Disorder present within the past year.
Large metro areas have a total population of 1 million or more.
Small metro areas have a total population of fewer than 1 million.
Nonmetropolitan (nonmetro) areas include counties in micropolitan statistical areas as well as counties outside of both metropolitan and
micropolitan statistical areas.
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Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. by metro status 2008-2012
This statistic displays the number of adults with an anxiety disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by metropolitan status. Some 1.3 million people living in a small metropolitan area in the country had a generalized anxiety disorder within a year.
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SAMHSA. (October 29, 2014). Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/451721/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA. "Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000)." Chart. October 29, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/451721/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA. (2014). Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/451721/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA. "Number of Adults with Anxiety Disorders in The U.S. in 2008-2012, by Metropolitan Status (in 1,000)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2014, /statistics/451721/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
SAMHSA, Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/451721/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by metropolitan status (in 1,000) [Graph], SAMHSA, October 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/451721/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-metropolitan-status/
