Alabama
22.8% depressionMHA #49
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STATE DATA
Anxiety and mental health data by state
50 states + DC · Sources: CDC BRFSS 2023 · MHA 2025
The CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) tracks the share of adults ever told they have depression. Mental Health America publishes annual state rankings for overall mental health, adult mental health, and access to care. Select a state for details. Bars below show BRFSS 2023 depression prevalence.
State directory
Alaska
19.1% depressionMHA #33
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Arizona
21% depressionMHA #50
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Arkansas
25.1% depressionMHA #31
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California
16.8% depressionMHA #15
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Colorado
21.4% depressionMHA #48
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Connecticut
19.5% depressionMHA #7
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Delaware
21.1% depressionMHA #4
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District of Columbia
19.3% depressionMHA #45
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Florida
17.8% depressionMHA #11
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Georgia
19.5% depressionMHA #47
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Hawaii
15.3% depressionMHA #2
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Idaho
23.8% depressionMHA #38
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Illinois
19.2% depressionMHA #19
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Indiana
23.6% depressionMHA #14
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Iowa
21.1% depressionMHA #5
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Kansas
23% depressionMHA #30
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Kentucky
26.5% depressionMHA #13
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Louisiana
22.4% depressionMHA #15
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Maine
26.6% depressionMHA #10
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Maryland
19.4% depressionMHA #8
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Massachusetts
21.6% depressionMHA #26
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Michigan
23.2% depressionMHA #12
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Minnesota
22.9% depressionMHA #29
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Mississippi
21.1% depressionMHA #21
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Missouri
24% depressionMHA #40
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Montana
23.4% depressionMHA #32
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Nebraska
20.3% depressionMHA #36
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Nevada
18.5% depressionMHA #49
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New Hampshire
24.5% depressionMHA #22
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New Jersey
17.2% depressionMHA #3
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New Mexico
22.1% depressionMHA #28
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New York
18% depressionMHA #1
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North Carolina
22.4% depressionMHA #24
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North Dakota
21.2% depressionMHA #42
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Ohio
22.9% depressionMHA #16
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Oklahoma
23.9% depressionMHA #25
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Oregon
26.1% depressionMHA #46
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Pennsylvania
22% depressionMHA #9
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Rhode Island
23.4% depressionMHA #27
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South Carolina
22% depressionMHA #23
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South Dakota
20.4% depressionMHA #44
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Tennessee
24.2% depressionMHA #37
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Texas
17.7% depressionMHA #41
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Utah
24.5% depressionMHA #50
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Vermont
25.2% depressionMHA #20
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Virginia
21.4% depressionMHA #6
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Washington
24.7% depressionMHA #35
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West Virginia
28.5% depressionMHA #43
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Wisconsin
21.6% depressionMHA #34
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Wyoming
21.5% depressionMHA #51
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CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), depression among adults, 2023
https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/brfssprevalence/Date accessed: 2026-05-18
Mental Health America, State of Mental Health in America, 2025
https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-americaDate accessed: 2026-05-18