Maryland
Maryland has $2.5B in tracked subsidies across 4995 beneficiary companies. 2620 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (26% donor rate). County-level data available for 23 of 23 counties.
About these scores and findings: Scores, donor rates, and spike counts on this page are pattern-detection outputs computed from public records. They document correlations and timing patterns in the data; they are not findings of wrongdoing by any company, official, or agency.
Companies that donated to political committees affiliated with IDA-appointing officials received tax exemptions. This analysis documents a correlation between donations and exemptions; it does not establish that donations caused approvals.
County Overview
24 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 2,620 of 4,995 subsidized companies (25.9%) made campaign donations — $18.9M total.
- $5.6M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 811 political committees. Top recipient: Democratic State Central Committee Of Maryland ($471,500).
- $2.55B in total subsidies tracked across 4,995 beneficiary companies in Maryland.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: Democratic State Central Committee Of Maryland ($472K — 1.01% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
| County | Score | Total Subsidies | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert | 57.5 | $506.3M | 0 |
| Baltimore City | 37.3 | — | 0 |
| Montgomery | 32.5 | $224.0M | 0 |
| Baltimore | 26.3 | $144.6M | 0 |
| Prince George S | 24.2 | $153.2M | 0 |
| Howard | 19.3 | $34.2M | 0 |
| Anne Arundel | 17.5 | $80.2M | 0 |
| Caroline | 16.7 | $7.6M | 0 |
| Frederick | 16.5 | $85.9M | 0 |
| Washington | 15.3 | $34.2M | 0 |
| Harford | 14.6 | $42.5M | 0 |
| Wicomico | 11.5 | $5.6M | 0 |
| Garrett | 10.7 | $7.1M | 0 |
| Queen Anne S | 9.0 | $2.4M | 0 |
| Somerset | 9.0 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Carroll | 8.2 | $13.8M | 0 |
| Allegany | 1.6 | $0.6M | 0 |
| Cecil | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Dorchester | 0.5 | $1.6M | 0 |
| Worcester | 0.4 | $0.3M | 0 |
| Charles | 0.2 | — | 0 |
| Kent | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| St Mary S | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Talbot | 0.0 | — | 0 |
How we calculated this
State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).