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Counties in Washington by depression in adults, local model estimate

Cowlitz County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2022, at 29.9%. King County had the lowest, at 23%. The median was 25.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest29.9Cowlitz County
Lowest23King County
Median25.839 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 23.1 %Asotin County: 27 %Benton County: 25.8 %Chelan County: 24 %Clallam County: 26.5 %Clark County: 25.9 %Columbia County: 25.5 %Cowlitz County: 29.9 %Douglas County: 24.5 %Ferry County: 26.5 %Franklin County: 25.1 %Garfield County: 25.5 %Grant County: 24.8 %Grays Harbor County: 27.2 %Island County: 25.6 %Jefferson County: 23.5 %King County: 23 %Kitsap County: 26.5 %Kittitas County: 28.6 %Klickitat County: 24.7 %Lewis County: 28 %Lincoln County: 25 %Mason County: 24.8 %Okanogan County: 27.6 %Pacific County: 27.4 %Pend Oreille County: 25.4 %Pierce County: 26.1 %San Juan County: 23.6 %Skagit County: 27.9 %Skamania County: 26.4 %Snohomish County: 24.5 %Spokane County: 29.4 %Stevens County: 25.4 %Thurston County: 29 %Wahkiakum County: 25.2 %Walla Walla County: 25.9 %Whatcom County: 28.7 %Whitman County: 29.7 %Yakima County: 24.4 %
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%, 2022. 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.

All counties, 2022

Cowlitz County: 29.9 %Cowlitz County29.9Whitman County: 29.7 %Whitman County29.7Spokane County: 29.4 %Spokane County29.4Thurston County: 29 %Thurston County29Whatcom County: 28.7 %Whatcom County28.7Kittitas County: 28.6 %Kittitas County28.6Lewis County: 28 %Lewis County28Skagit County: 27.9 %Skagit County27.9Okanogan County: 27.6 %Okanogan County27.6Pacific County: 27.4 %Pacific County27.4Grays Harbor County: 27.2 %Grays Harbor County27.2Asotin County: 27 %Asotin County27Clallam County: 26.5 %Clallam County26.5Ferry County: 26.5 %Ferry County26.5Kitsap County: 26.5 %Kitsap County26.5Skamania County: 26.4 %Skamania County26.4Pierce County: 26.1 %Pierce County26.1Clark County: 25.9 %Clark County25.9Walla Walla County: 25.9 %Walla Walla County25.9Benton County: 25.8 %Benton County25.8Island County: 25.6 %Island County25.6Columbia County: 25.5 %Columbia County25.5Garfield County: 25.5 %Garfield County25.5Pend Oreille County: 25.4 %Pend Oreille County25.4Stevens County: 25.4 %Stevens County25.4Wahkiakum County: 25.2 %Wahkiakum County25.2Franklin County: 25.1 %Franklin County25.1Lincoln County: 25 %Lincoln County25Grant County: 24.8 %Grant County24.8Mason County: 24.8 %Mason County24.8Klickitat County: 24.7 %Klickitat County24.7Douglas County: 24.5 %Douglas County24.5Snohomish County: 24.5 %Snohomish County24.5Yakima County: 24.4 %Yakima County24.4Chelan County: 24 %Chelan County24San Juan County: 23.6 %San Juan County23.6Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson County23.5Adams County: 23.1 %Adams County23.1King County: 23 %King County23Cowlitz County: 29.9 %Cowlitz County29.9Whitman County: 29.7 %Whitman County29.7Spokane County: 29.4 %Spokane County29.4Thurston County: 29 %Thurston County29Whatcom County: 28.7 %Whatcom County28.7Kittitas County: 28.6 %Kittitas County28.6Lewis County: 28 %Lewis County28Skagit County: 27.9 %Skagit County27.9Okanogan County: 27.6 %Okanogan County27.6Pacific County: 27.4 %Pacific County27.4Grays Harbor County: 27.2 %Grays Harbor County27.2Asotin County: 27 %Asotin County27Clallam County: 26.5 %Clallam County26.5Ferry County: 26.5 %Ferry County26.5Kitsap County: 26.5 %Kitsap County26.5Skamania County: 26.4 %Skamania County26.4Pierce County: 26.1 %Pierce County26.1Clark County: 25.9 %Clark County25.9Walla Walla County: 25.9 %Walla Walla County25.9Benton County: 25.8 %Benton County25.8Island County: 25.6 %Island County25.6Columbia County: 25.5 %Columbia County25.5Garfield County: 25.5 %Garfield County25.5Pend Oreille County: 25.4 %Pend Oreille County25.4Stevens County: 25.4 %Stevens County25.4Wahkiakum County: 25.2 %Wahkiakum County25.2Franklin County: 25.1 %Franklin County25.1Lincoln County: 25 %Lincoln County25Grant County: 24.8 %Grant County24.8Mason County: 24.8 %Mason County24.8Klickitat County: 24.7 %Klickitat County24.7Douglas County: 24.5 %Douglas County24.5Snohomish County: 24.5 %Snohomish County24.5Yakima County: 24.4 %Yakima County24.4Chelan County: 24 %Chelan County24San Juan County: 23.6 %San Juan County23.6Jefferson County: 23.5 %Jefferson County23.5Adams County: 23.1 %Adams County23.1King County: 23 %King County23
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cowlitz County29.9+3 pts
2Whitman County29.7+0.2 pts
3Spokane County29.4+2 pts
4Thurston County29+2.5 pts
5Whatcom County28.7-0.3 pts
6Kittitas County28.6+2.7 pts
7Lewis County28+2.5 pts
8Skagit County27.9+2.1 pts
9Okanogan County27.6+2.7 pts
10Pacific County27.4+3.6 pts
11Grays Harbor County27.2+0.1 pts
12Asotin County27+0.6 pts
13Clallam County26.5+1.5 pts
13Ferry County26.5+0.8 pts
13Kitsap County26.5+1.4 pts
16Skamania County26.4+0.4 pts
17Pierce County26.1+0.3 pts
18Clark County25.9+1.7 pts
18Walla Walla County25.9+0.5 pts
20Benton County25.8+1.1 pts
21Island County25.6+2.4 pts
22Columbia County25.5+1.2 pts
22Garfield County25.5-0.8 pts
24Pend Oreille County25.4-0.3 pts
24Stevens County25.4-0.1 pts
26Wahkiakum County25.2+0.7 pts
27Franklin County25.1+0.5 pts
28Lincoln County25+0.4 pts
29Grant County24.8-0.1 pts
29Mason County24.8-0.4 pts
31Klickitat County24.7+0.8 pts
32Douglas County24.5+0.3 pts
32Snohomish County24.5-2.9 pts
34Yakima County24.4+2.2 pts
35Chelan County24-1.6 pts
36San Juan County23.6+1.2 pts
37Jefferson County23.5-1.2 pts
38Adams County23.1+0.4 pts
39King County23+0.5 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 counties 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, 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 Washington by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [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 Washington by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties?period=2022. 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 Washington by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties?period=2022.

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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 Washington by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cowlitz County, with 29.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

King County, with 23% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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