Louisiana, Nevada and Oregon have the highest average rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic
SEATTLE, January 11, 2021 / PRNewswire / – QuoteWizard®, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation’s leading online insurance marketplaces released a report analyze which states experience the most anxiety or depression during the pandemic.
The prevalence of mental illness has a significant impact on the population. While there have been major improvements in tackling America’s mental health crisis, our nation is facing a new wave of barriers to mental health. The QuoteWizard team assessed mental health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the frequency of anxiety or depression in each state from April to december 2020.
View the full report here: https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/states-experincing-anxiety-or-depression-during-pandemic
Main conclusions:
- United States’ The average rate of depression or anxiety since the onset of COVID-19 is 32.12%.
- Of april 2020 To december 2020, the United States saw a 6.3% increase in anxiety and depression.
- Louisiana, Nevada and Oregon all have experienced the highest average rates of anxiety and depression since April 2020.
- North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin all experienced the lowest rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic.
- States that experienced high stress levels also experienced the highest unemployment rates.
- Since april 2020, Wyoming, Montana and New Mexico experienced the highest rates of increase in anxiety or depression.
|
Rank |
State |
Average rate |
Change since April 2020 |
|
1 |
Louisiana |
36.9% |
24.3% |
|
2 |
Nevada |
36.1% |
39.8% |
|
3 |
Oregon |
35.1% |
34.3% |
|
4 |
Mississippi |
35.0% |
38.0% |
|
5 |
New Mexico |
34.5% |
39.9% |
|
6 |
Texas |
34.2% |
28.3% |
|
7 |
California |
34.2% |
17.6% |
|
8 |
Florida |
33.8% |
12.7% |
|
9 |
Arkansas |
33.7% |
9.5% |
|
ten |
Oklahoma |
33.6% |
39.6% |
|
11 |
Kentucky |
33.2% |
31.6% |
|
12 |
Arizona |
33.2% |
11.8% |
|
13 |
West Virginia |
33.0% |
34.7% |
|
14 |
Georgia |
32.5% |
11.2% |
|
15 |
Illinois |
32.1% |
21.8% |
|
16 |
Indiana |
32.1% |
16.9% |
|
17 |
Washington |
32.0% |
25.7% |
|
18 |
Alabama |
31.9% |
36.3% |
|
19 |
New Jersey |
31.7% |
13.6% |
|
20 |
Tennessee |
31.7% |
21.1% |
|
21 |
Colorado |
31.6% |
20.5% |
|
22 |
new York |
31.3% |
-8.2% |
|
23 |
Ohio |
31.1% |
28.5% |
|
24 |
Missouri |
31.0% |
17.0% |
|
25 |
Connecticut |
31.0% |
6.9% |
|
26 |
Pennsylvania |
30.9% |
21.8% |
|
27 |
Alaska |
30.9% |
35.6% |
|
28 |
Caroline from the south |
30.4% |
5.1% |
|
29 |
Utah |
30.4% |
31.9% |
|
30 |
Rhode Island |
30.2% |
22.9% |
|
31 |
Kansas |
30.1% |
18.9% |
|
32 |
Michigan |
30.0% |
4.0% |
|
33 |
Virginia |
29.9% |
19.0% |
|
34 |
North Carolina |
29.9% |
16.8% |
|
35 |
Maryland |
29.8% |
21.7% |
|
36 |
Vermont |
29.6% |
25.7% |
|
37 |
Hawaii |
29.4% |
19.8% |
|
38 |
Maine |
29.4% |
12.9% |
|
39 |
Massachusetts |
29.4% |
-5.8% |
|
40 |
New Hampshire |
29.1% |
22.8% |
|
41 |
Idaho |
29.0% |
31.2% |
|
42 |
Delaware |
28.7% |
27.6% |
|
43 |
Montana |
28.5% |
48.7% |
|
44 |
Wyoming |
27.9% |
53.8% |
|
45 |
Iowa |
27.8% |
36.2% |
|
46 |
Nebraska |
27.1% |
39.6% |
|
47 |
Minnesota |
26.8% |
21.8% |
|
48 |
Wisconsin |
26.4% |
14.6% |
|
49 |
South Dakota |
26.4% |
23.0% |
|
50 |
North Dakota |
26.0% |
24.9% |
|
– |
United States |
32.1% |
6.3% |
Methodology
QuoteWizard evaluated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mental health data on the frequency of anxiety or depression of each state from April to december 2020. We ranked the states with a higher average rate of adults diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder or major depression, according to the CDC, closer to 1. States that ranked closer to 50 experienced the lowest average rates of anxiety or depression. Additionally, the change in anxiety or depression rates is associated with each condition over the same time period.
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