Counties in Maryland by real GDP growth

Name: Counties in Maryland by real GDP growth, 2018
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Cecil County had the highest real GDP growth of 24 counties in 2018, at 7.8%. Calvert County had the lowest, at -15%. The median was 0.4% and the figure for Maryland was 0.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest7.8Cecil County

Lowest-15Calvert County

Median0.424 counties

Maryland0.7History

All counties, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Cecil County	7.8	+4.6 pts
2	Garrett County	3.6	+6.5 pts
3	Frederick County	2.7	+0.8 pts
4	Prince George's County	2.6	+1.5 pts
5	Baltimore County	2.4	+1.1 pts
6	Howard County	2.2	+0.2 pts
7	Harford County	1.2	-2 pts
8	Washington County	0.9	-0.2 pts
9	Allegany County	0.8	-0.8 pts
10	Worcester County	0.6	0 pts
11	St. Mary's County	0.5	-2 pts
12	Baltimore city	0.4	-1.5 pts
13	Talbot County	0.3	0 pts
14	Anne Arundel County	0	-2.4 pts
15	Queen Anne's County	-0.1	-7.1 pts
16	Montgomery County	-0.2	-2.7 pts
17	Somerset County	-0.8	+15.4 pts
17	Wicomico County	-0.8	-2.1 pts
19	Kent County	-1.4	-4.6 pts
20	Carroll County	-1.8	-6.7 pts
21	Dorchester County	-2.5	-3.1 pts
22	Charles County	-4	-7.7 pts
23	Caroline County	-4.6	-4.1 pts
24	Calvert County	-15	-16.2 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?

Cecil County, with 7.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Calvert County, with -15% in 2018.

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.