The creation of Douglass County, Maryland will greatly enhance Maryland’s prominence as a state. The statistical chart below identifies this progression in a number of important demographic and political categories, just for starters. Additionally, numerous efficiencies will be created by combining DC’s local government into Maryland’s. We call this “economies of scale”.
Comparative and Unified Statistics
X
X
Population (2019 U.S. Census Bureau)
Population Ranked as a State
Residents Without Representation
GDP (2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Average Per Capita Income (2019 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
US Representatives (voting)
US Senators
Electoral College Votes
Access to State-Level Universities
Present Day
District of Columbia
705,749
48th
705,749
$584,778,000,000
$84,538
0
0
3
1
Present Day
Maryland
6,045,680
19th
0
$1,713,354,000,000
$65,683
8
2
10
14
Maryland with
Douglass County
6,751,429
15th
0
$2,298,132,000,000
$68,391
9
2
11
15
X
X
Population (2015)
Population Ranked as
a State
Residents Without
Representation
GDP
Average Per Capita Income
(2014)
US Representatives (voting)
US Senators
Electoral College Votes
Access to State-
Level Universities
Present Day
District of Columbia
672,228
X
48th
X
672,228
$126,815,000,000
$75,628
X
0
0
3
1
X
Present Day
Maryland
6,006,401
X
19th
X
0
$378,280,000,000
$75,847
X
8
2
10
14
X
Maryland with
Douglass County
6,678,629
X
15th
X
0
$505,095,000,000
$75,629
X
9
2
11
15
X
X
X
X
Population (2015)
Population
Ranked as a State
Residents Without
Representation
GDP
Average Per
Capita Income (2014)
US Representatives
(voting)
US Senators
Electoral College
Votes
Access to State-
Level Universities
Present Day
District of
Columbia
672,228
X
48th
X
672,228
$126,815,000,000
X
$75,628
0
X
0
3
X
1
X
X
Present Day
Maryland
6,006,401
X
19th
X
0
$378,280,000,000
X
$75,628
8
X
2
10
X
14
X
Maryland
with Douglass
County
6,678,629
X
15th
X
0
$464,250,271,876
X
$75,629
9
X
2
11
X
15
X
Population (2015)
Present Day District of Columbia:X672,228
Present Day Maryland:X6,006,401
Maryland with Douglass County:X6,678,629
Population Ranked as a State
Present Day District of Columbia:X48th
Present Day Maryland:X19th
Maryland with Douglass County:X15th
Residents Without Representation
Present Day District of Columbia:X672,228
Present Day Maryland:X0
Maryland with Douglass County:X0
GDP
Present Day District of Columbia:X$43,778,176,272
Present Day Maryland:X$420,472,095,604
Maryland with Douglass County:X$464,250,271,876
Average Per Capita Income (2014)
Present Day District of Columbia:X$65,124
Present Day Maryland:X$70,004
Maryland with Douglass County:X$69,513
US Representatives (voting)
Present Day District of Columbia:X0
Present Day Maryland:X8
Maryland with Douglass County:X9
US Senators
Present Day District of Columbia:X0
Present Day Maryland:X2
Maryland with Douglass County:X2
Electoral College Votes
Present Day District of Columbia:X3
Present Day Maryland:X10
Maryland with Douglass County:X11
Access to State-Level Universities
Present Day District of Columbia:X1
Present Day Maryland:X14
Maryland with Douglass County:X15
Example of an economy of scale
DMV Computer Systems
1
1
1
DMV Computer Systems
1
1
1
DMV Computer
Systems
1
X
1
X
1
X
DMV Computer Systems
Present Day District of Columbia:X1
Present Day Maryland:X1
Maryland with Douglass County:X1
District of Columbia Agencies by State or Local Functionality
It is widely known that the District of Columbia functions both as a State and as City or County. We have placed all 88 of DC’s government agencies into one of three categories: 1) agencies that preform predominately local functions; 2) agencies that preform predominately state functions; and 3) agencies that have significant elements of both state and local functions. Interested to know the detail of our findings?