Share of adults who had suicidal thoughts by state U.S. 2015-2019

From 2015 to 2019, around seven percent of adults in Utah reported that they seriously thought about killing themselves at least once in the past 12 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts in the past year from 2015 to 2019, by state.

Percentage of adults in the United States who had suicidal thoughts during the previous year from 2015 to 2019, by state

Characteristic	Percentage of adults
Utah	6.9%
Alaska	6.1%
Colorado	6.1%
Vermont	6.1%
Oregon	5.7%
Idaho	5.6%
Indiana	5.5%
Wyoming	5.4%
Ohio	5.4%
Washington	5.3%
Montana	5.3%
Delaware	5.3%
Kansas	5.3%
Nevada	5.2%
New Hampshire	5.2%
Kentucky	5.1%
West Virginia	5%
Rhode Island	4.9%
Arkansas	4.8%
Wisconsin	4.8%
Iowa	4.7%
New Mexico	4.7%
Tennessee	4.6%
Minnesota	4.5%
Mississippi	4.5%
Arizona	4.5%
Pennsylvania	4.5%
Maine	4.5%
Massachusetts	4.5%
North Dakota	4.5%
Nebraska	4.4%
Hawaii	4.4%
Louisiana	4.4%
North Carolina	4.3%
South Carolina	4.3%
United States	4.3%
California	4.2%
Oklahoma	4.1%
Michigan	4.1%
Maryland	4.1%
Missouri	4.1%
Virginia	4%
Alabama	4%
Georgia	3.9%
South Dakota	3.8%
New York	3.7%
District of Columbia	3.7%
Florida	3.6%
Texas	3.6%
Illinois	3.6%
Connecticut	3.6%
New Jersey	3.3%

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Release date

2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From 2015 to 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Respondents who answered “yes” to the question, “At any time in the past 12 months, did you seriously think about trying to kill yourself?” were categorized as having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year.

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