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

Somerset County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2022, at 19.5%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 15.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest19.5Somerset County
Lowest12.5Montgomery County
Median15.724 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 18.4 %Anne Arundel County: 14.9 %Baltimore County: 15.4 %Calvert County: 15.1 %Caroline County: 18.9 %Carroll County: 15.3 %Cecil County: 17.1 %Charles County: 16.2 %Dorchester County: 17.1 %Frederick County: 14.4 %Garrett County: 16.3 %Harford County: 14.7 %Howard County: 13 %Kent County: 14.1 %Montgomery County: 12.5 %Prince George's County: 14.8 %Queen Anne's County: 15.9 %St. Mary's County: 16.6 %Somerset County: 19.5 %Talbot County: 14 %Washington County: 17.6 %Wicomico County: 18.9 %Worcester County: 14.9 %Baltimore city: 19.4 %
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%, 2022. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Somerset County: 19.5 %Somerset County19.5Baltimore city: 19.4 %Baltimore city19.4Caroline County: 18.9 %Caroline County18.9Wicomico County: 18.9 %Wicomico County18.9Allegany County: 18.4 %Allegany County18.4Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Cecil County: 17.1 %Cecil County17.1Dorchester County: 17.1 %Dorchester County17.1St. Mary's County: 16.6 %St. Mary's County16.6Garrett County: 16.3 %Garrett County16.3Charles County: 16.2 %Charles County16.2Queen Anne's County: 15.9 %Queen Anne's County15.9Baltimore County: 15.4 %Baltimore County15.4Carroll County: 15.3 %Carroll County15.3Calvert County: 15.1 %Calvert County15.1Anne Arundel County: 14.9 %Anne Arundel County14.9Worcester County: 14.9 %Worcester County14.9Prince George's County: 14.8 %Prince George's County14.8Harford County: 14.7 %Harford County14.7Frederick County: 14.4 %Frederick County14.4Kent County: 14.1 %Kent County14.1Talbot County: 14 %Talbot County14Howard County: 13 %Howard County13Montgomery County: 12.5 %Montgomery County12.5Somerset County: 19.5 %Somerset County19.5Baltimore city: 19.4 %Baltimore city19.4Caroline County: 18.9 %Caroline County18.9Wicomico County: 18.9 %Wicomico County18.9Allegany County: 18.4 %Allegany County18.4Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Cecil County: 17.1 %Cecil County17.1Dorchester County: 17.1 %Dorchester County17.1St. Mary's County: 16.6 %St. Mary's County16.6Garrett County: 16.3 %Garrett County16.3Charles County: 16.2 %Charles County16.2Queen Anne's County: 15.9 %Queen Anne's County15.9Baltimore County: 15.4 %Baltimore County15.4Carroll County: 15.3 %Carroll County15.3Calvert County: 15.1 %Calvert County15.1Anne Arundel County: 14.9 %Anne Arundel County14.9Worcester County: 14.9 %Worcester County14.9Prince George's County: 14.8 %Prince George's County14.8Harford County: 14.7 %Harford County14.7Frederick County: 14.4 %Frederick County14.4Kent County: 14.1 %Kent County14.1Talbot County: 14 %Talbot County14Howard County: 13 %Howard County13Montgomery County: 12.5 %Montgomery County12.5
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Somerset County19.5+1.5 pts
2Baltimore city19.4+2.1 pts
3Caroline County18.9+1.7 pts
3Wicomico County18.9+1.5 pts
5Allegany County18.4+1.4 pts
6Washington County17.6+1.4 pts
7Cecil County17.1+0.7 pts
7Dorchester County17.1+1.7 pts
9St. Mary's County16.6+1.2 pts
10Garrett County16.3+1.3 pts
11Charles County16.2+2.5 pts
12Queen Anne's County15.9+2.1 pts
13Baltimore County15.4+0.7 pts
14Carroll County15.3+1.6 pts
15Calvert County15.1+0.7 pts
16Anne Arundel County14.9+1.1 pts
16Worcester County14.9+1.2 pts
18Prince George's County14.8+1.8 pts
19Harford County14.7+0.2 pts
20Frederick County14.4+0.5 pts
21Kent County14.1-0.1 pts
22Talbot County14+1.5 pts
23Howard County13+1.5 pts
24Montgomery County12.5+0.5 pts

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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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Somerset County, with 19.5% in 2022, 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 12.5% in 2022.

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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