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Cities in North Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Boone, NC had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2023, at 33.5%. Morrisville, NC had the lowest, at 18.9%. The median was 24.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest33.5Boone, NC
Lowest18.9Morrisville, NC
Median24.293 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Boone, NC: 33.5 %Boone, NC33.5Elon, NC: 28 %Elon, NC28Kings Mountain, NC: 26.9 %Kings Mountain, NC26.9Chapel Hill, NC: 26.6 %Chapel Hill, NC26.6Waynesville, NC: 26.6 %Waynesville, NC26.6Mount Airy, NC: 26.5 %Mount Airy, NC26.5Spring Lake, NC: 26.5 %Spring Lake, NC26.5Havelock, NC: 26.4 %Havelock, NC26.4Lenoir, NC: 26.2 %Lenoir, NC26.2Hope Mills, NC: 26.1 %Hope Mills, NC26.1Lincolnton, NC: 26.1 %Lincolnton, NC26.1Greenville, NC: 25.9 %Greenville, NC25.9Morganton, NC: 25.9 %Morganton, NC25.9Archdale, NC: 25.8 %Archdale, NC25.8Belmont, NC: 25.7 %Belmont, NC25.7Hickory, NC: 25.6 %Hickory, NC25.6Wilmington, NC: 25.5 %Wilmington, NC25.5Asheboro, NC: 25.4 %Asheboro, NC25.4Eden, NC: 25.4 %Eden, NC25.4Newton, NC: 25.4 %Newton, NC25.4Mount Holly, NC: 25.3 %Mount Holly, NC25.3Thomasville, NC: 25.3 %Thomasville, NC25.3Albemarle, NC: 25.2 %Albemarle, NC25.2Asheville, NC: 25.2 %Asheville, NC25.2Lexington, NC: 25.2 %Lexington, NC25.2Fayetteville, NC: 25 %Fayetteville, NC25Indian Trail, NC: 24.9 %Indian Trail, NC24.9Kannapolis, NC: 24.9 %Kannapolis, NC24.9Aberdeen, NC: 24.8 %Aberdeen, NC24.8Fuquay-Varina, NC: 24.8 %Fuquay-Varina, NC24.8Morehead City, NC: 24.8 %Morehead City, NC24.8Carrboro, NC: 24.7 %Carrboro, NC24.7Clayton, NC: 24.7 %Clayton, NC24.7Mooresville, NC: 24.7 %Mooresville, NC24.7Greensboro, NC: 24.6 %Greensboro, NC24.6Wendell, NC: 24.6 %Wendell, NC24.6Holly Springs, NC: 24.5 %Holly Springs, NC24.5Mebane, NC: 24.5 %Mebane, NC24.5Raleigh, NC: 24.5 %Raleigh, NC24.5Sanford, NC: 24.5 %Sanford, NC24.5Boone, NC: 33.5 %Boone, NC33.5Elon, NC: 28 %Elon, NC28Kings Mountain, NC: 26.9 %Kings Mountain, NC26.9Chapel Hill, NC: 26.6 %Chapel Hill, NC26.6Waynesville, NC: 26.6 %Waynesville, NC26.6Mount Airy, NC: 26.5 %Mount Airy, NC26.5Spring Lake, NC: 26.5 %Spring Lake, NC26.5Havelock, NC: 26.4 %Havelock, NC26.4Lenoir, NC: 26.2 %Lenoir, NC26.2Hope Mills, NC: 26.1 %Hope Mills, NC26.1Lincolnton, NC: 26.1 %Lincolnton, NC26.1Greenville, NC: 25.9 %Greenville, NC25.9Morganton, NC: 25.9 %Morganton, NC25.9Archdale, NC: 25.8 %Archdale, NC25.8Belmont, NC: 25.7 %Belmont, NC25.7Hickory, NC: 25.6 %Hickory, NC25.6Wilmington, NC: 25.5 %Wilmington, NC25.5Asheboro, NC: 25.4 %Asheboro, NC25.4Eden, NC: 25.4 %Eden, NC25.4Newton, NC: 25.4 %Newton, NC25.4Mount Holly, NC: 25.3 %Mount Holly, NC25.3Thomasville, NC: 25.3 %Thomasville, NC25.3Albemarle, NC: 25.2 %Albemarle, NC25.2Asheville, NC: 25.2 %Asheville, NC25.2Lexington, NC: 25.2 %Lexington, NC25.2Fayetteville, NC: 25 %Fayetteville, NC25Indian Trail, NC: 24.9 %Indian Trail, NC24.9Kannapolis, NC: 24.9 %Kannapolis, NC24.9Aberdeen, NC: 24.8 %Aberdeen, NC24.8Fuquay-Varina, NC: 24.8 %Fuquay-Varina, NC24.8Morehead City, NC: 24.8 %Morehead City, NC24.8Carrboro, NC: 24.7 %Carrboro, NC24.7Clayton, NC: 24.7 %Clayton, NC24.7Mooresville, NC: 24.7 %Mooresville, NC24.7Greensboro, NC: 24.6 %Greensboro, NC24.6Wendell, NC: 24.6 %Wendell, NC24.6Holly Springs, NC: 24.5 %Holly Springs, NC24.5Mebane, NC: 24.5 %Mebane, NC24.5Raleigh, NC: 24.5 %Raleigh, NC24.5Sanford, NC: 24.5 %Sanford, NC24.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Boone, NC33.5+1.2 pts
2Elon, NC28+1 pts
3Kings Mountain, NC26.9+2.6 pts
4Chapel Hill, NC26.6+1.7 pts
4Waynesville, NC26.6+2.9 pts
6Mount Airy, NC26.5+1.3 pts
6Spring Lake, NC26.5+1.5 pts
8Havelock, NC26.4+1.7 pts
9Lenoir, NC26.2+1.3 pts
10Hope Mills, NC26.1+1.1 pts
10Lincolnton, NC26.1+1.8 pts
12Greenville, NC25.9+1.9 pts
12Morganton, NC25.9+1.2 pts
14Archdale, NC25.8+2.5 pts
15Belmont, NC25.7+1.6 pts
16Hickory, NC25.6+2.3 pts
17Wilmington, NC25.5+0.4 pts
18Asheboro, NC25.4+1.4 pts
18Eden, NC25.4+1.4 pts
18Newton, NC25.4+1.9 pts
21Mount Holly, NC25.3+1.4 pts
21Thomasville, NC25.3+1.1 pts
23Albemarle, NC25.2+1.7 pts
23Asheville, NC25.2+1.2 pts
23Lexington, NC25.2+1.6 pts
26Fayetteville, NC25+1.3 pts
27Indian Trail, NC24.9+3.1 pts
27Kannapolis, NC24.9+2.1 pts
29Aberdeen, NC24.8+1.5 pts
29Fuquay-Varina, NC24.8+2.7 pts
29Morehead City, NC24.8+0.9 pts
32Carrboro, NC24.7+1.2 pts
32Clayton, NC24.7+1.1 pts
32Mooresville, NC24.7+1.5 pts
35Greensboro, NC24.6+1.6 pts
35Wendell, NC24.6+3.2 pts
37Holly Springs, NC24.5+2.8 pts
37Mebane, NC24.5+1.3 pts
37Raleigh, NC24.5+2.7 pts
37Sanford, NC24.5+0.4 pts
37Shelby, NC24.5+2.1 pts
42Stallings, NC24.4+3.3 pts
43Gastonia, NC24.3+1.1 pts
43Knightdale, NC24.3+2.9 pts
43Reidsville, NC24.3+0.8 pts
43Zebulon, NC24.3+2.6 pts
47Kernersville, NC24.2+1.4 pts
47Laurinburg, NC24.2+1.7 pts
47Wake Forest, NC24.2+2.7 pts
50High Point, NC24.1+1.5 pts
50Monroe, NC24.1+2.6 pts
50Statesville, NC24.1+1.4 pts
50Summerfield, NC24.1+1.3 pts
54Waxhaw, NC24+2.5 pts
55Davidson, NC23.9+1.7 pts
56Garner, NC23.8+2.8 pts
56Graham, NC23.8+1.2 pts
56Huntersville, NC23.8+2 pts
56Leland, NC23.8+2.5 pts
56Pineville, NC23.8+1.5 pts
56Roanoke Rapids, NC23.8+1.1 pts
62Concord, NC23.7+2.4 pts
62Cornelius, NC23.7+1.8 pts
62Elizabeth City, NC23.7+1.9 pts
62Jacksonville, NC23.7-1.1 pts
66Hendersonville, NC23.6+0.9 pts
66Lewisville, NC23.6+1.3 pts
68Apex, NC23.5+2.4 pts
68Burlington, NC23.5+1.1 pts
68Durham, NC23.5+1 pts
68Winston-Salem, NC23.5+1.2 pts
68Winterville, NC23.5+2.1 pts
73New Bern, NC23.4+1.5 pts
73Smithfield, NC23.4+1.2 pts
75Wilson, NC23.3+1.2 pts
76Goldsboro, NC23.2+1.5 pts
76Mint Hill, NC23.2+2.3 pts
76Rolesville, NC23.2+2.3 pts
79Salisbury, NC23.1+1.2 pts
80Clemmons, NC23+1.5 pts
81Charlotte, NC22.9+2 pts
82Weddington, NC22.8+3.3 pts
83Henderson, NC22.6+1.6 pts
83Kinston, NC22.6+1.6 pts
85Matthews, NC22.5+1.9 pts
86Tarboro, NC22.4+1.4 pts
87Harrisburg, NC22.3+2.9 pts
87Southern Pines, NC22.3+1.4 pts
89Rocky Mount, NC22.1+1.5 pts
90Lumberton, NC21.8+0.9 pts
91Cary, NC21.5+2.6 pts
92Pinehurst, NC21+1.9 pts
93Morrisville, NC18.9+2.5 pts

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in North Carolina 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in North Carolina by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Boone, NC, with 33.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Morrisville, NC, with 18.9% in 2023.

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