Maryland: Federal-Adjacent Economy, Small-Establishment Reality
Maryland counted 142,967 employer establishments statewide in the 2023 Census County Business Patterns, and 94.0% of them have fewer than 50 employees. The state commerce department markets Maryland around thirteen listed sectors including life sciences, cybersecurity and IT, aerospace and aviation, advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0, and distribution, warehousing and logistics, a mix shaped by the state's federal agencies and research institutions. Marketing pages steer perception, not operations. The number that includes you is the establishment count: the Maryland economy is overwhelmingly made of operations your size, in Baltimore and everywhere else.
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)
- Maryland Department of Commerce: Maryland Key Industries (undated current page; retrieved 2026-10-08)