Editing Anne Arundel County, Maryland (section)

==Economy==

===Principal employers===
According to the [[Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development]], the following were the principal employers in the county in November 2014 (excluding [[United States Postal Service|U.S. post offices]] and state and local governments, but including public institutions of higher education).<ref>[http://commerce.maryland.gov/documents/researchdocument/majoremployersinannearundelcounty.pdf Major Employers in Anne Arundel County, Maryland], Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (Oct. 2015 data).</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Employer
! Employees
|-
| [[Fort George G. Meade]] (including the [[National Security Agency]])
| 53,733
|-
| [[Northrop Grumman]]
| 7,725
|-
| [[Anne Arundel Medical Center|Anne Arundel Health System]]
| 4,000
|-
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
| 3,200
|-
| [[Maryland Live! Casino]]
| 3,000
|-
| [[University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center]]
| 2,901
|-
| [[U.S. Naval Academy]] / Naval Support Activity
| 2,340
|-
| [[Walmart]] / [[Sam's Club]]
| 2,106
|-
| [[Booz Allen Hamilton]]
| 2,100
|-
| [[Anne Arundel Community College]]
| 1,849
|-
| [[Allegis Group]]
| 1,500
|-
| [[Computer Sciences Corporation]]
| 1,229
|-
| [[Giant-Landover|Giant Food]]
| 1,220
|-
| [[Target Corporation]]
| 1,050
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin]]
| 925
|-
| [[Verizon]]
| 844
|-
| [[L-3 Communications]]
| 818
|-
| [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]]
| 800
|-
| [[Food Lion]]
| 790
|-
| [[Rockwell Collins]]
| 773
|-
| AT&T Services
| 700
|-
| KEYW Corp.
| 683
|-
| TeleCommunication Systems
| 650
|-
| Johns Hopkins HealthCare
| 625
|-
| [[Shoppers Food Warehouse]]
| 625
|-
| [[Under Armour]]
| 617
|-
| [[Maryland Jockey Club]] / [[Laurel Park Racecourse|Laurel Park]]
| 616
|-
| Navy Enterprise Resource Planning
| 600
|-
| [[Ciena]]
| 600
|-
| [[United States Coast Guard Yard]]
| 598
|-
| [[The Home Depot]]
| 597
|}

===Personal income===
In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $61,768, and the median income for a family was $69,019 (these figures had risen to $79,294 and $91,071 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=anne+arundel&_cityTown=anne+arundel&_state=04000US24&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010|title=American FactFinder - Community Facts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=March 10, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180732/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=anne+arundel&_cityTown=anne+arundel&_state=04000US24&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010|archive-date=February 11, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>). Males had a median income of $43,747 versus $32,348 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $27,578. About 3.60% of families and 5.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.30% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

===State government===
Several state agencies are headquartered in [[unincorporated area]]s in Anne Arundel County.<!--If you check the addresses on Yahoo Maps or via the US Census Bureau you will know they are not in any city--> Executive departments include the [[Maryland Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]],<ref>[http://www.mda.state.md.us/ Home page]. ''[[Maryland Department of Agriculture]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> the [[Maryland Aviation Administration|Aviation Administration]],<ref>"[http://www.marylandaviation.com/content/contactmaa/index.html Maryland Aviation Administration Contacts]." [[Maryland Aviation Administration]]. Retrieved on March 2, 2010.</ref> the [[Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development|Department of Housing and Community Development]],<ref>[http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/Website/footer_links/contact.aspx Home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410012439/http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/Website/footer_links/contact.aspx |date=April 10, 2009 }}. ''[[Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> and the [[Maryland Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]].<ref>"[http://www.mdot.state.md.us/Contact%20Us/TSO%20Executive%20Staff%20List_2 MDOT Departments] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321113013/http://www.mdot.state.md.us/Contact%20Us/TSO%20Executive%20Staff%20List_2 |date=2009-03-21 }}". ''[[Maryland Department of Transportation]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref> The [[Rural Maryland Council]], an independent agency, is also headquartered in an unincorporated area in the county.<ref>"[http://www.ruralforvm.state.md.us/Council/contact.html Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070723192519/http://www.ruralforvm.state.md.us/Council/contact.html|date=July 23, 2007}}". ''[[Rural Maryland Council]]''. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.</ref>

===State correctional facilities===
The [[Maryland House of Correction]], operated by the [[Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services]], was located in Anne Arundel County. The prison was closed in 2007.<ref name="Map"/>

The [[Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services]] operates several additional correctional facilities in the unincorporated town of [[Jessup, Maryland|Jessup]] in Anne Arundel County, including:

*Brockbridge Correctional Facility
*Jessup Correctional Institution
*Jessup Pre-Release Unit
*Maryland Correctional Institution – Jessup
*Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

===District of Columbia facilities===
The [[District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services]] (DYRS) operates the New Beginnings Youth Development Center, a secure youth prison, in the county. Oak Hill Youth Center, the previous DYRS secure facility, was also in the county.<ref name="Map">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20101108092215/http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2009/05/29/GR2009052900126.gif GR2009052900126.gif]." ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved on October 7, 2010.</ref>

===U.S. Department of Defense facilities===
[[Fort George G. Meade]] is a large [[U.S. Army]] post located in the northwest of the county. It is the home of the [[National Security Agency]].<!--Citation not necessary as it's unlikely to be challenged. if you think a citation is truly necessary, cite the official website.-->

The [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] is located in Annapolis.<!--Citation not necessary as it's unlikely to be challenged. if you think a citation is truly necessary, cite the official website.-->

===Healthcare===
There are two full-service hospitals in Anne Arundel County: [[Anne Arundel Medical Center]] in Annapolis and [[Baltimore Washington Medical Center]] (formerly North Arundel Hospital) in Glen Burnie, part of the [[University of Maryland Medical System]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryland Health Care |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/hospital.html |website=Maryland Government}}</ref>