Adult Ranking

States that are ranked 1-13 have a 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 SUD Who Needed But Did Not Receive Treatment
  5.  Adults with AMI Who are Uninsured
  6.  Adults Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
  7.  Adults with AMI with Private Insurance That Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
StateRank
New York1
New Jersey2
Massachusetts3
Hawaii4
Maine5
Maryland6
Pennsylvania7
Connecticut8
Virginia9
New Hampshire10
Delaware11
Kentucky12
Rhode Island13
Wisconsin14
Michigan15
Indiana16
Ohio17
Florida18
Vermont19
Arkansas20
Iowa21
California22
Tennessee23
Kansas24
South Carolina25
South Dakota26
District of Columbia27
Minnesota28
Illinois29
New Mexico30
Washington31
North Carolina32
West Virginia33
Arizona34
Oregon35
Alabama36
Louisiana37
Missouri38
Georgia39
Colorado40
Nebraska41
Idaho42
Alaska43
Texas44
Mississippi45
Utah46
Oklahoma47
Nevada48
North Dakota49
Montana50
Wyoming51

Adult Prevalence of Mental Illness – Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)

23.08% of adults experienced a mental illness in the past year,equivalent to nearly 60 million Americans.

5.86% experienced a severe mental illness.

The state prevalence of adult mental illness ranges from 19.38% in New Jersey to 29.19% in Utah.

 

According to SAMHSA, “Any Mental Illness (AMI) aligns with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition criteria and is defined as having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder, other than a developmental or substance use disorder. These estimates are based on indicators of AMI rather than direct measures of diagnostic status.”

StateRankPercentageNumber
New Jersey119.38%1,389,000
Florida220.45%3,563,000
Delaware320.93%165,000
Connecticut421.05%599,000
New York521.11%3,273,000
Hawaii621.47%234,000
Texas721.94%4,797,000
Illinois822.01%2,136,000
Mississippi922.16%487,000
California1022.19%6,665,000
North Carolina1122.19%1,804,000
Virginia1222.28%1,470,000
South Carolina1322.35%902,000
Maryland1422.37%1,056,000
Georgia1522.52%1,836,000
Michigan1622.89%1,789,000
New Hampshire1723.06%259,000
Massachusetts1823.18%1,292,000
Pennsylvania1923.18%2,352,000
Arizona2023.26%1,308,000
Wisconsin2123.66%1,082,000
Kentucky2223.77%813,000
Arkansas2323.86%546,000
Maine2424.07%268,000
Alabama2524.09%931,000
Louisiana2624.34%838,000
Kansas2724.41%532,000
Indiana2824.44%1,260,000
Ohio2924.52%2,214,000
Nevada3024.65%600,000
Rhode Island3124.67%216,000
Minnesota3224.74%1,077,000
South Dakota3324.89%166,000
Alaska3424.96%132,000
Tennessee3525.47%1,370,000
New Mexico3625.67%414,000
Nebraska3725.71%376,000
Oklahoma3825.88%768,000
North Dakota3925.95%150,000
West Virginia4026.28%367,000
Colorado4126.30%1,186,000
Missouri4226.50%1,248,000
District of Columbia4326.63%143,000
Iowa4426.71%649,000
Vermont4526.80%141,000
Montana4627.12%234,000
Washington4727.14%1,629,000
Wyoming4827.44%121,000
Oregon4927.48%922,000
Idaho5028.02%402,000
Utah5129.19%700,000
National5223.08%58,867,000

Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year

17.82% of adults in the U.S. had a substance use disorder in the past year, totaling over 45 million people.

9.41% of adults in America had a drug use disorder in the past year.

11.28% of adults in America had an alcohol use disorder in the past year.

The state prevalence of adults with substance use disorder ranges from 14.15% in Utah to 24.30% in Alaska.

According to SAMHSA, “Substance Use Disorder (SUD) estimates are based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition criteria. SUD is defined as meeting the criteria for drug or alcohol use disorder. Beginning with the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, questions on prescription drug use disorder were asked of all past year users of prescription drugs, regardless of whether they misused prescription drugs.”

StateRankPercentageNumber
Utah114.15%340,000
Alabama215.19%587,000
Florida315.30%2,665,000
South Carolina415.42%622,000
Texas515.45%3,380,000
North Carolina615.71%1,277,000
Arkansas715.76%361,000
New Jersey816.34%1,171,000
Hawaii916.35%178,000
Tennessee1016.49%887,000
Mississippi1116.82%370,000
Georgia1216.99%1,385,000
New Hampshire1317.37%195,000
Kentucky1417.41%596,000
Nebraska1517.58%257,000
Kansas1617.69%386,000
Maryland1717.73%837,000
Virginia1817.79%1,173,000
New York1917.81%2,762,000
Illinois2017.86%1,733,000
Arizona2117.97%1,011,000
Pennsylvania2218.01%1,827,000
California2318.04%5,418,000
Idaho2418.17%260,000
South Dakota2518.24%121,000
Connecticut2618.39%523,000
Michigan2718.42%1,440,000
Wisconsin2818.44%844,000
West Virginia2918.68%261,000
Maine3018.80%209,000
Delaware3118.81%148,000
Missouri3218.89%889,000
Indiana3319.08%983,000
Massachusetts3419.16%1,068,000
Ohio3519.19%1,733,000
Iowa3619.32%469,000
Oklahoma3719.66%584,000
Wyoming3820.21%89,000
Washington3920.23%1,214,000
Minnesota4020.43%890,000
Louisiana4120.62%710,000
North Dakota4220.80%120,000
Montana4321.00%181,000
Nevada4421.60%525,000
Rhode Island4522.61%198,000
Oregon4622.71%762,000
Vermont4722.79%120,000
Colorado4823.08%1,040,000
New Mexico4923.55%380,000
District of Columbia5024.22%130,000
Alaska5124.30%128,000
National5217.82%45,438,000

Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide

5.04% of adults reported experiencing serious thoughts of suicide. The estimated number of adults with serious suicidal thoughts in the U.S. is over 12.8 million.

After slight decreases in suicide deaths in 2019 and 2020, the number of individuals who died by suicide in 2022 was the highest number ever recorded in the U.S.

The state prevalence of adults with serious thoughts of suicide ranges from 4.16% in Connecticut to 7.12% in Utah.

StateRankPercentageNumber
Connecticut14.16%118,000
New York24.29%665,000
Massachusetts34.36%243,000
New Jersey44.37%313,000
Maryland54.41%208,000
Maine64.56%51,000
Hawaii74.64%50,000
South Carolina84.67%188,000
North Carolina94.70%382,000
Rhode Island104.74%41,000
Pennsylvania114.74%481,000
Delaware124.75%37,000
Virginia134.76%314,000
Florida144.80%836,000
New Hampshire154.87%55,000
Mississippi164.94%109,000
California174.97%1,491,000
Texas184.98%1,090,000
Georgia195.02%410,000
Minnesota205.07%221,000
Tennessee215.11%275,000
Arizona225.15%290,000
Wisconsin235.16%236,000
Ohio245.21%470,000
Arkansas255.23%120,000
District of Columbia265.25%28,000
Illinois275.26%511,000
Kansas285.31%116,000
Vermont295.35%28,000
Kentucky305.41%185,000
Michigan315.42%424,000
Alabama325.44%210,000
Oklahoma335.47%162,000
Alaska345.47%29,000
Louisiana355.51%190,000
Iowa365.51%134,000
Washington375.51%331,000
New Mexico385.55%90,000
Indiana395.56%287,000
South Dakota405.59%37,000
Missouri415.61%264,000
Oregon425.61%188,000
North Dakota435.68%33,000
West Virginia445.71%80,000
Nevada455.75%140,000
Wyoming465.84%26,000
Colorado475.91%266,000
Montana486.02%52,000
Nebraska496.15%90,000
Idaho506.68%96,000
Utah517.12%171,000
National525.04%12,860,000

Adults with AMI Who Are Uninsured

10.1% of adults (over 5.9 million people) with a mental illness are uninsured, compared to 9.3% of adults without a mental illness.

In 2022, 64% of adults who were uninsured said that they did not have health insurance because they could not afford it.

The state prevalence of uninsured adults with mental illness ranges from 2.60% in the District of Columbia to 22.90% in Texas.

StateRankPercentageNumber
District of Columbia12.60%4,000
Vermont23.40%5,000
Oregon34.40%43,000
Maine44.50%12,000
Rhode Island54.50%11,000
Hawaii64.60%12,000
Wisconsin74.70%48,000
Maryland84.90%55,000
New Hampshire94.90%13,000
New York105.00%162,000
New Mexico115.20%22,000
Massachusetts125.30%68,000
Virginia135.40%80,000
Kentucky145.60%44,000
Pennsylvania155.80%133,000
Iowa166.40%45,000
New Jersey176.40%84,000
Idaho186.50%27,000
Michigan196.50%115,000
Indiana206.60%84,000
Delaware217.10%11,000
Colorado227.20%88,000
Connecticut237.50%42,000
Louisiana247.50%64,000
Ohio257.50%164,000
Arkansas267.80%40,000
California277.80%522,000
Alaska287.90%10,000
Washington297.90%137,000
Nevada308.70%55,000
Utah318.70%64,000
Minnesota329.10%100,000
Illinois339.30%197,000
Nebraska349.40%33,000
Missouri359.50%127,000
West Virginia3610.50%41,000
Arizona3710.60%132,000
Montana3811.80%27,000
South Dakota3912.40%19,000
Tennessee4012.80%182,000
North Dakota4112.90%18,000
Kansas4213.50%70,000
South Carolina4313.60%111,000
Alabama4414.40%132,000
Florida4514.90%516,000
North Carolina4615.50%271,000
Oklahoma4716.10%121,000
Georgia4818.70%351,000
Wyoming4919.70%24,000
Mississippi5022.80%111,000
Texas5122.90%1,068,000
National10.10%5,916,000

Adults with AMI with Private Insurance That Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems

10.2% of adults who experienced a mental illness in the past year had private health insurance that did not cover mental or emotional problems.

The state prevalence of adults with AMI whose private insurance did not cover mental or emotional problems ranges from 3.60% in Vermont to 24.70% in Mississippi.

StateRankPercentageNumber
Vermont13.60%3,000
Washington23.70%30,000
Rhode Island33.80%5,000
Ohio45.80%65,000
Maryland56.10%35,000
New York66.10%100,000
District of Columbia76.60%6,000
Virginia86.60%54,000
Massachusetts96.70%47,000
Oregon106.90%36,000
Iowa117.00%25,000
Alaska127.20%4,000
Maine137.40%9,000
Indiana148.00%51,000
Wisconsin158.00%49,000
Colorado168.10%57,000
Delaware178.80%7,000
New Hampshire188.80%14,000
Georgia198.90%75,000
Illinois209.30%98,000
Kansas219.40%26,000
Michigan229.40%80,000
Kentucky239.50%31,000
New Jersey249.50%78,000
South Dakota259.60%8,000
California2610.30%316,000
Nevada2710.30%30,000
Connecticut2810.80%35,000
New Mexico2911.00%20,000
Hawaii3011.10%13,000
Tennessee3111.10%69,000
Minnesota3211.30%66,000
Missouri3311.30%73,000
Pennsylvania3411.40%135,000
Florida3511.80%194,000
Idaho3611.80%28,000
Louisiana3712.00%33,000
Utah3812.70%62,000
Arkansas3912.90%27,000
Wyoming4013.10%7,000
Oklahoma4113.20%41,000
North Carolina4213.40%109,000
Arizona4313.80%76,000
Alabama4415.80%66,000
North Dakota4515.90%13,000
Texas4616.50%350,000
Montana4716.70%14,000
South Carolina4816.80%58,000
Nebraska4917.60%39,000
West Virginia5020.00%23,000
Mississippi5124.70%42,000
National10.20%2,929,000

Adults Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs

24.58% of adults who reported experiencing 14 or more mentally unhealthy days each month were not able to see a doctor due to costs. This was a 2% increase over last year’s report.

High costs of mental health care are a critical barrier to access. In 2022, 58.9% of adults with a mental illness in the past year who sought or thought they should receive mental health care said the reason they did not receive it was because they thought it would cost too much.

The prevalence of adults with 14+ mentally unhealthy days a month who could not see a doctor due to cost ranges from 12.88% in Hawaii to 34.95% in Georgia.

StateRankPercentageNumber
Hawaii112.88%16,793
Rhode Island213.90%18,748
Vermont315.04%12,752
Massachusetts415.84%127,266
Oregon517.44%103,696
Connecticut618.34%75,156
Delaware718.37%20,855
New Mexico818.49%48,170
Pennsylvania918.66%283,014
Wisconsin1018.84%138,097
Maine1118.85%33,832
Iowa1219.10%63,036
New Hampshire1319.41%36,583
Michigan1419.45%253,407
Maryland1519.48%134,072
Minnesota1619.55%125,782
New York1720.25%480,099
California1820.26%855,786
New Jersey1920.75%204,236
District of Columbia2020.87%15,247
West Virginia2121.17%62,187
Virginia2221.25%232,815
Washington2321.35%213,394
Indiana2421.90%190,222
Colorado2522.16%161,822
North Dakota2622.27%18,476
Ohio2722.76%375,207
South Dakota2822.90%19,731
Montana2923.00%32,700
Nebraska3023.52%42,413
Illinois3124.54%327,839
Alaska3225.15%20,818
Kentucky3325.28%141,765
Idaho3426.02%56,813
Louisiana3526.14%181,572
Arizona3626.25%245,891
Utah3727.74%110,845
Kansas3827.83%97,880
Florida3927.91%733,717
Tennessee4028.19%309,054
Missouri4129.17%236,191
South Carolina4229.22%186,625
Oklahoma4329.71%159,026
Arkansas4430.37%142,055
North Carolina4530.71%387,402
Mississippi4631.15%108,393
Nevada4732.26%115,706
Wyoming4832.97%21,562
Alabama4933.24%233,201
Texas5034.38%1,223,117
Georgia5134.95%462,803
National5224.58%9,897,868

Adults with SUD Who Needed But Did Not Receive Treatment

Over three-quarters (76.9%) of all adults with a substance use disorder did not receive the treatment they needed.

Most adults with SUD who sought or thought about receiving treatment reported they didn’t because they thought they should have been able to handle their drug or alcohol use on their own (75.4%).

This was followed by: Not ready to start treatment (58.6%), not ready to stop or cut back using alcohol or drugs (48.4%), thought it would cost too much (47.7%), and did not know how or where to get treatment (47.3%).

The state prevalence of adults with SUD with unmet treatment needs ranges from 67.24% in West Virginia to 83.99% in Illinois.

StateRankPercentageNumber
West Virginia167.24%224,000
Kentucky269.57%500,000
Wyoming370.11%71,000
Arkansas470.51%324,000
Maine570.55%165,000
Tennessee671.39%765,000
Indiana771.49%688,000
Kansas871.54%299,000
Mississippi971.62%299,000
Alabama1072.15%510,000
New York1172.59%2,331,000
South Dakota1272.88%100,000
Pennsylvania1372.90%1,505,000
Montana1473.01%149,000
Missouri1573.11%766,000
Iowa1673.30%356,000
Utah1773.67%300,000
Idaho1873.74%225,000
Massachusetts1973.87%873,000
New Mexico2074.15%278,000
Oklahoma2174.44%479,000
Ohio2274.57%1,542,000
New Jersey2374.91%1,008,000
Michigan2474.98%1,251,000
District of Columbia2575.02%124,000
Nebraska2675.19%213,000
South Carolina2775.64%585,000
Vermont2875.70%92,000
Florida2975.97%2,329,000
New Hampshire3076.54%175,000
Louisiana3177.15%615,000
Virginia3277.45%1,006,000
North Dakota3377.62%94,000
Wisconsin3477.65%723,000
Colorado3578.36%907,000
Minnesota3678.40%757,000
Hawaii3778.52%151,000
Texas3878.54%3,099,000
Connecticut3979.14%478,000
Rhode Island4079.32%190,000
Delaware4179.32%129,000
Nevada4279.33%470,000
Washington4379.53%1,116,000
North Carolina4479.56%1,217,000
Arizona4579.59%894,000
Oregon4679.91%691,000
Maryland4780.01%691,000
Georgia4880.36%1,245,000
Alaska4981.51%109,000
California5082.77%4,963,000
Illinois5183.99%1,624,000
National5276.90%39,692,000