# Counties in Maryland by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 24 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_high_blood_pressure_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they have high blood pressure. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dorchester County | 44.2 |
| 2 | Kent County | 43 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 42.7 |
| 4 | Garrett County | 42.4 |
| 5 | Worcester County | 42.1 |
| 6 | Talbot County | 41.6 |
| 7 | Charles County | 41.4 |
| 8 | Caroline County | 41.3 |
| 9 | Baltimore city | 40.6 |
| 10 | Prince George's County | 40 |
| 11 | Allegany County | 39.6 |
| 12 | Cecil County | 39.2 |
| 13 | Washington County | 38.9 |
| 14 | Queen Anne's County | 38.4 |
| 15 | Calvert County | 36.9 |
| 16 | Baltimore County | 36.7 |
| 16 | Wicomico County | 36.7 |
| 18 | Harford County | 35.9 |
| 19 | St. Mary's County | 34.7 |
| 20 | Anne Arundel County | 34.5 |
| 20 | Howard County | 34.5 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 34.4 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 33.9 |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 32.7 |