Adult Ranking 2023
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:
- 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 Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month Who Could Not See a Doctor Due to Costs
Rank Sort descending | State |
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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
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:
- Youth with at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year
- Youth with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
- Youth with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
- Youth (Ages 6-17) Flourishing
- Youth with MDE Who Did Not Receive Mental Health Services
- Youth with Private Insurance That Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
- Students (K+) Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program.
Rank Sort descending | State |
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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
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:
- Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)
- Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
- Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
- Youth with at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year
- Youth with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
- Youth with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
- Youth (Ages 6-17) Flourishing
Rank Sort descending | State |
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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
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 Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month 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
- Youth with Private Insurance that Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
- Students (K+) Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program
- Mental Health Workforce Availability
Rank Sort descending | State |
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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
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:
- Adults with Any Mental Illness (AMI)
- Adults with Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year
- Adults with Serious Thoughts of Suicide
- 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
- Adults with AMI Who Did Not Receive Treatment
- Adults with AMI Reporting Unmet Need
- Adults with AMI who are Uninsured
- Adults Reporting 14+ Mentally Unhealthy Days a Month 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
- Youth with Private Insurance That Did Not Cover Mental or Emotional Problems
- Students (Grades K+) Identified with Emotional Disturbance for an Individualized Education Program
- Mental Health Workforce Availability
Rank Sort descending | State |
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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 |