Nonprofits by the Numbers is published annually by Maryland Nonprofits as a service to the public.  The 2010 report shows that new nonprofits continue to be created, with 1,726 new nonprofits registered in the past year, a rate of 7% annual growth.  Still, most nonprofits are very small, with 68% of nonprofits below $25,000 in annual revenue.  Nonprofits of all sizes grew during 2009 and over the past 5 years.  The largest nonprofits, those over $5m in revenue, grew the fastest with 9% growth in 2010 and 27% growth over five years for a current total of 782 large nonprofit organizations across the state. 

Nonprofits in the human services field (including public safety, employment, food and nutrition, housing and shelter, recreation and youth development) had the highest rate of growth in the number of nonprofits, at 31%. Education had the second highest growth rate, at 26%.  The smallest rate of growth (2%) was in the number of nonprofits focusing on the environment and animals.

Nonprofits by the Numbers also includes a county by county analysis.  Nonprofit employment in Baltimore City is particularly notable, accounting for 26% of all jobs in Baltimore, followed by Kent County where 21% of all jobs are with nonprofit organizations.  The counties that saw the greatest growth in nonprofits from 2004-2009 are Dorchester (42%) and Worchester (35%).