County profile
Prince George's County, MD
United States · GDP 2024
#86 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$65.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
276,055
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
16,350
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
970,374
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$101.8k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
36.7%±0.7%
Poverty rate
10.8%±0.6%
Business applications
20,166 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,230
23.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1IonQ, Inc.Technology$130.0M53D2NextCure, Inc.Healthcare$22.4M38D3Landmark Land Company, Inc.Financial Services$12.2M——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 trade19%
Health care19%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction17%
Professional services15%
Admin & support12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
970,374
residents · 2025 · +0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $59.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−58,646
International migration+46,416
Natural change+16,587
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$48.6B2019
$47.6B2020
$51.6B2021
$56.6B2022
$60.5B2023
$65.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$426.0k±$3.1k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$14/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±0.4%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$616.2M
2,090 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Lightning 99Heat wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5402016
5762017
6022018
6282019
6582020
7322021
8082022
8452023
8802024
9052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20212,4592021
5,9282022
3,0172023
1,4732024
2,0902025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
8.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
14.6 km
CAPITOL STREET
Nearest commercial airport
16.8 km
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.5k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Prince George's?
Prince George's's economy produced $65.2B in 2024, growing 7.7% year over year — faster than most 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.