Maryland (MD)

Capital: Annapolis

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
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 2019	9
Below Poverty 2018	8
Below Poverty 2017	9.3
Below Poverty 2016	9.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	66
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	61.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	64.6
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	64.2
Unemployed 2020	6.3
Unemployed 2019	3.7
Unemployed 2018	3.9
Unemployed 2017	4.3
Unemployed 2016	3.8
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 1,045

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.

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Larry Hogan (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Boyd Rutherford (R)
Attorney General	Brian Frosh (D)
Secretary of State (appointed)	John Wobensmith (R)
State Senate Control	D – 32; R – 15
State House Control	D – 98; R – 42

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 13, 2021
Sine Die Adjournment	April 12, 2021
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