Manufacturing in Howard County, Maryland

The register lists 295 facilities in Howard, Maryland. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 258 establishments in Howard, Maryland in 2025. Food Manufacturing accounts for 2,662 jobs in Howard, Maryland, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Columbia106 Jessup56 Elkridge44 Laurel29 Ellicott City18 Fulton8 Savage7 Annapolis Junction6 Hanover5 Woodbine2 Glenelg2 Highland2

Federal labor statistics counted at least 258 manufacturing establishments in Howard County in 2025, employing about 6,634 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 295.

What Howard County makes18 INDUSTRIES

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing78 Food Manufacturing43 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing27 Miscellaneous Manufacturing22 Chemical Manufacturing22 Machinery Manufacturing19 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing15 Printing and Related Support Activities12 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing11 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing10 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing10 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing10 Wood Product Manufacturing6 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing5 Textile Product Mills3 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing3 Apparel Manufacturing2 Paper 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.

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