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Worcester County, MD

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Origin: Worcester County was created from Somerset County in 1742 (Chapter 19, Acts of 1742). The County was named after the Earl of Worcester.

County Seat: Snow Hill, MD 21863
Map of Worcester County Worcester County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 473.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 103.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 90.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 16.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.33 persons compared to an average family size of 2.79 persons.

In 2005 accommodation and food services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $15,951. Per capita income grew by 14.1% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 48,750 Covered Employment 24,504
   Growth (%) since 1990 39.2%    Average wage per job $24,928
Households (2000) 19,694 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 4.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 27,972    Average wage per job $31,826
Unemployment Rate (2005) 6.4 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $32,016    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $42,137 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 6.4%
Poverty Rate (2003) 9.8    Average wage per job $30,604
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 81.7 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.9%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 21.6    Average wage per job $38,252
 

Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/worcester.html
Community College: www.worwic.cc.md.us
County Commissioners: www.co.worcester.md.us/Commissioners.htm
County Government: www.co.worcester.md.us
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#worcester
Education Dept.: www.worcester.k12.md.us
Elections Board: www.worc.lib.md.us/elections.html
Fire Marshal: www.wcfmo.org
Health Dept.: www.worcesterhealth.org
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/wic
Library: www.worc.lib.md.us/library/home.html
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/locations/worcester.htm
Public Schools: www.worcester.k12.md.us
Register of Wills: www.registers.state.md.us/county/wo/html/worcester.html
Sheriff: www.worcestersheriff.com
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/worcester.htm
State's Attorney: www.worsatty.sailorsite.net
Tourism Office: www.visitworcester.org
 

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