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Pharmacies in Maryland

How many pharmacies exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 11 Maryland counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Pharmacies · Drug stores · Community & compounding pharmacies. Counted together because official statistics use one 446110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 80% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Maryland

Pharmacies

537

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.8

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

1.0

per 10,000 present

State index

80%

vs. U.S.

Residents

5,435,838

in covered counties

Workers

2,082,811

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 11 Maryland counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing pharmacies and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Maryland

City	County	Pharmacies	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Baltimore	Baltimore city	97–119	622,980	291,829	1.3	122–137%	Above average
Owings Mills	Baltimore County	110–166	811,235	333,648	1.1	109–158%	Range spans bands
La Plata	Charles County	18–52	170,349	35,482	1.0	93–258%	Range spans bands
Hagerstown	Washington County	17–47	155,404	60,851	0.9	89–224%	Range spans bands
Bel Air	Harford County	27–53	262,768	79,293	0.9	86–170%	Range spans bands
Frederick	Frederick County	30–70	299,035	100,227	0.9	83–194%	Range spans bands
Annapolis	Anne Arundel County	53–111	579,103	233,423	0.8	74–146%	Range spans bands
Rockville	Montgomery County	85–183	1,076,754	436,377	0.7	64–110%	Range spans bands
Beltsville	Prince George's County	67–131	951,497	273,232	0.6	60–95%	Range spans bands
Westminster	Carroll County	11–29	169,714	49,935	0.6	55–134%	Range spans bands
Columbia	Howard County	22–56	336,999	188,514	0.5	49–117%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

122%

109%

93%

89%

86%

83%

74%

64%

Most competitors per capita

49%

55%

60%

64%

74%

83%

86%

89%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few pharmacies may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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