Brief Economic Facts
KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND New York
Kent County, founded in 1642, sits directly east of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay, with Washington DC 50 miles to the southwest and Philadelphia 60 miles to the northeast. The county is located within 90 minutes of three international airports and three major seaports. Route 301 links Maryland to Delaware, thus making Kent County a prime location for warehouse and distribution operations and commercial transportation.The county’s private sector industries generate over $1 billion in gross regional product in 2022.
Washington, DC
Baltimore
Washington, DC
Kent County, founded in 1642, is located on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, directly across from Baltimore.
With its diverse business landscape, affordable land, and low cost of living, it is a great place for businesses and new residents. Kent County is one of only five counties in Maryland with no personal property tax. Investing in its open-access fiber broadband availability, encourages the growth of diverse businesses such as datacenters, call centers, cyber security, telemedicine, training, and education centers. The Chestertown Business Campus, a premier economic development project, offers opportunities to attract new and expanding businesses
in the region.
LOCATION
POPULATION2,3
Driving distance from Chestertown:
Miles
Kilometers
Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Chicago, Illinois New York, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Richmond,Virginia Washington, DC
692 64 381 747 170 81 283 173 76
1,113 103 613 1,202 274 131 456 279 122
CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY Yearly Precipitation (inches) Yearly Snowfall (inches) Summer Temperature (ºF) Winter Temperatire (ºF) Days Below Freezing Land Area (square miles) Water area (square miles) Shoreline (miles) Elevation (ft)
Chestertown
Kent County is ideal for emerging technologies including environmental, aquaculture, and agriculture businesses, with over 134,000 acres of farmland, 265 miles of tidal shoreline, and proximity to federal labs and research centers. For more information, visit www.kentcounty.com/business”
Kent County Households Population
Upper Eastern Shore*
Maryland
2010
8,175
20,197
235,623
5,773,552
2020
7,850
19,192
244,242
6,055,802
2030**
8,600
19,340
261,360
6,254,500
*Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent and Talbot counties **Projections
S elected places population (2020): Chestertown 5,532; Rock Hall 1,192; Galena 536; Millington 547
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION2,3 (2022)
1
44.1 16.4 75.3 35.7 89.5 278.3 25.3 343 sea level to 102
Age
Number
Percent
Under 5yrs 5 - 19 yrs 20 - 44 yrs 45 -64 yrs 65 and over Total Median Age
710 3,154 5,113 5,143 5,169 19,335
5.6% 20.8% 32.1% 27.0% 14.5% 100.0% 48.5 Years
Business.Maryland.gov
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