U.S. states with highest suicide thoughts percentage in adults 2019-2020

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Preeti Vankar,
Mar 4, 2024
Between 2019 and 2020, Utah had the highest percentage of adults with thoughts of suicide within the preceding year. Around 7.6 percent of adults in Utah had seriously considered suicide during that time. This statistic depicts the U.S. states with the highest share of adults with thoughts of suicide in 2019-2020.

U.S. states with the highest share of adults with suicidal thoughts in 2019-2020*

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019 to 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Original question: "At any time in the past 12 months, did you seriously think about trying to kill yourself?"

The release date represents the date figures were accessed.

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