- Johns Hopkins Hospital ranks third in the U.S. News and World Report honor roll of best hospitals in the nation, with excellence in fifteen out of sixteen specialty categories, and the highest rating possible in eight out of ten procedures or conditions evaluated. Furthermore, Johns Hopkins Children‘s Center is nationally ranked in all ten pediatric specialties evaluated. 1
- Maryland ranks second among U.S. States and Canadian Provinces in the 2020 Generosity Index which measures the extent and depth of generosity. The index is based on percentage of tax filers donating to charity, in which Maryland ranks second, and percentage of aggregate income donated, in which the state ranks eleventh. 2
- Maryland ranks fifth among the states in active physicians per capita, with over 25,146 doctors statewide.3
- Maryland ranks seventh for the percentage of households (89.1%) with a broadband internet subscription for 2019. 4
- Maryland is the sixth best state according to a U.S. News and World Report ranking on over 70 weighted metrics that measure how well states are performing for their citizens, including health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, crime, and the natural environment. 5
- Maryland is eighth in a ranking of America's Best States to Live In, based on population change, poverty level, unemployment rate, and life expectancy. 6
- Three Maryland communities, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring and Germantown, rank among the top ten most diverse cities in the U.S. according to a 2019 analysis of 500 cities by WalletHub. Furthermore, the three Montgomery County communities hold the top three places among small cities in the report, while Rockville, also in Montgomery County, places tenth. The ranking is based on an index of socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious diversity. 7
- Baltimore places fifth among U.S. cities, and second among large cities with one million or more population, in Healthgrades' National Health Index based on access to care, population health, hospital quality, and local specialists. 8
- Baltimore places fourth among large metros where African Americans are doing the best economically. The ranking is based on household income, home ownership, self-employment and population change. 9
- Maryland ranks as the seventh most diverse state in the U.S. according to a WalletHub analysis of data in six major categories of diversity: socioeconomic (2nd), cultural (10th), economic (25th), household (10th), religious (30th) and political (19th). Additionally, Maryland ranks fourth for most educational –attainment and fifth for racial & ethnic diversity. 10
- Maryland is the fourth safest state to raise children based on an analysis of child abuse, homicide, school shootings and poverty. 11
- According to a U.S. News ranking of nearly 3,000 counties on 81 indicators that drive community health, Howard County, Maryland ranks 10th among the healthiest communities in the nation. 12
- Baltimore is included in a Wall Street Journal list of the top three U.S. cities for recent college grads based on job opportunities, rent and social life. 13
- Columbia, Maryland places first in a ranking of 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety including home and community safety, natural disaster risk, and financial security. 14
- According to a 2020 study by WalletHub, Maryland ranks ninth overall in racial integration, fifth in the smallest gap in poverty between blacks and whites, and sixth in the smallest gap in employment and wealth.15
- According to a 2018 study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Maryland ranks first among best and worst states for women based on employment and earnings. The ranking is based on women’s earnings, wage gap between men and women, labor force participation among women, and the share of women employed in professional or managerial occupations.16
- According to Governing Magazine's annual "Cities on the Move report Baltimore City ranks as the top performer for resident involvement measured by how well city government "incorporates [citizen] reedback into decision-making and its transparency about how that input is used.17
- Balitmore ranks 7th among large North American cities for connectivity according to FDi' American Cities of the Future 2019/20 report.18
Resources
1 U.S. News and World Report, June and July 2020.
2 The Fraser Institute, Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2020 Generosity Index, December 2020.
3 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, data for 2020; ranking excludes Washington, DC.
4 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2019 American Community Survey.
5 U.S. News and World Report, May 14, 2019.
6 24/7 Wall Street, America's Best States to Live In, November 12, 2020.
7 WalletHub, 2019's Most Diverse Cities in the U.S., April 10, 2019.
8 Healthgrades.com, 2019 National Health Index, October 2018.
9 Forbes.com, The Cities Where African-Americans are Doing the Best Economically 2018, January 15, 2018.
10 WalletHub, 2019's Most & Least Diverse States in America, September 9, 2020.
11 SafeHome.org, How Safe is Your State to Raise Children, 2018.
12 U.S. News and World Report, Healthiest Communities Ranking 2019.
13 Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2019.
14 WalletHub, 2019's Safest Cities in America, December 2, 2019.
15 WalletHub, 2020’s States with the Most Racial Progress, 01/14/2020.
16 The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, The Economic Status of Women in the States, 03/01/2018 ranking excludes Washington, DC.
17 Governing Magazine, "2019 Profiles in High-Performance Government: Cities on the Move”, 2019.
18 FDI Magazine, “American Cities of the Future 2019-2020”, June 2019.