US States With the Lowest Depression ()

49 US states ranked by depression (), from lowest to highest. First are New Jersey (14.3), Hawaii (14.6) and New York (16.9). The middle one of the 49 has 22.8.

What this measures

Adults who have ever been told they have depression (a depressive disorder). People report this themselves, so it counts being told by a doctor as well as being ill. Source: .

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

Every state

Rank	State	% of adults
1	New Jersey	14.3
2	Hawaii	14.6
3	New York	16.9
4	Florida	16.9
5	California	17
6	Maryland	17.8
7	Georgia	17.9
8	Nebraska	18.5
9	Arizona	18.5
10	Illinois	18.6
11	Mississippi	19
12	Connecticut	19.4
13	Alaska	19.8
14	Texas	19.9
15	Iowa	20.1
16	Virginia	20.8
17	District of Columbia	20.8
18	Delaware	21.2
19	Nevada	21.3
20	Colorado	21.8
21	Kansas	21.9
22	Wyoming	22.2
23	South Carolina	22.8
24	North Dakota	22.8
25	Rhode Island	22.8
26	Massachusetts	23
27	Alabama	23.4
28	New Hampshire	23.5
29	North Carolina	23.6
30	Idaho	23.7
31	Wisconsin	23.8
32	Missouri	23.8
33	New Mexico	24
34	South Dakota	24
35	Minnesota	24
36	Washington	24.4
37	Indiana	24.8
38	Michigan	25.1
39	Arkansas	25.4
40	Utah	25.7
41	Oklahoma	25.8
42	Montana	25.8
43	Ohio	26
44	Louisiana	26.5
45	Oregon	26.7
46	Vermont	27.8
47	Tennessee	28
48	Maine	28.3
49	West Virginia	33.1

More on depression ()

A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.