County profile
Anne Arundel County, MD
United States · GDP 2024
#78 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$69.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
245,664
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
14,718
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$75.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
603,380
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$124.9k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
45.8%±0.9%
Poverty rate
5.6%±0.4%
Business applications
8,421 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,818
30.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.Financial Services$400.5M69B2Safer Shot, Inc.Industrials$0——3Glen Burnie BancorpFinancial Services———4CTR Investments & Consulting, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation20%
Retail trade19%
Professional services19%
Health care18%
Construction13%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
603,380
residents · 2025 · +1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $87.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−6,453
International migration+7,155
Natural change+9,005
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$52.3B2019
$51.6B2020
$56.4B2021
$60.3B2022
$65.1B2023
$69.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$467.9k±$3.9k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±0.4%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$413.2M
1,844 units · 3.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 96Lightning 94Heat wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7172016
7352017
7592018
7772019
8032020
8732021
9632022
10272023
10822024
11192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 20211,7452021
1,8252022
1,0692023
1,3042024
1,8442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.1 km
I-97
Nearest freight rail
8.2 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
7.9 km
BEARDS CREEK (ANNAPOLIS LNDG)
Nearest commercial airport
19.6 km
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL THURGOOD MARSHALL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR6 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$75.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Anne Arundel?
Anne Arundel's economy produced $69.9B in 2024, growing 7.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.