Depression in adults, local model estimate

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

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US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

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US counties by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Top 15. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Logan County: 34.3 %Logan County34.3Mingo County: 34 %Mingo County34Hancock County: 33.1 %Hancock County33.1Scott County: 32.7 %Scott County32.7Lincoln County: 32.5 %Lincoln County32.5Cabell County: 32.4 %Cabell County32.4Lawrence County: 32 %Lawrence County32Wood County: 32 %Wood County32Barbour County: 31.9 %Barbour County31.9Mason County: 31.7 %Mason County31.7Wyoming County: 31.6 %Wyoming County31.6Carter County: 31.5 %Carter County31.5Clay County: 31.5 %Clay County31.5Roane County: 31.5 %Roane County31.5Webster County: 31.4 %Webster County31.4Logan County: 34.3 %Logan County34.3Mingo County: 34 %Mingo County34Hancock County: 33.1 %Hancock County33.1Scott County: 32.7 %Scott County32.7Lincoln County: 32.5 %Lincoln County32.5Cabell County: 32.4 %Cabell County32.4Lawrence County: 32 %Lawrence County32Wood County: 32 %Wood County32Barbour County: 31.9 %Barbour County31.9Mason County: 31.7 %Mason County31.7Wyoming County: 31.6 %Wyoming County31.6Carter County: 31.5 %Carter County31.5Clay County: 31.5 %Clay County31.5Roane County: 31.5 %Roane County31.5Webster County: 31.4 %Webster County31.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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