Allegany County, MD
FIPS 24001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Allegany County had an annual average of 26,681 jobs across 1,577 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
26,681
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
1,577
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,776
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,637 | 134 | $403 | $55.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,157 | 46 | $1,143 | $123.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,619 | 137 | $2,005 | $127.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,100 | 29 | $846 | $48.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,072 | 32 | $971 | $54.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 915 | 8 | $3,306 | $52.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 883 | 75 | $943 | $43.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 868 | 26 | $514 | $23.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 678 | 20 | $678 | $23.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 642 | 38 | $486 | $16.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 634 | 123 | $1,151 | $38.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 561 | 66 | $1,172 | $34.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 553 | 28 | $1,028 | $29.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 426 | 24 | $694 | $15.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 413 | 57 | $674 | $14.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 366 | 36 | $1,076 | $20.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 331 | 32 | $870 | $15.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 316 | 7 | $945 | $15.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 297 | 2 | $1,830 | $28.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 290 | 16 | $673 | $10.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 285 | 5 | $1,110 | $16.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 278 | 27 | $1,212 | $17.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 237 | 37 | $640 | $7.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 223 | 7 | $1,132 | $13.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 200 | 20 | $416 | $4.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 183 | 5 | $1,227 | $11.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 177 | 26 | $813 | $7.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 170 | 40 | $790 | $7.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 164 | 41 | $571 | $4.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 133 | 10 | $1,206 | $8.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 128 | 18 | $1,268 | $8.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 123 | 24 | $1,066 | $6.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 117 | 8 | $924 | $5.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 94 | 8 | $934 | $4.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 83 | 15 | $528 | $2.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 81 | 6 | $938 | $3.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 71 | 8 | $963 | $3.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 59 | 21 | $2,285 | $7.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 48 | 3 | $1,386 | $3.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 35 | 8 | $824 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 34 | 12 | $411 | $0.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 26 | 7 | $1,039 | $1.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 23 | 8 | $795 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 1 | $1,804 | $1.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 11 | 4 | $955 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 11 | 1 | $1,420 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 10 | 3 | $446 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 1 | $1,595 | $0.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 4 | 1 | $1,794 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
500
jobs · $87,362 avg pay
State Government
2,434
jobs · $73,607 avg pay
Local Government
3,024
jobs · $58,147 avg pay
Private
20,723
jobs · $47,425 avg pay
MD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other MD Counties
The largest counties in MD by total employment.
- Montgomery County 462,298 jobs
- Baltimore County 331,441 jobs
- Anne Arundel County 288,448 jobs
- Baltimore City 282,601 jobs
- Prince George's County 262,343 jobs
- Howard County 156,737 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 130,655 jobs
- Frederick County 108,437 jobs