Maryland (MD)

Capital: Annapolis

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	6,180,253
Population 2022	6,164,660
Population 2021	6,174,610
Population 2020	6,055,802
Population 2019	6,054,954
Population 2018	6,042,718
Population 2017	6,024,891
Population 2016	6,004,692
Below Poverty 2022	9.6
Below Poverty 2021	10.3
Below Poverty 2020	9
Below Poverty 2019	9
Below Poverty 2018	8
Below Poverty 2017	9.3
Below Poverty 2016	9.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	62.1
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	60.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	66.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	66
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	61.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	64.6
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	64.2
Unemployed 2022	5.4
Unemployed 2021	5.7
Unemployed 2020	6.3
Unemployed 2019	3.7
Unemployed 2018	3.9
Unemployed 2017	4.3
Unemployed 2016	3.8
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 of 897
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 of 863
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 1,045
Median Household Income 2021	97,332
Median Individual Income 2022	75,214
High School Graduation Rate 2022	86.3
High School Graduation Rate 2021	87.2
High School Graduation Rate 2020	86.8
High School Graduation Rate 2019	86.9
High School Graduation Rate 2018	87.1
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	2,013
GDP 2023	421.00 Billion
GDP 2022	412.28 Billion
GDP 2021	405.91 Billion
GDP 2020	388.53 Billion
GDP 2019	402.39 Billion
GDP 2018	402.48 Billion

STATE FACTS
America’s national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key, a Maryland lawyer. It is believed Key wrote the anthem on September 14, 1814, while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.
The National Aquarium is located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Wes Moore (D)
Lieutenant Governor	Aruna Miller (D)
Attorney General	Anthony Brown (D)
Secretary of State	Susan C. Lee (D)
State Senate Control	D – 34; R – 13
State House Control	D – 102; R – 39

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 10, 2024
Sine Die Adjournment	April 8, 2024
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	March 22, 2021
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Six days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	30 days from presentment
Veto Override	3/5 majority
Legislation Effective Date	June 1 (for bills passed prior to April 17); no fewer than 31 days after passage for bills passed after April 17