Manufacturing in Howard County, Maryland
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Federal labor statistics counted at least 235 manufacturing establishments in Howard County in 2024, employing about 6,722 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 277.
What Howard County makes18 INDUSTRIES
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing73Food Manufacturing40Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing28Miscellaneous Manufacturing21Chemical Manufacturing20Machinery Manufacturing17Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing17Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing10Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing9Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing9Transportation Equipment Manufacturing9Printing and Related Support Activities9Wood Product Manufacturing6Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing5Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing3Textile Product Mills2Apparel Manufacturing2Paper Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of Maryland — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.