Counties in Maryland by real GDP growth

Name: Counties in Maryland by real GDP growth, 2016
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Calvert County had the highest real GDP growth of 24 counties in 2016, at 7.9%. Dorchester County had the lowest, at -0.5%. The median was 3% and the figure for Maryland was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest7.9Calvert County

Lowest-0.5Dorchester County

Median324 counties

Maryland3.5History

All counties, 2016

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%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 (%)	Change on 2015
1	Calvert County	7.9	-1.3 pts
2	Cecil County	6.7	0 pts
3	Charles County	6.2	+8.9 pts
4	Allegany County	5.9	+4.9 pts
5	Howard County	4.4	+1.3 pts
6	Washington County	4	+4.4 pts
7	Anne Arundel County	3.8	+1.4 pts
7	Montgomery County	3.8	+0.3 pts
9	Baltimore city	3.3	+1.7 pts
9	Queen Anne's County	3.3	+3.2 pts
11	Baltimore County	3.2	+1.5 pts
12	Harford County	3	+0.7 pts
12	St. Mary's County	3	+0.4 pts
14	Prince George's County	2.9	+2.1 pts
15	Caroline County	2.8	-7 pts
15	Garrett County	2.8	+1.2 pts
17	Frederick County	2.2	+1.6 pts
18	Wicomico County	1.9	-2.3 pts
19	Worcester County	1.6	-1.8 pts
20	Kent County	1.4	+2.9 pts
21	Somerset County	1	-11.6 pts
22	Carroll County	0.6	-1.1 pts
22	Talbot County	0.6	+0.3 pts
24	Dorchester County	-0.5	+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Calvert County, with 7.9% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Dorchester County, with -0.5% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.