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

Pulaski County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 102 counties in 2023, at 18.9%. DuPage County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 17.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.9Pulaski County
Lowest13.4DuPage County
Median17.2102 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 16.7 %Alexander County: 18.2 %Bond County: 17.9 %Boone County: 16.7 %Brown County: 18.1 %Bureau County: 16.6 %Calhoun County: 15.4 %Carroll County: 16.6 %Cass County: 17.2 %Champaign County: 17.3 %Christian County: 17.4 %Clark County: 16.8 %Clay County: 18.2 %Clinton County: 16.5 %Coles County: 18.7 %Cook County: 14.9 %Crawford County: 17.2 %Cumberland County: 16.8 %DeKalb County: 18.3 %De Witt County: 17 %Douglas County: 17.4 %DuPage County: 13.4 %Edgar County: 17.2 %Edwards County: 17.9 %Effingham County: 16.7 %Fayette County: 18.1 %Ford County: 17.5 %Franklin County: 18.4 %Fulton County: 17.6 %Gallatin County: 17.5 %Greene County: 17.8 %Grundy County: 16.8 %Hamilton County: 17.8 %Hancock County: 16.3 %Hardin County: 17.1 %Henderson County: 15.9 %Henry County: 16.2 %Iroquois County: 17.4 %Jackson County: 18.8 %Jasper County: 16.4 %Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jersey County: 16.8 %Jo Daviess County: 14.8 %Johnson County: 17.5 %Kane County: 15 %Kankakee County: 17.8 %Kendall County: 15.4 %Knox County: 17.5 %Lake County: 14.1 %LaSalle County: 17 %Lawrence County: 18.2 %Lee County: 16.6 %Livingston County: 17.2 %Logan County: 17.5 %McDonough County: 18.6 %McHenry County: 15.4 %McLean County: 16.7 %Macon County: 17.3 %Macoupin County: 17.3 %Madison County: 17.1 %Marion County: 18.1 %Marshall County: 16.7 %Mason County: 17.2 %Massac County: 17.7 %Menard County: 16.4 %Mercer County: 16.9 %Monroe County: 14.9 %Montgomery County: 17.4 %Morgan County: 17.4 %Moultrie County: 17.9 %Ogle County: 16.4 %Peoria County: 16.9 %Perry County: 18.2 %Piatt County: 15.5 %Pike County: 17.7 %Pope County: 15.7 %Pulaski County: 18.9 %Putnam County: 15.5 %Randolph County: 17.5 %Richland County: 17.4 %Rock Island County: 16.9 %St. Clair County: 16.9 %Saline County: 17.9 %Sangamon County: 16.3 %Schuyler County: 17 %Scott County: 16.8 %Shelby County: 16.7 %Stark County: 16.8 %Stephenson County: 16.9 %Tazewell County: 16.3 %Union County: 17.5 %Vermilion County: 18.2 %Wabash County: 17.5 %Warren County: 17.3 %Washington County: 16.3 %Wayne County: 17.8 %White County: 18.1 %Whiteside County: 16.6 %Will County: 15.7 %Williamson County: 16.9 %Winnebago County: 17.6 %Woodford County: 15.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pulaski County: 18.9 %Pulaski County18.9Jackson County: 18.8 %Jackson County18.8Coles County: 18.7 %Coles County18.7McDonough County: 18.6 %McDonough County18.6Franklin County: 18.4 %Franklin County18.4DeKalb County: 18.3 %DeKalb County18.3Alexander County: 18.2 %Alexander County18.2Clay County: 18.2 %Clay County18.2Lawrence County: 18.2 %Lawrence County18.2Perry County: 18.2 %Perry County18.2Vermilion County: 18.2 %Vermilion County18.2Brown County: 18.1 %Brown County18.1Fayette County: 18.1 %Fayette County18.1Marion County: 18.1 %Marion County18.1White County: 18.1 %White County18.1Bond County: 17.9 %Bond County17.9Edwards County: 17.9 %Edwards County17.9Moultrie County: 17.9 %Moultrie County17.9Saline County: 17.9 %Saline County17.9Greene County: 17.8 %Greene County17.8Hamilton County: 17.8 %Hamilton County17.8Kankakee County: 17.8 %Kankakee County17.8Wayne County: 17.8 %Wayne County17.8Massac County: 17.7 %Massac County17.7Pike County: 17.7 %Pike County17.7Fulton County: 17.6 %Fulton County17.6Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County17.6Winnebago County: 17.6 %Winnebago County17.6Ford County: 17.5 %Ford County17.5Gallatin County: 17.5 %Gallatin County17.5Johnson County: 17.5 %Johnson County17.5Knox County: 17.5 %Knox County17.5Logan County: 17.5 %Logan County17.5Randolph County: 17.5 %Randolph County17.5Union County: 17.5 %Union County17.5Wabash County: 17.5 %Wabash County17.5Christian County: 17.4 %Christian County17.4Douglas County: 17.4 %Douglas County17.4Iroquois County: 17.4 %Iroquois County17.4Montgomery County: 17.4 %Montgomery County17.4Pulaski County: 18.9 %Pulaski County18.9Jackson County: 18.8 %Jackson County18.8Coles County: 18.7 %Coles County18.7McDonough County: 18.6 %McDonough County18.6Franklin County: 18.4 %Franklin County18.4DeKalb County: 18.3 %DeKalb County18.3Alexander County: 18.2 %Alexander County18.2Clay County: 18.2 %Clay County18.2Lawrence County: 18.2 %Lawrence County18.2Perry County: 18.2 %Perry County18.2Vermilion County: 18.2 %Vermilion County18.2Brown County: 18.1 %Brown County18.1Fayette County: 18.1 %Fayette County18.1Marion County: 18.1 %Marion County18.1White County: 18.1 %White County18.1Bond County: 17.9 %Bond County17.9Edwards County: 17.9 %Edwards County17.9Moultrie County: 17.9 %Moultrie County17.9Saline County: 17.9 %Saline County17.9Greene County: 17.8 %Greene County17.8Hamilton County: 17.8 %Hamilton County17.8Kankakee County: 17.8 %Kankakee County17.8Wayne County: 17.8 %Wayne County17.8Massac County: 17.7 %Massac County17.7Pike County: 17.7 %Pike County17.7Fulton County: 17.6 %Fulton County17.6Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County17.6Winnebago County: 17.6 %Winnebago County17.6Ford County: 17.5 %Ford County17.5Gallatin County: 17.5 %Gallatin County17.5Johnson County: 17.5 %Johnson County17.5Knox County: 17.5 %Knox County17.5Logan County: 17.5 %Logan County17.5Randolph County: 17.5 %Randolph County17.5Union County: 17.5 %Union County17.5Wabash County: 17.5 %Wabash County17.5Christian County: 17.4 %Christian County17.4Douglas County: 17.4 %Douglas County17.4Iroquois County: 17.4 %Iroquois County17.4Montgomery County: 17.4 %Montgomery County17.4
%. 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
1Pulaski County18.9+0.9 pts
2Jackson County18.8-0.9 pts
3Coles County18.7-0.3 pts
4McDonough County18.6-0.4 pts
5Franklin County18.4+0.5 pts
6DeKalb County18.3+0.5 pts
7Alexander County18.2+0.5 pts
7Clay County18.2+0.5 pts
7Lawrence County18.2-0.2 pts
7Perry County18.2+0.1 pts
7Vermilion County18.2+0.4 pts
12Brown County18.1+0.3 pts
12Fayette County18.1+1.6 pts
12Marion County18.10 pts
12White County18.10 pts
16Bond County17.9-1.5 pts
16Edwards County17.9+1.8 pts
16Moultrie County17.9+0.8 pts
16Saline County17.9-0.5 pts
20Greene County17.8+0.1 pts
20Hamilton County17.8+0.6 pts
20Kankakee County17.8+1 pts
20Wayne County17.8+1.2 pts
24Massac County17.7+0.8 pts
24Pike County17.7+1 pts
26Fulton County17.6+0.3 pts
26Jefferson County17.6+0.5 pts
26Winnebago County17.6-0.3 pts
29Ford County17.5+0.3 pts
29Gallatin County17.5-0.2 pts
29Johnson County17.5+1.4 pts
29Knox County17.5-0.2 pts
29Logan County17.5-0.1 pts
29Randolph County17.5+0.9 pts
29Union County17.5+1.3 pts
29Wabash County17.5+0.7 pts
37Christian County17.4+0.9 pts
37Douglas County17.4-0.3 pts
37Iroquois County17.4+1.4 pts
37Montgomery County17.4+1.1 pts
37Morgan County17.4+0.2 pts
37Richland County17.4+1.1 pts
43Champaign County17.3-0.8 pts
43Macon County17.30 pts
43Macoupin County17.3+0.2 pts
43Warren County17.3-0.4 pts
47Cass County17.2+0.6 pts
47Crawford County17.2+0.3 pts
47Edgar County17.2+0.5 pts
47Livingston County17.2+0.3 pts
47Mason County17.2+1.7 pts
52Hardin County17.1+0.5 pts
52Madison County17.1+1.1 pts
54De Witt County17+0.5 pts
54LaSalle County17+0.3 pts
54Schuyler County17+0.9 pts
57Mercer County16.9+1.2 pts
57Peoria County16.90 pts
57Rock Island County16.9+1.3 pts
57St. Clair County16.9+0.8 pts
57Stephenson County16.9+0.3 pts
57Williamson County16.9-0.3 pts
63Clark County16.8+1.3 pts
63Cumberland County16.8+0.3 pts
63Grundy County16.8+1.3 pts
63Jersey County16.80 pts
63Scott County16.8+1.4 pts
63Stark County16.8+0.3 pts
69Adams County16.7+0.4 pts
69Boone County16.7-0.5 pts
69Effingham County16.7+1.4 pts
69Marshall County16.7-0.1 pts
69McLean County16.7-1 pts
69Shelby County16.7-0.4 pts
75Bureau County16.6-0.7 pts
75Carroll County16.6+1.5 pts
75Lee County16.6-0.2 pts
75Whiteside County16.6+0.8 pts
79Clinton County16.5+0.5 pts
80Jasper County16.4+0.9 pts
80Menard County16.40 pts
80Ogle County16.4-0.8 pts
83Hancock County16.3+1 pts
83Sangamon County16.30 pts
83Tazewell County16.3+0.3 pts
83Washington County16.3+0.8 pts
87Henry County16.2+0.8 pts
88Henderson County15.9+0.7 pts
89Woodford County15.8-0.8 pts
90Pope County15.7+0.8 pts
90Will County15.7+0.7 pts
92Piatt County15.5+0.9 pts
92Putnam County15.5+0.8 pts
94Calhoun County15.4+1.7 pts
94Kendall County15.4+0.7 pts
94McHenry County15.4+0.1 pts
97Kane County15+0.7 pts
98Cook County14.9-0.1 pts
98Monroe County14.9+0.7 pts
100Jo Daviess County14.8+1 pts
101Lake County14.1-1 pts
102DuPage County13.4+0.6 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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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Pulaski County, with 18.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

DuPage 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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