Baltimore metropolitan area


The Baltimore–Columbia–Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a metropolitan statistical area in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. It is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. As of 2022, the combined population of the seven counties is 2,985,871, making it the 20th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the nation.
The area has the fourth-highest median household income in the United States, at $66,970 as of 2012.

Composition

The area includes the following counties:
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Baltimore County--
Anne Arundel County--
Baltimore City--
Howard County--
Harford County--
Carroll County--
Queen Anne's County--
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Principal communities

The metropolitan area includes the following principal communities:
It also includes several other communities :
In addition to its technical metropolitan area, Baltimore also receives a large number of commuters from cities such as York, Pennsylvania and the Washington metropolitan area.

History

Companies in metropolitan Baltimore

Four Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in Greater Baltimore: Grace Chemicals in Columbia and Legg Mason, T. Rowe Price, and McCormick & Company in Hunt Valley.
Other companies headquartered in Greater Baltimore include AAI Corporation and Sinclair Broadcast Group in Hunt Valley and Adams Express Company, Brown Advisory, Alex Brown, First Home Mortgage Corporation, FTI Consulting, Petroleum & Resources Corporation, Prometric, Sylvan Learning, Laureate Education, Under Armour, DAP, DeBaufre Bakeries, Wm. T. Burnett & Co, Old Mutual Financial Network, Fila USA, and Firaxis Games in Sparks.

Government and infrastructure

The capital of Maryland and the agencies of the Maryland state government are located in the Baltimore MSA, mainly in Annapolis and Baltimore City. The area is also home to the National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, as well as the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Woodlawn in Baltimore County.
YearDEMGOPOthers
202459.9% 852,36936.7% 521,3843.4% 48,867
202061.7% 878,18535.6% 507,6762.7% 38,014
201655.8% 733,71837.9% 497,6376.3% 83,046
201257.8% 746,05239.8% 513,1642.4% 31,212
200857.4% 725,85840.7% 513,8111.9% 24,189
200452.2% 602,80646.5% 536,5651.3% 15,019
200053.9% 529,64842.6% 418,7753.4% 33,713
199652.0% 449,71139.8% 344,4888.2% 71,112
199248.8% 489,92235.8% 359,09815.4% 154,849
198848.2% 417,85851.1% 443,1830.7% 6,268

Sports teams in metropolitan Baltimore

In Baltimore County:
In Anne Arundel County: