Oregon, West Virginia and Maine have the highest rates of depression

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Dec 26, 2019, 08:05 ET

SEATTLE, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard^®, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online insurance marketplaces, released a report on depression rates among all 50 states, and the impact of mental health care access on decreasing numbers.

QuoteWizard found that states which rated highly for mental health care access also saw significant decreases in depression from 2014 to 2018. Massachusetts had the second-best access to mental healthcare and saw a 16% decrease in depression rates over a five year period. On the opposite end, states with low ratings to mental health care access mostly saw increases in depression rates from 2014 to 2018.

Key findings:

States with high rate of access to mental health care saw decrease in depression rates.
Oregon, West Virginia and Maine have the highest rates of depression.
Alaska, Louisiana and Tennessee saw largest increase of depression.
New Mexico, Massachusetts and Connecticut saw the largest decrease of depression.
Hawaii, New Jersey and California have lowest rates of depression.
17.3 million Americans living with depression.
Access to mental health care through insurance is a significant barrier for people with depression and mental illness.

To view the full report, visit: https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/states-with-highest-depression-rates

Methodology

QuoteWizard analyzed Center for Disease Control (CDC) data to find the prevalence of depression in each state. We analyzed depression rates in each state over a period from 2014 to 2018 to find a five-year average in each state. Rankings 1 to 50 are based on the five-year average of depression rates. Prevalence of depression rates in each state are determined by people who have indicated a diagnosis of a form of depression. Also included is the percentage change in depression rates from 2014 to 2018 to show to increase and decrease of depression rates in each state. Access to mental healthcare rankings provided by Mental Health America to show direct correlation of how access to mental healthcare impacts the increase or decrease of depression rates.

Rank	State	Depression Rate	% Change in Depression Rate	Access Rank
1	Oregon	25.20%	9.17%	23
2	West Virginia	24.62%	12.71%	28
3	Maine	23.52%	-3.80%	5
4	Arkansas	23.2%	4.65%	34
5	Kentucky	22.84%	0.42%	30
6	Oklahoma	22.70%	6.88%	38
7	Alabama	22.64%	12.68%	45
8	Vermont	22.64%	-2.75%	1
9	Tennessee	22.36%	17.76%	41
10	Washington	22.22%	9.26%	24
11	Utah	21.98%	17.39%	37
12	Missouri	21.96%	2.30%	25
13	Michigan	21.74%	13.17%	14
14	Rhode Island	21.62%	0.97%	3
15	New Hampshire	21.54%	-1.43%	9
16	Louisiana	20.76%	24.06%	40
17	Montana	20.58%	7.35%	27
18	Ohio	20.10%	-4.31%	10
19	South Carolina	20.06%	0.00%	46
20	Indiana	20.06%	-4.83%	21
21	Mississippi	19.86%	9.05%	47
22	Pennsylvania	19.62%	9.64%	12
23	New Mexico	19.60%	-18.48%	20
24	Massachusetts	19.56%	-16.59%	2
25	Kansas	19.24%	11.29%	42
26	North Carolina	19.16%	4.21%	43
27	Idaho	19.14%	0.00%	31
28	Wyoming	18.92%	-5.79%	44
29	Minnesota	18.18%	-3.30%	7
30	North Dakota	18.14%	13.29%	17
31	Nebraska	17.96%	-2.26%	33
32	Wisconsin	17.92%	15.29%	6
33	Delaware	17.90%	-7.65%	13
34	Iowa	17.88%	-12.30%	4
35	Arizona	17.88%	-10.70%	35
36	Colorado	17.58%	-7.65%	16
37	Georgia	17.32%	-6.56%	49
38	Connecticut	16.98%	-15.30%	8
39	Virginia	16.92%	-4.60%	36
40	Alaska	16.90%	29.49%	22
41	Illinois	16.80%	5.99%	19
42	South Dakota	16.42%	-1.81%	29
43	Nevada	16.14%	0.64%	48
44	Maryland	16.12%	-3.14%	11
45	Florida	15.92%	-3.70%	39
46	Texas	15.28%	13.01%	50
47	New York	14.88%	-5.03%	15
48	California	14.48%	15.79%	26
49	New Jersey	12.98%	-11.94%	32
50	Hawaii	11.76%	17.76%	18

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