All racial/ethnic groups surveyed showed a decrease in moderate to severe anxiety from 2020 to 2021, however they continue to be higher than the pre-pandemic levels. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings from 2019 to 2021, by ethnicity.
Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity*
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
*GAD-7: self-reported questionnaires for screening and severity measuring of generalized anxiety disorder.
** Until May 2021, Middle Eastern or North African was not added as an option to the demographic questions.
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Mental Health America. (February 12, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170039/share-of-us-mental-health-screenings-with-anxiety-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. "Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity*." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170039/share-of-us-mental-health-screenings-with-anxiety-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170039/share-of-us-mental-health-screenings-with-anxiety-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Showing Moderate to Severe Anxiety during Voluntary Mental Health Screenings in 2019 and 2021, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170039/share-of-us-mental-health-screenings-with-anxiety-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America, Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170039/share-of-us-mental-health-screenings-with-anxiety-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2021, by ethnicity* [Graph], Mental Health America, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170039/share-of-us-mental-health-screenings-with-anxiety-by-ethnicity/
