Maryland Cell Phone Coverage Map & Network Rankings (2026)

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Coverage rankings for Maryland

T-Mobile currently ranks first for coverage in this area, with a coverage score of 80.8. Compare Wireless Carriers uses FCC broadband map data to estimate and calculate coverage scores. More on that further below.


RankCarrierScoreOverall4G LTE5GFast 5GAverage Signal
1T-Mobile80.882.6%82.3%76.2%58.7% -89 dBm
2AT&T80.194.5%93.1%79.0%55.6% -111 dBm
3Verizon66.093.3%93.3%30.8%20.3% -95 dBm

Scores include coverage area, network type, and average signal strength.


Cell phone coverage map for Maryland

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Darker areas mean the carrier covers more of that location.

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Cell phone coverage by network in Maryland

#1

T-Mobile

Coverage Score 80.8
In Maryland
Overall
82.6%
4G LTE
82.3%
5G
76.2%
Fast 5G
58.7%
Average Signal -89 dBm
#2

AT&T

Coverage Score 80.1
In Maryland
Overall
94.5%
4G LTE
93.1%
5G
79.0%
Fast 5G
55.6%
Average Signal -111 dBm
#3

Verizon

Coverage Score 66.0
In Maryland
Overall
93.3%
4G LTE
93.3%
5G
30.8%
Fast 5G
20.3%
Average Signal -95 dBm
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Coverage by county in Maryland

Counties are shown for statewide comparison. Coverage percentages use land-area only coverage.

CountyVerizonAT&TT-Mobile
Allegany County, MD 78.2% 78.0% 27.8% 18.4% -95 dBm 76.8% 72.5% 65.8% 51.9% -111 dBm 78.7% 78.7% 70.3% 51.7% -92 dBm
Anne Arundel County, MD 99.1% 99.1% 51.9% 36.1% -93 dBm 99.0% 98.7% 90.2% 60.2% -106 dBm 96.9% 96.8% 92.4% 76.3% -87 dBm
Baltimore County, MD 98.4% 98.4% 48.8% 36.6% -93 dBm 98.8% 98.1% 90.3% 61.7% -107 dBm 88.4% 88.3% 82.3% 66.7% -87 dBm
Baltimore City County, MD 100.0% 100.0% 96.1% 88.6% -86 dBm 99.5% 99.1% 99.0% 77.2% -93 dBm 99.5% 99.5% 99.3% 98.6% -74 dBm
Calvert County, MD 99.4% 99.4% 12.8% 7.1% -94 dBm 97.0% 89.8% 81.2% 54.1% -112 dBm 96.5% 96.4% 92.0% 70.8% -90 dBm
Caroline County, MD 99.2% 99.2% 27.3% 17.2% -95 dBm 99.0% 99.0% 80.8% 61.9% -113 dBm 81.7% 81.6% 73.8% 48.7% -93 dBm
Carroll County, MD 99.3% 99.3% 41.8% 26.3% -93 dBm 99.3% 99.0% 92.2% 61.7% -108 dBm 92.1% 92.1% 86.1% 69.0% -88 dBm
Cecil County, MD 97.1% 97.0% 54.5% 33.8% -97 dBm 98.5% 98.5% 77.9% 62.1% -112 dBm 84.2% 84.1% 78.9% 64.4% -88 dBm
Charles County, MD 95.0% 95.0% 22.0% 12.9% -97 dBm 96.1% 94.8% 74.9% 45.5% -113 dBm 82.8% 82.5% 76.9% 54.5% -91 dBm
Dorchester County, MD 93.1% 93.1% 8.2% 4.0% -96 dBm 92.3% 88.5% 70.7% 47.9% -115 dBm 62.4% 61.9% 54.6% 34.0% -95 dBm
Frederick County, MD 96.3% 96.3% 26.3% 16.1% -94 dBm 95.6% 95.4% 85.8% 58.6% -110 dBm 93.0% 93.0% 87.9% 73.4% -87 dBm
Garrett County, MD 57.8% 57.4% 13.1% 6.8% -99 dBm 77.2% 71.4% 59.3% 44.4% -114 dBm 65.2% 65.1% 55.4% 37.1% -94 dBm
Harford County, MD 98.9% 98.9% 33.5% 20.2% -94 dBm 98.4% 97.8% 91.5% 57.5% -108 dBm 91.5% 91.4% 87.5% 73.3% -87 dBm
Howard County, MD 99.1% 99.1% 70.7% 51.9% -93 dBm 99.4% 99.3% 93.6% 63.8% -105 dBm 97.0% 97.0% 94.3% 83.7% -84 dBm
Kent County, MD 88.9% 88.9% 5.7% 2.1% -98 dBm 93.1% 93.1% 68.5% 42.0% -115 dBm 70.8% 70.4% 64.7% 41.8% -93 dBm
Montgomery County, MD 99.0% 99.0% 57.4% 37.7% -95 dBm 99.8% 99.7% 91.9% 64.1% -107 dBm 97.3% 97.2% 92.7% 80.0% -84 dBm
Prince George’s County, MD 99.2% 99.2% 49.3% 34.3% -95 dBm 99.0% 98.9% 88.8% 64.6% -106 dBm 98.7% 98.6% 95.7% 85.5% -83 dBm
Queen Anne’s County, MD 96.1% 96.1% 20.3% 12.6% -95 dBm 97.0% 97.0% 74.9% 55.7% -114 dBm 79.0% 78.7% 72.8% 53.3% -91 dBm
Somerset County, MD 91.2% 91.2% 6.8% 3.6% -97 dBm 94.1% 92.0% 71.7% 54.1% -115 dBm 58.1% 58.1% 40.7% 20.0% -97 dBm
St. Mary’s County, MD 98.3% 98.3% 18.4% 10.3% -95 dBm 98.2% 97.7% 73.3% 51.9% -113 dBm 86.6% 86.4% 78.5% 54.0% -92 dBm
Talbot County, MD 96.0% 96.0% 19.6% 11.4% -97 dBm 95.2% 94.0% 75.2% 53.3% -114 dBm 76.0% 75.3% 66.8% 43.7% -94 dBm
Washington County, MD 96.8% 96.8% 35.3% 20.7% -96 dBm 91.4% 89.7% 80.0% 53.7% -109 dBm 85.4% 85.3% 79.7% 66.7% -87 dBm
Wicomico County, MD 91.9% 91.9% 26.7% 20.8% -93 dBm 93.5% 93.3% 72.0% 55.1% -113 dBm 70.4% 69.7% 64.5% 45.5% -91 dBm
Worcester County, MD 95.2% 95.2% 13.8% 9.5% -96 dBm 94.0% 93.8% 63.5% 50.4% -114 dBm 66.4% 64.9% 61.6% 42.5% -92 dBm

About The Coverage Data

Coverage and signal estimates are derived by Compare Wireless Carriers from carrier-reported data in the FCC’s National Broadband Coverage Map, last updated in June 2025. “Percent covered” shows how much of the city or ZIP code area has a carrier signal, whether weak or strong. Signal bars show the estimated average signal strength in areas of Maryland where that carrier has coverage.

If a carrier says you should have service but you do not, run a challenge test with the FCC Mobile Speed Test App. The FCC uses those results to check carrier-submitted coverage data and requires a carrier response when enough tests show a pattern of inaccurate coverage reporting.