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Child care centers and preschools in Anne Arundel County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Anne Arundel County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #238 of 1,611 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 152
- 34 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- −15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.7M
- On child care and other personal services · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 603,380
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 child care centers and preschools in Anne Arundel County. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 22%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8.
Household spending on child care and other personal services in Anne Arundel County comes to about $169.7M a year: $755 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 152 child care centers and preschools, that is $1.1M per center, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 107 businesses with payroll in Anne Arundel County classed as child care services, down 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,100 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 813 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $22M have gone to businesses classed as child care services in Anne Arundel County.
Population estimates show Anne Arundel County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anne Arundel County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools, ranking #238 of 1,611 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anne Arundel County compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $924K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,100 | 1,570 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.7% | −2.5% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $755 | $656 | $581 |
| Median household income | $124,911 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 127 → 107−15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,780
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 813Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $22M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Anne Arundel County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Anne Arundel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 603,380+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 224,748
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,442
- Median household income
- $124,911+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,835
- Median home value
- $467,900
- Jobs located here
- 269,614
- Daytime population
- 605,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Anne Arundel County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 77 | 15 | 7.5 | $920K | +8.8% | #136 of 1,611 |
| 2Worcester County, MD | 74 | 12 | 5.0 | $1.1M | +3.7% | #184 of 1,611 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 72 | 20 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #218 of 1,611 |
| 4Harford County, MD | 71 | 60 | 5.9 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #237 of 1,611 |
| 5Anne Arundel County, MD | 71 | 152 | 6.8 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #238 of 1,611 |
| 6Charles County, MD | 70 | 42 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #260 of 1,611 |
| 7Washington County, MD | 67 | 30 | 5.0 | $944K | +2.0% | #343 of 1,611 |
| 8Frederick County, MD | 67 | 88 | 8.4 | $889K | +11.0% | #346 of 1,611 |
| 9St. Mary’s County, MD | 64 | 31 | 7.3 | $998K | +2.4% | #428 of 1,611 |
| 10Prince George’s County, MD | 60 | 208 | 6.0 | $1M | +0.5% | #537 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Anne Arundel County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools71
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Anne Arundel County, MD?
There are 152 child care centers and preschools on map listings in Anne Arundel County as of September 2026. 34 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023, down 15.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 813 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on child care and other personal services?
About $169.7M a year, or $755 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,748 households in Anne Arundel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anne Arundel County, MD compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Anne Arundel County has 6.8 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 169, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,100 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Anne Arundel County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Anne Arundel County at 603,380 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,748 households. The median household income in Anne Arundel County is $124,911 a year, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Anne Arundel County scores 71 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #238 of 1,611 scored counties.
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