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Facts & Figures

The Need is Real
  • More than 112,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, nearly 2,000 of those waiting reside in Maryland
  • 18 people die every day due to the lack of available organs for transplant
  • One person can help save the lives of eight people through organ donation and enhance the lives of more than 50 through tissue donation
Donor Designation Rates Per County

Map pf Maryland Counties

CountyPopulationTotal Designations
Allegany75,08728,180
Anne Arundel537,656238,749
Baltimore City620,92184,686
Baltimore805,029308,507
Calvert88,73740,183
Caroline33,06612,900
Carroll167,13478,603
Cecil101,10846,404
Charles146,55155,961
Dorchester32,61812,269
Frederick233,385118,928
Garrett30,09711,376
Harford244,826113, 506
Kent20,1979,021
Montgomery971,777412,202
Prince George's863,420248,868
Queen Anne's47,79821,989
St. Mary's105,15122,570
Talbot37,78217,627
Washington147,43060,852
Wicomico98,73340,704
Worcester51,45425,372

*Population by County reported from US Census 2010
** Total Designations by County reported as of 2/7/2012 from the Maryland Donor Registry