Maryland is the center of the Boston-Atlanta Corridor on the Atlantic Seaboard. The state borders Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital. Among the 50 states, Maryland ranks 42nd in size and 19th in population. Its per capita income is the fourth highest among the states. Approximately 90 percent of Maryland’s 5.5 million residents live in the Maryland portion of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia Combined Statistical Area. The entire metropolitan area represents the nation’s fourth largest retail market.

The state’s diversified economy is rooted in high technology, biosciences and services, as well as revitalized manufacturing and international trade. Transportation resources include the Port of Baltimore and the Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Professional and technical workers constitute 24 percent of the state’s work force—the highest concentration among states. Maryland is in a statistical tie with Massachusetts as the top state for educational attainment—37.2 percent of Maryland's population age 25 and above hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Maryland’s 150,000 businesses employ two million workers with an annual payroll of $78 billion. Of these businesses, 3,390 have 100 or more workers. Major employers include Johns Hopkins Institutions, Lockheed Martin, Marriott, McCormick & Co., Northrop Grumman, Southwest Airlines and Verizon.

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