Tourism & Parks in Maryland

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,211,116,427
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
269,208
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Assateague Island, Antietam and Fort McHenry
2,769,228
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,211,116,427
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
24,611
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$1,211,116,427▲ 80%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maryland, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
24,611▲ 9%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maryland, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
269,208
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
269,208▲ 46%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED MDLEIH).

National Parks

Recreation visits to Assateague Island, Antietam and Fort McHenry
2,769,228
2025 · National Park Service
ASIS recreation visits
2,325,195
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Assateague Island, Antietam and Fort McHenry

1990–2025
2,769,228▼ 2%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).

ASIS recreation visits

1990–2025
2,325,195▲ 13%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).