Tourism revenue in county reached record heights in 2023

Tourism revenue for Frederick County reached a record total in 2023, bringing in $539 million, up from $518 million the year before. The money came from 1.9 million visitors to the county, comparable to the number for 2022, according to a press release from the tourism organization Visit Frederick. The tourism rate shows the highest visitor total since 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic, the release said.