State Brief · MD

Maryland

Capital: Annapolis · Latest trade year: 2024

Exports to Romania: $5.9M
Imports from Romania: $57.9M
Trade balance: -$52.0M
Export CAGR: -8.0%

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Maryland and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit

Peak imports

$114.0M

in 2021

Import CAGR

+9.9%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY

+87.4%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Maryland and Romania

Furniture & Fixtures make up 42.4% of what Maryland imports from Romania, while computer & electronic products lead the goods Maryland sends back.

What Maryland imports from Romania

Total$55.8M

Furniture & Fixtures$24.6M42%
Plastics & Rubber Products$10.5M18%
Wood Products$10.2M18%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$4.0M7%
Agricultural Products$1.9M3%
Apparel & Accessories$1.6M3%
Other sectors$3.0M5%

What Maryland exports to Romania

Total$4.7M

Computer & Electronic Products$1.7M29%
Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$1.3M21%
Machinery, Except Electrical$1.2M19%
Used Or Second-hand Merchandise$591K10%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 7,098 residents of Maryland identify as Romanian-American — ranking #18 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Maryland grew

An estimated 2,080 Romanian-born residents call Maryland home. Arrivals peaked in the 2000s.

Romanian-born

2,080

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Maryland is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Arrivals by year

2005 onward

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Maryland

Montgomery County23,778
Prince George's County6,443
Baltimore County2,910
Howard County1,968
Baltimore city1,286

Faith communities

2 Romanian-affiliated churches

The Romanian-American community in Maryland sustains 2 registered parishes across 2 denominations.

Orthodox (OCA) (1)Pentecostal (1)

View all 2 parishes

St. Andrew the Apostle ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Potomac, MD
Mount Zion Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Temple Hills, MD