County health data
Health data for Maryland counties
CDC PLACES estimates for 24 counties in Maryland. Statewide, 12.2% of adults have diagnosed diabetes (CDC BRFSS). The highest county rate is Dorchester County at 16.6%. HRSA lists a shortage area designation in 22 of 24.
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Counties in Maryland
- Allegany Countydiabetes 13.3%, 3 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Anne Arundel Countydiabetes 10.4%, 2 hospitals
- Baltimore citydiabetes 14.4%, 21 shortage areas, 12 hospitals
- Baltimore Countydiabetes 13.1%, 7 shortage areas, 5 hospitals
- Calvert Countydiabetes 10.9%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Caroline Countydiabetes 14.2%, 2 shortage areas
- Carroll Countydiabetes 10.3%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Cecil Countydiabetes 13.2%, 2 shortage areas, 2 hospitals
- Charles Countydiabetes 13.4%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Dorchester Countydiabetes 16.6%, 3 shortage areas
- Frederick Countydiabetes 10.6%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Garrett Countydiabetes 14.1%, 3 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Harford Countydiabetes 11.6%, 3 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Howard Countydiabetes 10.4%, 1 hospital
- Kent Countydiabetes 13.7%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Montgomery Countydiabetes 10.8%, 4 shortage areas, 7 hospitals
- Prince George's Countydiabetes 15.2%, 5 shortage areas, 4 hospitals
- Queen Anne's Countydiabetes 11.6%, 2 shortage areas
- Somerset Countydiabetes 14.2%, 3 shortage areas
- St. Mary's Countydiabetes 11.4%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Talbot Countydiabetes 13.1%, 1 shortage area, 1 hospital
- Washington Countydiabetes 13.3%, 2 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Wicomico Countydiabetes 12.6%, 3 shortage areas, 1 hospital
- Worcester Countydiabetes 13.7%, 3 shortage areas, 1 hospital
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Maryland rural health plan
Maryland Rural Health Transformation Program: Transform the Rural Health Workforce; Promote Sustainable Access and Innovative Care for Rural Marylanders; Empower Rural Marylanders to Eat for Health
Goals, as the state's abstract names them (page 30):
- Transform the Rural Health Workforce
- Promote Sustainable Access and Innovative Care for Rural Marylanders
- Empower Rural Marylanders to Eat for Health
CMS says the abstract budgets are illustrative and are not award amounts, so none are shown.
Source: CMS Rural Health Transformation Program state project abstracts, as of December 2025. Publisher page
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About this data
County rates are CDC PLACES model-based estimates of adults, built from the CDC BRFSS survey and Census population data. State and US figures are BRFSS survey results for the same year. They are not averages of counties, and small differences may not be meaningful.
Shortage rows are HRSA designations with status Designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need. Hospitals are acute care and critical access hospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
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Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page