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Cities in Washington by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Bellingham, WA had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 91 cities in 2023, at 31.3%. Bellevue, WA had the lowest, at 20.5%. The median was 25.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest31.3Bellingham, WA
Lowest20.5Bellevue, WA
Median25.691 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Bellingham, WA: 31.3 %Bellingham, WA31.3Cheney, WA: 31 %Cheney, WA31Pullman, WA: 30.6 %Pullman, WA30.6Yelm, WA: 30.6 %Yelm, WA30.6Battle Ground, WA: 29.6 %Battle Ground, WA29.6Ferndale, WA: 29.6 %Ferndale, WA29.6Kelso, WA: 29.4 %Kelso, WA29.4Lynden, WA: 29.1 %Lynden, WA29.1Arlington, WA: 28.7 %Arlington, WA28.7Tumwater, WA: 28.6 %Tumwater, WA28.6Washougal, WA: 28.5 %Washougal, WA28.5Ellensburg, WA: 28.4 %Ellensburg, WA28.4Aberdeen, WA: 28.3 %Aberdeen, WA28.3Sedro-Woolley, WA: 28.2 %Sedro-Woolley, WA28.2Snohomish, WA: 28.2 %Snohomish, WA28.2Bonney Lake, WA: 28.1 %Bonney Lake, WA28.1Ridgefield, WA: 28.1 %Ridgefield, WA28.1Sumner, WA: 28.1 %Sumner, WA28.1Enumclaw, WA: 28 %Enumclaw, WA28Longview, WA: 28 %Longview, WA28Olympia, WA: 28 %Olympia, WA28Puyallup, WA: 27.6 %Puyallup, WA27.6Lake Stevens, WA: 27.5 %Lake Stevens, WA27.5Shelton, WA: 27.5 %Shelton, WA27.5Airway Heights, WA: 27.4 %Airway Heights, WA27.4Centralia, WA: 27.4 %Centralia, WA27.4Spokane, WA: 27.4 %Spokane, WA27.4Vancouver, WA: 27.4 %Vancouver, WA27.4Lacey, WA: 27.2 %Lacey, WA27.2Marysville, WA: 27.2 %Marysville, WA27.2Spokane Valley, WA: 26.9 %Spokane Valley, WA26.9Port Orchard, WA: 26.8 %Port Orchard, WA26.8Port Angeles, WA: 26.7 %Port Angeles, WA26.7Bremerton, WA: 26.6 %Bremerton, WA26.6Edgewood, WA: 26.6 %Edgewood, WA26.6Maple Valley, WA: 26.6 %Maple Valley, WA26.6Tacoma, WA: 26.6 %Tacoma, WA26.6Monroe, WA: 26.5 %Monroe, WA26.5Everett, WA: 26.4 %Everett, WA26.4Covington, WA: 26.3 %Covington, WA26.3
%. 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
1Bellingham, WA31.3+0.7 pts
2Cheney, WA31-4.2 pts
3Pullman, WA30.6-1.5 pts
3Yelm, WA30.6-2.4 pts
5Battle Ground, WA29.6+1.1 pts
5Ferndale, WA29.6+1.3 pts
7Kelso, WA29.4-2.2 pts
8Lynden, WA29.1+0.7 pts
9Arlington, WA28.7+1.2 pts
10Tumwater, WA28.6-2.6 pts
11Washougal, WA28.5+1.4 pts
12Ellensburg, WA28.4-2.6 pts
13Aberdeen, WA28.3-0.4 pts
14Sedro-Woolley, WA28.2-2.3 pts
14Snohomish, WA28.2+0.7 pts
16Bonney Lake, WA28.1+0.4 pts
16Ridgefield, WA28.1+0.8 pts
16Sumner, WA28.1+1.1 pts
19Enumclaw, WA28+0.3 pts
19Longview, WA28-2 pts
19Olympia, WA28-2.1 pts
22Puyallup, WA27.6+0.7 pts
23Lake Stevens, WA27.5+1.1 pts
23Shelton, WA27.5+0.2 pts
25Airway Heights, WA27.4-3 pts
25Centralia, WA27.4-1.5 pts
25Spokane, WA27.4-3 pts
25Vancouver, WA27.4+0.7 pts
29Lacey, WA27.2-2 pts
29Marysville, WA27.2+1 pts
31Spokane Valley, WA26.9-3 pts
32Port Orchard, WA26.8-1.5 pts
33Port Angeles, WA26.7-2.3 pts
34Bremerton, WA26.6-2 pts
34Edgewood, WA26.6+0.6 pts
34Maple Valley, WA26.6-0.1 pts
34Tacoma, WA26.6+0.6 pts
38Monroe, WA26.5+0.9 pts
39Everett, WA26.4+0.7 pts
40Covington, WA26.3-0.3 pts
41Lakewood, WA26.2+0.6 pts
42Camas, WA26+0.9 pts
43Burlington, WA25.9-2.8 pts
43Fife, WA25.9+0.4 pts
45Mount Vernon, WA25.8-2.4 pts
46Auburn, WA25.6-0.1 pts
47University Place, WA25.5+0.7 pts
48Liberty Lake, WA25.4-3 pts
48Oak Harbor, WA25.4-2.6 pts
48Snoqualmie, WA25.4+0.2 pts
51Mountlake Terrace, WA25.2+1.3 pts
51Wenatchee, WA25.2+0.5 pts
53Seattle, WA25.10 pts
53Walla Walla, WA25.1-0.7 pts
55West Richland, WA24.9-0.6 pts
56Kenmore, WA24.8+0.5 pts
57Kennewick, WA24.7-1.6 pts
57Poulsbo, WA24.7-1.3 pts
59Des Moines, WA24.6-0.3 pts
60Anacortes, WA24.5-2.1 pts
60Burien, WA24.5-0.8 pts
62Bothell, WA24.4+0.2 pts
62Federal Way, WA24.4-0.3 pts
62Kirkland, WA24.4-0.1 pts
62Lynnwood, WA24.4+0.9 pts
66Lake Forest Park, WA24.3-0.8 pts
67Edmonds, WA24.2+1.1 pts
67Gig Harbor, WA24.2+0.9 pts
67Moses Lake, WA24.2-0.3 pts
67Port Townsend, WA24.2+0.2 pts
67Woodinville, WA24.2-0.5 pts
72Kent, WA24.1-0.3 pts
72Richland, WA24.1-0.7 pts
74Shoreline, WA24-0.2 pts
75East Wenatchee, WA23.9-1.2 pts
76Mill Creek, WA23.6+1 pts
77Mukilteo, WA23.5+1.1 pts
77Renton, WA23.5-0.3 pts
79SeaTac, WA23.3-0.4 pts
80Yakima, WA23.1-1.3 pts
81Issaquah, WA23-0.1 pts
82Tukwila, WA22.7-0.4 pts
83Bainbridge Island, WA22.6-1.7 pts
84Sunnyside, WA21.8-2.1 pts
85Grandview, WA21.6-1.3 pts
85Mercer Island, WA21.6+0.3 pts
85Pasco, WA21.6-2.8 pts
88Newcastle, WA21.5+0.5 pts
88Sammamish, WA21.5+0.3 pts
90Redmond, WA21.2+0.2 pts
91Bellevue, WA20.5+0.1 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-cities.

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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 Washington 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/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bellingham, WA, with 31.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Bellevue, WA, with 20.5% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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