# Cities in North Carolina by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 93 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_frequent_mental_distress_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone, NC | 26.1 |
| 2 | Spring Lake, NC | 20.8 |
| 3 | Havelock, NC | 20.3 |
| 4 | Elon, NC | 20.1 |
| 5 | Jacksonville, NC | 20 |
| 6 | Lexington, NC | 19.6 |
| 7 | Laurinburg, NC | 19.5 |
| 8 | Greenville, NC | 19.3 |
| 8 | Kings Mountain, NC | 19.3 |
| 10 | Kinston, NC | 19.2 |
| 11 | Henderson, NC | 18.9 |
| 12 | Fayetteville, NC | 18.8 |
| 12 | Lumberton, NC | 18.8 |
| 14 | Eden, NC | 18.7 |
| 14 | Hope Mills, NC | 18.7 |
| 14 | Sanford, NC | 18.7 |
| 17 | Goldsboro, NC | 18.6 |
| 17 | Thomasville, NC | 18.6 |
| 19 | Reidsville, NC | 18.5 |
| 20 | Elizabeth City, NC | 18.3 |
| 20 | Lincolnton, NC | 18.3 |
| 22 | Chapel Hill, NC | 18.2 |
| 22 | Lenoir, NC | 18.2 |
| 22 | Wilson, NC | 18.2 |
| 25 | Albemarle, NC | 18 |
| 25 | Asheboro, NC | 18 |
| 25 | Greensboro, NC | 18 |
| 25 | Kannapolis, NC | 18 |
| 25 | Rocky Mount, NC | 18 |
| 25 | Zebulon, NC | 18 |
| 31 | Knightdale, NC | 17.9 |
| 31 | Monroe, NC | 17.9 |
| 31 | Morganton, NC | 17.9 |
| 31 | Salisbury, NC | 17.9 |
| 35 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 17.8 |
| 35 | Shelby, NC | 17.8 |
| 37 | Gastonia, NC | 17.6 |
| 37 | Graham, NC | 17.6 |
| 39 | Burlington, NC | 17.5 |
| 39 | Mount Airy, NC | 17.5 |
| 41 | Smithfield, NC | 17.4 |
| 41 | Statesville, NC | 17.4 |
| 41 | Wilmington, NC | 17.4 |
| 41 | Winston-Salem, NC | 17.4 |
| 45 | Clayton, NC | 17.3 |
| 46 | High Point, NC | 17.2 |
| 46 | Newton, NC | 17.2 |
| 48 | Archdale, NC | 17.1 |
| 49 | Mount Holly, NC | 17 |
| 50 | Aberdeen, NC | 16.9 |
| 50 | Hickory, NC | 16.9 |
| 50 | Mebane, NC | 16.9 |
| 50 | Tarboro, NC | 16.9 |
| 54 | Wendell, NC | 16.8 |
| 55 | Belmont, NC | 16.6 |
| 55 | Concord, NC | 16.6 |
| 55 | Raleigh, NC | 16.6 |
| 58 | Charlotte, NC | 16.4 |
| 58 | Pineville, NC | 16.4 |
| 60 | Durham, NC | 16.2 |
| 60 | Indian Trail, NC | 16.2 |
| 60 | New Bern, NC | 16.2 |
| 60 | Waynesville, NC | 16.2 |
| 64 | Garner, NC | 16.1 |
| 65 | Kernersville, NC | 16 |
| 66 | Asheville, NC | 15.9 |
| 66 | Mooresville, NC | 15.9 |
| 68 | Winterville, NC | 15.8 |
| 69 | Morehead City, NC | 15.7 |
| 70 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 15.5 |
| 71 | Carrboro, NC | 15.2 |
| 71 | Stallings, NC | 15.2 |
| 73 | Hendersonville, NC | 15.1 |
| 74 | Mint Hill, NC | 15 |
| 75 | Wake Forest, NC | 14.8 |
| 75 | Waxhaw, NC | 14.8 |
| 77 | Harrisburg, NC | 14.7 |
| 78 | Holly Springs, NC | 14.4 |
| 78 | Huntersville, NC | 14.4 |
| 80 | Leland, NC | 14.3 |
| 81 | Rolesville, NC | 14.2 |
| 82 | Clemmons, NC | 14.1 |
| 83 | Davidson, NC | 14 |
| 83 | Lewisville, NC | 14 |
| 85 | Apex, NC | 13.9 |
| 86 | Cornelius, NC | 13.7 |
| 86 | Southern Pines, NC | 13.7 |
| 88 | Matthews, NC | 13.6 |
| 89 | Summerfield, NC | 13.4 |
| 90 | Weddington, NC | 12.9 |
| 91 | Cary, NC | 12.8 |
| 92 | Morrisville, NC | 12.1 |
| 93 | Pinehurst, NC | 11.5 |