Depression Rates by State
West Virginia has the highest Adults Diagnosed With Depression in 2023 (31.1%), followed by Tennessee (27.3%) and Utah (26.1%). Hawaii has the lowest (13.9%).
Adults Diagnosed With Depression, 2023
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Biggest changes · 2022 → 2023
48 states have a value in both years.
Improved most
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Data
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| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Jersey | 13.9% | 18.1% | 17.5% |
| 1 |  Hawaii | 13.9% | 11.4% | 11.1% |
| 3 |  Florida | 16.3% | — | — |
| 4 |  New York | 16.4% | 17.3% | 17.0% |
| 5 |  California | 17.0% | 15.3% | 15.2% |
| 6 |  Maryland | 17.4% | 17.2% | 16.6% |
| 7 |  Georgia | 17.7% | 18.1% | 17.7% |
| 8 |  Nebraska | 17.9% | 18.0% | 17.5% |
| 9 |  Arizona | 18.0% | 17.9% | 17.5% |
| 10 |  Illinois | 18.1% | 17.3% | 17.0% |
| 10 |  Mississippi | 18.1% | 20.3% | 20.0% |
| 12 |  Connecticut | 18.7% | 18.9% | 18.0% |
| 13 |  Iowa | 19.2% | 18.4% | 17.7% |
| 14 |  Alaska | 19.5% | 19.9% | 19.7% |
| 15 |  Texas | 19.7% | 18.6% | 18.6% |
| 16 |  Delaware | 20.1% | 17.4% | 16.4% |
| 17 |  Virginia | 20.4% | 20.2% | 19.6% |
| 18 |  Nevada | 20.7% | 17.5% | 17.0% |
| 19 |  Kansas | 21.1% | 21.3% | 20.6% |
| 19 |  Wyoming | 21.1% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| 21 |  Colorado | 21.4% | 20.8% | 20.4% |
| 22 |  Rhode Island | 21.7% | 24.1% | 23.3% |
| 23 |  South Carolina | 21.9% | 20.5% | 19.8% |
| 24 |  New Hampshire | 22.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% |
| 25 |  North Dakota | 22.3% | 19.9% | 19.5% |
| 26 |  Massachusetts | 22.4% | 19.2% | 18.6% |
| 27 |  Alabama | 22.5% | 23.1% | 22.4% |
| 28 |  Wisconsin | 22.6% | 21.3% | 20.4% |
| 29 |  Idaho | 22.9% | 23.6% | 22.6% |
| 30 |  New Mexico | 23.0% | 20.2% | 19.8% |
| 31 |  North Carolina | 23.1% | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| 31 |  Missouri | 23.1% | 23.8% | 22.8% |
| 31 |  Minnesota | 23.1% | 21.3% | 20.5% |
| 31 |  South Dakota | 23.1% | 17.2% | 16.5% |
| 35 |  Washington | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.4% |
| 36 |  Michigan | 24.1% | 23.7% | 22.6% |
| 36 |  Indiana | 24.1% | 25.0% | 24.2% |
| 38 |  Arkansas | 24.2% | 25.4% | 24.6% |
| 39 |  Montana | 24.4% | 24.0% | 22.8% |
| 40 |  Ohio | 25.0% | 22.9% | 22.0% |
| 40 |  Oklahoma | 25.0% | 25.0% | 24.4% |
| 42 |  Louisiana | 25.7% | 25.1% | 24.5% |
| 43 |  Oregon | 25.8% | 25.3% | 24.6% |
| 43 |  Maine | 25.8% | 25.3% | 23.6% |
| 43 |  Vermont | 25.8% | 26.6% | 25.4% |
| 46 |  Utah | 26.1% | 24.3% | 24.4% |
| 47 |  Tennessee | 27.3% | 26.0% | 25.2% |
| 48 |  West Virginia | 31.1% | 29.0% | 27.5% |
| — |  Pennsylvania | — | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| — |  Kentucky | — | 27.6% | 27.0% |
What correlates with Adults Diagnosed With Depression (2023)?
Pearson r against 2,105 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Adults Diagnosed With Depression tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Adults Diagnosed With Depression tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- Emotional Physical Well Being RankSaddest StatesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.70 · strong · n = 48
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- Emotional & Physical Well-Being RankHappiest StatesA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.67 · strong · n = 48
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Adults Diagnosed With Depression?
- West Virginia has the highest Adults Diagnosed With Depression in 2023, at 31.1%, followed by Tennessee (27.3%) and Utah (26.1%).
- Which state has the lowest Adults Diagnosed With Depression?
- Hawaii has the lowest Adults Diagnosed With Depression in 2023, at 13.9%.
- What is the median Adults Diagnosed With Depression across US states?
- The median is 22.2% across the 48 US states with data in 2023.
- Where does this depression rates by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Adults diagnosed with depression - Mental Health Conditions & Care CDC; The Most Depressed States in the US - US News; Age-Adjusted Depression Prevalence & Trends Data - Centers for Disease Control.