Arkansas had the highest percentage of adults experiencing mental health issues in 2024 while North Dakota had the lowest, according to a news release from Margate, Fla.-based Legacy Healing Center.
The percentages reflect the share of adults who reported mental health issues in 2024, based on 2019 and 2024 data from the CDC analyzed by Legacy Healing Center.
Here is how states compare based on the percentage of adults experiencing mental health issues in 2024:
1. Arkansas — 19.9%
2. Louisiana — 19.8%
3. Tennessee — 19.6%
4. West Virginia — 19.3%
5. Oregon — 19.0%
6. Oklahoma — 18.6%
7. Kentucky — 18.4%
8. New Mexico — 18.2%
9. Nevada — 18.1%
10. Alabama — 18.0%
11. Missouri — 17.5%
12. Wisconsin — 17.2%
13 (tie). Michigan — 17.0%
13 (tie). Ohio — 17.0%
15. Indiana — 16.9%
16. Maine — 16.4%
17 (tie). Washington — 16.3%
17 (tie). Montana — 16.3%
19 (tie). Delaware — 16.1%
19 (tie). Georgia — 16.1%
21. Pennsylvania — 16.0%
22. Kansas — 15.9%
23 (tie). Alaska — 15.7%
23 (tie). Texas — 15.7%
23 (tie). Virginia — 15.7%
26 (tie). Idaho — 15.6%
26 (tie). Florida — 15.6%
28. Utah — 15.5%
29. Wyoming — 15.4%
30 (tie). Colorado — 15.2%
30 (tie). South Carolina — 15.2%
32. Vermont — 15.1%
33. New Hampshire — 15.0%
34 (tie). California — 14.9%
34 (tie). Iowa — 14.9%
36. North Carolina — 14.7%
37. Rhode Island — 14.5%
38 (tie). Maryland — 14.2%
38 (tie). New York — 14.2%
38 (tie). Arizona — 14.2%
41. Minnesota — 14.0%
42. Connecticut — 13.9%
43. South Dakota — 13.8%
44. Mississippi — 13.6%
45. Nebraska — 13.5%
46. Massachusetts — 13.3%
47. New Jersey — 13.2%
48. Illinois — 13.0%
49. Hawaii — 12.7%
50. North Dakota — 12.6%
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