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Counties in Maryland by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Allegany County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2023, at 18.9%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 12%. The median was 15.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest18.9Allegany County
Lowest12Montgomery County
Median15.724 counties

All counties, 2023

Allegany County: 18.9 %Allegany County18.9Somerset County: 18.5 %Somerset County18.5Baltimore city: 18.4 %Baltimore city18.4Caroline County: 18.1 %Caroline County18.1Wicomico County: 17.6 %Wicomico County17.6Cecil County: 17.4 %Cecil County17.4Dorchester County: 17 %Dorchester County17Washington County: 16.9 %Washington County16.9Garrett County: 16.4 %Garrett County16.4St. Mary's County: 16.4 %St. Mary's County16.4Baltimore County: 16.1 %Baltimore County16.1Charles County: 16 %Charles County16Harford County: 15.4 %Harford County15.4Kent County: 15.2 %Kent County15.2Frederick County: 15.1 %Frederick County15.1Calvert County: 14.9 %Calvert County14.9Carroll County: 14.9 %Carroll County14.9Queen Anne's County: 14.9 %Queen Anne's County14.9Anne Arundel County: 14.6 %Anne Arundel County14.6Worcester County: 14.5 %Worcester County14.5Prince George's County: 14.3 %Prince George's County14.3Talbot County: 13.6 %Talbot County13.6Howard County: 12.4 %Howard County12.4Montgomery County: 12 %Montgomery County12
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Allegany County18.9+0.5 pts
2Somerset County18.5-1 pts
3Baltimore city18.4-1 pts
4Caroline County18.1-0.8 pts
5Wicomico County17.6-1.3 pts
6Cecil County17.4+0.3 pts
7Dorchester County17-0.1 pts
8Washington County16.9-0.7 pts
9Garrett County16.4+0.1 pts
9St. Mary's County16.4-0.2 pts
11Baltimore County16.1+0.7 pts
12Charles County16-0.2 pts
13Harford County15.4+0.7 pts
14Kent County15.2+1.1 pts
15Frederick County15.1+0.7 pts
16Calvert County14.9-0.2 pts
16Carroll County14.9-0.4 pts
16Queen Anne's County14.9-1 pts
19Anne Arundel County14.6-0.3 pts
20Worcester County14.5-0.4 pts
21Prince George's County14.3-0.5 pts
22Talbot County13.6-0.4 pts
23Howard County12.4-0.6 pts
24Montgomery County12-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Maryland by frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Maryland by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Maryland by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Maryland by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Allegany County, with 18.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Montgomery County, with 12% 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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