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Maryland Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Maryland, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 24 counties and independent cities by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for MD (24 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore city | 84.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Somerset | 77.3 | Health burden |
| 3 | Dorchester | 77.0 | Health burden |
| 4 | Prince George's | 71.3 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Caroline | 69.1 | Health burden |
| 6 | Allegany | 63.8 | Health burden |
| 7 | Washington | 62.2 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Wicomico | 59.3 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Garrett | 56.2 | Health burden |
| 10 | Cecil | 55.0 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Kent | 51.0 | Health burden |
| 12 | Baltimore | 48.5 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Charles | 47.9 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Worcester | 45.3 | Health burden |
| 15 | Montgomery | 37.4 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Frederick | 36.5 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Queen Anne's | 35.2 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Anne Arundel | 35.2 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Harford | 33.2 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | St. Mary's | 30.4 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Calvert | 29.7 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Carroll | 29.2 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Talbot | 25.9 | Health burden |
| 24 | Howard | 3.1 | Health burden |