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Counties in New York by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

St. Lawrence County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 62 counties in 2023, at 23.6%. Nassau County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 20.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest23.6St. Lawrence County
Lowest13.4Nassau County
Median20.762 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 21.1 %Allegany County: 21.2 %Bronx County: 15.8 %Broome County: 20.7 %Cattaraugus County: 21.6 %Cayuga County: 20.8 %Chautauqua County: 20.6 %Chemung County: 21.4 %Chenango County: 21.1 %Clinton County: 22.7 %Columbia County: 19.3 %Cortland County: 23 %Delaware County: 20.5 %Dutchess County: 18.9 %Erie County: 20.6 %Essex County: 20.4 %Franklin County: 21.9 %Fulton County: 21.7 %Genesee County: 21.1 %Greene County: 20.3 %Hamilton County: 19.4 %Herkimer County: 20.4 %Jefferson County: 20.5 %Kings County: 16.1 %Lewis County: 20.9 %Livingston County: 20.8 %Madison County: 21.1 %Monroe County: 21.9 %Montgomery County: 21.2 %Nassau County: 13.4 %New York County: 18.5 %Niagara County: 21.1 %Oneida County: 20.4 %Onondaga County: 22 %Ontario County: 20.3 %Orange County: 17.8 %Orleans County: 20.6 %Oswego County: 21.9 %Otsego County: 20.9 %Putnam County: 17.6 %Queens County: 13.7 %Rensselaer County: 20 %Richmond County: 15.3 %Rockland County: 17.9 %St. Lawrence County: 23.6 %Saratoga County: 20.2 %Schenectady County: 19.3 %Schoharie County: 20 %Schuyler County: 20.8 %Seneca County: 21.2 %Steuben County: 21.7 %Suffolk County: 16 %Sullivan County: 19.3 %Tioga County: 21 %Tompkins County: 22.5 %Ulster County: 19.4 %Warren County: 21 %Washington County: 20.4 %Wayne County: 20.9 %Westchester County: 15.5 %Wyoming County: 20.7 %Yates County: 20.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

St. Lawrence County: 23.6 %St. Lawrence County23.6Cortland County: 23 %Cortland County23Clinton County: 22.7 %Clinton County22.7Tompkins County: 22.5 %Tompkins County22.5Onondaga County: 22 %Onondaga County22Franklin County: 21.9 %Franklin County21.9Monroe County: 21.9 %Monroe County21.9Oswego County: 21.9 %Oswego County21.9Fulton County: 21.7 %Fulton County21.7Steuben County: 21.7 %Steuben County21.7Cattaraugus County: 21.6 %Cattaraugus County21.6Chemung County: 21.4 %Chemung County21.4Allegany County: 21.2 %Allegany County21.2Montgomery County: 21.2 %Montgomery County21.2Seneca County: 21.2 %Seneca County21.2Albany County: 21.1 %Albany County21.1Chenango County: 21.1 %Chenango County21.1Genesee County: 21.1 %Genesee County21.1Madison County: 21.1 %Madison County21.1Niagara County: 21.1 %Niagara County21.1Tioga County: 21 %Tioga County21Warren County: 21 %Warren County21Lewis County: 20.9 %Lewis County20.9Otsego County: 20.9 %Otsego County20.9Wayne County: 20.9 %Wayne County20.9Cayuga County: 20.8 %Cayuga County20.8Livingston County: 20.8 %Livingston County20.8Schuyler County: 20.8 %Schuyler County20.8Yates County: 20.8 %Yates County20.8Broome County: 20.7 %Broome County20.7Wyoming County: 20.7 %Wyoming County20.7Chautauqua County: 20.6 %Chautauqua County20.6Erie County: 20.6 %Erie County20.6Orleans County: 20.6 %Orleans County20.6Delaware County: 20.5 %Delaware County20.5Jefferson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County20.5Essex County: 20.4 %Essex County20.4Herkimer County: 20.4 %Herkimer County20.4Oneida County: 20.4 %Oneida County20.4Washington County: 20.4 %Washington County20.4St. Lawrence County: 23.6 %St. Lawrence County23.6Cortland County: 23 %Cortland County23Clinton County: 22.7 %Clinton County22.7Tompkins County: 22.5 %Tompkins County22.5Onondaga County: 22 %Onondaga County22Franklin County: 21.9 %Franklin County21.9Monroe County: 21.9 %Monroe County21.9Oswego County: 21.9 %Oswego County21.9Fulton County: 21.7 %Fulton County21.7Steuben County: 21.7 %Steuben County21.7Cattaraugus County: 21.6 %Cattaraugus County21.6Chemung County: 21.4 %Chemung County21.4Allegany County: 21.2 %Allegany County21.2Montgomery County: 21.2 %Montgomery County21.2Seneca County: 21.2 %Seneca County21.2Albany County: 21.1 %Albany County21.1Chenango County: 21.1 %Chenango County21.1Genesee County: 21.1 %Genesee County21.1Madison County: 21.1 %Madison County21.1Niagara County: 21.1 %Niagara County21.1Tioga County: 21 %Tioga County21Warren County: 21 %Warren County21Lewis County: 20.9 %Lewis County20.9Otsego County: 20.9 %Otsego County20.9Wayne County: 20.9 %Wayne County20.9Cayuga County: 20.8 %Cayuga County20.8Livingston County: 20.8 %Livingston County20.8Schuyler County: 20.8 %Schuyler County20.8Yates County: 20.8 %Yates County20.8Broome County: 20.7 %Broome County20.7Wyoming County: 20.7 %Wyoming County20.7Chautauqua County: 20.6 %Chautauqua County20.6Erie County: 20.6 %Erie County20.6Orleans County: 20.6 %Orleans County20.6Delaware County: 20.5 %Delaware County20.5Jefferson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County20.5Essex County: 20.4 %Essex County20.4Herkimer County: 20.4 %Herkimer County20.4Oneida County: 20.4 %Oneida County20.4Washington County: 20.4 %Washington County20.4
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1St. Lawrence County23.6+0.7 pts
2Cortland County23-1.6 pts
3Clinton County22.7-2.6 pts
4Tompkins County22.5-2 pts
5Onondaga County22-2.1 pts
6Franklin County21.9-2.6 pts
6Monroe County21.9+0.2 pts
6Oswego County21.9-1.5 pts
9Fulton County21.7-1.1 pts
9Steuben County21.7-1.3 pts
11Cattaraugus County21.6-1.9 pts
12Chemung County21.4-1.2 pts
13Allegany County21.2-1.7 pts
13Montgomery County21.2-1.3 pts
13Seneca County21.2-1.2 pts
16Albany County21.1+0.5 pts
16Chenango County21.1-1.1 pts
16Genesee County21.1-1 pts
16Madison County21.1-2.2 pts
16Niagara County21.1-1.4 pts
21Tioga County21-0.1 pts
21Warren County21-1.5 pts
23Lewis County20.9-1.2 pts
23Otsego County20.9-2.2 pts
23Wayne County20.9-1.5 pts
26Cayuga County20.8-2.2 pts
26Livingston County20.8-2.2 pts
26Schuyler County20.8-2.5 pts
26Yates County20.8-1.9 pts
30Broome County20.7-2.1 pts
30Wyoming County20.7-0.5 pts
32Chautauqua County20.6-1.8 pts
32Erie County20.6-1.9 pts
32Orleans County20.6-1.6 pts
35Delaware County20.5-1.1 pts
35Jefferson County20.5-2.4 pts
37Essex County20.4-0.6 pts
37Herkimer County20.4-0.7 pts
37Oneida County20.4-1.4 pts
37Washington County20.4-2.2 pts
41Greene County20.3-0.6 pts
41Ontario County20.3-2.3 pts
43Saratoga County20.2-1 pts
44Rensselaer County20-0.3 pts
44Schoharie County20-2 pts
46Hamilton County19.4-2 pts
46Ulster County19.4-0.9 pts
48Columbia County19.3-1.1 pts
48Schenectady County19.3-0.8 pts
48Sullivan County19.3-1 pts
51Dutchess County18.9+0.6 pts
52New York County18.5-2.3 pts
53Rockland County17.9-0.7 pts
54Orange County17.8-1.8 pts
55Putnam County17.6-2.2 pts
56Kings County16.1-0.5 pts
57Suffolk County16-1.6 pts
58Bronx County15.8-1.6 pts
59Westchester County15.5-1 pts
60Richmond County15.3-1.7 pts
61Queens County13.7-0.6 pts
62Nassau County13.4-2.6 pts

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About this ranking

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.

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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in New York by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New York by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in New York by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-york-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New York by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

St. Lawrence County, with 23.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Nassau County, with 13.4% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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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