How this list was compiled: Items made on 2026-09-26. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf
The drawing: Drawn for this site from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_county_5m (scale 1:5,000,000), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_county_5m.zip, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file cb_2023_us_state_5m (scale 1:5,000,000), https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_us_state_5m.zip, downloaded 2026-09-19. Albers equal-area conic projection, central meridian 76.9°W, standard parallels 38.2°N and 39.4°N. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (work of the United States government, 17 U.S.C. 105): https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2023/TGRSHP2023_TechDoc_Ch1.pdf
How it works
This blank map of Maryland shows all 23 counties and Baltimore City of Maryland, from Allegany to Worcester, with Annapolis, the capital, in Anne Arundel County; with Borders off it prints the plain outline.
Read the full guide
Blank, numbered or named
Blank prints the 24 shapes with nothing written; Numbered puts 1 on Allegany and 24 on Worcester, in alphabetical order; Named prints every name, and Print the answer key gives the list.
Maryland on the map
Baltimore City is independent of any county and is numbered on its own; Baltimore County surrounds it. The Eastern Shore lies across the Chesapeake Bay. Its neighbors, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, are drawn around it without numbers.
Baltimore City and Baltimore County are two numbers. Point this out before students label the map.
Questions and answers
How many counties does Maryland have?
Twenty-four, 23 counties and the independent city of Baltimore, in the Census Bureau count, from Allegany County to Worcester County in alphabetical order.
What county is Annapolis in?
Annapolis stands in Anne Arundel County, which is number 2 on the numbered sheet. Have students find it first and write Annapolis beside it.
Is Baltimore City in Baltimore County?
No. Baltimore City has been independent of any county since 1851, although Baltimore County wraps around it.
Which county of Maryland has the most people?
Montgomery County, around Rockville and Silver Spring, has more people than any other county in Maryland, while the capital, Annapolis, is in Anne Arundel County.