PROFESSIONAL REPORT

State Anxiety Rankings

A state-by-state ranking of anxiety symptom burden and treatment access.

Coming late 2026

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Who this report is for

  • Journalists
  • Policy makers
  • Employers

What this report covers

  • ·State-level frequent mental distress and anxiety symptom rates.
  • ·Mental health workforce density by state.
  • ·Insurance acceptance rates and reported wait times.
  • ·A composite treatment-access score with a transparent rubric.
  • ·A ranked table that journalists can cite and embed.

Methodology

Rankings combine CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, the CDC Household Pulse Survey, and workforce data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The scoring rubric is published in full so the ranking can be checked.

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