GDP, 2025$567.0B#18 of 51 · 1.8% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+0.8%#46 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$82,387#11 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20263.9%#27 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $88.7B | 15.6% | +1.9 pp | 6 | ||
| Government | $113.9B | 20.1% | +9.0 pp | 3 | ||
| Manufacturing | $30.2B | 5.3% | −4.2 pp | 42 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $26.2B | 4.6% | −4.1 pp | 46 | ||
| Professional services | $56.4B | 9.9% | +2.0 pp | 5 | ||
| Health care | $43.9B | 7.7% | +0.2 pp | 30 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $29.5B | 5.2% | −1.1 pp | 36 | ||
| Retail trade | $30.8B | 5.4% | −0.4 pp | 42 | ||
| Information | $22.7B | 4.0% | −1.7 pp | 18 | ||
| Construction | $33.2B | 5.9% | +1.5 pp | 9 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $12.8B | 2.3% | −1.0 pp | 42 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $16.3B | 2.9% | −0.3 pp | 35 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $17.3B | 3.1% | +0.1 pp | 19 | ||
| Other services | $13.3B | 2.3% | +0.3 pp | 9 | ||
| Management of companies | $5.7B | 1.0% | −0.8 pp | 42 | ||
| Utilities | $9.2B | 1.6% | 0.0 pp | 33 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $389M | 0.1% | −1.2 pp | 45 | ||
| Education | $8.3B | 1.5% | +0.3 pp | 10 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $7.0B | 1.2% | +0.2 pp | 8 | ||
| Agriculture | $1.3B | 0.2% | −0.6 pp | 44 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Maryland
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6,562,398 | $759.0B | $93,299 | 3.8% | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6,330,422 | $582.1B | $80,403 | 4.5% | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 2,859,024 | $275.4B | $81,133 | 3.9% | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 311,295 | $16.5B | $57,929 | 3.9% | |
| Lexington Park, MD | 211,382 | $16.7B | $76,131 | 3.5% | |
| Salisbury, MD | 131,570 | $8.3B | $49,813 | 4.4% |