* PHQ-9: self-reported questionnaires for screening and severity measuring of depression. Perdsons who reported suicidal ideation more than half or nearly every day.
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Share of respondents reporting suicidal ideation by ethnicity U.S. 2019 vs 2020
All racial/ethnic groups surveyed showed an increase in suicidal ideation from May to July in 2020. For most groups, the 2020 values are similar or higher than the 2019 average, coinciding with the COVID-19 outbreak. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who reported "thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself" more than half of the days or nearly every day in 2019 in comparison to the months of May, June and July in 2020, by race/ethnicity.
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Mental Health America. (August 14, 2020). Percentage of Americans who reported suicidal ideation in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1170299/coronavirus-and-suicidal-ideation-us-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. "Percentage of Americans who reported suicidal ideation in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity*." Chart. August 14, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1170299/coronavirus-and-suicidal-ideation-us-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. (2020). Percentage of Americans who reported suicidal ideation in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1170299/coronavirus-and-suicidal-ideation-us-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. "Percentage of Americans Who Reported Suicidal Ideation in 2019 and during The Covid-19 Pandemic, by Ethnicity*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Aug 2020, /statistics/1170299/coronavirus-and-suicidal-ideation-us-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America, Percentage of Americans who reported suicidal ideation in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1170299/coronavirus-and-suicidal-ideation-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Percentage of Americans who reported suicidal ideation in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, by ethnicity* [Graph], Mental Health America, August 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1170299/coronavirus-and-suicidal-ideation-us-by-ethnicity/
