• 59.3 million adults have mental health struggles. That’s 23.1% of the US adult population.  
• 26.4% of women have mental health struggles; 19.7% of men have mental health struggles 
• Young adults aged 18-25 years have the highest prevalence of mental health struggles at 36.2% compared to adults 26-49 (29.4%) and adults 50 and over (16.8%).  
• One in 20 Americans have lived with a serious mental health challenge, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.  
• 19.3% of U.S. adults with mental illness also experienced a substance use disorder in 2018 (9.2 million individuals) 
• 43.3% of U.S. adults with mental health struggles received treatment in 2018. 

Annual prevalence among U.S. adults, by condition: 

• Major Depressive Episode: 7.2% (17.7 million people) 
• Schizophrenia: <1% (estimated 1.5 million people) 
• Bipolar Disorder: 2.8% (estimated 7 million people) 
• Anxiety Disorders: 19.1% (estimated 48 million people) 
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 3.6% (estimated 9 million people) 
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: 1.2% (estimated 3 million people) 
• Borderline Personality Disorder: 1.4% (estimated 3.5 million people) 

Child and Adolescent Mental Health 

• The peak age of first onset was 15 years old, with a median age of onset of 19 for men and 20 for women. 
• 1 in 7 children ages 3 to 17 (13%) had a current, diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition. 
• About 15% of adolescents ages 12-17 years had a major depressive episode. 
• 10% of children ages 3-17 had current, diagnosed anxiety (9% of males and 11% of females). 
• 7% of children ages 3-17 had current, diagnosed behavior disorders (10% of males and 5% of females). 

Among US adolescents ages 12–17:  

• 21% reported symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks. 
• 17% reported symptoms of depression in the past two weeks. 
• 40% reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year.