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Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Major Employers

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Private Sector Employers
1.	Northrop Grumman Corporation/Electronic Sensors & Systems Sector/Oceanic*	7,500
2.	North Arundel Health System	2,432
3.	Southwest Airlines	2,425
4.	Anne Arundel Health System, Inc.	2,025
5.	Computer Sicences Corporation	1,829
6.	ARINC	1,300
7.	Allegis Group	1,006
8.	Verizon Communications MD**	844
9.	Constellation Energy Group/BGE	500
Public Sector Employers
A.	National Security Agency***	14,000
B.	Anne Arundel County Public Schools**	10,500
C.	State of Maryland**	8,000
D.	Fort George G. Meade***	5,188
E.	Anne Arundel County Government**	4,308
F.	U.S. Naval Academy***	1,347
G.	U.S. Coast Guard Yard & Tenant Commands****	1,200
H.	Anne Arundel Community College	1,100
I.	City of Annapolis Government	560
* 2 locations
**Multiple locations
*** Civilian employment
**** Total of civilian & military employment

Anne Arundel County
AREA	1980	1990	2000
POPULATION	370,775	427,239	489,656
HOUSEHOLDS	121,028	149,114	178,670
LABOR FORCE	191,370	245,790	269,772
EMPLOYMENT	175,100	251,000	296,500
HOUSEHOLD INCOME (Median, in current $)	$22,676	$45,147	$61,768

Anne Arundel County Population by Age
AGE	1980	1990	2000
0 - 4	24,968	32,326	33,083
5 - 19	95,816	86,215	102,409
20 - 44	153,592	185,826	188,407
45 - 64	71,314	85,482	116,937
65+	25,085	37,390	48,820
TOTAL*	370,775	427,239	489,656

Anne Arundel County Population By Race
RACE	1980	1990	2000
White	321,203	367,502	397,789
Non-White	49,572	59,737	91,867
TOTAL	370,775	427,239	489,656

Anne Arundel County Households By Income
INCOME LEVEL (in current $)	1980	1990	2000
Under $15,000	33,400	15,300	11,900
$15,000 - $30,000	49,700	26,800	20,700
$30,000 - $50,000	30,200	42,500	35,300
$50,000 - $75,000	6,200	36,700	42,900
Over $75,000	1,600	27,900	67,900

Anne Arundel County Employment By Industry
INDUSTRY	1980	1990	2000
Infrastructure	16,400	31,900	39,400
Manufacturing	18,500	21,300	16,100
Trade	31,000	49,800	58,800
Services	38,500	73,300	107,100
Government	70,700	74,600	75,200
TOTAL*	175,100	251,000	296,500

*Detail may not add to total due to rounding.

Sources

Population, Households, Population by Age, Population by Race, Labor Force and Income: U.S. Census Bureau.

Employment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Anne Arundel County Web site

Last Updated: 09/16/2008

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