Which Americans Have The Most Mental Health Conditions?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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Young adults aged 18-25 years

had the highest prevalence of SMI (9.7%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (6.9%) and aged 50 and older (3.4%). The prevalence of SMI was highest among the adults reporting two or more races (9.9%), followed by American Indian / Alaskan Native (AI/AN) adults (6.6%).

What state has the highest rate of mental illness?

  • Virginia (5.53%)
  • Texas (5.28%)
  • Alaska (5.20%)
  • Tennessee (5.17%)
  • Oregon (4.98%)
  • Iowa (4.96%)
  • Kentucky (4.96%)
  • Minnesota (4.87%)

Which is the most common group of mental illnesses in America?


Anxiety disorders

are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year. Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.

What percentage of the US population suffers from mental illness?


21%

of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2020 (52.9 million people). This represents 1 in 5 adults. 5.6% of U.S. adults experienced serious mental illness in 2020 (14.2 million people).

What state is the most depressed?

Rank State Depression Rate 1 Oregon 25.20% 2

West Virginia

24.62%
3 Maine 23.52% 4 Arkansas 23.2%

Which U.S. state has best mental health care?

We found that

Connecticut

has the best mental health care in the nation. The state has a high degree of access to care, a low number of uninsured residents with mental health issues and a low number of people who weren’t able to utilize mental health services.

What country has the most mental illness?

1, and India. [Read about the challenges in collecting disability data.]

India, China and the U.S.

are also the countries most affected by anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to WHO.

What is the number 1 mental illness?

Impacting an estimated 300 million people,

depression

is the most-common mental disorder and generally affects women more often than men.

What is the most common mental illness in the world?

  • 970 million people worldwide have a mental health or substance abuse disorder. ( …
  • Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the world, affecting 284 million people. ( …
  • Globally, mental illness affects more females (11.9%) than males (9.3%). (

What age group has the most mental health issues?

  • 20% of adolescents may experience a mental health problem in any given year. …
  • 50% of mental health problems are established by age 14 and 75% by age 24.

What is the most depressed city in America?

  • The most miserable city in the US is Gary, Indiana.
  • The state with the most miserable cities is California, with 10.

What percentage of America is depressed?

Approximately

9.5%

of American adults ages 18 and over, will suffer from a depressive illness (major depression, bipolar disorder, or dysthymia) each year. Women are nearly twice as likely to suffer from major depression than men.

What state has the highest teen depression rate?


Oregon

has the highest rate of depression in the United States at 25.20%.

Does Texas have good mental health care?


Texas ranks 50th out of 51 in overall access to mental health care

, according to the 2021 State of Mental Health in America report. Currently, only 1 in 7 Texas children with major depression receive consistent treatment — almost half the national average.

Where is the best mental healthcare in the world?

1.

McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

. McLean is the largest psychiatric hospital facility associated with Harvard University. The hospital has been rated the top mental health facility globally for many years and is a leader in compassionate care, research, and education.

Is mental illness increasing in America?

Statistics of Mental Illness in the United States


Between 2017 and 2018, 19% of adults experienced a mental illness, an increase of 1.5 million adults with mental illnesses from the previous year

. Rates of depression increased by 52% between 2005 and 2017 among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old.

Which president cuts mental health funding?

Enacted by the

96th United States Congress
Citations Public law Pub.L. 96-398 Codification
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