Health Departments in Maryland

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There are 52 Health Departments in Maryland, serving a population of 5,996,079 people in an area of 9,707 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 115,309 people, and 1 Health Department per 186 square miles.

The state of Maryland is ranked 45th in Health Departments per capita, and 8th in Health Departments per square mile.

Maryland Health Statistics

Find Maryland Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Maryland Population of People With Disabilities

	Maryland	United States
People With Disabilities	645,237 (10.9%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	344,926 (11.3%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	300,311 (10.6%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Maryland Population by Disability Type

	Maryland	United States
Hearing Difficulty	161,477 (2.7%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	109,796 (1.9%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	243,647 (4.4%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	332,089 (6.0%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	122,422 (2.2%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	225,741 (4.9%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Maryland Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Maryland	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,874,088 (31.7%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	927,260 (15.7%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	1,052,883 (17.8%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	113,037 (1.9%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Maryland Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Maryland	United States
Private Health Insurance	4,394,643 (74.4%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	3,737,239 (63.3%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	736,843 (12.5%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	213,741 (3.6%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)