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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Anne Arundel County, MD
The mortgage brokers and lenders in Anne Arundel County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #698 of 887 scored counties
#15 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 159
- 30 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,828 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 68
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 603,380
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Anne Arundel County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders, ranking #698 of 887 scored counties and #15 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 159 mortgage brokers and lenders in Anne Arundel County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 19%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.
Households in Anne Arundel County spend about $4.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,828 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 32% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in Anne Arundel County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,809 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anne Arundel County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Anne Arundel County compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 68 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,809 | 4,242 | 4,897 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +5.9% | +9.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,828 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $124,911 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 59+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,197
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15930 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders 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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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prince George’s County, MD | 74 | 61 | 1.8 | 251 | +0.5% | #72 of 887 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 73 | 11 | 2.6 | 182 | +2.4% | #80 of 887 |
| 3Washington County, MD | 68 | 12 | 2.0 | 196 | +2.0% | #132 of 887 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 67 | 10 | 2.5 | 169 | +3.2% | #146 of 887 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 64 | 28 | 4.6 | 103 | +5.9% | #196 of 887 |
| 6Baltimore city, MD | 55 | 47 | 1.8 | 201 | −2.3% | #325 of 887 |
| 7Wicomico County, MD | 55 | 13 | 3.2 | 121 | +3.2% | #333 of 887 |
| 8Carroll County, MD | 54 | 22 | 3.4 | 137 | +2.2% | #346 of 887 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 49 | 40 | 3.9 | 116 | +2.0% | #457 of 887 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 49 | 66 | 6.3 | 76 | +11.0% | #467 of 887 |
| 15Anne Arundel County, MD | 36 | 159 | 7.1 | 68 | +1.7% | #698 of 887 |
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
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management53
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors68
Funeral services
Questions
How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Anne Arundel County, MD?
Anne Arundel County has 159 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.2B a year, or $18,828 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 159 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. 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 mortgage brokers and lenders?
Anne Arundel County has 7.1 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 68, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 108, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,809 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% 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 36 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #698 of 887 scored counties.
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