Rankings · Health

Lowest mental distress by state

Frequent mental distress.

Adults reporting their mental health was not good for 14 or more days in the past 30 days. A modeled population estimate — community context, not a diagnosis or a rating of residents.

  1. 1Hawaii13.4%
  2. 2South Dakota13.6%
  3. 3Nebraska14.1%
  4. 4District of Columbia14.4%
  5. 5New Jersey14.5%
  6. 6Iowa14.9%
  7. 7Minnesota14.9%
  8. 8Delaware15.2%
  9. 9Maryland15.2%
  10. 10North Dakota15.3%
  11. 11Illinois15.4%
  12. 12New York15.4%
  13. 13Vermont15.5%
  14. 14Rhode Island15.6%
  15. 15Connecticut15.8%
  16. 16North Carolina15.8%
  17. 17New Hampshire15.8%
  18. 18Wisconsin15.9%
  19. 19California16.0%
  20. 20Kansas16.0%
  21. 21Alaska16.1%
  22. 22Wyoming16.1%
  23. 23Massachusetts16.2%
  24. 24South Carolina16.2%
  25. 25Idaho16.3%
  26. 26Maine16.3%
  27. 27Nevada16.3%
  28. 28Pennsylvania16.4%
  29. 29Washington16.4%
  30. 30Colorado16.5%
  31. 31Florida16.5%
  32. 32Virginia16.5%
  33. 33Georgia16.7%
  34. 34Montana16.7%
  35. 35Utah16.7%
  36. 36Arizona17.0%
  37. 37New Mexico17.0%
  38. 38Michigan17.1%
  39. 39Mississippi17.2%
  40. 40Kentucky17.4%
  41. 41Indiana17.5%
  42. 42Missouri17.6%
  43. 43Texas17.7%
  44. 44Oregon18.0%
  45. 45Alabama18.5%
  46. 46Ohio18.8%
  47. 47Oklahoma18.9%
  48. 48Arkansas19.6%
  49. 49Tennessee19.9%
  50. 50Louisiana20.2%
  51. 51West Virginia20.6%
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Source: CDC PLACES. · How this is built