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Counties in Florida by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Bradford County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2023, at 19.8%. Sumter County had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 17.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest19.8Bradford County
Lowest11.5Sumter County
Median17.267 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 18.2 %Baker County: 19 %Bay County: 17.7 %Bradford County: 19.8 %Brevard County: 15.9 %Broward County: 15.7 %Calhoun County: 19.6 %Charlotte County: 14.3 %Citrus County: 15.9 %Clay County: 17.6 %Collier County: 13.3 %Columbia County: 18.2 %DeSoto County: 18.9 %Dixie County: 19.2 %Duval County: 18.2 %Escambia County: 18.1 %Flagler County: 14.8 %Franklin County: 16.8 %Gadsden County: 18.8 %Gilchrist County: 18.3 %Glades County: 18.2 %Gulf County: 16.8 %Hamilton County: 19.8 %Hardee County: 19 %Hendry County: 18.5 %Hernando County: 16.7 %Highlands County: 15.7 %Hillsborough County: 16.4 %Holmes County: 19.5 %Indian River County: 14.1 %Jackson County: 19 %Jefferson County: 17.2 %Lafayette County: 19.8 %Lake County: 15.7 %Lee County: 14.8 %Leon County: 18.2 %Levy County: 18.5 %Liberty County: 19.5 %Madison County: 18.7 %Manatee County: 15.1 %Marion County: 16.6 %Martin County: 14.3 %Miami-Dade County: 14.4 %Monroe County: 14.4 %Nassau County: 15.7 %Okaloosa County: 17.4 %Okeechobee County: 18.7 %Orange County: 16.3 %Osceola County: 16.7 %Palm Beach County: 14.4 %Pasco County: 16.4 %Pinellas County: 15.5 %Polk County: 17.8 %Putnam County: 19.4 %St. Johns County: 14.4 %St. Lucie County: 16.4 %Santa Rosa County: 17.2 %Sarasota County: 13.4 %Seminole County: 15.1 %Sumter County: 11.5 %Suwannee County: 18.2 %Taylor County: 19 %Union County: 19.5 %Volusia County: 16.7 %Wakulla County: 17.6 %Walton County: 16.4 %Washington County: 19.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Bradford County: 19.8 %Bradford County19.8Hamilton County: 19.8 %Hamilton County19.8Lafayette County: 19.8 %Lafayette County19.8Washington County: 19.7 %Washington County19.7Calhoun County: 19.6 %Calhoun County19.6Holmes County: 19.5 %Holmes County19.5Liberty County: 19.5 %Liberty County19.5Union County: 19.5 %Union County19.5Putnam County: 19.4 %Putnam County19.4Dixie County: 19.2 %Dixie County19.2Baker County: 19 %Baker County19Hardee County: 19 %Hardee County19Jackson County: 19 %Jackson County19Taylor County: 19 %Taylor County19DeSoto County: 18.9 %DeSoto County18.9Gadsden County: 18.8 %Gadsden County18.8Madison County: 18.7 %Madison County18.7Okeechobee County: 18.7 %Okeechobee County18.7Hendry County: 18.5 %Hendry County18.5Levy County: 18.5 %Levy County18.5Gilchrist County: 18.3 %Gilchrist County18.3Alachua County: 18.2 %Alachua County18.2Columbia County: 18.2 %Columbia County18.2Duval County: 18.2 %Duval County18.2Glades County: 18.2 %Glades County18.2Leon County: 18.2 %Leon County18.2Suwannee County: 18.2 %Suwannee County18.2Escambia County: 18.1 %Escambia County18.1Polk County: 17.8 %Polk County17.8Bay County: 17.7 %Bay County17.7Clay County: 17.6 %Clay County17.6Wakulla County: 17.6 %Wakulla County17.6Okaloosa County: 17.4 %Okaloosa County17.4Jefferson County: 17.2 %Jefferson County17.2Santa Rosa County: 17.2 %Santa Rosa County17.2Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Gulf County: 16.8 %Gulf County16.8Hernando County: 16.7 %Hernando County16.7Osceola County: 16.7 %Osceola County16.7Volusia County: 16.7 %Volusia County16.7Bradford County: 19.8 %Bradford County19.8Hamilton County: 19.8 %Hamilton County19.8Lafayette County: 19.8 %Lafayette County19.8Washington County: 19.7 %Washington County19.7Calhoun County: 19.6 %Calhoun County19.6Holmes County: 19.5 %Holmes County19.5Liberty County: 19.5 %Liberty County19.5Union County: 19.5 %Union County19.5Putnam County: 19.4 %Putnam County19.4Dixie County: 19.2 %Dixie County19.2Baker County: 19 %Baker County19Hardee County: 19 %Hardee County19Jackson County: 19 %Jackson County19Taylor County: 19 %Taylor County19DeSoto County: 18.9 %DeSoto County18.9Gadsden County: 18.8 %Gadsden County18.8Madison County: 18.7 %Madison County18.7Okeechobee County: 18.7 %Okeechobee County18.7Hendry County: 18.5 %Hendry County18.5Levy County: 18.5 %Levy County18.5Gilchrist County: 18.3 %Gilchrist County18.3Alachua County: 18.2 %Alachua County18.2Columbia County: 18.2 %Columbia County18.2Duval County: 18.2 %Duval County18.2Glades County: 18.2 %Glades County18.2Leon County: 18.2 %Leon County18.2Suwannee County: 18.2 %Suwannee County18.2Escambia County: 18.1 %Escambia County18.1Polk County: 17.8 %Polk County17.8Bay County: 17.7 %Bay County17.7Clay County: 17.6 %Clay County17.6Wakulla County: 17.6 %Wakulla County17.6Okaloosa County: 17.4 %Okaloosa County17.4Jefferson County: 17.2 %Jefferson County17.2Santa Rosa County: 17.2 %Santa Rosa County17.2Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Gulf County: 16.8 %Gulf County16.8Hernando County: 16.7 %Hernando County16.7Osceola County: 16.7 %Osceola County16.7Volusia County: 16.7 %Volusia County16.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bradford County19.8-0.4 pts
1Hamilton County19.8-0.5 pts
1Lafayette County19.8-0.2 pts
4Washington County19.7-0.3 pts
5Calhoun County19.6+0.6 pts
6Holmes County19.5-0.5 pts
6Liberty County19.5-0.4 pts
6Union County19.5+0.4 pts
9Putnam County19.4+0.1 pts
10Dixie County19.2-0.9 pts
11Baker County19-0.3 pts
11Hardee County19-1.6 pts
11Jackson County19-0.6 pts
11Taylor County19+0.1 pts
15DeSoto County18.9+0.1 pts
16Gadsden County18.8+0.1 pts
17Madison County18.7-1.7 pts
17Okeechobee County18.7-1.4 pts
19Hendry County18.5-1.6 pts
19Levy County18.5+0.7 pts
21Gilchrist County18.3-0.3 pts
22Alachua County18.2-1 pts
22Columbia County18.2-1 pts
22Duval County18.2+0.1 pts
22Glades County18.2-0.4 pts
22Leon County18.2-1.8 pts
22Suwannee County18.2-0.5 pts
28Escambia County18.1-1.3 pts
29Polk County17.8-0.5 pts
30Bay County17.7-0.2 pts
31Clay County17.6+0.6 pts
31Wakulla County17.6-0.8 pts
33Okaloosa County17.4+0.1 pts
34Jefferson County17.2+0.1 pts
34Santa Rosa County17.2+0.3 pts
36Franklin County16.8-0.7 pts
36Gulf County16.8-0.3 pts
38Hernando County16.7-0.1 pts
38Osceola County16.7-0.4 pts
38Volusia County16.7+0.4 pts
41Marion County16.6-0.4 pts
42Hillsborough County16.4-0.4 pts
42Pasco County16.4-0.1 pts
42St. Lucie County16.4-0.4 pts
42Walton County16.4-0.5 pts
46Orange County16.3-1.1 pts
47Brevard County15.9+0.3 pts
47Citrus County15.9+0.8 pts
49Broward County15.7-0.5 pts
49Highlands County15.7-0.1 pts
49Lake County15.7-0.6 pts
49Nassau County15.7+0.8 pts
53Pinellas County15.5-1.4 pts
54Manatee County15.1-1 pts
54Seminole County15.1-1 pts
56Flagler County14.8-0.2 pts
56Lee County14.8-0.6 pts
58Miami-Dade County14.4-1.9 pts
58Monroe County14.4-0.5 pts
58Palm Beach County14.4-0.9 pts
58St. Johns County14.4+0.7 pts
62Charlotte County14.3-0.6 pts
62Martin County14.3-0.3 pts
64Indian River County14.1-0.6 pts
65Sarasota County13.4-0.3 pts
66Collier County13.3-0.7 pts
67Sumter County11.5+0.1 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Florida by frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Florida by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/florida-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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Florida by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Bradford County, with 19.8% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Sumter County, with 11.5% 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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