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Baltimore

The Baltimore City Health Department is the oldest, continuously-operating health department in the United States, formed in 1793 when the governor appointed the city’s first health officers in response to a yellow fever outbreak in the Fells Point neighborhood.

During the more than 220 years since then, we’ve been working to improve the health and well-being of Baltimore residents. We strive to make Baltimore a city where all residents realize their full health potential.

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POPULATION

569,931
SQUARE MILES

80.9
Transit Score

53
Per Capita Household Income

$37,845

Urban Health Agenda

Our vision for the future of urban health looks beyond health care. Government and community organizations work together to make our wider environments safer, healthier, and more equitable.
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City Health Data

Explore more than 120 health metrics for this city on our Big Cities Health Inventory data platform.