Which counties in Maryland are adding jobs fastest?

Cecil County (+12.6%), Harford County (+5.9%) and Worcester County (+5.6%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Maryland between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Maryland counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Cecil County	+12.6%	29,700	107,131
2	Harford County	+5.9%	79,488	266,446
3	Worcester County	+5.6%	20,249	54,459
4	Howard County	+5.1%	185,946	339,183
5	Garrett County	+3.4%	10,577	28,370
6	Carroll County	+3.3%	53,981	176,677
7	Frederick County	+2.6%	95,077	302,883
8	Prince George's County	+2.3%	276,055	970,374
9	Baltimore County	+2.0%	340,854	847,650
10	Washington County	+2.0%	61,729	157,731
11	Queen Anne's County	+1.7%	12,926	54,448
12	Somerset County	+1.3%	4,141	24,973
13	Charles County	+1.2%	33,675	176,593
14	Baltimore (city)	+1.2%	301,759	569,997
15	Dorchester County	+0.2%	9,537	33,628
16	Anne Arundel County	−0.3%	245,664	603,380
17	Montgomery County	−0.3%	439,792	1,074,582
18	Calvert County	−0.4%	19,204	94,484
19	St. Mary's County	−1.2%	32,683	116,692
20	Talbot County	−1.5%	17,567	38,238
21	Wicomico County	−3.0%	35,249	106,899
22	Kent County	−4.2%	6,462	19,565
23	Caroline County	−4.7%	6,996	34,116
24	Allegany County	−10.4%	21,366	66,848

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Maryland has the fastest job growth?

Cecil County: +12.6%, ahead of Harford County (+5.9%) and Worcester County (+5.6%), of 24 Maryland counties ranked.

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