Preliminary analysis prepared independently by House Strategies Group LLC from public data, ahead of the City of Frederick's forthcoming supplier diversity assessment and disparity study RFP (draft under review). Not affiliated with or endorsed by the City of Frederick. Every figure carries its source and its limits. Not a procurement-disparity finding.

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Two datasets, sortable on any column, filterable, with one-click CSV and XLSX export. First: Census ABS 2022 employer-firm availability by geography, sector, and owner group, with every suppressed cell flagged S rather than shown as zero. Second: the complete category and group grid from the City's 2021 study, prime and prime + subcontract, with significance flags. This is the working layer behind the charts.

GeographyNAICSSectorFirmsMinority %Women %Black %Hispanic %Asian %Flags
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)00All sectors113,78037.2%25.4%9.2%8.4%19.8%
Maryland statewide00All sectors104,15128.8%23.4%9.3%5.2%14.3%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)54Professional/scientific/technical29,09835.4%28.3%9.3%4.0%22.0%
Frederick + Montgomery (two-county metro proxy)00All sectors26,50531.7%23.4%6.2%8.2%17.3%Proxy: sum of the two component counties of Metro Division 23224, which ABS does not publish directly
Montgomery County, MD00All sectors21,20735.8%24.2%6.9%9.1%19.8%
Maryland statewide54Professional/scientific/technical18,92627.1%27.1%10.7%3.3%12.9%
Maryland statewide23Construction14,03620.1%9.8%6.1%11.3%2.7%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)62Health care & social assistance13,35440.6%39.9%17.6%4.1%19.6%
Maryland statewide62Health care & social assistance12,88336.4%37.8%18.7%2.8%14.9%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)23Construction12,74435.0%10.3%5.3%23.5%6.7%
Maryland statewide44-45Retail trade10,38040.4%21.6%5.2%2.7%32.5%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)72Accommodation & food services9,84954.8%22.8%6.3%8.3%39.9%
Maryland statewide72Accommodation & food services9,38745.5%21.7%5.4%4.9%35.5%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)44-45Retail trade9,14745.1%22.5%8.1%4.6%32.3%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)81Other services7,66049.7%33.4%7.4%10.1%32.6%
Maryland statewide81Other services7,37932.7%30.5%7.3%5.1%20.3%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)56Administrative & support/waste7,15935.4%25.8%11.9%18.8%5.3%
Maryland statewide56Administrative & support/waste7,14827.4%24.0%11.6%12.0%4.2%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)53Real estate & rental5,89221.3%28.9%6.8%4.9%9.9%
Frederick County, MD00All sectors5,29815.3%20.3%3.4%4.4%7.2%
Maryland statewide53Real estate & rental5,02815.2%25.1%7.0%2.0%6.5%
Maryland statewide52Finance & insurance4,11513.6%15.4%6.8%3.1%4.0%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)52Finance & insurance3,98119.6%15.0%7.2%3.9%8.5%
Maryland statewide42Wholesale trade3,84116.3%13.5%2.9%2.2%10.7%
Maryland statewide48-49Transportation & warehousing3,52536.3%16.5%21.0%9.4%6.2%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)42Wholesale trade3,12623.9%17.5%3.6%4.2%16.0%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)61Educational services2,98225.2%26.8%S3.0%13.9%S: Black
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)48-49Transportation & warehousing2,82848.3%16.3%19.8%16.9%12.6%
Maryland statewide31-33Manufacturing2,56612.6%17.2%3.0%2.9%6.6%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)51Information2,38222.8%15.0%4.4%4.5%13.9%
Maryland statewide61Educational services2,13020.2%29.9%9.3%3.2%8.2%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)71Arts, entertainment & recreation2,10915.8%22.3%6.3%2.8%6.5%
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)31-33Manufacturing1,95522.1%19.4%4.1%5.6%12.3%
Maryland statewide71Arts, entertainment & recreation1,93212.1%21.0%6.3%2.2%3.4%
Maryland statewide51Information1,42520.9%15.4%6.2%3.2%12.1%
Frederick County, MD23Construction944SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD54Professional/scientific/technical86813.7%28.9%5.4%S5.4%S: Hispanic
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)55Management of companies7346.5%5.9%S0.7%3.1%S: Black
Maryland statewide55Management of companies5744.5%5.0%SS1.4%S: Black, Hispanic
Frederick County, MD44-45Retail trade566S14.7%SSSS: minority, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD62Health care & social assistance47016.4%36.2%S3.2%SS: Black, Asian
Frederick County, MD72Accommodation & food services39643.4%10.1%5.3%SSS: Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD81Other services382SSS0.8%SS: minority, women, Black, Asian
Frederick County, MD42Wholesale trade284S15.5%SSSS: minority, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD56Administrative & support/waste277S6.1%SSSS: minority, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD53Real estate & rental22713.7%53.3%S4.4%SS: Black, Asian
Frederick County, MD52Finance & insurance226SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD31-33Manufacturing202S18.3%SSSS: minority, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Maryland statewide11Agriculture, forestry, fishing198S32.3%SSSS: minority, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD48-49Transportation & warehousing14935.6%16.1%SS6.0%S: Black, Hispanic
Frederick County, MD71Arts, entertainment & recreation11512.2%11.3%SS7.8%S: Black, Hispanic
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)11Agriculture, forestry, fishing114SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD61Educational services105SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)22Utilities9712.4%5.2%SSSS: Black, Hispanic, Asian
Maryland statewide22Utilities7514.7%9.3%4.0%SSS: Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD51Information5810.3%13.8%SS6.9%S: Black, Hispanic
Frederick County, MD11Agriculture, forestry, fishing24SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Maryland statewide21Mining/oil & gas20S20.0%SSSS: minority, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Washington metro (CBSA 47900)21Mining/oil & gas1216.7%SSSSS: women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD21Mining/oil & gas1SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian
Frederick County, MD22Utilities1SSSSSS: minority, women, Black, Hispanic, Asian

61 of 61 rows shown. Click any column header to sort. Exports reflect the current filter and sort order. S = suppressed under Census publication standards; suppressed is not zero.

What is in the two datasets
  • ABS 2022: employer-firm counts and owner-group shares for Frederick County, the Frederick + Montgomery two-county metro proxy, Montgomery County, the Washington metro (CBSA 47900), and Maryland statewide, by 2-digit NAICS sector where published.
  • The 2021 study: utilization, availability, disparity index, and statistical significance for every group in every category, both prime and prime + subcontract, transcribed from Appendix F Study Period rows.
  • Exports reflect the current filter and sort order, so an evaluator or teammate can pull exactly the slice they need.
Reading the flags honestly
ABS demographic detail is heavily suppressed at county scale: an S cell means the estimate does not meet Census publication standards, not that the count is zero. The two-county proxy row sums independently noise-infused county cells, so it is approximate. The 2021 study figures are the City's official baseline, not HSG estimates; where the study's chapter and appendix availability totals differ by a few hundredths, the notes say so. Data assembled 2026-08-16.