Adult Ranking 2023

 
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States that are ranked 1-13 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 a higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care.

The seven measures that make up the Adult Ranking include:

  1.  Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)
  2.  Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
  3.  Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
  4.  Adults with AMI Who Did Not Receive Treatment
  5.  Adults with AMI Reporting Unmet Need
  6.  Adults with AMI Who are Uninsured
  7.  Adults Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
Rank State
01 Kentucky
02 Hawaii
03 New York
04 Pennsylvania
05 Wisconsin
06 Connecticut
07 Tennessee
08 New Jersey
09 Illinois
10 Maryland
11 Michigan
12 Massachusetts
13 Iowa
14 Virginia
15 Vermont
16 Delaware
17 South Carolina
18 North Carolina
19 Rhode Island
20 West Virginia
21 California
22 New Mexico
23 Georgia
24 North Dakota
25 Florida
26 New Hampshire
27 Louisiana
28 Mississippi
29 Montana
30 Washington
31 Maine
32 Arkansas
33 District of Columbia
34 Nebraska
35 Texas
36 Minnesota
37 Alaska
38 Ohio
39 Missouri
40 South Dakota
41 Indiana
42 Nevada
43 Oklahoma
44 Idaho
45 Colorado
46 Utah
47 Alabama
48 Oregon
49 Arizona
50 Wyoming
51 Kansas

Youth Ranking 2023

 
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States with rankings 1-13 have a lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care for youth. States with rankings 39-51 indicate that youth have a higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care.

The seven measures that make up the Youth Ranking include:

  1.  Youth with at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year
  2.  Youth with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
  3.  Youth with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
  4.  Youth (Ages 6-17) Flourishing
  5.  Youth with MDE Who Did Not Receive Mental Health Services
  6.  Youth with Private Insurance That Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
  7.  Students (K+) Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program.
Rank State
01 District of Columbia
02 Delaware
03 Wisconsin
04 Pennsylvania
05 Massachusetts
06 New Jersey
07 New Hampshire
08 Connecticut
09 Nevada
10 Oklahoma
11 Colorado
12 Rhode Island
13 Illinois
14 Maryland
15 Vermont
16 South Carolina
17 Wyoming
18 North Dakota
19 Mississippi
20 New York
21 Minnesota
22 Georgia
23 Indiana
24 North Carolina
25 South Dakota
26 Iowa
27 Ohio
28 California
29 Arizona
30 Utah
31 Kentucky
32 Maine
33 Florida
34 New Mexico
35 Michigan
36 Missouri
37 Alabama
38 Alaska
39 Montana
40 Washington
41 Tennessee
42 Louisiana
43 Hawaii
44 Arkansas
45 West Virginia
46 Texas
47 Idaho
48 Virginia
49 Nebraska
50 Kansas
51 Oregon

Prevalence of Mental Illness 2023

 
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Prevalence of Mental Illness

A ranking 1-13 for Prevalence indicates a lower prevalence of mental health and substance use issues compared to states that ranked 39-51.

The seven measures that make up the Prevalence Ranking include:

  1. Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)
  2. Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
  3. Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
  4. Youth with at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year
  5. Youth with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
  6. Youth with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
  7. Youth (Ages 6-17) Flourishing
Rank State
01 Georgia
02 South Carolina
03 Texas
04 New Jersey
05 North Carolina
06 Delaware
07 Florida
08 Maryland
09 Wisconsin
10 Kentucky
11 New York
12 Hawaii
13 Mississippi
14 Pennsylvania
15 Tennessee
16 California
17 Connecticut
18 Nevada
19 Arkansas
20 District of Columbia
21 Indiana
22 Alabama
23 Massachusetts
24 Louisiana
25 Michigan
26 Oklahoma
27 Rhode Island
28 Iowa
29 Virginia
30 Missouri
31 Illinois
32 North Dakota
33 Colorado
34 Alaska
35 New Hampshire
36 New Mexico
37 Wyoming
38 Arizona
39 West Virginia
40 Ohio
41 Minnesota
42 Maine
43 Washington
44 Nebraska
45 Vermont
46 Utah
47 South Dakota
48 Idaho
49 Montana
50 Kansas
51 Oregon

Access to Care Ranking 2023

 
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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:

  1.  Adults with AMI who Did Not Receive Treatment
  2.  Adults with AMI Reporting Unmet Need
  3. Adults with AMI who are Uninsured
  4.  Adults Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
  5.  Youth with MDE Who Did Not Receive Mental Health Services
  6.  Youth with Severe MDE who Received Some Consistent Treatment
  7.  Youth with Private Insurance that Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
  8.  Students (K+) Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program
  9.  Mental Health Workforce Availability
Rank State
01 Vermont
02 Massachusetts
03 Illinois
04 Montana
05 District of Columbia
06 Pennsylvania
07 New Hampshire
08 Connecticut
09 Wisconsin
10 Rhode Island
11 Maine
12 South Dakota
13 Washington
14 Minnesota
15 Delaware
16 New Mexico
17 Iowa
18 North Dakota
19 New York
20 Michigan
21 Ohio
22 Utah
23 New Jersey
24 Kentucky
25 Maryland
26 Colorado
27 Oklahoma
28 Alaska
29 Nebraska
30 Oregon
31 California
32 Hawaii
33 West Virginia
34 Virginia
35 Idaho
36 Missouri
37 Louisiana
38 Nevada
39 North Carolina
40 Tennessee
41 Wyoming
42 Mississippi
43 Indiana
44 South Carolina
45 Arkansas
46 Florida
47 Arizona
48 Kansas
49 Georgia
50 Alabama
51 Texas

Overall Ranking 2023

 
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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:

  1. Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)
  2. Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
  3. Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
  4. Youth with at Least one Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year
  5. Youth with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
  6. Youth with Severe MDE
  7. Adults with AMI Who Did Not Receive Treatment
  8. Adults with AMI Reporting Unmet Need
  9. Adults with AMI who are Uninsured
  10. Adults Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
  11. Youth with MDE Who Did Not Receive Mental Health Services
  12. Youth with Severe MDE Who Received Some Consistent Treatment
  13. Youth with Private Insurance That Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
  14. Students (Grades K+) Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program
  15. Mental Health Workforce Availability
Rank State
01 Wisconsin
02 Pennsylvania
03 Massachusetts
04 Delaware
05 Connecticut
06 New Jersey
07 District of Columbia
08 New York
09 Illinois
10 Maryland
11 Kentucky
12 Vermont
13 Rhode Island
14 New Hampshire
15 South Carolina
16 North Carolina
17 Michigan
18 Hawaii
19 California
20 Iowa
21 North Dakota
22 New Mexico
23 Oklahoma
24 Georgia
25 Mississippi
26 Maine
27 Tennessee
28 Minnesota
29 Nevada
30 Colorado
31 Montana
32 Washington
33 Ohio
34 Alaska
35 Florida
36 Louisiana
37 South Dakota
38 Virginia
39 Indiana
40 Missouri
41 Utah
42 West Virginia
43 Arkansas
44 Nebraska
45 Wyoming
46 Texas
47 Idaho
48 Alabama
49 Arizona
50 Oregon
51 Kansas