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Counties in Maryland by death rate (July to June)

Dorchester County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 24 counties in 2022, at 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants. Howard County had the lowest, at 6.11 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Maryland was 9.33 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.29Dorchester County
Lowest6.11Howard County
Median1124 counties
Maryland9.33History

All counties, 2022

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Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants16.29Allegany CountyAllegany County: 16.08 per 1,000 inhabitants16.08Kent CountyKent County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Talbot CountyTalbot County: 14.55 per 1,000 inhabitants14.55Garrett CountyGarrett County: 14.14 per 1,000 inhabitants14.14Somerset CountySomerset County: 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants13.65Washington CountyWashington County: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Worcester CountyWorcester County: 13.54 per 1,000 inhabitants13.54Caroline CountyCaroline County: 13.08 per 1,000 inhabitants13.08Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitants12.69Cecil CountyCecil County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 11.26 per 1,000 inhabitants11.26Carroll CountyCarroll County: 10.73 per 1,000 inhabitants10.73Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 10.73 per 1,000 inhabitants10.73Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 10.24 per 1,000 inhabitants10.24Harford CountyHarford County: 10.08 per 1,000 inhabitants10.08Calvert CountyCalvert County: 9.18 per 1,000 inhabitants9.18St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitants9.01Charles CountyCharles County: 8.77 per 1,000 inhabitants8.77Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 8.46 per 1,000 inhabitants8.46Frederick CountyFrederick County: 7.96 per 1,000 inhabitants7.96Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 7.94 per 1,000 inhabitants7.94Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 6.59 per 1,000 inhabitants6.59Howard CountyHoward County: 6.11 per 1,000 inhabitants6.11
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Dorchester County Estimated16.29+2.44 pts
2Allegany County Estimated16.08-1.02 pts
3Kent County Estimated15.4-0.92 pts
4Talbot County Estimated14.55-0.13 pts
5Garrett County Estimated14.14-0.36 pts
6Somerset County Estimated13.65-0.41 pts
7Washington County Estimated13.6+0.7 pts
8Worcester County Estimated13.54-0.88 pts
9Caroline County Estimated13.08+0.46 pts
10Baltimore city Estimated12.69-0.96 pts
11Cecil County Estimated12.47+0.34 pts
12Wicomico County Estimated11.26-0.65 pts
13Carroll County Estimated10.73+0.27 pts
14Baltimore County Estimated10.73-0.82 pts
15Queen Anne's County Estimated10.24+0.73 pts
16Harford County Estimated10.08+0.01 pts
17Calvert County Estimated9.18+0.1 pts
18St. Mary's County Estimated9.01-0.1 pts
19Charles County Estimated8.77+0.2 pts
20Anne Arundel County Estimated8.460 pts
21Frederick County Estimated7.96+0.25 pts
22Prince George's County Estimated7.94-0.2 pts
23Montgomery County Estimated6.59-0.12 pts
24Howard County Estimated6.11+0.05 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Dorchester County, with 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Howard County, with 6.11 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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