623
Frederick County 741 10,644 186,775 1,839,289 10,048
Montgomery County 3,000 46,311 957,769 8,914,414 10,758
Prince George's County 2,425 38,214 675,798 6,390,538 8,301
SOUTHERN MARYLAND REGION 958 13,931 226,118 2,200,829 8,153
Calvert County 190 2,566 42,736 404,019 5,830
Charles County 490 7,750 128,031 1,243,620 10,793
St. Mary's County 278 3,615 55,351 553,190 6,476
WESTERN MARYLAND REGION 1,140 13,536 201,428 2,106,980 9,187
Allegany County 385 4,719 63,503 663,495 9,133
Garrett County 157 1,367 20,580 222,946 7,576
Washington County 598 7,450 117,345 1,220,539 9,589
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGION 992 9,789 161,506 1,715,967 8,543
Caroline County 104 901 13,673 191,265 6,490
Cecil County 284 3,526 58,241 613,373 7,599
Kent County 125 908 13,907 132,288 6,969
Queen Anne's County 217 1,833 28,726 321,537 8,252
Talbot County 262 2,621 46,959 457,504 13,977
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGION 1,174 11,357 192,878 1,894,002 10,789
Dorchester County 132 1,476 27,731 285,883 9,567
Somerset County 73 485 6,053 67,979 2,784
Wicomico County 464 6,111 100,033 994,145 12,567
Worcester County 505 3,285 59,061 545,995 12,958
Source: 1997 Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prepared by the Maryland Department of Planning, Planning Data Services
