Over 18% of U.S. adults report currently having or being treated for depression — the highest rate Gallup has found since it began tracking the metric in 2015, according to a Sept. 9 Gallup report.
Here are six notes:
- As of 2025, 18.3% of adults report current depression or treatment for it, up about eight percentage points since 2015. That figure equates to an estimated 47.8 million Americans.
- The share of adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at any point in their lives stands at 28.5%, just shy of the record 29% measured in early 2023.
- The current depression rate among adults under 30 has more than doubled since 2027. Rising from 13% to 26.7%.
- Among households earning less than $24,000 per year, 35.1% of adults report depression — up from 26.1% in 2023 and 22.1% in 2017.
- Daily experiences of significant loneliness rose to 21% in 2025, up from 17% in early 2023. Among adults ages 18-29, the rate is 29%.
- Gallup estimates $23 billion in annual productivity losses from depression-related absenteeism. Poor mental health overall costs the U.S. economy $48 billion annually.
