* Co-occurring mental illness and substance use in the past year.
** The "other" employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired
or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
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Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder U.S. 2024, by employment
As of 2024, around 14.8 percent of U.S. adults who were unemployed suffered from a co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder. This statistic depicts the percentage of adults in the United States with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder as of 2024, sorted by employment status.
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SAMHSA. (August 6, 2025). Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2024, by employment status* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/252477/us-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorder-by-employment-status/
SAMHSA. "Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2024, by employment status*." Chart. August 6, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/252477/us-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorder-by-employment-status/
SAMHSA. (2025). Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2024, by employment status*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/252477/us-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorder-by-employment-status/
SAMHSA. "Co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder among U.S. Adults as of 2024, by Employment Status*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Aug 2025, /statistics/252477/us-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorder-by-employment-status/
SAMHSA, Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2024, by employment status* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/252477/us-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorder-by-employment-status/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2024, by employment status* [Graph], SAMHSA, August 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/252477/us-co-occurring-mental-illness-and-substance-use-disorder-by-employment-status/
