In 2020, it was estimated that around 60 percent of people in the United States with major depression in majority white communities received prescription drug treatment. This statistic shows the percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment, by race/ethnicity of communities.
Percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment in 2020, by race/ethnicity of communities
Characteristic
Share of those with major depression
Majority Hispanic
40%
Majority Black
52%
Majority White
60%
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BCBS. (May 31, 2022). Percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment in 2020, by race/ethnicity of communities [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383138/prescription-drug-treatment-for-major-depression-us-by-ethnicity/
BCBS. "Percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment in 2020, by race/ethnicity of communities." Chart. May 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383138/prescription-drug-treatment-for-major-depression-us-by-ethnicity/
BCBS. (2022). Percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment in 2020, by race/ethnicity of communities. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383138/prescription-drug-treatment-for-major-depression-us-by-ethnicity/
BCBS. "Percentage of People in The United States with Major Depression Who Received Prescription Drug Treatment in 2020, by Race/Ethnicity of Communities." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383138/prescription-drug-treatment-for-major-depression-us-by-ethnicity/
BCBS, Percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment in 2020, by race/ethnicity of communities Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383138/prescription-drug-treatment-for-major-depression-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited February 18, 2025)
Percentage of people in the United States with major depression who received prescription drug treatment in 2020, by race/ethnicity of communities [Graph], BCBS, May 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383138/prescription-drug-treatment-for-major-depression-us-by-ethnicity/
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