RANKING · 2024 ACS · 24 SHOWN OF 24

Highest Medicaid coverage, Maryland counties

Maryland counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 24 counties in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 24 is 20.7%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01▲3Dorchester County, MDMD33,62834.9%+2.8 pts

02Caroline County, MDMD34,11634.4%+2.0 pts

03Baltimore, MDMD569,99733.5%+1.2 pts

04▼3Somerset County, MDMD24,97331.6%−1.0 pts

05▲1Allegany County, MDMD66,84829.5%+2.2 pts

06▼1Wicomico County, MDMD106,89928.3%−1.0 pts

07▲1Washington County, MDMD157,73126.0%+3.4 pts

08▼1Garrett County, MDMD28,37026.0%+1.1 pts

09▲3Prince George's County, MDMD970,37422.3%+2.3 pts

10Worcester County, MDMD54,45921.0%+0.2 pts

11Cecil County, MDMD107,13120.9%+0.4 pts

12▲1Talbot County, MDMD38,23820.7%+2.3 pts

13▲1Baltimore County, MDMD847,65020.2%+2.5 pts

14▼5Kent County, MDMD19,56519.9%−2.0 pts

15St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69216.4%−0.4 pts

16▲2Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58215.9%+1.4 pts

17▼1Charles County, MDMD176,59315.2%+0.4 pts

18▼1Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44814.8%+0.1 pts

19Harford County, MDMD266,44614.3%+0.8 pts

20▲1Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38013.5%+0.8 pts

21▼1Frederick County, MDMD302,88313.1%+0.1 pts

22Calvert County, MDMD94,48412.0%−0.3 pts

23Howard County, MDMD339,18311.3%−0.1 pts

24Carroll County, MDMD176,67710.8%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES