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Maryland Public Records Search
Maryland public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for Maryland and has a page for each of its 24 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 6,263,220).
🏛 Maryland Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | Maryland Department of Health – Division of Vital Records Source: health.maryland.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | Maryland Sex Offender Registry (DPSCS) Source: dpscs.maryland.gov ↗ |
| Courts | Maryland Judiciary |
| Land records | In Maryland, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court (land records) in each county and Baltimore City. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in Maryland are heard by the Circuit Court in each county and Baltimore City. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in Maryland are handled by the Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most Maryland court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists Maryland records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
Montgomery County
Pop. 1,082,273
Prince George's County
Pop. 966,629
Baltimore County
Pop. 852,425
Anne Arundel County
Pop. 602,350
Baltimore city
Pop. 568,271
Howard County
Pop. 339,668
Frederick County
Pop. 299,317
Harford County
Pop. 265,514
Carroll County
Pop. 177,108
Charles County
Pop. 174,478
Washington County
Pop. 157,228
St. Mary's County
Pop. 116,469
All 24 Maryland Counties
Allegany County
Pop. 67,097
Anne Arundel County
Pop. 602,350
Baltimore County
Pop. 852,425
Baltimore city
Pop. 568,271
Calvert County
Pop. 94,913
Caroline County
Pop. 34,248
Carroll County
Pop. 177,108
Cecil County
Pop. 106,305
Charles County
Pop. 174,478
Dorchester County
Pop. 33,138
Frederick County
Pop. 299,317
Garrett County
Pop. 28,393
Harford County
Pop. 265,514
Howard County
Pop. 339,668
Kent County
Pop. 19,557
Montgomery County
Pop. 1,082,273
Prince George's County
Pop. 966,629
Queen Anne's County
Pop. 53,688
Somerset County
Pop. 25,241
St. Mary's County
Pop. 116,469
Talbot County
Pop. 38,244
Washington County
Pop. 157,228
Wicomico County
Pop. 106,329
Worcester County
Pop. 54,337