1. Major Statewide Employers in Maryland - 2011
Employer Employment County Product or Service
Fort George G. Meade* 44,540 Anne Arundel Military installation; intelligence
University System of Maryland 36,380 (multiple) Higher education
Johns Hopkins University 27,000 (multiple) Higher education
Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health 20,100 (multiple) Hospitals; health services
System
National Institutes of Health* 18,800 (multiple) Federal agency
Walmart 17,420 (multiple) Consumer goods
Aberdeen Proving Ground* 15,580 Harford Military installation
University of Maryland Medical System 15,000 (multiple) Hospitals; health services
MedStar Health 14,600 (multiple) Hospitals; health services
Giant Food 13,260 (multiple) Groceries
U.S. Social Security Administration* 13,000 (multiple) Federal agency
Walter Reed National Military Medical 11,000 Montgomery Hospital; health services
Center*
Northrop Grumman 10,980 (multiple) Electronic systems
Naval Air Station Patuxent River* 10,960 St. Mary’s Military installation
Marriott International 10,000 (multiple) Food and lodging services
Verizon Maryland 9,720 (multiple) Communications services
U.S. Food and Drug Administration* 9,480 (multiple) Federal agency
Lockheed Martin 9,000 (multiple) Aerospace and electronics
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility 8,060 Prince George's Military installation
Washington*
Constellation Energy Group 7,400 (multiple) Energy services
LifeBridge Health 7,400 (multiple) Hospitals; health services
UPS 7,260 (multiple) Package delivery services
Target 7,200 (multiple) Consumer goods
Safeway 6,860 (multiple) Groceries
Home Depot 6,620 (multiple) Home improvement products
Note: Excludes post offices, state and local governments; includes public higher education institutions. Employee counts
are rounded.
*Employee counts for federal and military facilities exclude contractors to the extent possible; embedded contractors may
be included.
Sources: Economic development agencies statewide and Maryland Department of Business and Economic
Development, December 2011.