States that are ranked 1-10 have lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care for adults. States that are ranked 39-51 indicate that adults have higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care.
The 7 measures that make up the Adult Ranking include:
- Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)
- Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
- Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
- Adults with AMI who Did Not Receive Treatment
- Adults with AMI Reporting Unmet Need
- Adults with AMI who are Uninsured
- Adults with Cognitive Disability Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
| Rank Sort descending | State |
|---|---|
| 01 | New Jersey |
| 02 | Wisconsin |
| 03 | Massachusetts |
| 04 | Connecticut |
| 05 | New York |
| 06 | Minnesota |
| 07 | Hawaii |
| 08 | Pennsylvania |
| 09 | Maryland |
| 10 | Illinois |
| 11 | Rhode Island |
| 12 | South Dakota |
| 13 | Kentucky |
| 14 | Iowa |
| 15 | New Mexico |
| 16 | Arkansas |
| 17 | Montana |
| 18 | Michigan |
| 19 | Vermont |
| 20 | Virginia |
| 21 | North Carolina |
| 22 | South Carolina |
| 23 | West Virginia |
| 24 | North Dakota |
| 25 | Florida |
| 26 | Louisiana |
| 27 | Nebraska |
| 28 | California |
| 29 | Tennessee |
| 30 | New Hampshire |
| 31 | Georgia |
| 32 | Washington |
| 33 | Texas |
| 34 | Delaware |
| 35 | Arizona |
| 36 | Ohio |
| 37 | Maine |
| 38 | Oklahoma |
| 39 | Idaho |
| 40 | Nevada |
| 41 | Mississippi |
| 42 | Kansas |
| 43 | Indiana |
| 44 | Missouri |
| 45 | District of Columbia |
| 46 | Alaska |
| 47 | Alabama |
| 48 | Utah |
| 49 | Oregon |
| 50 | Wyoming |
| 51 | Colorado |
States with rankings 1-13 have lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care for youth. States with rankings 39-51 indicate that youth have higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care.
The 7 measures that make up the Youth Ranking include:
- Youth with At Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year
- Youth with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
- Youth with Severe MDE
- Youth with MDE who Did Not Receive Mental Health Services
- Youth with Severe MDE who Received Some Consistent Treatment
- Children with Private Insurance that Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
- Students Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program.
| Rank Sort descending | State |
|---|---|
| 01 | Pennsylvania |
| 02 | Maine |
| 03 | District of Columbia |
| 04 | Vermont |
| 05 | Massachusetts |
| 06 | New Hampshire |
| 07 | New Jersey |
| 08 | Connecticut |
| 09 | New York |
| 10 | Maryland |
| 11 | Wisconsin |
| 12 | Illinois |
| 13 | Colorado |
| 14 | Minnesota |
| 15 | Rhode Island |
| 16 | Mississippi |
| 17 | Georgia |
| 18 | Delaware |
| 19 | Ohio |
| 20 | Alabama |
| 21 | Virginia |
| 22 | Missouri |
| 23 | South Dakota |
| 24 | Kentucky |
| 25 | Louisiana |
| 26 | Indiana |
| 27 | Michigan |
| 28 | Oklahoma |
| 29 | Hawaii |
| 30 | Florida |
| 31 | Iowa |
| 32 | Utah |
| 33 | Kansas |
| 34 | North Dakota |
| 35 | South Carolina |
| 36 | California |
| 37 | Nebraska |
| 38 | Montana |
| 39 | Washington |
| 40 | Tennessee |
| 41 | Texas |
| 42 | North Carolina |
| 43 | Wyoming |
| 44 | West Virginia |
| 45 | Oregon |
| 46 | Alaska |
| 47 | New Mexico |
| 48 | Arkansas |
| 49 | Arizona |
| 50 | Idaho |
| 51 | Nevada |
| Rank Sort descending | State |
|---|---|
| 01 | New Jersey |
| 02 | Florida |
| 03 | Georgia |
| 04 | Texas |
| 05 | New York |
| 06 | Pennsylvania |
| 07 | Mississippi |
| 08 | Hawaii |
| 09 | Connecticut |
| 10 | South Carolina |
| 11 | Maryland |
| 12 | Alabama |
| 13 | Tennessee |
| 14 | Louisiana |
| 15 | Virginia |
| 16 | Illinois |
| 17 | North Carolina |
| 18 | South Dakota |
| 19 | Kentucky |
| 20 | California |
| 21 | Michigan |
| 22 | Nebraska |
| 23 | Rhode Island |
| 24 | Kansas |
| 25 | Arkansas |
| 26 | Massachusetts |
| 27 | Minnesota |
| 28 | Missouri |
| 29 | Wisconsin |
| 30 | District of Columbia |
| 31 | New Hampshire |
| 32 | Arizona |
| 33 | North Dakota |
| 34 | Ohio |
| 35 | Delaware |
| 36 | Iowa |
| 37 | Oklahoma |
| 38 | Montana |
| 39 | West Virginia |
| 40 | Maine |
| 41 | Idaho |
| 42 | Indiana |
| 43 | New Mexico |
| 44 | Washington |
| 45 | Colorado |
| 46 | Nevada |
| 47 | Utah |
| 48 | Wyoming |
| 49 | Alaska |
| 50 | Vermont |
| 51 | Oregon |
The Access Ranking indicates how much access to mental health care exists within a state. The access measures include access to insurance, access to treatment, quality and cost of insurance, access to special education, and workforce availability. A high Access Ranking (1-13) indicates that a state provides relatively more access to insurance and mental health treatment.
The 9 measures that make up the Access Ranking include:
- Adults with AMI who Did Not Receive Treatment
- Adults with AMI Reporting Unmet Need
- Adults with AMI who are Uninsured
- Adults with Cognitive Disability who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
- Youth with MDE who Did Not Receive Mental Health Services
- Youth with Severe MDE who Received Some Consistent Treatment
- Children with Private Insurance that Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
- Students Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program
- Mental Health Workforce Availability
| Rank Sort descending | State |
|---|---|
| 01 | Vermont |
| 02 | Massachusetts |
| 03 | Maine |
| 04 | Wisconsin |
| 05 | Minnesota |
| 06 | New Hampshire |
| 07 | Rhode Island |
| 08 | Pennsylvania |
| 09 | Connecticut |
| 10 | District of Columbia |
| 11 | Washington |
| 12 | Montana |
| 13 | Illinois |
| 14 | Maryland |
| 15 | New York |
| 16 | Kentucky |
| 17 | Delaware |
| 18 | Iowa |
| 19 | Oregon |
| 20 | New Mexico |
| 21 | Colorado |
| 22 | Ohio |
| 23 | South Dakota |
| 24 | New Jersey |
| 25 | Michigan |
| 26 | Utah |
| 27 | North Dakota |
| 28 | Oklahoma |
| 29 | West Virginia |
| 30 | California |
| 31 | Hawaii |
| 32 | Indiana |
| 33 | Nebraska |
| 34 | Alaska |
| 35 | Louisiana |
| 36 | Wyoming |
| 37 | Virginia |
| 38 | North Carolina |
| 39 | Nevada |
| 40 | Arkansas |
| 41 | Missouri |
| 42 | Idaho |
| 43 | South Carolina |
| 44 | Kansas |
| 45 | Tennessee |
| 46 | Arizona |
| 47 | Mississippi |
| 48 | Georgia |
| 49 | Florida |
| 50 | Alabama |
| 51 | Texas |
An overall ranking 1-13 indicates lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care. An overall ranking 39-51 indicates higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care. The combined scores of all 15 measures make up the overall ranking. The overall ranking includes both adult and youth measures as well as prevalence and access to care measures.
The 15 measures that make up the overall ranking include:
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| Rank Sort descending | State |
|---|---|
| 01 | Massachusetts |
| 02 | New Jersey |
| 03 | Pennsylvania |
| 04 | Connecticut |
| 05 | Vermont |
| 06 | New York |
| 07 | Wisconsin |
| 08 | Maine |
| 09 | Maryland |
| 10 | Minnesota |
| 11 | Rhode Island |
| 12 | Illinois |
| 13 | New Hampshire |
| 14 | Hawaii |
| 15 | Kentucky |
| 16 | District of Columbia |
| 17 | South Dakota |
| 18 | Michigan |
| 19 | Louisiana |
| 20 | Virginia |
| 21 | Montana |
| 22 | Delaware |
| 23 | Iowa |
| 24 | California |
| 25 | Ohio |
| 26 | Nebraska |
| 27 | Georgia |
| 28 | Florida |
| 29 | North Dakota |
| 30 | South Carolina |
| 31 | North Carolina |
| 32 | Washington |
| 33 | Oklahoma |
| 34 | Tennessee |
| 35 | New Mexico |
| 36 | Mississippi |
| 37 | Colorado |
| 38 | West Virginia |
| 39 | Arkansas |
| 40 | Missouri |
| 41 | Kansas |
| 42 | Indiana |
| 43 | Utah |
| 44 | Texas |
| 45 | Alabama |
| 46 | Oregon |
| 47 | Alaska |
| 48 | Wyoming |
| 49 | Arizona |
| 50 | Idaho |
| 51 | Nevada |