Adult Ranking 2024

 
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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
Rank State
01 New York
02 New Jersey
03 Massachusetts
04 Hawaii
05 Maine
06 Maryland
07 Pennsylvania
08 Connecticut
09 Virginia
10 New Hampshire
11 Delaware
12 Kentucky
13 Rhode Island
14 Wisconsin
15 Michigan
16 Indiana
17 Ohio
18 Florida
19 Vermont
20 Arkansas
21 Iowa
22 California
23 Tennessee
24 Kansas
25 South Carolina
26 South Dakota
27 District of Columbia
28 Minnesota
29 Illinois
30 New Mexico
31 Washington
32 North Carolina
33 West Virginia
34 Arizona
35 Oregon
36 Alabama
37 Louisiana
38 Missouri
39 Georgia
40 Colorado
41 Nebraska
42 Idaho
43 Alaska
44 Texas
45 Mississippi
46 Utah
47 Oklahoma
48 Nevada
49 North Dakota
50 Montana
51 Wyoming

Youth Ranking 2024

 
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Youth Ranking

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 Connecticut
03 Massachusetts
04 Illinois
05 Georgia
06 Vermont
07 Maine
08 Utah
09 Michigan
10 New Jersey
11 New York
12 Wisconsin
13 Pennsylvania
14 New Hampshire
15 Texas
16 Kansas
17 Virginia
18 Mississippi
19 Minnesota
20 California
21 Hawaii
22 Florida
23 Rhode Island
24 Iowa
25 South Dakota
26 North Carolina
27 Indiana
28 Wyoming
29 Ohio
30 Nebraska
31 Maryland
32 Alabama
33 North Dakota
34 Delaware
35 South Carolina
36 Kentucky
37 West Virginia
38 Louisiana
39 Oklahoma
40 Idaho
41 Missouri
42 Montana
43 Arkansas
44 Colorado
45 New Mexico
46 Tennessee
47 Alaska
48 Washington
49 Oregon
50 Arizona
51 Nevada

Prevalence of Mental Illness 2024

 
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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 Connecticut
02 New Jersey
03 Georgia
04 South Carolina
05 Texas
06 Mississippi
07 Hawaii
08 New York
09 Massachusetts
10 North Carolina
11 Florida
12 Michigan
13 California
14 Illinois
15 Maryland
16 Virginia
17 Delaware
18 Pennsylvania
19 Kansas
20 New Hampshire
21 Alabama
22 District of Columbia
23 Wisconsin
24 Arkansas
25 South Dakota
26 Kentucky
27 Maine
28 Utah
29 Tennessee
30 Ohio
31 Indiana
32 Nebraska
33 West Virginia
34 Minnesota
35 Arizona
36 Rhode Island
37 Iowa
38 Oklahoma
39 Louisiana
40 North Dakota
41 Vermont
42 Wyoming
43 Missouri
44 New Mexico
45 Nevada
46 Alaska
47 Idaho
48 Montana
49 Washington
50 Colorado
51 Oregon

Access to Care Ranking 2024

 
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Access Ranking

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 mental health workforce availability. A high Access Ranking (1-13) indicates that a state provides relatively more access to insurance and mental health treatment than those ranked 39-51.

The eight measures that make up the Access Ranking include:

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

Overall Ranking 2024

 
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Overall Ranking

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