The state of Maryland holds the top spot for the highest rate of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, despite it faring better in obesity rates, household income and residents with health insurance.
The traditionally Democratic state nestled next to the nation’s capital has more than one in eight over people 65 years and older with the condition, compared to around one-in-10 nationally.
Maryland is also the only state to have two counties with the top-10 highest Alzheimer’s rates. Baltimore City was tied for first place with 16.6 percent of people older than 65 years old and Prince George’s County was fourth with 16.1 percent.
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