The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Wisconsin Population Health Institute have  released the 2012 report “County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.”  The annual report provides a snapshot of local health condition by examining a variety of measures  that examine  individual health behaviors, education and jobs, quality of health care, and the environment.   The top ten healthiest counties in Maryland are as follows:

1. Howard
2. Montgomery
3. Queen Anne’s
4. Frederick
5. Carroll
6. Calvert
7. St. Mary’s
8. Talbot
9. Harford
10. Anne Arundel