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Counties in New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Cortland County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 62 counties in 2021, at 16.6%. Westchester County had the lowest, at 12%. The median was 15.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest16.6Cortland County
Lowest12Westchester County
Median15.162 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

Cortland County: 16.6 %Cortland County16.6St. Lawrence County: 16.6 %St. Lawrence County16.6Broome County: 16.3 %Broome County16.3Oswego County: 16.3 %Oswego County16.3Onondaga County: 16.2 %Onondaga County16.2Orleans County: 16.2 %Orleans County16.2Bronx County: 16.1 %Bronx County16.1Chemung County: 16.1 %Chemung County16.1Franklin County: 16.1 %Franklin County16.1Fulton County: 16.1 %Fulton County16.1Chautauqua County: 15.9 %Chautauqua County15.9Clinton County: 15.9 %Clinton County15.9Seneca County: 15.8 %Seneca County15.8Tompkins County: 15.7 %Tompkins County15.7Erie County: 15.5 %Erie County15.5Montgomery County: 15.5 %Montgomery County15.5Oneida County: 15.5 %Oneida County15.5Albany County: 15.4 %Albany County15.4Cattaraugus County: 15.4 %Cattaraugus County15.4Kings County: 15.4 %Kings County15.4Cayuga County: 15.3 %Cayuga County15.3Herkimer County: 15.3 %Herkimer County15.3Madison County: 15.3 %Madison County15.3Allegany County: 15.2 %Allegany County15.2Delaware County: 15.2 %Delaware County15.2Niagara County: 15.2 %Niagara County15.2Sullivan County: 15.2 %Sullivan County15.2Jefferson County: 15.1 %Jefferson County15.1Monroe County: 15.1 %Monroe County15.1Schoharie County: 15.1 %Schoharie County15.1Steuben County: 15.1 %Steuben County15.1Otsego County: 15 %Otsego County15Schuyler County: 14.9 %Schuyler County14.9Yates County: 14.9 %Yates County14.9Livingston County: 14.8 %Livingston County14.8Ulster County: 14.8 %Ulster County14.8Genesee County: 14.7 %Genesee County14.7Lewis County: 14.7 %Lewis County14.7Washington County: 14.7 %Washington County14.7Chenango County: 14.6 %Chenango County14.6
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Cortland County16.6
1St. Lawrence County16.6
3Broome County16.3
3Oswego County16.3
5Onondaga County16.2
5Orleans County16.2
7Bronx County16.1
7Chemung County16.1
7Franklin County16.1
7Fulton County16.1
11Chautauqua County15.9
11Clinton County15.9
13Seneca County15.8
14Tompkins County15.7
15Erie County15.5
15Montgomery County15.5
15Oneida County15.5
18Albany County15.4
18Cattaraugus County15.4
18Kings County15.4
21Cayuga County15.3
21Herkimer County15.3
21Madison County15.3
24Allegany County15.2
24Delaware County15.2
24Niagara County15.2
24Sullivan County15.2
28Jefferson County15.1
28Monroe County15.1
28Schoharie County15.1
28Steuben County15.1
32Otsego County15
33Schuyler County14.9
33Yates County14.9
35Livingston County14.8
35Ulster County14.8
37Genesee County14.7
37Lewis County14.7
37Washington County14.7
40Chenango County14.6
40Greene County14.6
40Wyoming County14.6
43Rensselaer County14.4
44Orange County14.3
44Schenectady County14.3
46Ontario County14.2
46Wayne County14.2
48Warren County14.1
49Tioga County14
50Dutchess County13.9
51Richmond County13.8
52Columbia County13.7
52Hamilton County13.7
52New York County13.7
55Essex County13.3
55Rockland County13.3
57Suffolk County13.2
58Saratoga County13.1
59Putnam County12.8
60Queens County12.7
61Nassau County12.2
62Westchester County12

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About this ranking

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.

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.

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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 New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [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 New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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/new-york-counties?period=2021. 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 New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-york-counties?period=2021.

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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 New York by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cortland County, with 16.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Westchester County, with 12% in 2021.

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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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