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Counties in Maryland by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Allegany County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2023, at 25.7%. Prince George's County had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 21%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.7Allegany County
Lowest14.8Prince George's County
Median2124 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 25.7 %Anne Arundel County: 19.9 %Baltimore County: 20.7 %Calvert County: 19.7 %Caroline County: 24.2 %Carroll County: 22.5 %Cecil County: 23.2 %Charles County: 17.5 %Dorchester County: 20.2 %Frederick County: 20.5 %Garrett County: 21 %Harford County: 21.6 %Howard County: 17.7 %Kent County: 22.1 %Montgomery County: 17 %Prince George's County: 14.8 %Queen Anne's County: 22.4 %St. Mary's County: 21.2 %Somerset County: 20.9 %Talbot County: 20.5 %Washington County: 22.9 %Wicomico County: 21.7 %Worcester County: 20.4 %Baltimore city: 23.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Allegany County: 25.7 %Allegany County25.7Caroline County: 24.2 %Caroline County24.2Baltimore city: 23.5 %Baltimore city23.5Cecil County: 23.2 %Cecil County23.2Washington County: 22.9 %Washington County22.9Carroll County: 22.5 %Carroll County22.5Queen Anne's County: 22.4 %Queen Anne's County22.4Kent County: 22.1 %Kent County22.1Wicomico County: 21.7 %Wicomico County21.7Harford County: 21.6 %Harford County21.6St. Mary's County: 21.2 %St. Mary's County21.2Garrett County: 21 %Garrett County21Somerset County: 20.9 %Somerset County20.9Baltimore County: 20.7 %Baltimore County20.7Frederick County: 20.5 %Frederick County20.5Talbot County: 20.5 %Talbot County20.5Worcester County: 20.4 %Worcester County20.4Dorchester County: 20.2 %Dorchester County20.2Anne Arundel County: 19.9 %Anne Arundel County19.9Calvert County: 19.7 %Calvert County19.7Howard County: 17.7 %Howard County17.7Charles County: 17.5 %Charles County17.5Montgomery County: 17 %Montgomery County17Prince George's County: 14.8 %Prince George's County14.8Allegany County: 25.7 %Allegany County25.7Caroline County: 24.2 %Caroline County24.2Baltimore city: 23.5 %Baltimore city23.5Cecil County: 23.2 %Cecil County23.2Washington County: 22.9 %Washington County22.9Carroll County: 22.5 %Carroll County22.5Queen Anne's County: 22.4 %Queen Anne's County22.4Kent County: 22.1 %Kent County22.1Wicomico County: 21.7 %Wicomico County21.7Harford County: 21.6 %Harford County21.6St. Mary's County: 21.2 %St. Mary's County21.2Garrett County: 21 %Garrett County21Somerset County: 20.9 %Somerset County20.9Baltimore County: 20.7 %Baltimore County20.7Frederick County: 20.5 %Frederick County20.5Talbot County: 20.5 %Talbot County20.5Worcester County: 20.4 %Worcester County20.4Dorchester County: 20.2 %Dorchester County20.2Anne Arundel County: 19.9 %Anne Arundel County19.9Calvert County: 19.7 %Calvert County19.7Howard County: 17.7 %Howard County17.7Charles County: 17.5 %Charles County17.5Montgomery County: 17 %Montgomery County17Prince George's County: 14.8 %Prince George's County14.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Allegany County25.7-1 pts
2Caroline County24.20 pts
3Baltimore city23.5+1 pts
4Cecil County23.2+0.5 pts
5Washington County22.9-1.7 pts
6Carroll County22.5+1.4 pts
7Queen Anne's County22.4+1.2 pts
8Kent County22.1+0.9 pts
9Wicomico County21.7-2 pts
10Harford County21.6-0.1 pts
11St. Mary's County21.2-0.7 pts
12Garrett County21-0.6 pts
13Somerset County20.9-0.5 pts
14Baltimore County20.7+0.3 pts
15Frederick County20.5-1.9 pts
15Talbot County20.5+1.3 pts
17Worcester County20.40 pts
18Dorchester County20.2-2.5 pts
19Anne Arundel County19.90 pts
20Calvert County19.7-1.1 pts
21Howard County17.7-0.4 pts
22Charles County17.5-0.2 pts
23Montgomery County17-1.3 pts
24Prince George's County14.8+0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Maryland by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Maryland by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Maryland by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Maryland by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Allegany County, with 25.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Prince George's County, with 14.8% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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