Here are the states and the District of Columbia ranked by the percentage of children who have received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional, according to data from KFF:
Note: KFF updated its data in 2021.
|
State |
% of children who received any mental health care/counseling in the past 12 months |
|
Vermont |
20.5 percent |
|
Maine |
18.4 percent |
|
Montana |
16.8 percent |
|
Arkansas |
15.3 percent |
|
Indiana |
15.3 percent |
|
Iowa |
15.2 percent |
|
Kentucky |
14.8 percent |
|
New Hampshire |
14.8 percent |
|
Connecticut |
14.6 percent |
|
Maryland |
14.3 percent |
|
North Carolina |
13.7 percent |
|
Virginia |
13.6 percent |
|
Colorado |
13.4 percent |
|
Louisiana |
13.4 percent |
|
Oklahoma |
13.1 percent |
|
Oregon |
13 percent |
|
Rhode Island |
13 percent |
|
Ohio |
12.8 percent |
|
Wyoming |
12.8 percent |
|
Nebraska |
12.7 percent |
|
South Dakota |
12.7 percent |
|
Utah |
12.6 percent |
|
Minnesota |
12.5 percent |
|
North Dakota |
12.5 percent |
|
Washington |
12.5 percent |
|
New Jersey |
12.4 percent |
|
New Mexico |
12.4 percent |
|
Massachusetts |
11.8 percent |
|
Delaware |
11.7 percent |
|
Kansas |
11.7 percent |
|
Michigan |
11.7 percent |
|
Alabama |
11.5 percent |
|
Wisconsin |
11.5 percent |
|
Florida |
11.1 percent |
|
Pennsylvania |
11.1 percent |
|
Idaho |
11 percent |
|
West Virginia |
10.3 percent |
|
Arizona |
10.1 percent |
|
Nevada |
10.1 percent |
|
New York |
9.9 percent |
|
Georgia |
9.5 percent |
|
Missouri |
9.4 percent |
|
California |
9.3 percent |
|
Texas |
9.3 percent |
|
Alaska |
9.2 percent |
|
South Carolina |
9.2 percent |
|
Mississippi |
9 percent |
|
Illinois |
8.9 percent |
|
Tennessee |
8.9 percent |
|
District of Columbia |
7.7 percent |
|
Hawaii |
7.5 percent |