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External Environmental Scan:
Frederick County
The purpose of the Environmental Scan is to review and assess current and projected trends that will influence Frederick Community
College.
Frederick's Aging Population
Frederick County’s workforce age population grew twice
the rate of the U.S. between 1990 and 2010. The 65+ aging
cohort is expected to grow twice as fast as the Nation.
Fast Facts
• In 2016, Southern Living ranked
Frederick 20th for "50 Best
Places in the South Now."1
• The 2015 Frederick County Public
Schools high school graduation
rate is a high 93.5%, while our
dropout rate is 3.5%, Maryland's
second lowest.2
• 57% of residents also work in
Frederick County.4
• Frederick County is Maryland's
largest county in size
(663 square miles). 3
Frederick County population is projected to increase 18% by 2020 and an additional 15% by 2023. The rate of growth for the State of
Maryland is much lower than Frederick County.
Frederick County Maryland
Population % Change Population % Change
2000 195,277 5,296,486
2010 238,700 22.2% 5,747,050 8.5%
2020 282,100 18.2% 6,122,925 6.5%
2030 325,600 15.4% 6362,100 3.9%
Florida
(30%)
Maryland
(34%)
National
(30%)
Frederick
County (60%)
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