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Depression in the U.S.

Statistics report on depression in the U.S.

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning depression in the United States. Included in the report are figures on the prevalence of depression in the U.S. among adults and youth, types of treatment, and suicide.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who had been diagnosed with depression, 2017 and 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of the U.S. adult population that had depression 2011-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of the U.S. adult population that had depression 2023, by disability
  • Basic Statistic Share of lonely U.S. adults trying to improve their mental health 2021, by condition
  • Basic Statistic Share of women who had postpartum depression in the U.S. 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Mental health service use in the U.S.2024, by type of care
  • Premium Statistic Share of senior adult population that had depression in the U.S. 2011-2023
  • Basic Statistic Americans who experienced depression in 2021, by race and living arrangement

Prevalence

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who had been diagnosed with depression, 2017 and 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who had been diagnosed with depression, 2017 and 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who had been diagnosed with depression, 2017 and 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. LGBTQ youth who reported anxiety or depression in 2023, by sexuality
  • Premium Statistic Share of senior adult population that had depression in the U.S. 2011-2023
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of lifetime depression diagnosis among U.S. adults as of 2020, by state

Major depression

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  • Basic Statistic Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. adults by age and gender 2024
  • Basic Statistic Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. women 2024, by age
  • Premium Statistic Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. men 2024, by age
  • Premium Statistic Diagnosed major depression prevalence in the U.S. 2020, by race/ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. LGB adults who had a recent major depressive episode from 2017-2020, by age

Children and youth

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  • Basic Statistic Primary mental health issues among U.S. college students 2025
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. college students with depression in 2024-2025
  • Premium Statistic Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. youths by gender 2004-2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. LGBTQ youth who reported anxiety or depression in 2023, by sexuality
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who ever had depression from 2013 to 2019
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children who ever had depression from 2013 to 2019, by gender

Access to treatment

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who had or were being treated for depression, 2017 and 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who had or were being treated for depression, 2017 and 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who had or were being treated for depression, 2017 and 2023, by race
  • Basic Statistic Treatment received by U.S. youths with major depressive episode by gender 2022
  • Basic Statistic Mental health treatment or counseling among adults in the U.S. 2002-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. adults with major depressive episode who received treatment 2022
  • Premium Statistic Youth who had unmet needs for major depression in the U.S. in 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for receiving specialty mental health services among U.S. youths 2021
  • Premium Statistic Counseling or therapy for depression in the U.S. in 2020, by race/ethnicity

Antidepressants

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  • Premium Statistic Number of trazodone prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of citalopram prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of bupropion prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of sertraline prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2023
  • Basic Statistic Prescription drug treatment for depression in the U.S. in 2020, by race/ethnicity

Suicide

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  • Premium Statistic Death rate for intentional self-harm in the U.S. 1980-2020
  • Basic Statistic Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by major depressive episode 2024
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths with select mental illness in 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Trends in anxiety/depression and suicide risk among U.S. LGBTQ youth 2020-2022
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