Anne Arundel County is located in the heart of the nation's fourth largest marketplace, the Baltimore-Washington D.C. corridor. It is home to the state capital, Annapolis, and to the U.S. Naval Academy, both major destinations for visitors. With over 500 miles of shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay, the county successfully combines natural beauty and rural charm with metropolitan sophistication.

The county's economy is strong, supported by a diverse set of economic drivers such as Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, world class private sector employers, and telecommunications, retail, and distribution operations. Its rapidly expanding informatics and defense industry is fueled by the presence of the National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, and key prime defense contractors. Anne Arundel County is ranked third in Maryland for defense procurement contracts and has a presence in the county of eight of the top ten defense contractors in the nation.

Anne Arundel County's 14,000 businesses employ an estimated 190,300 workers, with 340 of these businesses having 100 or more workers. Key private sector employers include: ARINC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Computer Sciences Corporation, Corporate Express, General Dynamics, Johns Hopkins Healthcare, Northrop Grumman and U.S. Foodservice.

For additional information, download the 4-page Brief Economic Facts for the county.
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