Kent County, MD
FIPS 24029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kent County had an annual average of 6,612 jobs across 726 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
6,612
-12.8% YoY
Establishments
726
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,662
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,276 | 29 | $1,152 | $64.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 533 | 46 | $483 | $13.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 345 | 6 | $1,082 | $19.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 342 | 24 | $643 | $11.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 341 | 21 | $561 | $9.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 308 | 6 | $1,466 | $23.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 289 | 35 | $1,034 | $15.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 281 | 18 | $841 | $12.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 162 | 44 | $1,125 | $9.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 159 | 21 | $1,184 | $9.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 124 | 16 | $604 | $3.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 99 | 13 | $1,417 | $7.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 96 | 10 | $1,034 | $5.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 91 | 21 | $695 | $3.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 89 | 8 | $1,547 | $7.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 88 | 23 | $1,122 | $5.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 86 | 8 | $678 | $3.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 72 | 9 | $782 | $2.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 59 | 9 | $772 | $2.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 56 | 10 | $551 | $1.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 54 | 4 | $1,291 | $3.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 52 | 8 | $1,288 | $3.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 52 | 5 | $647 | $1.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 48 | 6 | $965 | $2.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 42 | 17 | $771 | $1.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 40 | 11 | $1,263 | $2.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 25 | 6 | $465 | $0.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 23 | 7 | $797 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 22 | 19 | $509 | $0.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 16 | 9 | $4,392 | $3.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 1 | $1,157 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,738 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
62
jobs · $67,646 avg pay
Private
6,550
jobs · $51,501 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