Antidepressant use by state U.S. 2019

Percentage of patients in the U.S. taking antidepressants in 2019, by state*

Characteristic	Percentage of patients
West Virginia	16.4%
Kentucky	15.3%
Vermont	14.7%
New Hampshire	14.5%
Maine	14.2%
Iowa	14.1%
Missouri	13.9%
North Dakota	13.9%
Indiana	13.4%
Arkansas	13.3%
Kansas	13.1%
Louisiana	13%
Michigan	13%
Rhode Island	13%
Massachusetts	12.9%
Utah	12.9%
Ohio	12.8%
Minnesota	12.7%
Montana	12.6%
Pennsylvania	12.6%
South Dakota	12.6%
Alabama	12.3%
Oklahoma	12.2%
Tennessee	12.2%
North Carolina	12.1%
Nebraska	12.1%
South Carolina	11.9%
Wyoming	11.8%
Mississippi	11.6%
Wisconsin	11.6%
Idaho	11.3%
Virginia	11.2%
Delaware	10.9%
Washington	10.9%
Connecticut	10.8%
Maryland	10.7%
Oregon	10.6%
Illinois	10.5%
Colorado	9.8%
Georgia	9.7%
New Mexico	9.5%
District of Columbia	9.3%
Texas	9.3%
Arizona	8.8%
Florida	8.8%
New Jersey	8.3%
New York	7.7%
California	7.4%
Alaska	7.3%
Nevada	7.1%
Hawaii	3.4%

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April 2020

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Survey time period

2019

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* Data is based on de-identified pharmacy claims of more than 3.4 million individuals who filled at least one prescription for management of depression, anxiety or insomnia in 2019. Beneficiaries of a government-sponsored benefit, such as Medicare, Medicaid or public health insurance exchange, were excluded.

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Based on pharmacy claims of those who filled at least one prescription for mental health medication in 2019, antidepressant use is most prevalent in West Virginia, Kentucky, Vermont, and New Hampshire. This statistic shows the percentage of patients (excluding those on government-sponsored benefits) who filled a prescription for antidepressants in the U.S. in 2019, by state.