Counties and County Seats of Maryland
Maryland has 23 counties and 1 independent city. This map quiz helps students in grades 5–12 learn every county, every independent city and the county seats by clicking the map. Start with one region, then try them all at once. Guided mode shows region colors and hints, and Challenge mode takes them away.
23counties
1independent city
5map regions to practice one at a time
1county seat shares its county’s name
Quick questions
- How many counties does Maryland have?
- Maryland has 23 counties and 1 independent city.
- What is the county seat of Charles County?
- La Plata.
- What is the county seat of Montgomery County?
- Rockville.
All 24 Maryland counties and independent cities, with county seats
Western Maryland
- Allegany – Cumberland
- Garrett – Oakland
- Washington – Hagerstown
Central Maryland
- Anne Arundel – Annapolis
- Baltimore – Towson
- Baltimore City – Baltimore
- Carroll – Westminster
- Harford – Bel Air
- Howard – Ellicott City
Southern Maryland
- Calvert – Prince Frederick
- Charles – La Plata
- St. Mary's – Leonardtown
Eastern Shore
- Caroline – Denton
- Cecil – Elkton
- Dorchester – Cambridge
- Kent – Chestertown
- Queen Anne's – Centreville
- Somerset – Princess Anne
- Talbot – Easton
- Wicomico – Salisbury
- Worcester – Snow Hill
Capital Region
- Frederick – Frederick
- Montgomery – Rockville
- Prince George's – Upper Marlboro
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