But they have reservations, too. We are a natural resource-based economy. I don't want to see us give that up for something that is artificial. Located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Worcester County stretches from the Delaware state line south to the Virginia state line. Much of its growth is concentrated in the northeast.
Growth is slower in the rural areas to the south dominated by farms.
Like Sussex County, Worcester has become something of a final destination for retirees. Matt and Dolores Doyle left northwestern New Jersey in 1997 for a simpler life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The retirees now live in Ocean Pines, a planned community nestled in relative obscurity, but beginning to become congested. More than 10,500 people live in the town, up from about 4,200 in 1990. We love it.