County profile
Harford County, MD
United States · GDP 2024
#287 of 3,127 US counties by GDP57th-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$17.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
79,488
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,636
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
266,446
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$112.3k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
40.3%±1.1%
Poverty rate
7.1%±0.7%
Business applications
3,005 · 2025
Retail establishments
661
24.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1SFSB, Inc.Financial Services$4.1k——2Harford BankFinancial 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
Retail trade24%
Health care20%
Professional services19%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction10%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
266,446
residents · 2025 · +2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $74.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,617
International migration+1,162
Natural change+556
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.9B2019
$13.9B2020
$15.0B2021
$15.9B2022
$17.1B2023
$17.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$386.4k±$5.1k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$40/mo
Vacancy rate
3.5%±0.5%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$178.9M
715 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.9k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 94Heat wave 91Hurricane 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5612016
5662017
5872018
6062019
6252020
6822021
7712022
8332023
8702024
9012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -21% since 20219022021
1,4062022
1,4102023
8032024
7152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.2 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
11.7 km
CSXT
Nearest port
18.4 km
HAVRE DE GRACE QUARRY
Nearest commercial airport
52.6 km
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL THURGOOD MARSHALL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Harford?
Harford's economy produced $17.9B in 2024, growing 5.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.