Editing Washington County, Maryland (section)

==Economy==
In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $40,617, and the median income for a family was $48,962. Males had a median income of $34,917 versus $24,524 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,062. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

According to the [[Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development]], the following were the major employers in the county (excluding [[United States Postal Service|post offices]], state government, and local governments, but including public institutions of [[higher education]]):<ref name="Employer">[http://business.maryland.gov/Documents/ResearchDocument/MajorEmployersInWashingtonCounty.pdf Major Employers in Washington County, Maryland], [[Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development]] (Nov. 2014 data).</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Employer
! Employees<br />(Nov. 2014)<ref name="Employer"/>
|-
| Meritus Health
| 2,730
|-
| [[Citi]]
| 2,700
|-
| [[First Data]]
| 2,322
|-
| [[Volvo Group]]
| 1,350
|-
| The Bowman Group
| 718
|-
| [[FedEx Ground]]
| 648
|-
| [[Staples Inc.]]
| 597
|-
| [[Hagerstown Community College]]
| 594
|-
| Merkle Response Management Group
| 545
|-
| Arc of Washington County
| 500
|-
| Direct Mail Processors
| 500
|-
| [[Walmart]]/[[Sam's Club]]
| 500
|-
| [[Sierra Nevada Corporation|Sierra Nevada Corp.]]
| 486
|-
| [[Giant Food Stores]]/<br />Martin's Food Markets
| 420
|-
| [[Weis Markets]]
| 400
|-
| Brook Lane Health Services
| 395
|-
| Lehigh Phoenix
| 360
|-
| A.C.&T
| 350
|-
| [[Susquehanna Bancshares]]
| 345
|-
| [[Dot Foods]]
| 312
|-
| [[JLG Industries]]
| 300
|-
| [[Home Depot]]
| 296
|-
| [[Lowe's]]
| 276
|-
| Thompson's Gas & Electric Service
| 275
|-
| [[United Parcel Service]] (UPS)
| 274
|-
| [[CertainTeed]]
| 250
|-
| [[Darden Restaurants]]
| 250
|-
| [[Sheetz]]
| 250
|-
| Tractor Supply 
| 250
|-
| Homewood Retirement Centers
| 249
|-
| NMS Healthcare of Hagerstown
| 240
|-
| Horizon [[Goodwill Industries]]
| 229
|-
| C. William Hetzer
| 225
|-
| [[FedEx Freight]]
| 225
|}

Washington County is top in the state for [[commercial grower|commercial production]] of [[fruit]]s, [[tree nut]]s, and [[berries]].<ref name="2017-census-county">{{cite web | access-date=July 29, 2022 | date=2017 | title=Census of Agriculture - State and County Profiles - Maryland | website=USDA, [[National Agricultural Statistics Service]] | url=https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/County_Profiles/Maryland/}}</ref>