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June 27, 2023 -Examining the pervasiveness of depression on state and county levels can aid local governments in efforts to “prevent, treat, and manage depression,” the CDC said. These data points can help pinpoint which areas are struggling most with depression so that government agencies can see where to offer evidence-based interventions and health resources in places with the “largest gaps or inequalities.”

U.S. states ranked by percentage of adults with a depression diagnosis (lowest to highest):

1. Hawaii: 12.7%.
2. California: 14.1%.
3. Florida and Illinois: 14.7%.
4. New Jersey: 15.2%.
5. Delaware: 15.6%.
6. Maryland: 15.7%.
7. Alaska: 15.9%.
8. South Dakota: 16.1%.
9. Nebraska and New York: 16.8%.
10. Georgia and Virginia: 17.2%.
11. Arizona and Iowa: 17.4%.
12. Nevada and New Mexico: 17.6%.
13. Connecticut and Texas: 17.7%.
14. Massachusetts: 17.9%.
15. Wyoming: 18.3%.
16. Colorado: 18.5%.
17. Idaho: 18.9%.
18. Kansas and North Dakota: 19.2%.
19. Michigan: 19.5%.
20. Minnesota, District of Columbia and Wisconsin: 19.8%.
21. Pennsylvania: 20.2%.
22. North Carolina: 20.8%.
23. Mississippi: 20.9%.
24. Rhode Island: 21.1%.
25. Oregon: 21.2%.
26. South Carolina: 21.4%.
27. New Hampshire: 21.5%.
28. Indiana: 21.9%.
29. Ohio: 22.0%.
30. Maine: 22.1%.
31. Montana: 22.6%.
32. Missouri: 22.8%.
33. Oklahoma: 22.9%.
34. Utah: 23.1%.
35. Vermont: 23.3%.
36. Washington: 23.4%.
37. Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana: 23.5%.
38. Tennessee: 24.1%.
39. Kentucky: 24.2%.
40. West Virginia: 26.4%

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